Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

It’s not hopeless, and we’re not helpless.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

In after Baud. Damn.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

If marriage is the equivalent of selling yourself into slavery, women with self respect should reject the offer.

FFS people, this was a good thing. take the win.

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Dead end MAGA boomers crying about Talyor Swift being a Dem is my kind of music. Turn it up.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Chutkan laughs. Lauro sits back down.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

The revolution will be supervised.

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

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DNC Open Thread and Semi-Live Blog #2

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Sister Simone Campbell from the Nuns On The Bus–I learned in a (relatively liberal) Catholic school, that you don’t mess with the Nuns.  They’ll fuck you up.

Governor Jack Markell, Delaware speaking now.  This guy needs public speaking training.

Don’t know who this is.  She’s doing great, though at 8:00 PM CT

Small Businessman, Bill Butcher talking about the American Recovery Act, 8:05 PM CT

Kamala Harris, CA Attorney General, 8:07 PM CT

And now a video about the DREAM Act, 8:13 PM CT

Benita Velez, of San Antonio, TX 8:14 PM CT

Cristina Saralegui, hispanic TV personality, 8:20 PM CT “Romney would turn Medicare into a book of coupons”

Austin Wiggan, Founder and retired CEO of Carmax Incorporated. 8:27 PM CT

Video about the Auto Industry bailout, 8:30 PM CT

Karen Somebodyorother, 2nd generation Auto Worker from Ohio, 8:32 PM CT

Bob Kane, President, UAW, 8:35 PM CT

It looks like Sandra Fluke got pre-empted.  Charles Johnson just pointed out that she was supposed go ahead of the auto bail out thing.

Republicans and the Debt–Rep.Chris VanHollen, going after Paul Ryan hammer and tongs. 8:52 PM CT

They just brought out victims of Bain Capital.  Fucking AWESOME! “What I fault Romney for is for making money without a moral compass.”  “Romney and his partners shut our company down.”  “When Romney and Bain took over the mill, they loaded it up with millions of debt.”

Sandra Fluke, 9:00 PM CT Standing Ovation. Three standing ovations.

Jim Sinegal, Founder and CEO of Costco, 9:08 PM CT

Elizabeth Warren, 9:15PM CT

First Night of the conventions viewership goes to DNC.  4 million more than RNC.

Paul Ryan requested Obamacare cash for his district.

 

 

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  1. 1.

    Randy P

    Just for that extra does of schadenfreude, has anyone seen any TV ratings comparing the two conventions?

  2. 2.

    MikeJ

    Hey soonergrunt, I know you just post and don’t run the place, but could you ask JC about adding a next and previous post link at the bottom of the page? Certainly make it easier to tell when a new thread comes up.

  5. 5.

    mark

    nothing new to say, just wanted to be a part of the new thread.

    also, still pissed cole is MIA on convention coverage.
    so there

  6. 6.

    Comrade Nimrod Humperdink

    @Randy P: Supposedly 26 million watched the first night for Dems, vs 22 million for Repubs, but I’m assuming that’s just the 10:00 hour rather than the whole thing.

  7. 7.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Wow, I’m glad I turned this on to catch Sister Simone. The better angel of my nature hopes that Timmeh Dolan’s fat-coated heart doesn’t explode at the sound of this obstreperous woman talking about feeding the poor and comforting the sick.

  8. 8.

    Anoniminous

    1st night of DNC bests RNC in TV ratings race:

    The Nielsen Co. said about 26.2 million people watched the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., where the first lady was the featured speaker.

    Last week, Nielsen said 22.3 million watched the first night of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla …

  10. 10.

    Paula

    NPR remarked that one of the big differences between the RNC and the DNC is that there are a bunch of kids @ the DNC.

    He had no idea why (or so he said).

    I’d hazard a guess that most parents would be hesitant to bring their kids to a place where there might be a bunch of concealed weapons.

  11. 11.

    Suffern ACE

    I will not give up this thread for the similarly named thread that has stomped on it. No one likes a bully.

  16. 16.

    Soonergrunt

    @Suffern ACE: And yet, this thread shall live on.

    Srsly, the only reason I made a new one was to make room for the live blogging. I’ve never done this before. Cut me some slack, will ya?

  17. 17.

    Comrade Nimrod Humperdink

    Markell actually reminds me: if people haven’t gotten a chance to read the new Taibbi piece on how Romney made his money, it’s just brutal.

  19. 19.

    arguingwithsignposts

    blah blah blah small business blah blah blah. When do the prime time speakers come on?

  20. 20.

    aimai

    Deval and Rahm are both killing David Brooks and Mark Shields on the channel that I’m watching. If only I weren’t speaking metaphorically. David brooks is so bootlicking he might as well have a riding boot attached permanently to his lower lip. What a cringing Uriah heep of a man. And as for Mark Shields? If he doesn’t have premature dementia there’s no excuse.

    aimai

  22. 22.

    xyzxyzxyz

    I just watched a conversation between Judy Woodruff and Julian Castro during PBS’s coverage of the DNC. She actually asked him that if the democratic party is a “big tent” party, is there room for people who are pro life? Castro tried his best to answer the question, but Woodruff kept pushing the point that somehow the democrats were not reaching out to pro life voters. Of course, it never occurred to her that pro choice covers just that….your choice. Go ahead, chose not to have an abortion…your right. Ugh. The discussion continued until the talking heads on the coverage team (including fucking Bobo) were in agreement that the vastness of middle america has a much more complex view on reproductive rights that either party reflects. A pox on both your houses was the upshot. I immediately turned off the TV and headed to the liquor store. I need a drink to get that crap out of my head.

  23. 23.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @Soonergrunt: suggestion – include a time stamp with your updates.

    @Violet: Hickenlooper was light-years ahead of the governor of Delaware or the small business administrator – the B team, maybe.

  24. 24.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Okay, Sullivan needs an intervention

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  31. 31.

    Mary G

    I put in the last thread – ABL’s Twitter says they can’t get into the convention hall. Possible credential problems? She is demanding that they let the tiny black lady in.

  33. 33.

    arguingwithsignposts

    Craft Brewer: I know you’re not supposed to endorse a competitor, but this time I’m going to make an exception. good line.

  39. 39.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @Mary G: Sillivan’s misogyny is always showing. That fucking tory piece of shit should still be in the “Mock” category.

  41. 41.

    trollhattan

    @mark:
    Why yes she is, thankyavermuch. Is she speaking actual words? She pops up on our teevee machines a lot here and I forget to listen. Smart money has her aiming at higher office. Gov if Jerry forgos term the fourth or Boxer’s seat.

  42. 42.

    RoonieRoo

    It’s not just Sully’s misogyny showing when he talks about Warren. He also has deep hatred of poor people. Warren pushes his buttons big time and is one of those politicians who forces Sully to drop his mask and truly show who he is.

  43. 43.

    Emma

    @Violet: Sullivan dislikes ladies. Unless they remind him of the nanny he wanted to have as he was growing up. His worship of Mrs. Thatcher is a tell.

  44. 44.

    Violet

    @MikeJ: Except he worshiped Thatcher, so it’s not completely about lady parts. I can’t figure exactly what the issue is.

  45. 45.

    mark

    WHY THE FRACK WERE ABL AND COLE TRYING TO GET IN 40 MINUTES AGO??????? THE CONVENTION STARTS AT 5 P.M. EASTERN TIME!! seriously, what the hell are they thinking they are doing out there????? they missed gabby douglas, emmanual clever, videos, nancy pelosi, the 12 (9) democratic female senators… the list goes on and on.

    The ones they should want to see are the ones on before 8, the speakers for the democrat volunteers! The primetime speakers are tempered for primetime coverage!

    what the hell else are those two idiots doing all day long in charlotte anyhoo??? SERIOUSLY

  46. 46.

    Mary G

    Oy vey, now Sullivan is saying that Sister Simone’s speech “cheapens religion to associate it with such a partisan event.”

    This Twitter is going to give me a heart attack.

  48. 48.

    TaMara (BHF)

    @arguingwithsignposts: I’ve been sitting here, how the hell did I miss Hick? Next thing you know I’ll be so absorbed in Balloon-J that the Big Dog will have come and gone without me noticing.

    p.s. Soonergrunt, can’t believe JG walked all over your thread. I can relate. ;-)

  53. 53.

    mark

    am i wrong to actually LOVE the soundtrack the dems have used these last 2 nights between speakers? i know, just snippets, but still its awesome. someone should compile a cd

  54. 54.

    Mary G

    News from ABL:

    We gave up and decided to go to McCormick’s. ::throws up middle fingers at no one in particular:: #ABLC #DNC2012 #ABLCWG2012
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  55. 55.

    Soonergrunt

    @TaMara (BHF): I’M NOT GIVING UP! I’M GONNA HOLD ON TO THIS THREAD AND COLE CAN HAVE IT WHEN HE PRIES IT FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! Or when he deletes my admin account. Or I get bored. Whatevs.

  57. 57.

    Comrade Nimrod Humperdink

    Did they only get credentials for the first night? Are there restrictions about the times they can get in? I’m confused now about the nature of the credentials they have and what the rules are.

  58. 58.

    elftx

    Christina Saralegui (sp?) is absolutely fantastic…it took a Latino to tell it straight…Good on Her !!

  67. 67.

    calliope jane

    Cristina (Saralegui)!!! WOw. Very cool.

    “Don’t boo. Vote!”

    She talks of the dreamers. And ends with talking about voting (and voting registration, too). So great.

  70. 70.

    Suffern ACE

    @Mary G: Didn’t we just go through 24 hours of listening to the right wing faint that God needed to be invoked on a party platform? Or did I miss pread those posts on Facebook that stated that if His name wasnt in the democrat’s book, their names wouldn’t be in the book He keeps in heaven.

  76. 76.

    gbear

    @calliope jane:

    “Don’t boo. Vote!”

    Obama was using that line in his labor day speech. He used it often enough that the crowd would shout out the ‘VOTE!’ response line.

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