July's "Electrifying" Democrats vs. Nasty Republicans of August "Electrifying" Democrats vs. Nasty Republicans. Even though Republican delegates enthusiastically cheered both John McCain and Rudy Giuliani's speeches Monday night, the Tuesday morning shows on ABC and CBS provided bland summaries of GOP convention activities, at least compared with their take on the opening night of the Democratic convention five weeks ago. And while the reporters complained about Giuliani's attacks on John Kerry Monday night, ABC and CBS did not complain about the negativity from Al Gore, Bill Clinton and especially Jimmy Carter on the first night of the Democratic convention. Here's...