I had looked at some of his speeches on YouTube when someone said he might be a VP, and realized that he's a pistol and his speeches are crowd-pleasers. Very effective speechifying!

LOL! That was great. He reminds me of an uncle of mine who always manages to work the crowd when he gets a few beers in him. it was definitely a travesty that he cable news networks skipped over this speech because he really worked up the audience in preparation for Hillary, and he got no glory whatsoever.

We're going to be hearing more about this guy. At least, that's what I hope. He's awesome.

Columnist David Sirota has been beating the drum for Schweitzer for months. That might have been discounted since Sirota used to work for Schweitzer but the speech really put the Montana Gov. on the radar.

Schweitzer has a larger than life presence in the spotlight and, obviously, loves connecting with audiences. Lookout for Schweitzer.

I'd hoped that the Obama campaign would have developed a single McCain catchphrase that would be repeated throughout the convention. Something like Hillary's "No way. No how. No McCain." So far it looks like every speechwriter wanted to try something different.

Schweitzer for POTUS in 2016!!

He's one funny dude!

He receives, "Best in Convention speeches" so far. It was a wonderful introduction to the country and the nation. I bet his speech will be one of the most memorable in years to come.

Thanks for the link - I was watching MSNBC cause that was the closest broadcast to where the TV was when I turned it on. ( Why do I need 42 Spanish language channels and 164 religious channels just cause I wanted HBO?) They didn't let us see and hear Schweitzer's speech. I'm glad I didn't miss it. That was one of the best political rousers I've heard since I heard Jim Mattox burn the house down at a district convention in 1984.

Greetings from Big Sky Country!

Don't let his "folksy ways" fool you. He's a very savvy politician. The Republican party in Montana is in shambles, in large part because of him, and his refusal to run a campaign tied to the conventional dem playbook, showing dems here how to really get it done.
(For an example of the MT Republicans see- http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/06/05/election/state/mt84.txt)
Schweitzer kicked the door in after Judy Martz, and Democrats are back on the march here. State legislators are coming in with D's after their name, and THAT'S where the 50 state strategy is paying off, leaders for tomorrow. Without Schweitzers lead, I doubt John Tester would have had his opening to run and win against Conrad Burns. Montana national office Dems are providing an umbrella for the state Dems to run and win.

Keep an eye on Schweitzer and Tester. A west wind is blowing.