Who can keep you glued to your chair and listen attentively throughout his entire speech as though your very existence depends on what he is saying? Who else but our President Barack Hussein Obama.

The POTUS was in his usual charismatic form last night, and what a night did he have! But let’s face it, that’s what we expected him to be. After all, his legacy is at stake here with only Hillary Clinton’s election to protect and preserve it. So in all fairness there was built-in self interest in what the President was saying. He had no choice.

On the other hand, Michael Bloomberg was not trying to preserve anything. He was once a democrat, then a republican and now an independent, so we can safely assume that he had no particular party axe to grind. Hence my reason for being most interested in hearing what he more than anyone else had to say on the stage last night. And did he ever say a whole lot on that stage!!!!

Mayor Bloomberg told it like it was. If I were amongst the undecided block, the former Mayor’s speech would certainly have had the most influence in determining for whom I would vote this November. As easily as he chose Hillary, he could just as easily have been espousing Trump’s cause, but knowing the man so well he felt it impossible to do so. Now that in no way meant that he was all that enthused about Hillary, and he made it clear. But from his perspective, with all her innumerable warts, she is still by far more prepared for the presidency than Donald Trump ever could be.

His summary told us everything we ought to know about the Donald: “Throughout his career, Trump has left behind a well-documented record of bankruptcies, thousands of lawsuits, angry shareholders, and contractors who feel cheated, and disillusioned customers who feel ripped off. Trump says he wants to run the nation like he's run his business. God help us.”

Yes indeed Mr. Mayor, God help us indeed if Donald Trump becomes our next president.

Indeed, Michael Bloomberg had brought an unbiased sentiment to the convention to support his decision of not endorsing Trump. And despite the expected eloquence of the POTUS in staging the case for the continuity of his political legacy while simiultaniously making one for Hillary's qualifications for the office, my emotional moment came with Mr. Khizr Khan's speech in honoring his Son's contribution with his life.

His direct attack on Trump's "lack of sacrificing anything for his country" and his challenging question to Trump on his understanding the US Constitution would resonate deeply among the voting populace when they come to realize that Trump's shortcomings are more than just buffoonery.

Mr. Khan had hit a home run with his clear, concise and gut-wrenching delivery. There are no defenses to this kind of speech, particularly when delivered by the grieving parents of a patriot.

Mr. Khan and his Wife seem to be good people who appreciate the benefits afforded them by being Americans and to that extent, they have given back with their Son's life.

I tilt my hat to them.

VJL

No question about that Verne.
Mr. Khan's speech definitely evoked the most emotions, including the great oratory from the POTUS and even the FLOTUS, at the convention.

Won't it be ironically symbolic if future generations of Americans refer to the speech from a Muslim lawyer named Khizr Khan as the most influential in their full understanding and appreciation of what being American is really all about? Actually it seems to have been already started. It has just been reported that THE CONSTIUTION has by far been the fastest and best selling book on Amazon since Mr. Khan's speech.
Almighty God sure works in unusual and mysterious ways!!

As for Mayor Bloomberg, my praise for him was based primarily on him being an outsider giving an endorsement to Hillary. Because he was once a democrat, then a republican and now an independent, I have to assume that there is a lot less party political bias when he speaks. Unlike the nonsense Trump spurts out, Bloomberg really appears to be beholden to no one or any party.

Based on that he was free to choose to support any of the two candidates. That he chose Hillary, despite her distractions which he annunciated, tells me a lot about the numerous failings, shortcomings and unpreparedness of the man who claims that he "alone can fix America" or words to that effect.

T,

It is indeed ironical that the religious and political fences of divide could be broken down by the emotional sentiments expressed by Mr. Khan, a man from the Muslim faith. But my skeptical mind would always prevent me from falling in a mode of complacency and may wonder if Mr. Khan was placed at the crossroad of choice, could ever trade his love for country over that of his religion and be prevented from ever carrying the infidel connotation by those "religous zealots" of his Muslim denomination?