Convention Bits, Night Two, Updated along the way
Uhoh...Could Gephardt be any more boring? And why was Teddy screaming his whole speech? He wasn't very compelling either, but I admit I stopped paying attention about half way through, even though I was hearing it. Not a good sign.

Hopefully Dean picks things up in the next hour.

UPDATE: Dean was great - and a nice tribute to him with the lengthy ovation.

But right now I'm practically speechless over Barack Obama. I've never heard him before, and feared the "rising star" hype. But I am just stunned. He was better than Clinton. That's right. The longer he went, the further he drew me in. A brilliant speech masterfully and comfortably delivered. I only wish this had been in a network hour. I'll link to a transcript (here it is) as soon as I find it, but I'm not sure if can do justice. If you missed it, catch a replay if you can. It's best on TV, but c-span.org has a link to video. Not the best quality video, but better than nothing.