Hey Porter! Hey Porter! Would You Tell Me The Time?
August 28, 2008 at 8:35 am
Joe Biden didn’t disappoint last night. There was that Amtrak mention:
“I profoundly disagree with the direction that John wants to take the country, from Afghanistan to Iraq. From Amtrak to veterans.”
Hardly a tough prediction that he’d plug that massively subsidized program, right?
Well, here’s the angle we didn’t anticipate. And it wasn’t a recognition of all the toll booth operators in Delaware and up and down the I-95 corridor who work hard with low pay to make this a better country despite Bush’s invasion of Iraq. No, it was this:
But after days of nervous speculation about how the long and often contentious competition would end here in Denver, the nomination-by-acclamation set off a joyous scene on the convention floor, as delegates danced to the strains of “Love Train” …
Outstanding! Wonderful subliminal messaging. Boy, are they working it. Now, let’s dare them to make use of this train …
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