The conventions have morphed into that sense of,
if you remember the kind of constitutional convention where, uh,
the elites would gather in these small rooms.
Well, not even smoke filled at that one,
but they would. They would hammer out these philosophical and, uh,
ideological problems and they would, uh,
work and it would be weeks and months and they would hammer.
And now it’s more of a convention
like you would imagine a pharmaceutical convention where, like,
the inventors of Lipitor get together
and they wear funny hats and talk about how great lipitor is.
So, uh,
what it’s delivering is a four day bacchanal
where the media and political industrial complex can kind of
gather together. Like you.
I’m hoping you can expense this.
Are you saying that I’m a pawn in this stage drama?
Yes. Thank you.
I knew you would. I was trying to be kind.
I knew you would, but,
you know. But I get to see people like you.
Yes, sir.
We’re on the fringes of the whole thing.
Okay. Yes.
So do you think it’s a complete waste of time,
this convention? No,
I mean as. As an emotional centerpiece for a party
or in the same way that, uh, uh,
the Olympic Games. So there’s a certain spectacle to it,
there’s a certain pomp, and it creates, uh,
an expectation. People need this kind of, uh, release.
But as far as accomplishing something, uh,
substantial, uh.
I’m glad you like an into The Olympic Games?
Cause I really thought last night. Yeah,
you know, Obama was going for adjective gold, right?
He did use a lot of adjectives.
That is correct, yeah.
Oh, puns,
satire, litotes.
And when you hear these speeches
and he took down Trump last night.
Oh, never to be heard from again,
I would imagine. Exactly, exactly.
Now, when you hear those speeches and. Yes,
so he did the low and the high,
he did the prosaic, and he did the other thing,
which I can’t remember the name of.
Now, does that.
Ha ha, ha,
you think. Stop laughing, alright?
Does that. Does that make you think, okay,
this is the kind of speech that we need,
or do you think this is just bullshit?
Oh, I don’t think either of those things.
I admire the craftsmanship
in the artistry. I can I.
In the same way that you might go to a concert
and there’s a virtuoso that is on the Viola.
It may not be your favorite instrument,
but you watch it and you admire their ability to turn a phrase,
to rouse a crowd, to, uh,
the alchemy of it all. It’s.
It’s quite admirable. It’s.
It’s excellence. Oratorial, uh, excellence.
Fun to see. You’re a frustrated politician,
aren’t you? I have to be.
I’m gonna go eat. You caught us right before dinner.
You caught us right before dinner.
Good enough. Have a good one.