Biden: "I have no doubt that I picked the right person to join me as the next Vice President of the United States of America, and that is Senator Kamala Harris."
Hey Joe, we have no doubt you nailed it with this choice.
This introduction by Biden of Harris is superb. It is the voice of advocacy for the new generation of Democratic leadership.
Biden: "Is anyone surprised that Donald Trump has a problem with a strong woman, or strong women across the board?"
I am loving this Biden. He really is the antithesis of Trump.
Biden: "The Joe Biden & Kamala Harris administration will have a comprehensive plan to meet the challenge of COVID-19 and turn the corner on this pandemic."
More than 164k dead. This is what I want to hear.
When Biden talks about Charlottesville and the battle for the soul of America, it moves me. His outrage and purpose is so palpable. He's really the right nominee for this moment and Kamala Harris is the right VP (and POTUS-in-waiting) for this time.
Love that Kamala says she's there because of the "ambitious" women who came before her. You go, girl.
These speeches by Joe Biden & Kamala Harris are so powerful. As Kamala speaks about Beau, you can see Joe tearing up. And I am tearing up. All I can think is - this is TRUE humanity on my tv screen. The contrast to Trump-Pence could not be more clear. So proud to be a Democrat.
Kamala Harris is excoriating Trump right now. She is dog walking him. Mike Pence must be terrified if he's watching this. I am not sure if Mother would allows him to watch though.
Kamala has just said they don't need to just win -- they need a mandate. She's right. We need to win by landslide, so we repudiate and humiliate Trump. Let's do this!
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If Trump is convicted of federal crimes, he will have to be incarcerated. The question arises as to how this would be done for a former president with Secret Service detail. I doubt he would be under house arrest at MAL where some federal crimes are alleged to have take place. 🧵
2. The Secret Service has no protocol for a protectee who has been convicted of a crime & imprisoned, so one would need to be developed if such a situation arose. One option? Shift agents in a secure federal facility.
Straight up Russian propaganda that benefits the GOP. This man is a useful idiot doing the work of Putin & the fools on the left will fall for it the same way they fell for the Russian asset, Jill Stein.
Imagine running for president & claiming NATO provoked Russia into genocidally attacking a sovereign country. Meanwhile, only tools of Russia propose peace talks since they will involve sacrificing Ukrainian territory.
This man in UNFIT for the presidency.
Every bit of that Cornel West tweet demonstrates an ideologue stuck in the past, who has not caught up with the present reality unfolding in Europe. It demonstrates how wholly unsuited he would be to any political leadership role. He would be as dangerous as Trump.
On this historic day when for the 1st time a former president has been charged with federal crimes, I have thoughts. A brief thread follows. /1
For more than 20 years (yes, that's going to age me, millennials - my favorite dating pool), I have written about the world for a living. /2
I have written about democracy and dictatorships, about democracy and coup d'etats. I have written about war and peace, about power and influence, about good governance and corruption, about legitimacy and authority. /3
Oh my God. Trump lawyer Parlatore is on tv flapping his lips about events in the grand jury. It is bloody shocking.
Andrew Weissmann wisely points out that there is no way Parlatore would not be in the room with the Grand Jury unless he was a witness. Parlatore goes onto explain why he had to be in the room. GO BACK to Weissmann, @MSNBC !!
Borrowing from Dostoevsky, Ogarkova calls Russia a culture where you have "crime without punishment, and punishment without crime." Indeed, "the powerful murder with impunity; the victims are punished for no reason." For Russia, war crimes ARE THE POINT. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Russia claims to be a powerful “pole” in the world to balance the West – but has failed to create a successful political model others would want to join. So it has nothing left to offer except to drag everyone down to its own depths.