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Originally Posted by Bobaphat
I watched it and quite frankly, I don't know what they were thinking. Not the girls mind you, I am sure they just did what they were asked and doubt very highly they had much of a hand in what they read. In any circumstance, it was embarrassing both for the girls and the party. A joke here or there to loosen the crowd is ok, but this was like a poorly written stand up routine. Maybe they were asked to give that speech to detract from the fact that none of the actual speakers had anything to say about most of the issues that the voters are concerned about.
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I thought it was terrible. My wife and I couldn't wait for the one-liners to stop--only they didn't. Their delivery was worse than some of the last comic standing acts. My wife's pretty good at reading facial expressions and both of us agreed that Laura did
not seem very pleased or proud at their performance, despite what she said. It could be because they are terrible at public performance, or it could be because they really didn't want to be there.
In any case, I think many of the people in the audience just wanted them to stop and were more indulgent than supportive. I didn't like Laura's speech too much either. She appeared to be superficial in quit a few instances, and I think she plays right into the stereotype of the Christian right, republican ideals about how women should portray themselves in public.
She looked and acted just like my mother-in-law, who fits that stereotype, as well. Only this time, it appears that she may secretly vote for Nader (Go Mom!), whom she attended college with, of all people!