I have a great idea for a Democratic National Convention keynote speaker [View all]

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Usually this speech is reserved for some up and coming politician. I heard that the guy who gave the keynote address in 2004 went on to a real good career.

But I think we should do something different this year.

I'd like to see the keynote speaker be a GM or Chrysler factory worker from Ohio or Michigan. Not a UAW boss, but an ordinary rank and file factory worker whose job was saved by the auto rescue.

Obviously, the person selected would have to be at least a competent speaker, and willing to accept having his/her personal life poked into by annoyed rightwing bloggers and Fox News journalists. A background check would probably also be a good idea (don't want a keynote speaker with a couple of scrapes with the law in their background, for ex.). But I think this is a great idea, if I do say so myself.