I'd fallen asleep by then, because it was my bedtime and because I'd already watched a bunch of speeches. As I texted to my son, "I can't just be watching some coach."
But this morning I was reading "'There Was a Whole Lot of Sass for a Gathering of Democrats': The Best and Worst Moments From Night 1 of the Convention" (full access link), with the NYT opinion writers giving individual opinions on concise topics, and, asked what was the worst moment, Charles M. Blow said, "It dragged on too long — and the unfortunate image of delegates chanting 'Lock him up' from the convention floor."
So I'm watching — and sharing — the relevant clip. Hillary looks great and seems to be doing what needs to be done, at least in that minute. I wonder what Blow thinks is so "unfortunate" about the delegates chanting "Lock him up." That criminally prosecuting the former President was deeply wrong or, at least, reflects badly on Democrats? That it reminds us of the chant "Lock her up" and creates a lot of dissonance for Democrats?
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just passing the Torch
"Hillary looks great"
You're kidding, right?
The hostess's 2nd screengrab of DJT looks like he is a Doo Wop singer from 1960.
Rigged, sabotaged election. Hillary is the author of the Russia collusion hoax. We don’t have actual elections on the Federal level. I’m tired of people pretending this shit is real.
I didn’t watch her speech, but Hillary did look a lot better than she has in recent months. Her typical tent dress replaced with a nice suit. Ozempic perhaps? So I agree she looked great. Nonetheless, she is deplorable on the inside.
She does smug very well. Less likable than Harris, but much more able. Christ, I'd be relieved to have Bill back at this point. If Trump manages to win this thing AND get sworn in, it will give me a good dose of schadenfreude. But either way,I'm done letting presidential politics determine how I feel about things. These bastards will do what they do, and mostly the people of the US will be the losers. An occasional win sure does feel satisfying though.
Re Blow's comment ... when he's right, he's right.
Comey excused Hillary because 'no reasonable prosecutor' would bring a case, in rather direct contrast to the lawfare against President Trump.
@Inga. Your side just tried to murder its opponent. When is this going to penetrate your lead skull? You’re the evil, bad guy. As bad as it can get. Shame on you.
So many good speeches! When Hillary was speaking I thought what a great president she would’ve been, how much less chaos and drama our nation would've had to endure. How much better she would’ve handled the nation’s Covid response, what a world of difference for the last 8 years. The awkwardness of Democrats chanting “lock him up” could be attributed to us wanting not to sink to the level of Trumpism, we are better than that, but to see the look on Hillary’s face was worth the moment.
The young Congresswomen AOC and Jasmine Crockett speeches were wonderful, AOC is so unpretentious, I loved her line of it being ok that some said she should go back to barkeeping and she saying yes, anyway because it’s honest work and should be honored. It was moving to see Crockett tear up when she recounted the time she was a new Congresswoman and met with Kamala Harris and Harris could see something was wrong and asked her about it and comforted her with words of encouragement.
Biden’s speech being pushed back by the delays of the crowd cheering so exuberantly and for such long times was regrettable, but Biden did well and it was a relief to see him get through it. It’s evident how much Democrats still care for him and what respect he gets for what he’s done for the nation. To see the love his family has for him is touching.
No doubt the speakers’ comments didn’t resonate with Trump supporters, but they did with millions of others, Democrats, liberals, independents, never Trumpers. And we are very motivated to vote
Oh shut up. You sound like one of the crazy boomers someone upstream just spoke about.
'Your side?'
Let's see definitive proof of that claim. Oh wait, you have none.
Shame on you, Inga. Let me repeat. Your side just tried to murder its opponent. You’re the evil Nazi punk. Quit evading your responsibility for this. You’ve embraced total, shameless evil. At least have the decency to be ashamed of yourself and go hide.
No proof is needed, unless you’re blind and determined to evade responsibility. This war on Trump has been ceaseless for years. You were warned repeatedly that murder would be the outcome. The blood is on your hands, Nazi thug.
"When Hillary was speaking I thought what a great president she would’ve been, how much less chaos and drama our nation would've had to endure."
*snerk* That's comedy, folks!
She does know there was never a trial and that there is no statute of limitations for mishandling classified information. There is now a precedent for prosecuting former political rivals.
Curious, are all “Democrats, liberals, independents, never Trumpers” communists? Will they really vote for Communism over Trump?
Guys, guys, it is not worth it. Inga is a "true believer". Nothing anyone says, no "proof", no discovery, admission, or facts will EVERY move her off of (D) awesome and (R) evil incarnate. All the "correct" people tell her so. The (D) folks can strip her of every freedom, every right, tax her into oblivion, replace her with illegal criminals, confiscate all her "stuff", and as long as the "good" people tell her it is OK AND she (and other women) have the option to terminate a child on demand, it is all good. You might as well try to reason with a 2 year old. She wants what she wants and NOTHING else matters.
Blow labels the chant as unfortunate because the Democrats like to hide their true selves during election season.
NYC prosecutor Bragg did not oppose Trump's recent request to delay sentencing until after the election. Presumably the "convicted felon" isn't moving the needle, and he's been told not to become a distraction. Of course, Judge Merchan might proceed with immediate sentencing anyway, and it would be ironic if that worked against the Democrats by sucking all the air out of Harris's campaign.
Biden repeated the “Very fine people” hoax at the convention. Scott Adams has clearly and correctly stated that this is a direct call for Trump’s assassination.
Also powerful speeches were given by the women who recounted their personal experiences with not being able to get medical care due to the SC’s reversal of Roe vWade. Responsibility lays with those who thought it was a good idea to take away a women’s freedom of choice.
Do they deliver the dismembered baby corpses to your house for you to make stews, Inga?
Is there any form of murder and butchery that doesn’t turn you on, Inga?
Trump will most definitely be sentenced to jail in September.
@Shouting Thomas, of corse not. Inga claims to be a union boss so thuggery is part of her job description.
I was reading somewhere that Chelsea Clinton wants to be named Ambassador to the UK.
I belonged to a nursing union for many years, I never claimed to be a “union boss”. lol.
Hillary has a fantastic plastic surgeon.
No more Moo-moo. Ozempic has been very, very good for Queen Hillary
Yes, the democrats always push new boundaries of shamelessness in pursuit of power. They started this lawfare bullshit and I hope it fucks them over.
Biden lies constantly. He is such a piece of shit.
Hillary was the source of the chaos in the Trump administration.
"Women tell their abortion, pregnancy and miscarriage stories at the first post-Roe DNC"
This is brave, both because they are such painful and personal stories, and because the worst people in America will be targeting and hounding them and their families.
In the same speech in which Biden said he ran because of Trump’s “very fine people” remark after Charlottesville, Biden says of the openly pro-Hamas demonstrations outside the DNC: “Those protesters out in the street. They’ve got a point.”
they seem to copy a lot
They are on the side of the Hamas ghouls
I caught the tail end of AOC's speech and found her curtsying amusing.
Ever since Biden was canned and Woke Salad Kammie was inserted, Inga has been front and center on my favorite blog. To my fellow commenters: “Never try to teach a pig to sing, it wastes your time and annoys the pig.”
She will never be convinced, ever. Apparently the last 3.5 years have been heaven on earth in the US for her. How to argue with someone that delusional? You can’t.
Democrats celebrate the abortion of demos-cracy... democracy in Hillary's Watercloset.
Give the devil her due. Hilary did look a lot better than she has in a long time.
And no stroke glasses! Has she finally recovered?
John Henry
I remember when some on the left insisted that supporters chanting "lock her up" at Trump's rally was a crime and thus an impeachable offense by Trump. The media highlighted those instances and said it was proof that Trump was delusional, divisive and full of hate. Apparently this is another instance where it does not work both ways.
Blow isn't the only one who wasn't impressed the proceedings. Link to HotAir excerpt of MoDo's impressions:
It’s going to be a glorious coronation — except that everyone’s mad at one another.
Top Democrats are bristling with resentments even as they are about to try to put on a united front at the United Center in the Windy City.
A coterie of powerful Democrats maneuvered behind the scenes to push an incumbent president out of the race.
Meh. It's politics. No one is offended but those who want to be.
We need those slots! An old, but goody.
Well said.
For someone of her age, maybe she does. Is it a natural look? Discuss.
Blow finds it "unfortunate" because for several years now, we've been assured that "lock her up" chants show that Republicans are awful, evil people. It's now revealed to have been projection, as though that weren't obvious already.
Crooks was clearly a Biden supporter on his Gab account.
We would have heard about it if he was a Trump supporter. Just like every other leftist murderer it is the quiet dog that barks the loudest.
Your stupid "no proof" bullshit has been abused too many times. You are all terrible evil people at this point.
The cope is real.
Russia Russia Inga is down with The Party. Loyalist to the hilt.
You are a terrible evil person who cheers for the murder and persecution of your political opponents.
Biden’s speech being pushed back by the delays of the crowd cheering so exuberantly and for such long times was regrettable
In order to move Biden's speech from prime time to 11pm, there would have had to be five-minute ovations after half the lines of every speech - this did not happen. We watched the whole tedious affair, Walz's sad-clown face, Harris's remaining seated like a queen, delegates looking bored and disgruntled as things bogged down, and all. The only long cheering was when Harris, with utter predictability and after the news folk had just assured us all that although Trump had attended every night of the RNC, Harris wasn't expected to be there until Wednesday, took the stage. What a fun, joyful surprise! That one thing did get the long cheers. But not even five minutes.
Biden was scheduled late because they were afraid he'd crater. Wouldn't anyone be?
Helps to be a wealthy leftist wearing Chanel.
It would be heartbreaking to lose a child in the womb and, like every woman throughout history to whom this has ever happened until the last few decades, to have to wait for your dead baby to be born. And it would be awful to be pregnant at 12 by your stepfather. But neither of these is what drives the abortion-rights side, and we all know it.
Thank you for pointing that out. He also said that hate has no safe harbor. I guess he forgot about what happened on many college campuses last spring. Jewish college students would disagree with Biden.
I was amused by her trying to paint the Republican side as anti-ordinary-job. Sure, honey. It's Republicans who would look down on you for tending bar.
Republicans do of course look down on her, but it's not because she was a bartender. It's because she's a bartender who believes she's a great economist despite her embrace of economic ideas that have been demonstrated again and again not to work. My daughter has a couple of friends like this - an ordinary young couple, working class, no college, but the guy is sure he's a financier and regularly pronounces on what everyone in their circle should do with their money - much of which involves tax evasion, because he doesn't believe that you're liable for taxes on a cash business.
But AOC is going to be president one day, God help us. She's as populist as Trump but without the acumen.
Shake your head, Henry. Your eyes are stuck.
The worst people in America are there in the convention hall with the women telling their tales of woe.
Ah, Colleen Brown, they may be disagree with Biden but will they vote for Harris? That's the problem, voting for someone with the same views and expecting a different result.
They love their Dementia Joe, as indicated by the tears rolling down their gullible faces. I guess they get caught up in all the Orwell 1984 vibes.
It's still quite awesome knowing that horrible person will never be president.
That said- the left know how to inflict horrible creatures on us. They have out-done themselves this time.
That Horrible Liar will never have a presidential library next to her philandering women-sex-abusing husband.
The awkwardness of Democrats chanting “lock him up” could be attributed to us wanting not to sink to the level of Trumpism, we are better than that
It's profoundly stupid for the Democrats to exhibit their partisan hatred of their opponent while they, literally, are trying to lock him up with four simultaneous criminal prosecutions in an election year. It's astoundingly dumb. All the Trump haters are already voting for Harris. Now you're trying to convince moderates, independents, and other people to vote Democratic. And what do you do? Your party openly and joyfully mocks the seriousness of the criminal justice system. Your party undercuts any possibility that the Trump trials are fair and unbiased. Anyone watching immediately understands that these trials are partisan and political. And they also might start to suspect that they are under-handed and dirty.
And it's ridiculous to compare this to the cheers at Trump rallies, when Trump himself never arrested or prosecuted his enemies. We might agree that the cheers are in bad taste. But there's a huge difference between over-heated rhetoric at a campaign rally and the willful misuse of our criminal justice system.
If you want evidence that these Trump trials are staged, phony, and fake, this stupid cheer at the DNC convention is evidence of what's really going on. Wake up, Inga.
Did Trump ever build, create and use private server to hide his dealings ? NO.
Hillary did. ...and she made a nice windfall. FROM THE RUSSIANS.
Hamasidols
Clyde writes: “The worst people in America are there in the convention hall with the women telling their tales of woe.”
The bravest part is that every single one of these women knew with a certainty that Trump and his Renfields will spend the next three months personally trying to destroy their lives, and they still stood on stage.
To ask is to answer.
In hindsight - Bill Clinton - despite his sexual deviance - was a fairly good president. To today's standards - Bill Clinton would be too moderate for the Current Extremist Democrat party. He'd be pushed out like RFK jr.
⬆️ Harris’ challenge is to recognize from the outset that the goal is not just to win the WH but to hold it and build a majority in the houses. In order to do that she must mute the radical wing of her party and avoid promoting policies that people see through like no tax on tips or new home owner assistance.
People instinctively know there is no free lunch and these policies either shift costs or perversely enrich existing homeowners. The UK just tried the latter policy and proved it doesn't work. If she can pull this off, defuse spending and not attack success she can win the middle votes. I watched a few minutes of the DNC (beginning) last night and it didn't fill me with hope.
"Hillary looks great"
In the still shot (prior to hitting "play") she looks like an old-timey marionette's puppet - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdy_Doody#/media/File:Buffalo_Bob_Smith_and_Howdy_Doody.jpg
They opened Trump's watercloset and discovered a toilet. They opened Clinton's watercloset and discovered a cloud serving state secrets to the highest bidder.
It must be very upsetting when you're unconscious lizard brain recognizes that the vile monster Hillary Clinton is you Trumper's kindred spirit.
I would have liked to see Hillary Clinton in a federal lockup working alongside Martha Stewart to improve Hillary's chocolate chip cookies. In a just world that might have happened.
Her makeup is good and maybe she's had injections. She's looked far worse at times. She didn't do anything about her ugly, raucous voice, though. Maybe it's a mark of authenticity, but it's not an attractive one.
Sandy's had a taste of the good life, so she's never going back to bartending. Politicians praise the working class but strive like hell not to be a part of it.
How much cosmetic surgery has Hillary had? Goddamn she's closing in on 80, and there she is with the dyed hair and dental implants babbling away. Thank Trump for saving us from this old crow.
What medical care were these women unable to get becasue the SC returned abortion regulation back to the states? If they can travel to the DNC convention to give a speech, they clearly could have traveled to Illinois for an abortion if their home state was too restrictive for their needs.
To whatever extent they were "not able to get medical care", it was because of their local government, not SCOTUS.
The Dullard was thrilled to see her heroine Who would have done to the country what Harris plans.
Nope. Most of us just make fun of her.
They pumped him full of drugs but the results can be variable. Better safe than sorry.
"Rich" has a vivid imagination.
Howie, get back on your meds!
Not sure people know instinctively there is no free lunch. Some do, a lot don't.
"Sucking" and "Harris" in the same sentence? Tread carefully.
Hillary Clinton will never be President of the United States. A wonderful sentence to repeat in 2016, an even more wonderful sentence to repeat now. And also it is the minimum sentence she deserves.
Clinton was no moderate. He had to face the 1994 Republican House. It took only what - 4 or 5 tries? - for the Republicans to force "moderate" Bill Clinton to accept any welfare reform legislation.
For someone who should be in prison, she looks great…
Mercifully, Hillary is the Monday warm up act…
Hillary Clinton will never be president and that is a good thing.
When has Harris demanded land reform or worker control of the means of production.
You are full of shit.
Did Trump ever build, create and use private server to hide his dealings ? NO.
But he did use his personal phone for government business, which is just as bad, if not worse. Also Ivanka used her personal email account for government business. Again, just as bad, if not worse.
Don't forget they also found classified documents next to the toilet
That makes no sense.
Inga- You are a lying liar who lies - and you sell and regurgitate the left's non--stop lies. Shame on you, indeed. Stalinist freak.
The Democrat Party collective are lying liars who lie. On top of greedy assholes who stuff their pockets with washed clean tax payer dollars.
Money money money
Dear childless cat lady…
Speaking of freaks, when your comments sound indistinguishable from Screeching Thomas's, it might be time for some self reflection.
Dear Lying liar who lies/Loyalist leftist. Perhaps you need to look for some de-programming yourself. Russia Russia Inga. You seem to think we've forgotten all of your bullshit and lies over the years - from Russia Russia Mueller Report - to the Charlottesville Lie. It never ends with you.
Two of the women were extremely ill. They were in no condition to travel.
“ Zurawski says she and her husband were elated when she learned she was pregnant in 2022, after months of fertility treatments. However, in her 18th week, she suffered complications and was later diagnosed by her doctor with an “incompetent cervix” and told that a miscarriage was inevitable and she was also at a high risk of an infection.
She was also told an abortion was not an option following the Supreme Court’s overruling of Roe v. Wade as Texas had passed a near total ban on abortions. Medical providers who perform abortions face a life sentence unless the pregnancy poses a risk to the life of the mother.
As a result, Zurawski had to wait until she developed sepsis, a life-threatening condition that causes the body to overreact to infection, potentially leading to organ failure. Only then were the doctors comfortable enough that Zurawski’s life was sufficiently in enough danger for them to legally perform an abortion, which they did. However, the infection also led to a three-day stay in intensive care and also impacted her ability to have more children in the future.
“What I went through was nothing short of barbaric.”
Democrats see the government as MOMMY. MOMMY Feelings.
Rich - none of "Kamala's" so-called economic plans will do anything but make matters worse.
“Another woman, Kaitlyn Joshua, recounted being in the middle of a miscarriage and being turned away from two hospitals in Louisiana that feared the potential liability of caring for her.
“I was in pain, bleeding so much my husband feared for my life,” she said. “No woman should experience what I endured, but too many have. They write to me saying, ‘What happened to you happened to me.’ Sometimes they’re miscarrying, scared to tell anyone, even their doctors. Our daughters deserve better.”
And a third woman, Hadley Duvall, who was raped by her stepfather when she was a child, spoke of the pain she felt at the idea that she could have been forced to give birth to a child at the age of 12.
In a line that prompted gasps on the convention floor, Ms. Duvall, looking directly into the television cameras, quoted former President Donald J. Trump’s description of states’ passing abortion bans as a “beautiful thing” and asked, “What is so beautiful about a child having to carry her parent’s child?”‘
NYT
Zurwaski’s story, @1:46PM…
PBS
Didn't watch. Did Hillary do her No ways tired schtick?
I listened to a lot of the short speakers, and if I subscribed to identity politics, I would be ashamed to be bunched in with the fair sex. It really is the Harpy Marx Convention.
Biden being pushed out of office is a much better deal for him than what the old, demented prick deserves. Much better.
You're a dope. I can't imagine having my life so impacted by fucking politicians. Yet, you can't function without it.
You deserve what's coming.
She wants price controls first. Give her time.
It’s well-known at Inga’s old hospital that she served as Nurse Ratched’s character model in “Cuckoo’s Nest”.
Being Democrats, it's most likely those two women were lying or at least (like Tyrant Timmy Walz) stretching the truth. Please note that the doctors' refusal of care wasn't due to the law, it was due to their lack of knowledge to do their job properly. I'll believe those women's stories when we see the testimony in the malpractice lawsuits.
Always remember: Liberals lie. Always.
Inga's third story, of Kaitlin somebody, is obviously untrue because the law does not allow hospitals to turn away such cases. It was probably a botched abortion, of which there are quite a few.
The field marshal shows up. The whole classified documents case has collapsed due to FBI misbehavior. Unless, of course, you are referring to Biden. They were next to his corvette in the garage.
And Hillary is done.
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