I  had a great time watching the convention coverage last night.   Kennedy was glowing, everybody seemed really pumped, and 'on', I was thrilled to watch, and wished I could be there with them.
    But for me, the big moment was Michelle's speech.  She looked beautiful, and I think, soared over expectations. I watched while on the phone with a friend of mine, another black woman, who was also watching.  We had our running 'sistahgrrl' commentary throughout, "She got her perm hooked up! She got ridda dem nappy edges, and her sh*t is swingin'!..."  My husband is White, and needles to say, chuckled in wry fascination. He loves hearing us talk in 'the old way', as it's such a departure from our usual, user-friendly English.
    Anyway, after her speech, and the kids came out and melted everyone's hearts, and my friend exclaimed, "Awww, lookit the shorties, Michelle always keeps them lookin' so cute", and my "mm-hmmm" agreement, came the CNN commentary, i.e. The Piss Off.

    I post here occasionally, and mainly diary at Daily Kos, I'll get into reasons later...but lately, I have been noticing a few final diaries (usually called GBCW's).
     I don't have a personal relationship with many diarists here, and the ones I do, know me, and know how much work I've put into this campaign since last year.
     Those relationships have caused me to think a lot about what I expect from  from friendships (such as they are online), campaigns, and political websites.