The second day of the convention contained more pointed language hurled at John McCain and George W. Bush. It was time for the speakers give the attendees some “red meat” to chew on.

Most delivered some “red meat,” but I heard that former Virginia Governor Mark Warner, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia, was moved on the schedule out of the network coverage time because he refused to go into the attack mode. He was supposed to give the keynote address, but the keynote address was really given by Senator Hillary Clinton.

The big event was the speech by Senator Hillary Clinton and the crowd went wild. The video of her life before she spoke was exceptional. Her speech was very well delivered and the crowd went wild. The basis of her speech was for the Democrats to be a team and elect Obama and Biden, but she managed to toot her own horn a lot, and she deserves it. Now the question everyone will be asking is, “Did it work?” Or, do the convention attendees believe that maybe the best person for the job or maybe the Vice Presidential choice should have been Hillary. Time will tell. The Obama team may be breathing a sigh of relief tonight, but there still must be a little nervousness in their camp because Bill Clinton speaks on day three.

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer spoke before Clinton. He attempted to warm up the crowd by talking about energy and distorting McCain’s stance on energy, which most Americans agree is the better plan than Obama’s. It was Barack Obama that voted for the Bush/Cheney energy plan. John McCain did not vote for it.

Sadly, many attendees were seen on camera laughing uncontrollably at Schweitzer’s goofier than normal antics. One person told me that Schweitzer reminded him of the character “Cousin Eddie” played by Randy Quaid in the movie National Lampoon’s Vacation with his awkward gestures and funny actions on stage. Cousin Eddie was the person that had the steel plate in his head, I believe. I read one blog comment that said Schweitzer made a strong national impression. Sure he did – if you want that impression to be that Montanans are hicks.

Most folks in eastern Montana, who are having better than average economic times due to increased drilling, probably cringed when the governor talked so much about big oil being so bad. All in all Schweitzer made Montanans look terrible on a national stage with his goofy antics. Luckily, when I did a few checks of other TV stations, most were not carrying the Governor’s stand-up comedy routine. That was good for Montana.

Day three will be another night to watch as Joe Biden speaks, but the biggest speech will be from former President Bill Clinton. It’s must see TV.