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Friday, July 30, 2004
"I need more cowbell!"
What the DNC needed last night was more balloons. Everybody loves the balloons.
CNN's mics caught a bit of hell from one of John Kerry's campaign managers last night, after the candidate finished his acceptance speech. A technical snafu delayed the massive release of thousands of patriotic-colored balloons, causing the convention's director to blow a gasket on live TV:
"I want all balloons to go, god damn! No confetti. No confetti. No confetti. I want more balloons. What's happening to the balloons? We need more balloons. We need all of them coming down! Balloons! Balloons! Balloons! What's happening! They're not coming down. All balloons. Where the hell! Nothing is falling. What the f*ck are you guys doing up there?"
You can also grab a short audio clip from Drudge.
I wasn't watching CNN's coverage (FoxNews, natch), but I did notice that the balloons were a bit slow to get started. It looked like they were releasing them one at a time (one section at a time, not one balloon at a time). I know it seems like a small thing, but to have the grand finale of your own convention fall flat on it's face due to a technical error would be disastrous. Just ask Jimmy Carter...
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