While a Barack Obama speech could indeed be likened to a symphony, a Biden speech isn't like some catchy pop tune (that, to me, vastly undervalues a Joe speech which is, above all, from the heart). His speeches are the captivating tunes from those same symphonies -- the Song of Joy melody from Beethoven's Ninth, the world's most beautiful Lullaby by Brahms and the rousing joy of the Hallelujah chorus by Handel. These melodies are memorable music with heart and soul.

Also, rather than saying Joe Biden is plain-speaking, I'd say the biggest part of Biden's appeal is that he speaks from the heart.

You see you could just as well say that Trump is "plain-speaking" -- plain to the point of being simplistic -- in speeches delivered in repetitive, unstructured, fourth grade language that exist only to self-aggrandize.

When Joe Biden is on stage, it is never for himself, but to give of himself. That has been at the core of his life-long public service.

Happy Uncle Joe asks about you and everybody else, listens, and tells funny stories.

Crazy Uncle Donald tells how rich he is and how everything is much worse than when he was a kid when "everybody knew their place" and how something has to be done about it, then ends up shouting at everybody and storming out.

Yes, the relationship between Washington and Moscow is a dynamic one with many moving parts and she has her own cyber issues but, I don't think she or President Obama can afford to let it prevent a very robust US reaction.

How do you thing Hillary should handle the blatant cyberespionage of the Russian government and subsequent DNC document dump to WikiLeaks?

We should all know by now that nothing is safe!

[12] Elizabeth: I'm sure Hillary's team is busy putting together a ton of videos and commercials -- so much good material came out of this Convention. And I think they've been putting out good stuff all along -- now they have a whole new mine of great stuff to work with.

Phineas J. Weigant, You are a Genius!

I know, I know ... only in my wildest imaginings. Trump ain't that strong or secure in his own skin to even contemplate such a scenario.

This is absolutely key.

Which is why shadowing Trump makes a lot of sense. Biden should not only travel to the same places but try to speak to the same audiences.

This, of course, was classic Joe Biden.

If someone isn't, right now, working on a television and/or radio ad around this and Biden's past comments equating not having a job with a loss of human dignity , then Hillary needs to get a better PR team on board, and fast.

This is so true.

And, the audience he can reach is many and varied, not limited to the middle class and blue-collar workers. This is the appeal of Joe Biden. And, it doesn't compare to Trump's.

Is that the same as saying that Biden's speech was one of "disjointed intensity", complete with a few stumbles and verbal crashes, here and there? Oh, I kid Paula. :)

Okay, can we please stop the favourable comparisons that put Trump and Biden in the same sentence? Thanking y'all in advance. :)

I am sure that Vice President Biden will do everything in his power and all that is humanly possible to stop Donald Trump. Because that's who he is and, if I may be so bold, always was.

"If Joe Biden were the Democratic nominee, he'd be beating Trump right now by 10 or 15 points." These weren't die-hard Biden fans, mind you, but instead journalists and delegates and other random people I spoke with. Biden's speech was that impressive.

Too bad that the American people have never considered that Biden would be a good bet for Democratic nominee. And, it is especially galling to hear that journalists were lamenting that fact as they are largely responsible for that never happening.

That is the perfect answer! Hint: "Triskelion"....

Heh.

Big Guy -

It's after 3:00 in the morning... I will offer you a proper welcome to the site tomorrow, I promise!

:-)

Gotta go... need sleep...

-CW

Heh.

:-)

-CW