Watching the convention is like seeing a bad divorce by Susan Reimer for the Baltimore Sun

Watching the convention is like seeing a bad divorce by Susan Reimer for the Baltimore Sun

I’ve been an avid fan of Susan Reimer for quite some time and her take on the tension as a result of the high profile role of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton at the Democrat National Convention is inspired.

Susan Reimer August 25, 2008 Bio Recent columns Susan Reimer's column will appear on Mondays in this space and on Saturdays in the You Section.

The Democratic National Convention that begins today in Denver looks to me less like the coronation of Barack Obama than a soap opera wedding. The kind everyone tunes in to for the fireworks.

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You have to wonder what's going to happen when Obama turns the convention over to Hillary Clinton for the roll call of the delegates that she amassed in their overlong primary battle.

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So the Obama and the Clinton camps agreed to these arrangements through what sounded like clenched teeth.

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I wasn't there, but I bet the choreography for this event rivaled any of those sweaty studio scenes from Dancing with the Stars - the ones where star and the dancer are sniping at each other.

There is all this talk about catharsis and closure and moving forward, but take a look at the keep-the-faith-Hillary slide shows on YouTube and read all the "Nobama" comments attached by the members of PUMA (Party Unity My ...).

Talk about bitter.

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Melinda Henneberger, writing at Salon.com, said they could carry Hillary through town and into the stadium on a bier - like the statue of the Virgin Mary in The Godfather, Part II - throwing flowers at her feet all the way, and it still wouldn't be over for her supporters.

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