Jared Bernstein: Keepin’ It (A Little Bit) Real


So this friend of mine told me she really liked the Democratic National Convention. “Why?” I asked. “Because it wasn’t 100% phony,” she said. I agree. The event was, of course, highly scripted. You can bet every speech was closely vetted. The only truly spontaneous words from that stage were spoken by Obama’s (unbelievably cute) kids, when their mom, in what had to be the riskiest call of the week, handed them a live mike to chat with dad in another city. But what I think my friend meant was that some actual truth and unity managed to break through the pageantry and positioning. Truth regarding the challenges we face in our economy, our foreign policy, health care, and our environment. Unity regarding the critical need to come together in support of a ticket that wasn’t everyone’s first choice.
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