Monday marked the kick-off of the Democratic National Convention. Get all your convention news at the Democratic Convention homepage. Watch the convention on TV or online. Keep updated with the convention blog. You can even chat live with elected officials.

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Monday night’s speakers included Al Gore, Hillary and Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter. Last night, US Senate hopeful Baraq Obama, Theresa Heinz-Kerry, and even Ron Regan (son of Ronald and Nancy) spoke. The 12-year-old founder of Kids for Kerry also had her say up at the podium. Have you guys been watching? Will you watch tonight when John Kerry is set to speak? Do you think the convention is doing a good job of capturing youth interest?

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Originally posted by olpbabe419:
yeah they bash bush, but most of it can be backed up by facts, sweetie. and also: i have yet to see a bush commercial or anything to promote him that does much BUT bash kerry. the reason he doesnt focus on his good points? He doesnt really have any. so, just because they bash bush doesnt make it all propaganda. and, hey, i hate to break it to ya, but that's all american politics are.

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hah. no good points liberals WHINING ABOUT REPUBLICANS BASHING? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THE LAST FOUR YEARS? PARTICAULARLY THE LAST SIX MONTHS? do you pay attentio to anything. the republicans have taken so much crap from you liberals. we were fully in our rights to sling back the mud. ya i heard the same thing when the botox boy edwards talked. "arent you sick of al the negativity?" God i am so sick of the liberals double standards. a message to their cretinous party, IF YOU CANT TAKE IT, THEN DONT DISH IT OUT.

All of the Kerry-bashing can be backed up with straight facts, whereas the Bush-bashers usually have to spin things if not outright lie, as Michael Moore did. Plus, the Kerry side is vastly more negative, running what is basically a hate-campaign that would rival Al Qaeda's. And, if Kerry wins, thus rewarding this kind of technique, expect things to get even worse.

yeah they bash bush, but most of it can be backed up by facts, sweetie. and also: i have yet to see a bush commercial or anything to promote him that does much BUT bash kerry. the reason he doesnt focus on his good points? He doesnt really have any. so, just because they bash bush doesnt make it all propaganda. and, hey, i hate to break it to ya, but that's all american politics are.

no one watches those things

im watching it and oh its all propaganda. "we arent going to have any bush bashing or anything like that" forst night clinton assails hiim and so do several others.

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Will you watch tonight when John Kerry is set to speak?

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tonight is wednesday the 28, and edwards is speaking. Tomarrown ight, thursday the 29, is when kerry will speak.