The awful DNC convention could have been worse - Hillary could have done the Macarena again

The Macarena was a mid-nineties triple threat. Not only was it a terrifying assault on the very concept of music as art, it also took aim at dance - and the dignity of those who succumbed to its horribleness. It was, to be blunt, a weapon of mass taste-destruction launched from Spain against the rest of the world. No one was safe. It didn't matter if you were in a wedding, a theme park, a restaurant or an office building; you were in the line of fire. Like a nuclear detonation, efforts to duck-and-cover were doomed to failure.

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This week at the DNC convention, we saw lies, exploitation, more lies, discord, and a Bill Clinton who (when he wasn't sleeping) looked like he barely knew where he was. It was equal parts boring, depressing, insulting, and wrong-headed. However, it was at least Macarena-free. As this clip from 1996 proves, that hasn't always been the case: Oh the humanity! Like the Alamo and the 5th of November, this should never be forgotten. This is how bad it can get. Consider yourselves lucky.

Ok but the 1996 DNC was lit pic.twitter.com/nuHp1lBND8

— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) July 29, 2016

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