Send Me

Gotta love Clinton. He just has that Mojo.

I can’t remember what the event was, but I remember hearing him do that “send me” riff before and I think it’s very powerful. It’s a biblical reference that resonates with those who respond to that, but it’s also poetic and inspiring to the secular. It’s the kind of language that Amy Sullivan and others are alwasy talking about — not explicitly religious, but resonent to the religious.

He has that very rare gift of being able to discuss complex issues in simple ways without being condescending. (Edwards has that ability, too.) He drew the contrast between the parties in ways that people who don’t follow politics and feel uncomfortable with the emotion involved can wrap their arms around.

It was a good night, I think. Everybody up there were Democratic stars and since this is essentially a televised pageant, political star power is a potent plus for us. Since St. Ronnie the GOP has been reduced to flogging cartoon characters like Schwarzenegger, but they don’t have real political superstars. Our politicans are actually much more fun to watch.