What more can I say! This has been an amazing night. Paul Simon was amazing. Cory Booker showed why he may be President someday. Michelle Obama was just magnificent. Next up, Elizabeth Warren.
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Is it mean-spirited that I’m glad Bernie won’t get to speak in prime time?
As far as I’ve read, this is what he wanted. He wanted to speak last tonight. I may not stay up to watch. Getting sleepy. 😉
Bernie Bros are acting up again.
I am thinking that they are working up to a big outburst at Bern.
Please Wisdom Beings make Bernie be a stand up guy
Thick, and expected.
Yea.
Bernie Sanders gave a voice to millions of people during his campaign. He spoke for me. He is not the enemy.
Well done, Bernie. Your mother and father would be so proud. Tikkun olam.
the egomaniacal BS should not be speaking at all. He’s not a Democrat, he lost the primaries and just can’t let go of feeding his ego. If ever the truth comes out about his finances his minions will go bonkers.
If Bernie tries to deliever his old tired stump speech, I want him to be booed off the stage.
He has the obligation to make a very strong endorsement and tell his lunatic followers to go pound sand. He did build that. He never ever denounced them no matter what they said or did.
I am so happy to be watching – feel proud of our Dems!
This has been amazing. Even with the unruly children, it has been inspiring.
Michelle Obama was absolutely dynamite. Maybe the best all around speech I’ve heard in years. She connected at the pure gut level. Simply magnificent!
She was awesome!!
I’ll be getting watching her again, and again, and again.
Michelle Obama was terrific! Warren is good attacking T-rump but not as inspiring as Michelle.
And then we will have to experience the Bern…. oh well.
I just can’t get over how brilliant Michelle was. But Cory Booker stole the show as far as I’m concerned. That man will be president some day.
I am so glad I’m watching our convention tonight. It has been fabulous. Attacking Trump. Validating that our country is great, AND can become greater. Democrats have become the people who have faith in our country. Cory Booker, Michele Obama and Elizabeth Warren were all magnificent.
I agree, he took us through our history, and back.
The Bernt messed up Senator Warren’s rhythm.
OMG, is Keith high? Something is off….
???? What am I watching?
He is loving this!
This guy still thinks he won. Can’t stand him
Please please be a stand up guy Bernie.
I am giving up hope. He just goes on repeating his same old lines…as if we haven’t heard it over and over and over.
Okay, he said it: Hillary Clinton must become the next president of United States.
He needs to keep it up …
OH GAWD! Not the same old lines again!! And he is not asking them to cast their votes for Hillary!!!!!
He doesn’t have the grace of Hillary. She never would have done this!!
If I wanted to watch an old man ,um, indulging himself there is the rest of the internet . Geez, what is the point of this.
He better not do any damage. He walking on a thin line.
It’s his stump speech. Please, say nice things about Democrats.
I cannot abide someone screaming and waving their finger at me. Give it a rest.
Get to the point, Bernie. Endorse.
Is Sybil the Soothsayer up after Howard Beale finishes being As Mad As Hell?
At last!
Finally. A
Hillary must become President
All right, carry on Sanders, Hillary Clinton understands, let’s pass it on to her, and let us carry on together to defeat Donald Trump.
It’s interesting the attention being given to the Berners in the hall. I seem to remember that the Hillary holdouts in ’08 were dismissed as “bitter” and “dead enders”.
This bitter deadender remembers it all too well!
Yes from another bitter deadender. But Sanders is male — that’s the difference.
Yeah, it’s pretty difficult not to compare the two. I certainly don’t remember us Hillary supporters getting this kid glove treatment in 2008. And I certainly don’t remember the media crawling all over themselves to highlight our support of Clinton. And I absolutely positively don’t remember Hillary’s delegates behaving like spoiled children on the floor of the convention center. I guess I’m not quite is over it as I thought I was! Mostly now in 2016 I am just trying to revel in the fact that it looks likely that she will finally be my president. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have the occasional flashback of bitterness.
I had the same thoughts, Jslat & Valhalla – the immaturity of the Berners just made me want them to get the heck out of there. Yes, it’s the same old Bernie.again, and again, and again.
I’m watching on a delay so I’m about 10 minutes behind, but Bernie just said, “I look forward to your votes during the roll call tomorrow.”
The piece of crap is not going to release his delegates and tell them to vote for Hillary. He has no class. No honor. He is what my mom used to call, “common”.
Patience☺he does manage to fit Hillary into his stump speech. Not graceful b okay I guess.
Thanks, I know he does, but it doesn’t sound like he’s going to encourage his delegates to vote for Hillary. He’s got to have his ego fed first.
I heard that, and yes, I was sure I heard it too.
Speaking of class, I notice that the Hillary supporters aren’t booing him. Like Michelle Obama said, “When they go low, we go high”
Exactly!
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton, will become our President! Bill Clinton, stood up, and we share that spirit, we will proceed with this convention, and with much happiness, knowing that we are with HER, because what she will bring to our families, to the world around us. The woman who is going to lead us through this revolution, as President, and make it possible for all to have better lives, for all of us, men, women, children, all of us.
I keep thinking back to Hillary’s graceful speech in 2008.
Me too. Bernie’s followers are a reflection of him.
Hillary Media-Fire-Storm-Born, of House Clinton, First of Her Name,… Breaker of Glass Ceilings,… Mother Healthcare,… The UnBernt,… President of the United States,… Queen of the Pant Suit Nation,… Ruler of Hillaryland and Defender of the Supreme Court and the Constituion.
Like that Ron4Hills.
Been overdosing on Game of Thrones Ron? How about Mother of Eagles?
Hahaha, good one.
🙂 Guilty. Books and show.
Me too😉
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Yes, that was brilliant!
Wonderful!
That’s awesome.
Nothing better than a good Litany!
I guess you all didn’t hear the same Bernie Sanders speech that I did. Oh, well.
That seems to be the case.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the convention, Janice.
I wish the same to you Beata.
Alas, I won’t be watching. We go on vacation tomorrow. I’m already up too late tonight!
Sleep well and have a great trip.
Bon voyage, Beata. I hope that you will be able to vote for Hillary in November. If not, I still love you and wish you all the best always.
I thought Bernie was a little weak to be honest. Oh well. I did not expect much.
Cory Booker and Michelle Obama hit it out of the park.
I loved Al Franken and Sarah Silverman as well.
I love Elizabeth Warren too, but the Heckle-bots got to her a little tonight.
A dozen or more of the early speakers nearly brought me to tears. I am so glad I went to C-Span where the focus was on the speakers and not the punditry.
All in all, great first night.
Different strokes….
Not so much Sanders as his rude followers, whom he doesn’t draw into party unity and working to support Hillary and defeat Trump.
Final Words: What a tremendous line up of platform speakers, and I was feeling good until the lady who says she is going third party, what bullshit. What bullshit, another Ralph Nader, another Iraq.
Jeeessh – that old stump speech made me swear. Can’t wait to view tonites speeches again to reenforce my joy in my Dem party! Rid myself of BS. And stop watching the media now interviewing his creepy supporters.
OK, I know I should shut off MSNBC. But since the end of the speakers, they’ve interviewed three Bernie supporters in a row who still refuse to support Hillary, and Chuck Schumer. All the Bernie supporters sound like idiots. I know I am obviously biased against them but really truly, trying to be objective, they sound like morons. I freaking hate MSNBC. I think it’s definitely possible that in hundreds of hours of coverage this week they will manage to not speak to a single Clinton supporter. I bet it’s written into their contracts.
I liked the part where the whole panel agreed that Bernie deserves all of these concessions because “He got 43% of the Democratic vote”. Err, doesn’t that mean Hillary got 57%? Isn’t that a pretty big deal?
Oh god, yes. They made much of Sarah Silverman’s you’re being ridiculous remark, but Sarah could’ve easily said it to the entire MSNBC panel. Anyone who hadn’t followed the primaries and just tuned in to their coverage tonight could not be blamed for thinking that Bernie Sanders was actually the nominee based on how much attention they are giving to him and SOME of his supporters.
And it’s all so glaringly obvious compared to the ’08 convention.
The majority of Bernie supporters will go with Hillary. Those who go to a third party have that right but have essentially chosen to sit in the stands and not play on the court. The message I heard today was for people to come together and play the game. I admire those who play and don’t opt for the cheap seats.
Sounds like Rachel is trying to say the problem isn’t Bernie, it’s his supporters. Maybe, but Bernie got them to this point by being a petulant egomaniac and now they are acting like petulant egomaniacs and Rachel wants to let Bernie off the hook.
Just before the Democratic Convention began, Rachel said she thought Claire McCaskill, who is out campaigning for Hillary NOW, would have been on Hillary’s VP short list. She has forgotten that Claire supported Obama after her children clamored that she must. Hillary and I have long memories and we know who our true friends are. Bust your butt now, Claire!
Yes, I remember Claire McCaskill in ’08 very well. However, Claire was on Morning Joe this morning and was a strong Clinton advocate and spoke very favorably about her. I guess that’s politics for you.
No……What happened was Bernie spent months whipping a fury against Hillary through innuendo and accusation. Now he’s having to pretend like he never said those things. He lit a fire and he’s having a tough time putting it out. This was predictable, but I do believe that before we hear from Hillary on Thursday night. This will be a tempest in a teapot, as is Bernie. One thing I would do for sure, is bring Sarah Silverman out there again to lecture the Bernie or Bust fools. She was on target!!!
I don’t believe he was really trying to put out the fire. He loves the fire. If he wanted to put out the fire he would release his delegates to vote for Clinton and tell them he was going to vote for Clinton. Remember Hillary standing with the NY delegation in ’08 casting her vote for Barack Obama?
If you look at his remarks this morning (read my post), you’ll see you were right, Janice.
I too enjoyed Silverman telling the Bern’s they were ridiculous. However, scolding or lecturing them really doesn’t work because they are “right fighters” who are soooo wrapped up in their righteousness they never hear any other voices but their own.
Ignore as best we can and hope each state delegation can calm them down. Modifying their behavior going to be key.
No need to reiterate my opinions of Morning Joke and Mika …..
Her compare of the first day of the DNC and the first day of the RNC. One word.
“Chachi!”
Priceless.
I saw that. LOL! They were swooning over Michelle’s speech too. I could watch that speech again and again. It was a game changer.
OMG I love this!
Ok. I’m in tears. What beautiful children!
OK I would totally vote for Scout.
Convention first day news. Balanced reporting of disrupters.
http://www.npr.org/2016/07/26/487446231/different-breeds-of-convention-democrats-ask-whose-party-is-this-anyway
And for all of us, Michelle Obama’s speech transcript.
http://www.npr.org/2016/07/26/487431756/michelle-obamas-prepared-remarks-for-democratic-national-convention
PS California Bern’s WERE loudest.
George Will says T-rump’s tax returns could show his relationship with Russian oligarchs.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/07/25/george_will_trump_doesnt_want_to_release_tax_returns_because_he_is_deeply_involved_in_dealing_with_russia.html
MSNBC day after says Dem Convention has good prognosis for unity.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/democrats-pull-back-brink-first-night-convention-n616716
Todays convention schedule
https://www.demconvention.com/event-categories/july-26/