Part III- Democratic National Convention, Tuesday Night, 8/20/2024

Kyle Sweetser from Alabama, supported Trump three times. Works with his hands. Yes please!

C-Span rocks

Thanks, OP!

Holy 5150, Batman.

Tonight is Doug's big night

His kids and his ex-wife are there to support him

Awwww.

Love Emhoff (and of course Kamala) but JESUS FUCKING CHRIST that daughter is hard to look at.

Cheesus Christ!

The Wisconsin delegation and those damn Cheddar Heads.

Just kidding. I love them.

Besides, if you've decided to wear a faux depiction of cheese as a garment, you've gotta be all in.

“Behind closed doors, Trump mocks his supporters. He calls them 'basement dwellers’…Here I am behind a podium advocating for a Democrat, and that’s because I love my country more than my party”

Grisham is not a great speaker but it takes balls to do this and I think it will resonate

What are they chanting?

There's some movement!

I think it's going to be pretty much impossible for anyone to top Hillary's speech.

"Michelle Obama is speaking at the DNC tonight, which means we'll get a sneak peak Melania Trump's next speech."

Bring on the roll call!

"He calls them basement dwellers"

Does he also say they type fat?

That's one thing where I agree with Trump.

So I guess Trump hates Trump supporters as much as we do!

Well, this DJ-scored roll call is certainly a choice.

It feels a bit like Eurovision

A good choice!!

Pretty cool roll call, though they need to fix the sound mix. Music sometimes drowns out the speakers

Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC Democratic roll call vote is much enhanced by the music provided by DJ Cassidy.

PBS Direct Feed with No Commentary.

I fucking LOVE this country.

That is all.

Fleetwood Mac gave Kamala permission to play the music to Don't Stop.

Why did California pass?

That was Bill Clinton's song...

[quote] Why did California pass?

So they can cast their votes later to put her over the top.

I do, too R26.

I've never understood why US citizens who live abroad can still vote in US elections.

We are in mourning due to the Ben and Jen split.

R30: Home state of the nominee ALWAYS puts the nominee over.

R32: Why shouldn't they?

Because they still have to pay taxes, R32.

I wish, wish most people would watch the convention via C-Span, rather than CNN and MSNBC—the people who need to see this the most.

R34, because they chose to not live in the US anymore.

Lil Jon!

R37: What a ridiculous reason you give.

Lil Jon’s song was used in that funny video of those people in that boat that hit a wake and fell in the boat. It was perfect.

R35, OK, I did not know that. (Why is that?). If this is true, I'll take back what I said.

Aahhh, Tom Petty. Florida native.

I'm officially verklempt.

R41: Because all income of American citizens are subject to taxation. No matter where it is earned.

Omg, the B-52s. How fun!

R41 the only way for US citizens to stop having to pay income taxes to to renounce your citizenship

The DJ is good.

Wow, for some reason I thought Lil Jon was a Trumper!

Good to know it isn't true.

My governor, JB!

Fox is carrying this with no comment.

50 Cent is a Trumper.

Still don't get why a state "passes" and then they came back to Alabama, and they cast their votes for Kamala?

What does it mean when a state passes?

And why do some states vote "present?"

Sean Astin?? Random

Madame Secretary is waiting to long to call out the states, otherwise this is going well.

WHET Mackenzie Astin?

I agree, R22! It’s festive and fun and so indicative of the Democratic Party.

Thank you R45, R43, R35. I now understand.

I am watching and this is actually kind of ridiculous. No shade to them but it’s all kind of too much. And before that one person who doesn’t have a working brain tries spinning my comment, no, it isn’t a pro-Republican comment. I’m a Dem. You can be a Democrat and still acknowledge when they’re being cheesy.

Wow, Sean isn't on Ozempic. Didn't recognize him.

To those asking, it is tradition for the nominee's home state to be the one that give them the votes that put them over the top with the majority to be the nominee. For the votes of present, those are the delegates that were elected in the primaries that were undeclared/non-committed.

Nothing wrong with a bit of cheese. You want to engage the attention of as many people as possible who wouldn't normally care about politics. Otherwise it's just hours of frequently boring speeches.

[quote] And why do some states vote "present?"

Some states uncommitted (pro Gaza) got enough votes in the primary to get delegates, those delegates were not going to vote for Biden or Harris so they vote present,

R51, Alabama passed so Biden's home state could kick off the nomination.

Cheesy is good, emotion is good, think of how depressed, anxious and scared we’ve been. Americans NEED this reminder that we are in this together. It’s like dancing to a “cheesy” tune at a wedding at a wedding. Why not go for it and have fun with it?

R62: To add, delegates are bound by the primary results under party rules for the 1st ballot at convention. So those uncommitted votes are locked in from their various states.

Seems to me that they would have to get clearance from the artists prior to using their music for this roll call (?)

Which would explain why the GOP could never do anything of the sort.

Had to put it on mute, the roll call is the most grassroots part of the Convention, but it comes off as the festival of rubes. Easier to watch than to listen to the screaming chimps.

Andy Beshear, thank you for adjusting you r sleeves tonight!

We love you!!!!

Cheesy is good, emotion is good, think of how depressed, anxious and scared we’ve been. Americans NEED this reminder that we are in this together. It’s like dancing to a “cheesy” tune at a wedding at a wedding. Why not go for it and have fun with it?

And angry, very fucking angry.

I just want to say to Andy Beshear, “You know you’re hot, right?” Because he just seems like the kind of boring straight guy who’s completely clueless as to his own hotness.

R64 cheesy is good now? Since when? Be consistent.

This is a joke.

And why are they each declaring their votes? We, the people vote. Or is this now a communist situation?

R72: You do understand how CONVENTIONS full of DELEGATES elected in PRIMARIES work, don't you, dear?

No Motown music for Michigan?

The guy from Maryland is very handsome. Love that the Massachusetts guy declared that their libraries don’t ban books.

[quote]Wow, for some reason I thought Lil Jon was a Trumper! Good to know it isn't true.

You’re thinking of the hideous Lil Wayne.

BOOP!!! Logan Act! Collapsing!

After PBS reported that Donald Trump has been talking to Netanyahu to kill a Gaza ceasefire deal, a request for investigation into Trump violating the Logan Act was filed with the DOJ.

It’s Marxist-Leninist. Get your ideologies straight.

All I can say is I wish the sexier congressman of each state got to do this instead of these rubes.

Then don’t watch and leave this thread, r71.

Eminem and Gretchen for Michigan. (OK, so they goofed a little)

Ŕ71/72, just go to bed. Or Google how the nomination/delegate process works. Either one.

The Logan Act …where referrals for bad acts go to die.

cheesy is good now? Since when? Be consistent.

This is a joke.

No, people prefer doom, gloom, and anger. 🙄

Just block the troll and move on.

[quote] The guy from Maryland is very handsome.

Governor Wes Moore. And yes he is, very.

The Repugs had Hulk Hogan ripping his shirt off. This is very demure in comparison.

MA really screwed up with casting their votes. They should have played Donna Summer's "She Works Hard For The Money" for their background music (if not Summer singing, then the instrumental version). C'mon - Summer is one of the most famous female black singers to come out of MA. The song would have been perfect for MA and Kamala.

And mindful.

I miss the old days when these delegates and conventioneers would all wear silly hats and hoist up balloons on sticks.

My governor, Maryland’s Wes Moore, was looking sexy as usual.

I don't even remember the roll call at the RNC - the whole show was so boring, negative and forgettable.

First night of the DNC beat the first night of the RNC in the ratings!

[quote] The guy from Maryland is very handsome.

Not a great dancer, though

R90- So do I, Eldergay, so do I.

Who's the cute guy playing DJ ? And why didn't they pick Ari Melber to be DJ ?

Brandon Flowers/The Killers for Nevada.

the dj with the stupid white hat is driving me insane, i want to punt him down a bottomless pit

R96 DJ Cassidy

[quote] I miss the old days when these delegates and conventioneers would all wear silly hats and hoist up balloons on sticks.

Smell Our Dairy Air and Cheeseheads

Wes Moore of Maryland really is hot as fuck. I see a star on the rise. And some cocks.

I don't like the hat, but his DJing is perfect for the occasion.

What a beautiful head of hair on the New Mexico woman.

SPIKE LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chiming in with others about Wes Moore. Hubba hubba, take me up against the wall pretty please.

New Mexico should have had hottie Senator Martin Heinrich

Fucking publicity whore Spike Lee

Kathy Hochul SUCKS!!

Yup. REAL NEW YORKERS. Born and raised. Not transplants representing us.

"Trump is losing his audience."

My hope he is he is near narcissistic collapse.

New York! Damn right, we’re for Harris/Walz!

Except for the deplorables upstate, on Long Island and Staten Island, but we don’t need them to carry our state.

DJ Cassidy is great. He always DJs the after show for the BET Awards.

Where were all you bitches when Kamala was creating her shortlist??

Why didn't Patti LuPone deliver the NY votes in song?

I want Wes Moore.

Well California missed its opportunity to put her over the delegate threshold

R110- Please excuse the typos. Weed and MS cog- fog. 🥴

R116: Ceremonial roll call then, the California Republic will go last to wrap it up.

My last name is Sweetner

Basement Dwellers for Harris/Walz!

Who is the queen asking each state how they cast their votes ? And what pronouns do they use ?

How many different pronunciations of " Kamala" will come from Dem roll call announcers? I've counted three so far.

R121 that’s a trans man

Who is the MC? Just tuning in to CSpan

Joshie!!!!!!

Poor Ron Wyden of Oregon, ever since the cancer treatment, he has not been same....

"To the rafters and standing room only in Milwaukee! "

Well, this roll call assures Obama's speech will be out of prime time in the East.

Josh Shapiro knows the assignment!

Probably not a popular idea but I have always believed that states that actually vote for Democrats in the election should get more nominating votes that states that always go Republican in the election. Why let a state that always goes Republican have as big a say as states that always go Democratic if their populations are equal.

[quote]"To the rafters and standing room only in Milwaukee! "

Rachel M said the capacity is 19,000 and it’s filled.

R130 that doesn’t even make sense. wtf.

I love a good roll call. A cocktail or two makes it even more enjoyable.

..And families with children should have more votes than singles, right R130?

As a RIer, let me tell you that Speaker of the House is one of the most crooked politicians in our state government. And that is saying something with a state house filled with crooked politicians.

Oh fuck you both if you don't understand.

I can’t believe someone really said states that vote Republican shouldn’t have equal voting rights etc. WHAT?!

I love the roll call.

Glad the Puerto Rican delegate announced their vote in Spanish.

R136 it makes no sense. It’s also fucking insane to want that. That isn’t a democracy. That is a dictatorship.

Not all cheese is the same. I love this cheese. USA! And all these folk actually look like the USA.

Handsome young black guy in the South Dakota delegation of all places.

9 to 5!!

It makes perfect sense for the states that will actually elect Democrats to decide who is the candidate of the party, not states that are going to elect Republicans. Clearly you don't know the meaning of dictatorships.

[quote]"To the rafters and standing room only in Milwaukee! "

That's whole hell of a lot of AI figures, huh, Don?

OT, however:

The fact that we haven't heard a PEEP from Steve Bannon tells you just how EFFECTIVE putting a criminal in prison is, if you want them to STFU!! Looking at YOU Judge Merchan!!

WTF is with this ridiculous DJ club music during the roll call. Our forefathers are spinning.

R144, Clearly you don't know the meaning of " democracy," you fool.

Love the shouter woth the afro in Tennessee. Another HAF dude.

Rep. Justin Pearson delivering the roll call votes while standing next to Gloria Johnson for Tennessee while Dolly Parton music plays. Love it.

R130/R132: They actually do that for delegate counts. State delegation totals factor in your state's vote in the last Presidential election, I believe.

What song is playing for Texas?

I love this DJ background music!

It's such a refreshing change to the boring old roll call votes.

[quote]WTF is with this ridiculous DJ club music during the roll call.

You posted this when 9 to 5 was blasting, LOL.

Should the unthinkable happen and Trump gets into office again, it could be a long, long time before there is another roll call opportunity for either party.

[quote] Handsome young black guy in the South Dakota

Was he not Native American? Handsome nonetheless.

"The Democrats in the deepest red states are the most militant with serious attitudes tonight, and I love that."

Do do I.

The cute black guy was next to the Native American guy, R156.

He looks like he could be a model.

That DJ is cute.

So,@157. Shit, I'm stoned.

[quote]What song is playing for Texas?

THIS:

No R154, the fucking DJ was talking over the speaker who was trying to do his job. What a shitshow.

This will mean nothing to the young 'uns, but hearing Kathy Hochul casually mention Stonewall in her voting speech and everyone cheering and screaming would have been incomprehensible not long ago.

So old that I remember when Jesse Jackson mentioned gay and lesbian civil rights in his 1984 floor speech. No one had ever, ever done that before.

[quote] New Mexico should have had hottie Senator Martin Heinrich

I wonder if Heinrich's fellow closet case senator Ben Ray Lujan was there.

Mary Trump Media, no ads or commentary.

Does Mary Trump have neurologcal condition? Something seems off with her speech.

Thumbs down to Mackelmore.

Washington was kind of a let down

Go West Virginia granny, go!

I turned it on when Montana started. Does anybody have a clip of the Michigan delegates? I missed them

Thank you r161!

I like that young delegate woman West Viriginia.

Cheese heads!

My goodness! Someone is panicking. 😁

The cheddar hats from Wisconsin are fabulous. You’ll be seeing those on fashion runways, count on it.

Is this Wisconsin man drunk???

Rofl

Aw, poor Tony!

R174 Trump's dementia brain probably thinks that Puerto Ricans are "illegals' and he was probably pissed that they announced their nomination in Spanish.

R175- I also await with glee the Maga's new ' Basement Dewler ' tee-shirts.

DJ playing PRINCE for Minnesota!!

Party like it's 1999.

I think the WI gov just had a mini stroke

I’ll bet you’re right, R178.

Looking forward to Michelle Obama.

Jill Biden did a respectable if unexciting job as first lady, much like Laura Bush. But Michelle was one in a million.

For R170

R179- Dweller. I give up.

Duck, a salad fork is gonna fly through the air!!!

Amy Klobuchar, the Stapler Queen!

GAVIN!!!!!!

I just started watching. What do "present" votes mean?

Nancy!!

Lotta political celebs in that Cali delegation.

Mother Maxine!

lol at Nancy's dress. It looks like wallpaper from the 70s

OMG Gavin is so handsome.

*swoon*

He is so damn good at this!

Newsom is giving a fucking speech. Just read the damn numbers.

R189: Uncommitted delegates elected in the primary.

FINALLY California, move this shit on

I’d like to see a Newsom/Ossoff ticket.

Thanks, R197! I thought it meant they didn't believe in the Harris candidacy.

Happy Days Are Here Again!!!

Watching all these proud delegates from all over the nation.

It looks like America out there.

Not a country club.

Or a Klan rally.

Her crowds are incredible!

r184 THANK YOU

Now, let’s go win this!

FanTAStic that they did a remote from the Harris/Walz appearance in Milwaukee. What a crowd. Do you think Trump might have a stroke?

Read him to filth, Ana!

Ana Navarro speaking from the DL Rescue Dog Brigade.

Expect a shitstorm of deranged posts on Truth Social tonight.

Who is this lady talking??

She sounds crazy.

" The makeup of the Democratic Party looks like the makeup of the United States of America. Very diverse in every sense. Age, beliefs, religions. It's amazing. "

Is it not inevitable that by next week Dump will just fold and refuse to campaign, especially if the humiliatingly small crowds are photographed?

I'm praying for it, R206.

She does sound crazy. Great shoulders, though.

R206- 🤞🤞🤞🤞

Wow Ana looks great, the Ozempic has done her well. Sounds very strident though - isn't she a Repub?

Chuck Schuma cha-cha-ing out to the podium. So bad it's beautiful.

Ugh.

Chuck Schumer.

She's a never Trumper.

"The future of tomorrow"------------80 year old Shumer.....seriously?

I don't know her, R216, but she does sound like a Republican. I don't remember Ortega the way she describes him.

" How can you not adore people who wear cheese on their heads."

Schumer just killed my buzz.

R206 Trump will probably binge eat fast food in anger. Win or lose, I don't hink Trump will live another ten years. I see him having a massive heart attack or stroke.

As much as people bitched about Biden's age and physical condition such as walking slow and the falls. I found it hilarious how many people never pointed out that Trump is overweight and has shit diet. His physical condition probably isn't better than Biden's. Biden isn't a fat ass and probably has much better diet. I hope Biden outlives Trump.

Other people who I hope outlive Trump -Nancy Pelosi -Chuck Schumer -Bernie Sanders -Hilary Clinton

Schumer doesn't belong here. Talk about a do-nothing. He's bringing the festivities to a halt.

Fuck you, Schumer. Time for you to step down and STFU

R220

He’s keeping that Senate desk warm for me, thx. I can wait.

Get Schumer off the stage!

Well, someone has to be the bathroom break.

Have people really not seen the cheese hats before? I guess that's what you get for "flying over" the middle states. :D

Walz gives me a creepy vibe. I honestly believe he isn't going to make it to November without someone coming forward. Wait for it.

Tune in to C-Span two and you'll hear Harris in Wisconsin, rather than embarrassment Shcumer.

He's the Senate Majority Leader, that office gets you a speaking gig at the national convention.

Well, at least it wasn't Amy Schumer.

Jesus, don't you guys ever watch football??

If you did, you'd be well acquainted with the cheeseheads. Check out a Green Bay Packers game sometime!

Bring on Doug!

But it doesn't have to be in prime time. Make him earn his spot. He's done nothing.

R226 likely hated Harry Reid, too. Ignorance of how the Senate actually works (vs how it might wok better) is no excuse for being fat and stupid.

R225- He is extremely close to entering late stage dementia, the same as his father did.

Schumer, hashing everyone's buzz.

Fuck off, R232. His former students love him. So do his colleagues.

The police attack pro-Palestine protesters outside the DNC in Chicago.

R243- About damn time.

Fuck off R232. Stop posting this same crap over and over again.

FF / blocked

[quote] Expect a shitstorm of deranged posts on Truth Social tonight.

We thought that would happen last night, but Barron and Melania gave him one of those horse tranquilizers up his ass.

So apparently, we have censorship on the DL. The link is in the signature.

I have R232 blocked. It must be another MAGAt spewing dumb shit.

THe MAGATS have arrived at R232 and R243 !

Despondent that Democrats are on a fucking HIGH right now!

Cry into your red hats, weirdos

FWIW: a trivia fact is that Chuck Schumer was the first sitting senator to ever march in a Pride parade (with his daughter and her now-wife)

My Milwaukee friends waited for hours to get into Fiserv Forum tonight for the rally!

Fucking Bernie Sanders shouldn't be on stage. His dumb fucker supporters helped fuck up things in 2016

Speaking of a buzzkill, hi Bernie.

We heard you so many times, Defuckto @R232. Go fuck off and drink your pain away. Or whatever helps you cope.

"Walz gives me a creepy vibe. I honestly believe he isn't going to make it to November without someone coming forward. Wait for it."

I know, unlike the rapist and traitor that openly lusts after his own daughter.

Let's see what Bernie has to say.

FYI Democratic delegates to the convention are weighted by past performance not solely by population.

Texas with a 2020 population of 29.36 million has 244 delegates to the Democratic Convention

New York with a 2020 population of 19.34 million has 268 delegate to the Democratic Convention.

I guess it must be a dictatorship. R140

Dinosaur

This is why we need Monitors.

Part II is running concurrently with part III

A mess.

Time for a bathroom break.

Debbie Stabenow should be speaking instead of Bernie.

That’s because 1) an idiot insisted on creating a new thread before its time and 2) other idiots failed to follow the Op idiot.

🤷🏻‍♂️

I have so much hope I feel like crying.

I hope November doesn't tear my fucking heart out.

I can't stand to hear Sanders speak. "Bee-cawsss" that accent rubs me the wrong way.

R58 and R71 (I believe they’re the same ugly poster), needs to shut up, and go fuck themselves. Priss-pot, insufferable, kill-joy.

Nice R250, but that doesn’t give him a free pass to overstay his usefulness in the party.

Love me some Bernie.

Oy vey. Just die already you bums of Brooklyn.

Susie Sarandon, is that you at R267?

Bernie isn't even a Democrat is he? Didn't he go back to independent.

R263 I get what you're saying. I almost teared up during the roll call. During election night 2016, I felt physically ill that night. In 2020, I didn't have dread or worried feelings in the days when votes were still being counted. But, this time around I can maybe see myself being worried on Election Day about possible heartbreak.

Every time I click away and then come back, Bernie Sanders is still wagging his finger at the camera.

Ok, Bernie, get off the stage and let the stars speak. The audience agrees. They are asleep.

R270 Bless your heart. Stupid is as stupid posts.

After someone needs medical attention at her rally, Kamala Harris says, "This is who we are. This is what we are about, looking out for each other. We care about each other." You would never hear this at a Trump rally.

R170 speaking of Michigan, I went to Michigan recently and traveled around a bit. It has some beautiful parts! People think the whole state looks like the poor parts or Detroit but that isn’t the case.

JB Pritzker seems less fat than in the past. His face is not changing, though.

Please stop yelling, JB! Gotdam.

R274 are Angus King and Joe Manchin speaking at the Democratic National Convention?

" It makes perfect sense for the states that will actually elect Democrats to decide who is the candidate of the party, not states that are going to elect Republicans. Clearly you don't know the meaning of dictatorships."

Oh, fucking dear.

I like this guy Pritzker.

He reminds me of old-timey Chicago politicians.

Pritzker is doing a great borscht belt routine ripping Trump limb from limb. He should get his own sitcom.

Not sure I'm crazy about a billionaire tooting his own horn at the DNC, but I like his style otherwise.

Manchin would be booed out of the building.

R281: That X poster is a psychopath.

R283: He's used that money to build the party here in IL to commanding heights. Not to mention the philanthropy

JB is a billionaire???

Is he single?

Schumer and Sanders certainly put the convention into the morgue after the lively roll call. Great programming.

Pritzker with a big finish.

Good thing DT has that in house Mar-a-Lago medical unit.

LET'S GO GET 'EM! :D

[quote] His former students love him. So do his colleagues.

ALL of them? Then you have nothing to worry about. Unless---oh wait----let's just wait and see.

Now calm the business community and more right-wing liberals and independents with a credit card guy.

R292: GREASE FIRE!!! NOW BITCH!!!!!!

I have a good feeling that Kamala will win. Not many want The Thing part two.

I guess vodka and prayers are not working for R292.

[quote]Fleetwood Mac gave Kamala permission to play the music to Don't Stop.

Not me! I told her if she used it I'd kick her in the cuntbone!

Anyone notice Debbie Wasserman Schulz is looking like a Cabbage Patch doll these days ? I noticed during the roll call earlier. Her face is round and she has that same stupid haircut from 8 years ago. She needs a dramatic make-over.

Steven Miller, taking a break from robbing local blood banks for sustenance, posted this:

[bold] Question. [/bold] Why haven't 50 of Walz students come out to praise him instead of three? Does anyone know? I'm just curious..

That lil pocket gay DNC Secretary was adorable, with his megawatt smile. Loved him!

lol r298

So now we know why the Biden speech was so late last night - All of the politicians who spoke before Biden spoke for more than double their allotted time.

R390- Misspelled his name but who gaf?

Delicious, salty tears of desperate trolls.

[quote] Anyone notice Debbie Wasserman Schulz is looking like a Cabbage Patch doll these days ?

She sure has faded from the limelight. She used to (unfortunately) be all over the airwaves. Now, you rarely see or hear about her.

R299: Are you Charlie Kirk's boyfriend from last night, 299? Do you want him? Do you want to fondle his fivehead? Do you want to SEX him? Do you want to sex Charlie Krik, 299?

Well Stephen, if it wasn't what the people wanted, they wouldn't be filling up arenas at her rallies and she would be resigned to half filled Ramada Inn conference rooms like a certain someone.

Pritzker: Donald Trump thinks we should trust him on the economy because he claims to be very rich. But take it from an ACTUAL billionaire… Trump is rich in only thing… stupidity.

I wouldn't even wish that on the most annoying troll, R306.

[quote] Question. Why haven't 50 of Walz students come out to praise him instead of three? Does anyone know? I'm just curious..

Night 2 is shaping up to be better than Night 1. The speakers are killing it tonight!

What big names do we have left to speak?

I'm so glad Michelle Lujan Grisham isn't wearing one of her hideous turquoise necklaces.

Emhoff and the Obamas. I guess any night there's no point tuning in until 9:30 or 10. It's boring tonight.

Tammy Duckworth, Dougie and the Obamas

R314 for R312.

Ew at "comforter in chief" and enfolding the country in a big, great hug.

Is her sister a twin?

Thank you

R312: Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Nominee for the U.S. Senate, Maryland; Long-time mentee of the Vice President

The Honorable John Giles

Mayor of Mesa, Arizona

Then Tammy and Doug and Michelle and Barack

Sorry if this is a repeat, but I don't recall seeing this over on the earlier thread after Joe's speech.

Jesusl. So the Obamas, what, 11? 11:30?

This is going past midnight again, isn’t it?

So much for prime time Obama. Why is Angela Alsobrooks on in primetime saying the same thing that every other person has said?

[quote] JB is a billionaire???

[quote]Is he single?

[quote] —Vairst Letty

Well, Melania JB's wife MK is fat and he probably likes her that way. You would probably need to gain about 50 to 100 pounds for JB to have an attraction to you. Maybe, start eating fast food with Donald and hope that JB becomes a widower.

Just shut up already.

WOWOWOWIW. They’re lying through their teeth tonight. Kamala 100% put more black people behind bars for NON VIOLENT CRIMES than anyone in California history.

This is Hillary 2016 all over again.

[quote] would have been incomprehensible not long ago

Do you mean "inconceivable"?

[quote]She sure has faded from the limelight. She used to (unfortunately) be all over the airwaves. Now, you rarely see or hear about her.

Exactly my thoughts! Didn't something happen with DWS and the Clinton / Sanders primary race which embarrassed her ? After that, she went into hiding.

I'm not hearing enough about project 2025 tonight.

Still to speak:

John Giles, Mayor of Mesa, Arizona Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator from Illinois Douglas Emhoff, second gentleman of the U.S. Michelle Obama, former first lady of the U.S. Barack Obama, 44th President of the U.S

The slimy billionaires are getting nervous their taxes are going to go up.

R329: You said that last night, you tedious bitch. Get some new material.

I just found out he's a billionaire and realized he's hot!

OK Ashbrooks needs to wrap it up.

Need more copium, R329?

[quote] Because he just seems like the kind of boring straight guy who’s completely clueless as to his own hotness.

Well, Andy and I are of one mind regarding his (non-)hotness.

I like this nerdy Mormon mayor.

What time does Melania speak ? That's who I'm waiting for - she's gonna be great.

The audience is barely listening.

Pritzker was like Norm from "Cheers" with more moxie and more money.

Good running time for Giles' speech.

Do I get 500 Hyatt points tonight?

The TranZ are giddy. They know they can go into womens restrooms if Kamala takes office.

You aren't fooling anybody, r328.

[quote]And why are they each declaring their votes? We, the people vote. Or is this now a communist situation?

Oh, Tammy 🥹🥹

Thank god for diet pills...I'd never get through this ironing and we have another hour before we hear from Obama.

LOVE Tammy Duckworth!!!

You tell 'em, gurl!

R347: 2016 called, it wants its bigoted talking points back. Idiot.

Tammy is true American hero.

Tammy = POWERFUL speech!

Love Tammy Duckworth

r350=Edna Turnblad

R350 = Edna Turnblad

Doug

lol the shirtless pic of Doug.

Makes me proud to be a Native Chicagoan.

The long awaited shirtless photo of teenage Doug! Pervs of DL, rejoice!

I wish I had a hubby like Doug.

Lmao. Her stepsons video is so Google commercial coded.

R359: YUM the shirtless pic of Doug

Will anyone acknowledge that Kamala isn’t actually black?

Dougie's a fine wine. Woof.

Kamala meets the criteria for Black, and even Trump's B'LACK.

Ask a racist.

Take your pills and go to bed, Donnie @365

Cole is a cutie.

Gwen Walz's red dress looks quite nice.

That was an amazing intro!

Sometimes we forget that Doug Emhoff's position as "Second Gentleman" is historic.

I think he would make a great and historic First Gentleman too!

R369: Cole should do a speedo calendar...for campaign fundraising.

R347, don't you have a DoorDash delivery to make? After all, it's dinner time in California.

R367 the criteria? She isn’t black. It’s disgusting how we keep lying for a political agenda.

"Will anyone acknowledge that Kamala isn’t actually black?"

Trump will. And he's the only one, since everyone knows she's black.

Next question ? Will you ask when anyone will acknowledge that Doug is Catholic and not Jewish ?

I wonder if Emma's suit was inspired by Diane Keaton.

Doug is a native Brooklynite. Love it. Love real New Yorkers

Doug is so bland, but I find it charming.

His speaking style is very "high school speech class," and it's hilarious.

His parents actually seem more crazy than Doug himself.

R376 she isn’t black. And didn’t identify as black until 2020!!!! She was Indian everywhere until 2020 when it benefited her.

I know how this is going to turn out. I remember 2016. Unlike the rest of you I won't be surprised when America proves once again they don't want a woman in the oval office.

Doug. Ugh

Boohoo @realDonaldTrump.

R380/R381 both masturbate to videos of Charlie Kirk.

Doug is great. The best speaker of the night.

r380, we're paying attention to the speeches. Go beg for attention somewhere else. Jesus, we get such needy trolls.

So she was an Indian when she went to a Historical Black College/University?

She was Indian when she joined a B'LACK Sorority?

Right r30, that's why she decided to attend an HBCU and pledge a black sorority 40 fucking years ago, because she just now decided to embrace her half black side.

Delusional,, stupid fggt.

He’s so cute. “Heeeeyyy, it’s Doug”

"Will anyone acknowledge that Kamala isn’t actually black?"

Will anyone acknowledge that Trump was white then changed to orange?

Doug Emhoff’s speech is adorable. He’s fantastic, and the fact that he isn’t slick is an asset. The anecdote about him making his first call to Kamala and leaving an awkward message is classic. He seems as real as he seems nice.

I know, R381. This leaves you with no choice but to vote for Trump the third time. Please, bitch, you're not fooling anyone.

Trolls neither acknowledge nor respond to logic, R388.

R388 ummm yes. She was.

Obviously r380 is the target of my ire @ r390.

Doug is great at connecting with the crowd.

If he can keep my attention, that means he's a good speaker.

And he definitely has my attention.

Doug makes us almost forget about the disastrous Schumer and Sanders.

" How Doug met Kamala is an adorable romcom story.

How Donald met Melania is technically a felony.."

There's some very damaged, hopeless people on this thread. I'm sorry there's no joy in your life. I hope you are happy when Kamala wins. You could actually do something to help make that happen, but if you just want to spew negativity, maybe Trump has already won in your head.

Ella looks better today.

Lmao wait r395 you think going to a “black college” means no one else goes there? WOW. You’re ridiculous

Is that Doug Emhoff's first wife in the audience?

Like Walz, Doug is appealing just by being himself. The speech is a bit corny, but seems sincere.

R405, I don't know, but I did just see Gloria Allred.

The lady in the glasses? I believe she is.

Is the Emhoff daughter wearing a Palestinian flag armband?

The future first FGILF.

MICHELLE!!!!

I just saw a funny sign, Doug Emhoff First Mensch.

Lol

Queen!

She just relishes those sleeveless outfits, doesn’t she?

Michelle up!

Cool dress.

MICHELLE ! She looks gorgeous. Melania must be shitting in her crotchless panties.

Michelle looks wonderful!

[quote]Mindy = "We are both Indian". Kamala = "Yes".

What an odd world MAGAts inhabit, where people must choose to identify with only one part of their heritage, forever and always.

R415, She's got the arms to wear sleeveless, a rare thing among older women.

Michelle is trolling the Repubs with the sleeveless outfit just like Kamala trolled them with the tan suit.

I'm digging Michelle's hair extensions.

but I think her style around her face is to too severe with it pulled back.

I think she looks best with soft bangs and longer layers around her face.

This speech is great, but it seems like Michelle is taking some major digs at Joe Biden's Presidency.

She keeps saying this is "the first time in a long time," but what about the past four years of Joe Biden being President?

She needs to dial it back.

Eh... not feeling that horse tail. But the rest of her looks awesome and she's in good form.

Michelle's playing the dead Mom card

Michelle is such a good public speaker.

The people who constantly complain about identity politics are suddenly upset about when and how someone identifies. The fact that Trump supporters think that pushing that Kamala suddenly just recently started Identifying as black is going to make a single person vote against her are completely delusional.

R427 Melania looked like she'd rather be hanging from a tree by her ankles than to be at the RNC and pretending to support the rapist / convicted felon.

Goddamn, this is a great speech.

The cadence of her speaking almost sounds like a rap/poem.

It's fucking fantastic.

And she is letting her unbridled blackness show, like she was never able to do as First Lady.

What an amazing speech!

The AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF GENERATIONAL WEALTH!!!!!

Preach it, Michelle!!

That escalator line was great.

I get weary when people never fail to mention children and grandchildren in their speeches. Not everyone has them and some don't want any. It's not unamerican.

"The affirmative action of generational wealth" GOTDAMN

Agree r431. This is why she's so popular across the board, and was touted as a potential candidate herself. Fantastic speech - Barack will have to top this.

PREACH IT, MICHELLE!!!

The crayon eater checks in:

I fucking love Michelle Obama.

She is one of nature’s inexplicable phenomena – the human equivalent of the aurora borealis. Stunning. Substantive. Mysterious.

I hope Trump's not watching Michelle Obama - he'll be crazier than ever tomorrow.

But...but...wasn't Michelle supposed to walk on, say "Kamala? Meh." and then walk off?

R430 - I no do zat trick any more. I marry fat old man vith money. No more upsy down sex time for me.

It’s about time Michelle took her earrings off and laid down the law!

She's all out of fucks to give. I love it!

She is eating him alive.

OH MY GOD, she is fucking KILLING IT!

That was a great line.

SNAP! Black jobs!!

R440- Just wait until Obama speaks.

I think we can safely say gong high has gone away.

Lord! Michelle is giving Donald the business!

GWB just came in his boxers.

I'm in bed snappin my fingers in a Z-formation like a muthafucka.

HA! She just used MY wisecrack from DL: That Trump is seeking a "Black job"!

You're welcome, Michelle! 😉😇😄

She basks in giving these huge audacious speeches, as well she should. She’s one of our best communicators, up there with young Bill Clinton and better even than her own husband.

I disagree R450.

This speech is HIGH and DIGNIFIED, and ALL TRUTH!!

And ME TOO, R453!!!!!

Mother ate and left no crumbs.

“Who’s gonna tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might turn out to be one of those Black jobs?”

Michelle is on ifre and killing it. The most pungent, cogent takedown of Trump and the Republican party to date. Incredible.

People will be talking anout this for years.

[quote]Lmao wait [R395] you think going to a “black college” means no one else goes there? WOW. You’re ridiculous

Only for the freshman year.

This speech is one for the history books. Incredible.

And who does the GOP give us at the convention to motivate the crowd ? Kimberly Guilfoyle and 'the tits'.

Kamala won't take shit from Trump.

"The migrant caravan on Fox tomorrow is going to be massive."

[quote]Cole is a cutie.

Cole for First Twink!

I hate the fact that Michelle hates politics. Because she'd be perfect for it.

Interesting that Michelle has not mentioned Joe Biden once.

I like the Goldilocks complex term.

Michelle brought an industrial size can of "Whoop Ass" to the stage tonight. Love it !

Michelle, Doug, Tim, and Kamala are all 1964 babies, tail end of the BOOM and doing their generation proud.

R461- The very old tits. 😂

Michelle Obama is leaning into her blackness in a way I've never seen.

So Michelle had at least one of her children via IVF. Did we know this before?

Damn, she’s rocking it tonight!

Michelle Obama is saying a WORD. That one shot of the woman crying in the audience is me right now, lol.

Michelle is a presidential level speaker but can say things that a prospective or former, unless they are Trump, could ever say in a speech like this.

R466 I doubt many people will for the rest of the week. They had a good send-off for Joe yesterday and the rest of the nights are about her and her plans.

When I said the best was yet to come, I meant at the DNC.

There is simply no time for that kind of foolishness!

Sing it, sister!

One more job!

Michelle is giving ANTM Tyra. “Two candidates stand before me tonight. The judges are asking themselves —is one of you girls is too woke? Or is the other barely able to keep from falling asleep? The candidate whose name I do not call must immediately return to the green room, pack their bags, and go back to their home state”.

Meanwhile at Mar-a-logo:

Nurse!! Thorazine!! Stat!!!

Woof, Doug and Michelle took me for a ride! Both great in different ways.

I am overwhelmed.

This whole scene just takes me back to 2008.

Whew!

She despises Trump so much.

He sure has gotten Gray.

[quote]She despises Trump so much.

Who among us doesn't?

Michelle finally gets her revenge for the stupid Tiffany gift from the Trumps.

R464 I almost peed myself. First twink! 😂🤣

Swoon

Oh man, this is so wonderful. Bit of a bumpy start tonight, but damn, this is just amazing to see these two.

I don’t lionize any politician, but I sure do miss Barack and Michelle.

Miller is absolutely the best Twitter account to follow during the DNC for unbelievably great comedy.

Just now, Melania yelled out to Barron: "Jes leave him alone. No call paramedics ! Leave on floor and step around. Remember - how you say ? - DNR!"

Barron! Not lizzen blek letty! DO NOTHING!

Forgot Michell lost her mom May 31-2024. Appreciate her effort even more.

Good of Obama to bring it back to Joe.

[quote] Cole for First Twink!

He's a married man!

ONE MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DNC AND RNC:

The women at the DNC knew damn well they would be on camera and didn't have to keep being reminded, 'Teeth and Bras, ladies...Teeth and Bras!"

Trump's head must be ready to explode. The Republican Convention was so weak.

I am so glad that both Michelle and Barack are hammering home the point that this is going to be a hard fight and a tight race.

This cannot be said enough.

It's going to take HARD WORK all the way until election day!!!!

DO SOMETHING!!!!

Barack just indicated Trump had a tiny dick!

Oh fuck yes... THIS WEIRD OBSESSION WITH CROWD SIZES!!!!!

Jesus - the dick joke! OMG LOL!!!!

I like Doug, that was nice presentation his son made

Is MTG or Bobblehead Bobert saying anything about the DNC the past two nights ? Not like them to be quiet.

“This weird obsession with crowd size (makes measuring penis gesture with hands)” Crowd roars.

Oh no you didn’t with size, Barrack!

Yes, R499, but think about how you probably felt 6 weeks ago and compare it to this.

Which septuagenarian retired WWE pro wrestler is slated to deliver tomorrow’s keynote?

Michelle and Barack are giving Americans a large dose of TRUTH tonight.

I've never heard either of them be so blunt before.

It's so fucking refreshing.

This is also a vicious attack. And very effective.

Can't wait for tomorrow's meltdowns about "BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA"

"The sequel is usually worse!" Fuuuuck yes

Your mother, r509.

On a Trump presidency, “We have seen that movie before and we all know the sequel is always worse.”

On the loop in Donald's head for the next forever:

Barack looks very handsome tonight.

The gray hair makes him look distinguished.

Gwen looks like she had a glowup

Mrs. Walz is beautiful!

Trump is going to get nasty and dirty with racial malice.

I'll never understand how we went from him to trump.

Gwen Walz is wearing the ‘’ Hell Dress’’ tonight in honor of the Obama’s

Like he hasn't already.

Apparently Orange is rage posting on Truth Social tonight

R520, Let’s hope so, it will just dig him deeper into that feeling of failure and self-hatred that we know he’s been running from for years.

Oh, Trump can’t have all these black folks talking about him.

R509, did you accidentally post something intended for the Repuke convention? Really?

You just know that the N word is flying out of Trump's mouth now a mile a minute.

He might r520, and I wonder if that is exactly the trap they are setting for him. His natural racism is probably just straining to get out right now, in a public and horrible way that will backfire.

520 I hope he does so even Fox News and Newsmax will have to run it.

[quote] I'll never understand how we went from him to trump.

Russian interference, misogyny, and voter apathy

Republicans and Faux News are probably ALL freaking out right now.

This new found Democratic enthusiasm has caught them WAAAAAAAAAY off guard.

A through line runs directly from Trump's bullshit birtherism antics, to Teabags (proto-magats), to the shit show that is today's Republican party. He is the genesis of it all. His own cancerous petty, meanspirited, vindictive nature was allowed to metastasize into a societal sickness we're struggling against now. But it really started in earnest in 2008. Fuck, I hate him.

[quote]I'll never understand how we went from him to trump.

Even stranger, I know people who voted for Obama twice and are now going to cast their third vote for Trump. Something broke inside them.

[quote] Apparently Orange is rage posting on Truth Social tonight

So, it's a day that ends in 'y'. Though I'm sure he's particularly butthurt tonight.

Fox is carrying Obama's speech without comment.

In his twisted craziness he'll be twice as furious because he spoke nicely (for him) about them today.

[quote]I'll never understand how we went from him to trump.

Racism. Racist people in this country had had it up to here with a dignified, intelligent black man and his beautiful family occupying the White House for 8 years and were going to be damned if a woman - a Clinton at that - would be his successor. They (along with Comey and Russian interference) ushered in the Trump era, but what they weren't baking on was that Trump would be so awful that we would NEVER want to go back to that as a nation.

This feels like kinda a more plain talk version of his old speeches.

Barack's speech is my favorite so far.

And just think: Wednesday night we get the best speaker ever in our Party: The Big Dawg.

Michelle is a better speaker than Barack, hands down.

Barack's speeches are always bumpy, and sometimes rambling, and sometimes cracking a few jokes.

Michelle's speeches are all content. They get straight to the point, and she pulls no punches. There's no fluff there. It's all straight talk.

She needs to help him work on that.

I zone out sometimes on Barack's speeches, but my attention is firmly held when Michelle speaks.

It's a gift.

I agree with this speech but I just don't see the brain washed MAGAs listening to anyone but Trump.

I always felt safe when Barack Obama was POTUS. Joe too, but he started to slip.

I hope Big Dog mentions Trump's pussy grabbing.

[quote] I'll never understand how we went from him to trump.

There's a billion dollar media company that has been singularly working to divide this country for their own personal gain since George W. Bush was President.

Obama spent the first part of this speech trolling and then warning against trolling.

I sense that Michelle was designated to give the Bad Cop speech with Barack giving the Good Cop speech. He’s wonderful, great at what he does, but she was cold fury etched in acid. And was more effective for that.

I was just thinking I love that suit!

R549: Try since Clinton. Fox Nazi News launched in 96. And Fat Bastard Rush and Hate Talk Radio before that.

[quote]And just think: Wednesday night we get the best speaker ever in our Party!

Nancy or Pete?

Yes, he’s beautifully dressed. The pristine white shirt against the darkest navy you can get. And a rich silk knit tie in sky blue.

We need a woman to be president and all the better that Kamala is woman of color. She no doubt has taken many hard knocks to get to where she is. A true inspiration for little girls of all colors who want to grow up to be president.

He's lookin' damn good.

Goes all the way back to Nixon really r553. He may be the first that truly loved the division more than the unity. LBJ was divisive, but that was circumstance and the stupidity of the Vietnam War. Nixon because of what he was deep inside was the one who really reveled in the division and the hate.

Did someone screen cap the shirtless photo of Doug??

God I miss him

Well done!

Okay, are we done here for tonight?

Was this the last big speech?

It is unthinkable that Kamala will not be elected. How much more Trump can we bear?

NARCISSISTIC INJURY ALERT!

R563: Yep. Here come the bishops!

Dump must be huffing into a greasy McDonalds bag right now.

From the Roll Call to Kamala's remarks to MICHELLE to Barack, this was an incredible night.

R561 Same here.

Is it sacrilege to say that so far I liked Hillary's speech best?

I feel the same, R571.

Whatever works for you, R571.

No, r571.

Hillary's is my fave so far, too.

There is an embarrassment of riches to choose from, though.

We must reinstate the Fairness Doctrine and end Citizens United if our democracy is going to survive. The first thing she should do if elected is dismantle Fox News.

eh, you like what you like. I gotta give it to the Obamas though, so far.

Damn, Kamala did not give herself a low bar. But I think she will blow it away anyway. The whole mood is amazing, and I think she will ride that in her speech.

Dump is getting upset...hahahaaaa

That is very true, R574. So many good people speaking out. It's hard to believe there are those who can't hear what they are saying...

Barack Obama had the devastating task to speak about the Sandy Hook massacre. Ugh, what a horrible thing to have to do. And guns still run amok.

Wow...FUCKING WOW!

None of this would be happening were it not for Nancy Pelosi’s ruthless guile. She’s box office poison, so of course she won’t be speaking at the convention. But this will go down as the capstone of her improbable career as the most prolific and successful Speaker of the last century. She knows where all the bodies are buried; what she has extracted from adversaries and sympathetic opportunists alike can’t be overstated. So much of what she’s accomplished went down in smokey cloakrooms. The high-stakes machinations will be lost to history, but her legacy won’t. She’ll be remembered in social studies textbooks as the grandmother who broke the glass ceiling. But in actual fact, nobody in recent history has brokered and consolidated power like Nancy. Not by a long shot.

God, I wish he could be President again.

I just saw that the song for the Massachusetts roll call vote tonight was I'm Shipping Up to Boston Dropkick Murphys

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Watching CNN... I go back and forth on Van Jones (mostly forth) but I tire of his wounded feelings thing. Abby Philips is terrific.

R581, she's speaking tomorrow night.

Honestly r581, I'm pretty sure the events surrounding Biden stepping aside and Kamala stepping up will be the thing most historians will be focusing on for a very long time. And yes, Nancy Pelosi's role will be seen as pivotal, far more than any glass ceiling talk about her speakership.

Nancy is a BOSS.

She is a boss, but more than that, she is a very serious person. I knew when she thought it was over, it was over. That was pretty much it for me. I knew that she was not some petty feuding bitch who believes things for silly reason. If she was worried about Biden, there was clearly a problem.

R521 from Obama to Trump because GOP & constituents said Never Again a black man in their White House. No One could have imagined how many haters live in the US. and want Trump 4 Ever.

I think it's more correct to say that if she was worried about Biden winning, there was clearly a problem. It's not about reality -it's about perception.

Michelle Obama full speech

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I think Nancy’s secret to success, to a certain extent, was her lack of desire for office higher than Representative. Most people who make it to Party leadership in the House want to use that position to springboard into the Senate, the Governorship of their state, and a lot of them dream of being Vice and then President.

Nancy didn’t want that. She wanted to run the House caucus, deciding who got which committee assignments, and using those appointments to guide and influence what got through committee and voted on, as well as to inspire loyalty which she used to keep her caucus in lockstep. You might have had a few fringe Reps who’d say crazy things but they usually always voted Nancy’s way when time came to vote. The Republicans, who you’d expect to be the ones marching in formation , could only dream of having such overwhelming and lasting control over their trouble makers.

She’s the most influential Speaker in a century, and rivals Johnson when in the Senate in amount of influence and quiet power. The fist of her book new book is that it’s all because she sets big goals and keeps her eye on them and every move is made with an eye toward getting closer to those goals.

Very much agree r595. So many people do this silly thing that everybody should want to be president, and if not, what's the point. It's so stupid. Some people have very different roles and the idea that the only role for any successful role for any politician is president is stupid and inane. Glad she saw that.

R590 It's incredible to know that in the 21st century many Americans still have a confederate mind set.

shit, stumbled all over the words there, but I think you get the idea.

Oh Fucking Dear.

r597, The entire Southern Baptist Conference exists to protect Plantation Slavery.

Will the networks complain again that President Obama’s speech wasn’t in prime time?

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R598, your meaning was perfectly clear. Nancy seems like an organizer, who rallies the troops, and most importantly, is a mater at not saying the things that need to not be said, if you catch my drift.

The Morning Joe appearance after Biden announced he was staying in is a prime example. She kept saying, “He needs to make that decision” even though he had ostensibly made his decision. What she didn’t say, or how she didn’t say it, was the power play in that scenario.

R545, This week's speeches are not aimed at Trump followers.

They are fashioned to GOTGDV among Democrats.

We outnumber the opposition; we always have.

R554, DO YOU NOT KNOW HOW TO REFER TO A PRIOR POST WITH "R#"???

AND IF you are going to quote, THEN QUOTE. Don't be a moron and truncate a quote in a very lame attempt to seem "funny."

--R543