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Quigley says

Anyone else notice a distinct lack of American flags at the DNC convention? Maybe such a display would seem too threatening to their constituents?

Yup, but the Paleban flags were there.

Larry Sanders, the older brother of Bernhard Sanders, spoke as part of the delegation of Democrats Abroad, and cast his vote for his brother.

justme says

Larry Sanders

www.youtube.com/embed/Pc6jqO_o7Yk

If Hillary cared about children, she'd have campaigned for Bernie

Why did the state of Vermont delegation PASS on the their voting?

Ah, so that Vermont could be the last state to vote, and have Bernie Sanders speak and make the motion to "suspend the rules", and declare Clinton the nominee by acclamation.

The political revolution lives on. Long live the political revolution.

C-span has a great page where all the speeches are available on video and organized according to timeline.

https://www.c-span.org/convention/?party=dnc

errc says

If Hillary cared about children, she'd have campaigned for Bernie

This nomination really highlights Bernie's street cred as a rogue outsider candidate. This is excellent news for the Bern.

He'll poll at least 70% in November - smashing Trump and Nurse Ratched as a write-in phenom!

Inauguration will be a wonderful day.

Neckbeards to the phone banks, stat!

Wow, Bill Clinton's ode to Hillary last night was really something. It appears that Hillary pretty much walks on water on a daily basis.

No mention of any specific policy goals by the time I gave up listening. For example, BIll could have brought up re-instating the Glass-Steagall banking law, a law which repeal in the 1990s was signed by Bill himself.

I'm feeling the Bern.

The only good thing about president Hillary will be Bill Clinton back in the White House. I hope he parades bimbo after bimbo and sends out picts of him getting blow jobs from each of them in the Oval Office with the caption "Bringing dignity back to the White House, bitches!". He can tweet every day, "I just had sexual relations with that woman and there's jack diddly shit you conservative hypocrites can do about it.".

Bill Clinton should send cum-stained dresses to each Republican in the House and Senate for the next eight years. I mean really rub it in their faces.

Around the 39:00 mark, Clinton declared that the party had just nominated the REAL change-maker (Hillary), and the crowd erupted into chants of Bernie-Bernie-Bernie-Bernie. Nice.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4611400/president-bill-clinton

"You could drop her into any trouble spot, and come back a month later. And someway, somehow she would have made he place better".

Heh.

Day one was about sharing the spotlight with Bernie and coming together. That extended through the roll call.
Day two was about two things, IMO. Law and order and who is Hillary. On law and order, it was about bringing police and black people together, so they had the mothers of the movement on as well as white policemen. On who is Hillary, they had many people who had worked with her or were helped by her give speeches. That was capped by the granddaddy of the who is Hillary speech. That was by Bill, who I thought did a good job of discussing her motivations and successes in career and personal lives.

If you want to know what Hillary's policies are going to be, I would suggest watching Hillary's speech. You wouldn't watch Melania's speech to figure out what Donald's policies were would you? In that comparison, we should be glad that Bill didn't shoot model eyes at the cameras and plagiarize Nancy and Laura.

Bill did give the viewers a choice. Do you want to believe the true version, or do you want to believe the republican cartoon version of Hillary. He could have discussed how Hillary stood by him during his Lewinski ordeal, but why? That would have been a train wreck. He could have talked about the Clinton foundation, which the Republicans have been talking about and defended that. But that is really his baby. I thought he made the right decision by sticking to her story and accomplishments and being liberal with the corny stories.

If the Bernie movement fires Bernie and gets organized in two years to elect 'true liberals' in the midterm elections, what will they call their version of the tea party?

Hi Pussy. I see that you have been missing me a lot lately, so I'll give you one response today. Just one though, OK?

The IRS has been investigating Trump for years, b/c of his shady business practices. The IRS is investigating the Clintons again at the request of a bunch of Republican congress people, who are going to use this investigation in their next election campaigns. There is no vast right-wing conspiracy against the Clintons. The Clintons are just a wedge issue for conservatives, and there is a cottage industry associated with working this issue. If it weren't the Clintons, it would be someone else.

DNC paying people to fill up seats in convention:
http://archive.is/jPZx5

Turning off the lights on the Bernie Delegates.

Respond by using their smartphones

NY billionaire clobbers NY billionaire: Bloomberg just tea bagged the Donald. Good speech.

YesYNot says

NY billionaire clobbers NY billionaire: Bloomberg just tea bagged the Donald. Good speech.

Wow, guy who was put forward as Trump alternative, an Oligarch with the Charisma of a Zombie on Downers, tried to put down the Donald.

This is a control freak where you can't write 'prick' on his terminals.

Pro-Bernies go over the Great Wall of Hillary outside the Convention Center. Apparently the wall is down and the Bernies are in the Media Tent for the 2nd Day in a row.

thunderlips11 says

Charisma of a Zombie on Downers, tried to put down the Donald.

Trump has more charisma. Bloomberg has more business acumen, intelligence, experience in office, and has traditional business ethics. I'm pretty sure it played well to college educated white independents.

jazz music says

"Trust me"

People who respect you are happy to show proof. They honor the desire to trust but verify. Used car sales people and cons say, 'just trust me.'

YesYNot says

Trump has more charisma. Bloomberg has more business acumen, intelligence, experience in office, and has traditional business ethics. I'm pretty sure it played well to college educated white independents.

Bloomberg is a tyrant, a literal authoritarian. I've said this long before Summer 2015.

He's a solid neoliberal, Mr. CCTV Man. Bans food from Homeless Shelters FFS.

http://patrick.net/Bloomberg+banned+food+donations+to+homeless+shelters
http://patrick.net/Bloomberg+Refused+Second+Slice+of+Pizza+at+Local+Restaurant

Additionally, his total anti-gun stance is legendary, so if you're hoping he convinces some moderate Republicans to jump ship, good luck with that.

Only more legendary is his commitment to Wall St: Bloomberg: Banks didn't create Mortgage Crisis. He thinks the government helping modest peons instead of Elite Brainiacs like him did that.
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/11/01/358482/bloomberg-mortgage-crisis/

No wonder Bloomberg endorsed Hillary

She'll sign TPP.

thunderlips11 says

Turning off the lights on the Bernie Delegates.

It's stupid petty shit like that which demonstrates why all Bernie supporters should refrain from voting Clinton. They have four choices, all symbolic, but casting a vote is symbolic anyway since your vote isn't going to amount to shit anyway. So it sends a message and nothing else, that's still better than nothing. The four choices they have are:
1. Write in Bernie. It would be wonderful if Hillary loses AND the write-ins for Bernie are more than enough to have had elected her if they were votes for her. That's the ultimate way to send a message.
2. Vote for Trump. You lose the clarity of the message, but it counts doubly against Clinton.
3. Stay home. This is the worst choice because you can still vote for Democrats for the House and Senate if you don't stay home.
4. Vote for a third party candidate. Really, why not just write-in Bernie instead?

thunderlips11 says

Pro-Bernies go over the Great Wall of Hillary

It will be interesting to see what there Donald, tea party, and disaffected Bernie or bust people do. Will they join up in any way, past this election. It probably depends on the election results. I don't see Donald sticking with politics if he loses, but you never know.

thunderlips11 says

Additionally, his total anti-gun stance is legendary, so if you're hoping he convinces some moderate

Like I said, college educated white moderates.

One more thing about Bloomberg.

When it's Government largess to bailout banks, we have "Infinite Money".
http://patrick.net/USA+Has+%27Infinite+Amount+of+Money%27...+Bloomberg.

When it's schools, hospitals, college, infrastructure, we have to watch every penny.

thunderlips11 says

One more thing about Bloomberg

I get that Bloomberg isn't your type of guy, but do you think the speech was good? What's your reason for thinking it won't be effective? Just that Bloomberg not well liked by independents?

YesYNot says

I get that Bloomberg isn't your type of guy, but do you think the speech was good? What's your reason for thinking it won't be effective? Just that Bloomberg not well liked by independents?

Bloomberg is the epitome of the Oligarch Figure who is an overmighty subject. He is loathed by most Republicans AND by pretty much every Bernie Voter.

You guys don't get it, yet.

Dan8267 says

1. Write in Bernie. It would be wonderful if Hillary loses AND the write-ins for Bernie are more than enough to have had elected her if they were votes for her. That's the ultimate way to send a message.

It would be pretty funny if that happens

Glad Obozo finished.....Just ran out of puke bags

Former CIA Director Panetta emphatically booed with "Lies" and "No More War"
www.youtube.com/embed/14ESiwPr75I

(This is what made the DNC operatives turn off the lights on the crowd earlier)

Dan8267 says

1. Write in Bernie. It would be wonderful if Hillary loses AND the write-ins for Bernie are more than enough to have had elected her if they were votes for her. That's the ultimate way to send a message.

That's what the Nader guys effectively did in 2000: stickin' it to the man!

And it changed everything. Totally showed the powers that be who's boss. Burned that motherfucker down, so we could rebuild fresh.

Yessirree, Nader accomplished so much - changed everything, really.

When I think about the massive wave of positive change Nader brought about in 2000, it's hard to believe how much good it did.

It's an insurance policy against public picking not what they want us to pick. Thinking same thing as errc

HydroCabron says

And it changed everything.

numbers matter

PCGyver says

Bernie tried to get the Democratic nomination but the DNC decided to shit on him and all of the party that thought he was the best choice to beat Trump.

Emails among 7 assholes in the DNC organization, plus some biased media strategy didn't steal the primary from Sanders.

This ought to get under some skin here.

http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/27/democratic-delegates-outraged-chick-fil-a-served-at-dnc/

Democratic Delegates Outraged Chick-Fil-A Served At DNC

Hillary appropriately wearing all white pantsuit. Fitting for someone so pure

Hillary says something about divisive rhetoric being bad. She should probably just stop talking considering everything she has said.

YesYNot says

This ought to get under some skin here.

A beautiful shared moment of true love, respect, and forgiveness. "I think that I have a lifetime of experience that I will bring to the White House.... And Senator Obama has a speech he gave in 2002" (Clinton, 2008).