• They jokingly accused their grandmother of “not being very hip.” Jenna’s taking digs at her grandmother, and the audience threatens to become hostile.

  • Jokes. About Andy Card, Dick Cheney… “some guy named Karl?” Karen Hughes.
  • “And we have a hamster, too.”
  • “And if we really bend it for them, they’ll ’shake it like a Polaroid picture.’”
  • Giggles.

  • Their dad via satellite from a campaign trail, a baseball game being played behind him…

  • A gracious introduction for his wife. And she takes the stage at 10:33p ET.

  • Appreciation for the sacrifice of those our soldiers.

  • Freedom of women, school for girls, in Afghanistan. The tremendous voter registration in Afghanistan… the woman runner who ran in long pants… “exercising her newfound freedom and respecting the traditions of her country.” (And no more burqua sacks.)
  • It took us a century to abolish slavery… “and not ’til 84-years-ago this month did women get the right to vote.”
  • “We’re braver than we thought, stronger and more generous.”
  • “And he’s a loving man with a big heart.” Inviting the wounded soldiers to the White House, shedding tears… (He’s a human being? Go figure. The opposition tells us…)
  • She started “the chant” again.
  • “These are times that require an especially strong and determined leader, and I’m proud that my husband is that kind of leader.”

    Well, nifty speech. That served her husband’s cause well, and though I know that the comparison is harshly unfair: It was a long break from Mama T.