DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 18, 2020
The First Night. So Much Punditry. My take is as meaningless as everyone else’s. Except for yours. What did you think? OK, gotta say, Michelle Obama is one of the greatest public speakers in our nation’s history. Can we all agree on that?
Meanwhile, Look Who Will Speak At The Rethug Convention. I cannot make this up. Plus:
First lady Melania Trump and the president’s adult children — Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump — are also slated to speak.
Mass. D Party Chair Directed Students To Destroy Records Proving Conspiracy Against Progressive Challenger. If there’s any justice, Rep. Neal is going down.
Trump Announces Plans To Despoil Arctic Refuge. Leases to be signed before Trump leaves office. Every day is worse than the day before.
The Markells Beg Voters To Reelect Chris Coons. Corporadems of a feather stick together. This makes me wanna puke.
Delaware ACLU Chapter Calls For Major Probation Reforms. Probation ‘violations’ are just another form of racism in many cases. I like these proposed changes.
What do you want to talk about?
“Michelle Obama is one of the greatest public speakers in our nation’s history.”
I’m not sure you can call a taped speech from a remote location, speaking in public.
Have you ever seen her give a speech live? I have. The Grand back in early 2008. A galvanizing speech that inspired everyone who saw it. Did you see the ‘When they go low, we go high’ speech? Of course you did, but you’re just being a troll.
Your trolling is tiresome. The speech she gave last night was challenging, for the reasons you cited. And she nailed it.
Suggested entrance music For Bill Clinton tonight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJFVPxBpezk
Hey, the Rethugs can use it next week when Tiffany Trump speaks with a beaming picture of The Donald behind her.
why THE FUCK are they letting either Clinton anywhere near this thing?
Unless they are planning on Carrie-ing bill, i cant think of a reason they’d give this pig a platform.
“why THE FUCK are they letting either Clinton anywhere near this thing?”
Since you asked… Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. Bill Clinton left office with a 65% approval rating.
That’s the cover story. The real reason is to reassure corporations that the Bolsheviks haven’t taken over the party, AOC’s one-minute oratory aside.
Yep. Which cuts both ways. Clinton centrism embodies most of what’s wrong with the Democratic Party.
The Party of Goldman Sachs is hardly the Democratic Party of FDR.
If it is any consolation, most big oil organizations are cutting back on their exploratory drilling. While ‘capping’ their existing wells and fighting off bankruptcy in what is turning out to be a prolonged decrease in demand for the foreseeable future, the LAST thing they want is more oil in the pipeline.
Trump can bluster and sign whatever he wants. But he has definitely NOT delivered for any of the carbon producing states or organizations. Reasons for anyone in PA, WV or WY to vote for him are becoming few and far between. The DNC should be think-tanking and selling new visions for those areas. Massive farm land for cannabis, hops of all varieties, and solar/wind generation is a good start.
How much time is AOC actually getting? Anyone know?
I see now that it is one measly minute. Ridiculous. It is like the DNC doesn’t want to bring new voters into the mix.