Last night of the #DemocraticNationalConvention. Two reminders:
1. Anything other than support for the Biden-Harris ticket in my mentions after this, all 100lbs of me will karate chop you Miss Piggy-style.
2. If you text or DM during the convention, I know you don't know me.
1. Anything other than support for the Biden-Harris ticket in my mentions after this, all 100lbs of me will karate chop you Miss Piggy-style.
2. If you text or DM during the convention, I know you don't know me.
This clip titled "this time next year" is wonderful. Reinforces the message of a better tomorrow, post-Trump and with a President Biden. I look forward to a 2021 filled with hope.
Really good idea to have Yang with his highly activated YangGang at this convention.
Oh shit, this exchange between Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Andrew Yang shading Mike Pence (and his foreign name) was funny as hell.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is dog walking Trump with a smile on her face. Please let her be the DNC host forever ever ever and ever.
Way to go, The Chicks -- I felt the national anthem in my heart. Beautiful. I so want my country back!!
Sister Simone is a national treasure and I am not a particularly religious person. I respect that she's the real deal - not a poser like conservative evangelical fraudsters.
That clip of Joe Biden talking so thoughtfully about his faith was fabulous on its own, but to have JLD then saying Joe goes to church regularly without having to tear gas people was... PERFECTION.
So many good lines so far from Julia Louis Dreyfuss, but this one made me scream out loud (dog next door barked back): "Joe Biden goes to church so regularly that he doesn't even need tear gas and federal agents to get there."
Elijah Cummings talking about John Lewis made my heart clench. We have lost so many good fighters. Let's make it our mission to stay on the path of "good trouble" for them. Let's vote on the right side of history.
John Legend and Common are so much better than Kid Rock or shitty country music. There. I said it. Judge me if you must.
JLC is totally dragging Trump and she's proud to be a "nasty woman." OMG. This is so good.
* JLD Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Sorry... tweeting while watching unsuccessfully
I see some people don't like the juxtaposition of Julia Louis-Dreyfus's acerbic humor with Jon Meacham's historical remarks. Personally, I am fine with it. We need both - sobriety as well as sense of humor in these dark times.
Rep. Deb Haaland is the first Native American Congresswoman to address the Democratic National Convention. As she said via tweet "Our voice is here to stay!"
This emphasis on voting from Sarah Cooper, followed by Padilla and Benson, is really great. We need more of this type of voting outreach. Take nothing for granted.
Ah The Booker. I am going to listen to his words and enjoy the view. Judge me if you must.
Glad to see the former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaking about the coronavirus pandemic, calling for leadership. This is a taste of the technocratic prowess we will get with a President Biden.
Former Surgeon Gen Murthy talking about Joe Biden's caring consideration for his immigrant family says everything about the difference between Biden & Trump. I hope it is also a reminder to everyone during this pandemic that immigrant doctors are saving lives in this very moment.
LOL. Tammy Baldwin quotes Joe Biden calling Obamacare, "a big effing deal." Love it.
Going to be hard to call a WWII veteran, who parachuted into the Rhine, and who voted for Trump last time, but who is voting for Biden this time, an antifa communist.
Tammy Duckworth is a national treasure; I am in awe of her resilience. We, as a country, are SO LUCKY to have her.
It is beautiful the way the Bidens have kept Beau's memory and legacy alive. It isn't possible to think about Joe Biden and not think about Beau Biden.
Mayor Pete is going to be a fantastic future Sec of Veterans Affairs. Just saying...
This clip with Biden's former rivals for the nomination is terrific. We are so united as a party!! I love it. And on a personal note, there is so much goodness in The Booker, The Klob, Mayor Pete, the woman who has a plan for everything, Beto, Bernie, Mr UBI Yang. Team America.
Hey Bloomberg -- can you please pay your campaign workers? Thanks.
I am going to assume that the reason why Bloomberg is on in his own clip apart from the group clip with other Biden former opponents is because he is afraid of Elizabeth warren. (And he should be)
Oh my- I am so proud and moved by Braden Harrington. What a brave kid. This was awesome. Keep at it, Braden -- we are all rooting for you!!
The Granddaughters: wow. Joe Biden is the real deal. Donald Trump doesn't even remember at least one of his kids. Likely two. Probably only likes one of them at all.
Vote Joe: He's loves his kids and grandkids. He'll lead with that love in his heart for your kids and grandkids
Vote Joe: He's loves his kids and grandkids. He'll lead with that love in his heart for your kids and grandkids
As a Golden State fan, I am loving the Curry clip but all respect to Ayesha Curry for emphasizing the need to vote.
All props to the directors of this convention for letting Biden's kids introduce their dad -- this includes putting Hunter right up front, (too bad, Impotus) and letting Beau have the last word.
This video is very powerful. Look - the Dems took the potential awkwardness of this socially distant convention and knocked it out of the park. Incredible.
This clip's excerpt on Joe Biden's understanding of the burdens of fatherhood partially explains Obama's particular love for him, given the absence of Obama's own father.
The contrast between Joe Biden and Donald Trump could not be more plain. A vote for anyone else but Joe Biden is a fail on the litmus test for character, decency, integrity, humanity, morality.
I started off this night laughing over the jokes but I am crying now. The Joe Biden story is the story of the best of America. He may or may not have been you or my 1st choice, but he is exactly the nominee we need for this moment. Everything rests upon us winning. Let's go, Joe.
"If you entrust me with the Presidency, I will call upon the best of us, not the worst. The job of a President is to represent all of us. This is not a partisan moment, it's an American moment. It calls for hope and light and love." - Biden
"While I'll be a Democratic candidate, I will be an American President. I'll work hard for those who didn't support me, as hard for them as I did for those who did vote for me. That's the job of a president, to represent all of us, not just our base or our party."- Biden
My favorite: "Give people light and they will find the way. Give people light. I will draw on the best of us, not the worst us. I will be an ally of the light not the darkness." This election is a test between light and dark, good and bad. I choose light. I choose goodness.
Biden does what so many Democrats have failed to do over the last 12 years: He thanks Obama. And that, folks, is partially why Biden is the nominee. Judge me if you wish, but that's the truth.
"Our current president has failed in his most basic duty to the nation. He’s failed to protect us. … And my fellow Americans, that is unforgivable." - Biden.
Damn right.
Damn right.
"Honest, unvarnished truth. They can handle it.” Biden on telling the truth about the coronavirus and listening to the experts. I can't wait for a president who will not gaslight us into hundreds of thousands of people dead.
This is the speech of Biden's life and he's nailing it. That's my president. Right there.
No Biden speech would be complete without some Irish poetry, and I love it.
Well good luck, Trump and Trumpers, because our new president just gave the speech of his life with conviction and passion, and it was a thing of beauty. Pure beauty. Goodness and light.
We are going to win. Let's do this, Democrats.
We are going to win. Let's do this, Democrats.
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