Am I Crazy, Or Did A Politician Just Respect Our Intelligence?

I dare you to watch 3 minutes of Bill Clinton’s speech and try to stop. Not only did he talk to us like adults, he gave us nuanced policy details. It was like he was implying we had to be “informed” to determine whom we pick in November. Who does that? Big Dog. That’s who.

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Sep 6, 2012

At 10:30, he gets awesome. At 14:47, he summarizes the Republican convention. At 27:47, he examines the entire health care mandate. At 31:50, he calls out Paul Ryan for his choice of words. At 41:00, he summarizes flawlessly how to fix the country. At 44:45, he explains what the GOP is doing to surpress the vote. Then he closes with a bang.

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