Let the Denver Games Begin!

The Democratic Convention spectacle has just begun. Memo to Republicans: There was a prayer! And the Pledge of Allegiance! And chidren’s chorus is now singing the Star Spangled Banner. From my seat in the Pepsi Center I have a great view of the something-like-20-person live band.

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Tonight will be all about showcasing the Obama family -- particularly Michelle Obama, who will be portrayed as an American success story who worked her way up from the Chicago’s South Side to Princeton University (where her roommate’s mother demanded a room reassignment) and later to Harvard Law. It’s all about how she’s a successful working Mom and not some radical Black Panther...

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The CEO of the convention just described Democrats as "People of enormous faith who summon God into their midst.." I’m sure this is a theme we’ll be hearing a lot all week long.

And BTW, the invocation was given "in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit," -- lest there be any doubt

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Wow, only 15 minutes into the official spectacle and we’ve already had chants of "Yes We Can!" It might be a long week.