The Democratic National Convention continues on for a second night with the theme “Leadership Matters.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1326781
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1326781
Good luck Dr. Jill Biden!
Sen. Klobuchar was a speaker last night and belated kudos to her for suggesting to Biden that his running mate should be a woman of color!
And it seems Cindy McCain will be endorsing Biden…
Addendum:
Jill Biden: "How do you make a broken family whole? The same way you make a nation whole. With love and understanding -- and with small acts of kindness. With bravery. With unwavering faith. You show up for each other, in big ways and small ones, again and again."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 19, 2020
Paraphrasing Jill…
Love and understanding can make a nation whole…
She seems to really care about America!
Just showing the difference…
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There is such a genuine friendship between these two phenomenal women!
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Too bad Jill isn’t the presidential nominee, she’s very, very sharp.
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Speaking of the late John McCain, has Trump been banned from his own brother’s funeral yet?
(“I like brothers who DON’T die, OK?”)
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Last night really went over well, let’s see if they can do as well tonight. Whoever put the format together really nailed it, and the parts where they had average Americans involved were actually really effective for the most part…hearing the voices of Americans makes a huge difference, and having them all criticize Trump will have an impact. The breadth of the voices matters too…we heard from people who were religious, conservatives, progressives, young, old, all colors and types of people. The whole thing looked and sounded like a vision of America that was very appealing, and contrasts greatly with the Republican vision of a nation of riots and dystopian nightmares. It was also very patriotic as well, which should undercut a lot of people’s comments about Democrats not loving this nation.
We’ll see how it goes tonight, if they can keep the quality up on what is likely they weakest night then that’s a good sign. Tomorrow’s speech by Obama will probably be epic as usual, and Thursday will be the big night. With Jill and Bill Clinton talking tonight they should have a strong message for the nation again, though I don’t know if they can top Michelle from last night.
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He’ll be too busy golfing and tweeting about the Democratic convention to show up.
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Oh I think Jill has a lot more influence over Biden than simply making sure he looks great in his navy blue suits. I think they’re sharp together.
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Another good line-up tonight and I am looking forward to it.
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I didn’t think I’d be able to get into watching. Four nights, three hours a night. But I’m liking this. I like the surprises in the the way it’s unfolding. My best surprise from last night: the retooling of For What It’s Worth.
So okay boomer? Okay. You’re welcome.
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I didn’t understand why people objected to Kasich speaking at the convention until I read that he wrote in John McCain in 2016 instead of voting for trumPP. It never occurred to him he was free to vote for Hill but then to broadcast it, well, phuck him
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This won’t be popular but I wish Laura Bush would speak. hahahaha She’s royalty in Texas and I really want this state to turn blue.
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Yeah. He couldn’t keep his yap shut. It annoyed me.
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That would be epic…I do like Laura.
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Yeah she’s ok. It would be epic.
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I was actually thinking it would be epic for Jill, Michelle and Laura to all be on stage.
Err…or…on screens.
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Rosalynn and Hillary: (Polite cough)
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OF course…I am just afraid she is awfully frail…but SURE.
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Laura’s background including being in sync with Democratic party principles, gay rights, abortion rights, etc., and when dubya came along, well, it’s what we do for love.
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My 83 year old Republican mother loved watching it last night. She especially loved watching Michelle Obama!
She voted for Trump last time, but absolutely hates him now. She was less than thrilled about Biden (due to his age), but she’s all in now!
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