A Better night for the Biden Nomination roll out…..
I HUGE focus on Joe Biden as a ’empathic guy and his wife as a woman feeling the same thing as so many other women with children, and in the schools….Donald Trump has few, if any times where he reaches out for the common American…That he is about anything EXCEPT ‘loyalty’ to Donald Trump…
A way to show the heartache that Joe Biden has been thru with his family….
And showing Biden in the middle of the Obama admin Foreign Policy tough times….Of his his military connects and his wife and his sacrifice thru the military for the country…
A peek at people around America who gave their states delegate numbers…The presentation was DIVERSE….
A STRONG look at healthcare and America and how it effects so many. and a promise to keep Obamacare and safeguard everyones healthcare…NOT REPEAL it…...
A lot of talking heads thought Michell Obama was the top of the mountain ….
But Joe Biden and Company (Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, John Kerry) did a pretty good job on the second day with the help from some well known unhappy Republicans ON THE Record….
A segment on how Joe Biden worked WITH Republican’s….John McCain in particular, with his wife supporting…
And an ending focused on Joe Biden’s wife Jill Biden a school teacher and her help in healing his past tragic suffering….
The Tuesday night speaking lineup for the Democratic convention was always intended as a muscular contrast on foreign policy and diplomatic integrity, presented to viewers under the evening’s unsubtle theme: “Leadership Matters.”
There were two former commanders-in-chief, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. There was Sally Q. Yates, the former deputy attorney general who famously warned the White House in early 2017 that Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, had lied about his Russian contacts and was susceptible to blackmail — a stark reminder of the strange relationship between Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin.
And John Kerry, the former secretary of state who negotiated the Iran deal that Mr. Trump decimated, was called in to validate Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic nominee and Mr. Kerry’s former Senate peer, as a steady-handed statesman for precarious times.
“In this time of crisis for our democracy, our country desperately needs a leader like Joe Biden,” Mr. Kerry wrote in a fund-raising email before his speech. “We need a president who is ready on Day One to begin the hard work of putting back together the pieces of what Donald Trump has smashed apart.”
But putting back the pieces is probably not a feasible option, with global affairs straying a great distance from the status quo Mr. Biden might recall from the last time he stepped out of the Situation Room.
The relationship with China has turned poisonous. Mr. Biden’s party, still reeling from Russia’s election interference in 2016, has become more hawkish on dealing with Moscow than Republicans who once cast themselves as the party of national security. North Korea has turned a project to build a few bombs into an arsenal that rivals India’s and Pakistan’s, and reconstituting the Iran deal, if that is even possible, is unlikely to change the fundamental tensions dividing the Middle East.
Mr. Biden has offered few detailed policy plans to address how he would tackle this very changed world. Instead the broad message of the virtual convention came down to this: Trust a man who ran the Foreign Relations Committee, who participated in the decisions to take out Osama bin Laden with a commando strike and Iran’s nuclear centrifuges with a cyber strike, and who would arrive at the White House with an experienced team.
To Mr. Trump and his supporters, that is Mr. Biden’s vulnerability. They say he stands for the establishment foreign policy that the current administration took office to destroy.
Mr. Biden, in turn, is arguing that Mr. Trump has allowed adversaries to undercut American interests, coddling strongmen, heartening the Russians and cutting deals for his friends….
Democrats formally nominated Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the presidency on Tuesday night, anointing him as their standard-bearer against President Trump with an extraordinary virtual roll call vote that showcased the cultural diversity of their coalition and exposed a generational gulf that is increasingly defining the party.
Denied the chance to assemble in Milwaukee because of the coronavirus pandemic, Democratic activists and dignitaries cast their votes from locations across all 50 states and from the American territories and the District of Columbia — from the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to the iconic welcome sign in Las Vegas and far beyond to the shores of Guam, “where America’s day begins.” They offered a grand mosaic of personal identities and experiences, many speaking in raw terms about their personal aspirations and adversities.
Appearing with his wife in a Delaware school after his home state put him over the top, Mr. Biden was feted by his grandchildren, who burst in with balloons and streamers and wore T-shirts bearing the words “No Malarkey” — one of his favorite phrases — in what amounted to a miniature version of the celebrations that typically ensue after roll call votes. “See you on Thursday,” he said, speaking briefly to thank the delegates, and referring to the day he will formally accept the nomination.
The second night of the Democratic National Convention straddled themes of national security, presidential accountability and continuity between the past and future leaders of the party. Like the opening night on Monday, it took the form of a kind of political variety show. Hosted by the actress Tracee Ellis Ross, the program skipped between recorded tributes from political luminaries, personal testimonials from activists and voters, and various forms of music and entertainment.
Two tributes by Republicans carried particular symbolic weight for a Democratic candidate seeking to appeal across party lines: Colin Powell, the retired general and former secretary of state in the George W. Bush administration, delivered a message of support for Mr. Biden, whom he had previously endorsed. And Cindy McCain, the widow of Senator John McCain, appeared in a video about Mr. Biden’s relationship with her husband….
Last year, a security guard said “I love you” to Joe Biden in an elevator and the exchange went viral. On Tuesday night, that same woman gave the first speech officially nominating Biden for president at the Democratic National Convention.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) formally seconded the presidential nomination of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.
In brief remarks, the progressive first-term lawmaker spoke of a “mass people’s movement working to establish 21st century social, economic and human rights,” hailing Sanders as a champion for “a mass people’s movement working to establish 21st century social, economic and human rights — including guaranteed health care, higher education, living wages and labor rights — for all people in the United States.”
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Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams kicked off the second night of the virtual Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, getting an assist from a litany of local and congressional lawmakers touting the party’s diverse base.
“This nation belongs to all of us, and in every election, we choose how we will create a more perfect union,” Abrams said in her address.
She echoed what former first lady Michelle Obama said Monday night, that America moves forward “not by taking sides, but by taking stock of where we are and what we need.”
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Two nights down…..two to go. #DemConvention
Can you imagine the Republicans inviting a handicapped individual speaking at their convention?
No….
Which Trump wife would he pick?
Which woman he hit on?
Dave Wasserman
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Reality check: Laura Loomer has zero chance in #FL21 in the fall.
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At the #DemConvention Tuesday night, Jill Biden did something extremely rare in contemporary politics — deliver a speech that genuinely spoke to the moment, rather than using it as a pretext to recycle long-held commitments.
Since their Leader has a history of ridiculing handicapped people ?No
Meanwhile those so called “Evangelical Christians” cheer the gangster on.
I thought Sally Yates was very effective as she used her time to deliver a powerful message. Andrew Cuomo was very effective in the first night as well.
Interesting…..
No Susan Rice at all…..
Rice, Demings, and Bass don’t seem to be speaking.
Yea RE…..
second tier?
My view on the Biden choice has been mentioned here….
I thought Klobuchar was his first choice…
But the choice for a white female went away with protests in the streets…
Of course the streets cancelled any cops as the choice…
Abrams was a no go from the jump…
It DID cone down to Harris and Rice…
But it is evident that Rice is really NOT the political animal needed for the VP slot,..
I expect Rice and others to get tapped for other high level spots….
Biden seems to have got it right ….
And to have got past the personal ego part in choosing Harris whose ‘meanes’ will be used against the GOPer’s not him anymore…
Bass a last minute throwing was just a mess
I would have picked Rice because i know she could do the inside job….
I was wrong,….
The outside political job matters more to get the prize…
Ref: Hillary Clinton 2016
These women are a cadre of talent in the Democratic party.
Indeed and Joe Biden is showcasing them something Trump & Co. is incapable of doing….
The story of the selection of Bidens VP choice has yet to be written.Indeed it will probably be after the election before we get a real idea of how it went down.
Jill Biden is now saying that Harris was always her choice.As several here have commented Harris was the logical choice ,absent some scandal or the like that would have disqualified her.
Except for their supposed personal friendliness, there was little to recommend Rice ,who had never run for any political office .Could be that Rice was this years Martha Layne Collins.
Maybe no one remembers the then Governor of Kentucky who was considered the frontrunner to be Walter Mondales running mate in 1984.We know she had a highly publicized interview and some media outlets were boosting her as the surefire pick.Instead of course Mondale chose Geraldine Ferraro.
Later ,Mondales people claimed that Collins never was being seriously considered despite the media hoopla.
Clinton is speaking tonight. I keep thinking that Sherrod Brown might have been a better VP choice for her in 2016. He may have helped bring in MI, WI and possibly PA even if it meant VA wouldn’t have gone blue.
One things for sure…
Tim Kaine did nothing for that ticket.
I like Tim Kaine, but he is arguably the most forgettable person to be on a major party Presidential ticket in my lifetime.
Who Scott?🤔
Kaine represented that chimera that if the Democrats have a “ moderate southerner” on the ticket it will bring a bunch of southern Whites ( see John Edwards, Lloyd Bentsen) to return to their parents and grandparents old party.
It never works for the simple reason that those people are not only Republicans, but very strong Republicans ,particularly in presidential races.
Still ,there remain people who buy into it and every once in awhile they try it to predictable results.
Agreed. And while I shouldn’t reference CG while he is in self appointed time out I’m reminded of how during the primaries he said Democrats would be in much better shape if NC Gov. Roy Cooper were running for President.
Nohing against Cooper but the idea that southern white Republicans would block to vote Democrat because a southern white moderate was on the ticket has shown to be an unsuccessful ploy.
CG is free to comeback anytime he wants to…..
He’s welcomed….
The past needs to stay in the past ….
I also remember that Clinton went with Kaine because she had a comfort level with him having worked with him when he was DNC chair. I wasn’t too keen on the choice.
Kaine was like ‘Who?😳
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama speak tonight as Kamala Harris accepts the Vice President nomination….
Post coming a bit later….
Strong Gun Control start off….
Won’t change much on this…
Gabby Giffords…
Climate Change….