[Dialogue] A good night for America and the globe

[Harry Wainwright]

Diann and Colleagues,

Mary Ann and I have been watching the Democratic Convention coverage on
C-Span.  No inappropriate comments from commentators.  Much of PBS coverage
skips the other speakers and concentrates on comment.  Go the source, not
the interpreters as one of my seminary professors, Bill Farmer, was fond of
telling us.  I remember him telling me this when I asked about Bultmann's
comment on a particular passage in the New Testament!  I got the message.

Peace,
Harry

I was thrilled with Teresa's talk (on being "opinionated," on family time,
on
changing our policy toward global warming, on hope) and very pleased with
Obama's. (and Hilary's and Clinton's)  I was dismayed, however, to hear the
initial response to Teresa's talk from the pbs crew--David Brooks and
McNeill
(or was it Layer--sp??)--who said they were disapointed that she did not
talk
about "little stories about her marriage" or some such thing.  They said she
should not have made such a broad speech--she missed an opportunity to let
us
know Kerry better.

My goodness!  Where are these men on their journey?  What did they not hear
that I did hear?  Interesting to consider their perspectives, and her's.

Diann McCabe