{"id":8792,"date":"2012-09-07T10:36:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T17:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8792"},"modified":"2012-09-07T10:36:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T17:36:17","slug":"q-e-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/07\/q-e-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Q.E.D."},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, as the Democratic National Convention wrapped up, I felt more than satisfied.  From beginning to end, the weather was the only disappointment.  Joe Biden\u2019s performance was head and shoulders above Willard Romney\u2019s.  The latter is not even worthy of mention in comparison to Barack Obama\u2019s performance.  Here is coverage of both Biden and Obama.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"7Biden\"Joe Biden stepped forward Thursday as Barack Obama’s chief character witness, link to middle class voters and potentially the most biting critic of Republican rival Mitt Romney. <\/p>\n

Speaking candidly about his front-row seat to Obama’s presidency, Biden used his speech to Democrats’ convention to paint his friend as a gutsy leader who helped the nation turn the corner on its dour economy. He pointed to the decisions to bail out Detroit’s auto industry and to dispatch Navy SEALs into Pakistan for a fatal raid on al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s compound.<\/p>\n

"This man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart and steel in his spine," Biden said, drawing the crowd to its feet. "And because of all the actions he took, because of the calls he made, because of the grit and determination of American workers, and the unparalleled bravery of our special forces we can now proudly say what you’ve heard me say the last six months: Osama Bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive<\/strong>."\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here\u2019s the complete video.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

If you prefer, here is the full text of Joe Biden\u2019s DNC speech<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n

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It was wonderful!  Joe\u2019s foot didn\u2019t wander near his mouth even once!<\/font><\/p>\n

The presentation by Barack Obama was awesome!<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"\"President Obama\u2019s dilemma has always been that he has been far more successful a president than his opponents claim, but far less successful than he needs to be at making voters see that<\/strong>. Powerful speeches by former President Bill Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden and others did a lot to fix that impression during the convention. But it was up to Mr. Obama to make the case for another term, with a speech<\/a> that was every bit as fraught with uncertainty and risk as his 2008 convention address.<\/p>\n

Just as he did then, Mr. Obama rose to the occasion<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

He could have sold some of his best lines with more passion, but gone was the maddening coyness of recent years in which he has avoided candidly talking about the mess that President George W. Bush dumped into his lap and shied away from the rumble of politics. He didn\u2019t hesitate to go after Mitt Romney. \u201cYou might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can\u2019t visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

And he clearly laid out a vision for governing<\/a> squarely at odds with the one that Mr. Romney has, but was hidden from view at last week\u2019s Republican convention in Tampa, Fla<\/strong>. He promised deficit reduction \u201cwithout sticking it to the middle class\u201d; to enact a reformed tax code that raises rates on income above $250,000 to where it was under Mr. Clinton; to preserve middle-class deductions; to \u201cnever turn Medicare into a voucher.\u201d\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here\u2019s the complete video.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

If you prefer, here is the full text from Obama\u2019s DNC speech<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n

He was did not soar, as much as he so often does, but I found his more workmanlike approach to the remnants of the Republican recession America\u2019s other needs more appropriate to this occasion.<\/font><\/p>\n

Q.E.D. is an abbreviation for \u201cQuod Erat Demonstrandum\u201d and means which was to be demonstrated<\/em>.  It is a formal way to end a mathematical or logical proof, stating that the hypothesis has been proven.  At the Democratic National Convention, I hoped Democrats would demonstrate how they are more fit to govern than the Republicans.  I must admit, I had reservations because of Murphy\u2019s Law, and because Democrats have a history shooting themselves ion the foot.  Looking back, I must say that they exceeded my expectations, even leaving my wildest hopes in the dust.  To demonstrate the superiority of Obama and the Democrats, all one need do is compare the two conventions.  That proves it.  Q.E.D!!!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last night, as the Democratic National Convention wrapped up, I felt more than satisfied.  From beginning to end, the weather was the only disappointment.  Joe Biden\u2019s performance was head and shoulders above Willard Romney\u2019s.  The latter is not even worthy of mention in comparison to Barack Obama\u2019s performance.  Here is coverage of both Biden and […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}