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She literally had a chance to speak, man she getting worried they gonna cancel her?
She's not Palestinian American and is asking for someone who is to have a chance to speak. AOC gave her speech Monday night when negotiations between the uncommitted delegates and Harris campaign for a Palestinian American speaker were still ongoing, but those talks broke down Wednesday.
So this morning I saw the difference in the roll call for the RNC vs. DNC.
RNC: lifeless, drab, and such low energy it was like a funeral.
DNC: that was a full bore party from beginning to end.
The playlist for the roll call was pretty interesting.
What was truly interesting was how the DNC had permission to use all those songs, while the RNC and Trump absolutely did not, and artists are constantly demanding he never use theirs.
I did not expect my state to pick Modest Mouse... I'd have gone with Everclear:
I'm glad Massachusets chose Dropkick Murpheys though.
Let us hope that Bill Clinton's participation will be limited to playing a short song on the saxophone and then walking off stage.
The less visibility the DNC has with anyone associated with Epstein, the better.
Sax Honk. Lip bite. Gentle thumbs-up pump. Walks off.
God I picked a shit time to tune in. They should have gone with the sax.
He read this comment and tripled the length of his speech.
It is so fucking weird to be listening to politicians while playing video games and being more annoyed by them being "cringe" than terrified over living in Gillead come February.
Let's keep it fucking going.
This just in, 4 Federal Indictments on Hakeem Jeffries for killing it.
Bill: I've been every one of these since '76....no....'72, lord I'm getting old.
Lol
72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96,
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 20, 24
14 conventions. 52 years.
The Obamas are going to be tough act to follow. Last night was a reminder that their writing / public speaking skills are on another level. I’m not surprised they’re producers know. They know how to tell a compelling story.
They were good, but I still think Clinton and Warnock from the day prior were the superstars.
Playing catch up, I was out running errands. I heard most of Jeffries, some of Clinton and Oprah and all of Walz.
What do you think were the highlights? I didn't see Clinton, but he sounded rough!
Walz was the highlight I thought. He really is a great speaker. There wasn't one wasted word in the speech, and the way his kids were so damn happy for him really highlighted the key difference between the two sides.
Jeffries was also pretty great.
Hard to imagine not tearing up watching Gus Walz. When he stood up crying and said, "That's my dad!" it hit me right in my dad brain.
Yes, I'm not even a dad, but it hit me too.
I'm not sure what made me feel older, how rough he sounded, or him dropping a self-deprecating McDonald's joke. Talk about a throwback.
I like listening to Pete Bootyjudge
Are we getting a Day 4 thread?
Yeah, I've been busy today, getting it going now!
Chris Cuomo actually doing real journalism tonight at the DNC: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-9ZjCKgRro/
I highly, highly encourage everyone to watch the film Bulworth.
California Senator has a breakdown, hires someone to kill himself, but before that happens...
(NSFW)