What a mistake for the Democrats to have allowed Barack Obama to close out the DNC by addressing 85,000 people in the Invesco outdoor stadium. Do the Dems have any idea whatsoever just how many people this has offended on so many different levels? What an insult to the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. who clearly would have preferred the other candidate -- the guy who voted  in the Senate against turning his birthday into a national holiday. What an insult Obama's speech is to a rival candidate who couldn't draw that many people to a rally if he literally bussed them in, paid them and fed them (Reports say that McCain's team is scouring several states to piece together a crowd of 10,000 for his big Veep roll-out event Friday in Ohio). What an insult to those who demand much greater experience in their presidential candidates. Like having been in drunk tank rehab, having skipped out on his National Guard hitch, having owned a failed baseball team, having  signed a couple of hundred death warrants, and having served as commander-in-chief of the glorious Texas Rangers (not the baseball team). What an insult to those Americans who are offended by thoughtful even complex oratory and who are repulsed by the very notion of a black man becoming head of the Hah-vahd law review, let alone of the United States. What an insult to those Americans who are disgusted by a presidential candidate who uses Big Words in his speech and who -- lamentably-- has demonstrated "nuance" in  his public musings. What an insult to those who are nauseated by the sight of tens of thousands of Americans who are genuinely excited and inspired by their candidate. In short, what a horrible, offensive, insulting spectacle. John McCain -- and the six people around him-- must be feeling very confident tonight.

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