First off, masterful speech by Kerry. Outta the park, grand slam… etc… you can find much more intelligent and applicable sports analogies elsewhere I’m sure. Bottom line: Great speech.

With that out of the way, here’s the deal- for some reason CNN was airing the convention director’s feed just after Kerry’s speech. Dumb idea. Funny results.

When the balloons didn’t fall on cue director Don Mischner bitched out his crew on CNN, and rightly so, in my opinion. It takes years to get certified to drop balloons, and the opportunities to use your skills are few and far between. Mistakes are unforgivable in that line of work.

One more thing- Drudge always gets it wrong- the quote wasn’t “WHERE THE FU*K ARE THE BALLOONS” as Drudge is reporting, it’s “What the fuck are you guys doing up there?”

See for yourself.