Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Come on, man.

The Supreme Court is corrupt. Democrats must win in November and force court reform.

It could be worse. Vance could have said “post-menopausal sows.” Waiting for that audiotape to surface.

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

I wonder if trump will be tried as an adult.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

Chutkan laughs. Lauro sits back down.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

Democrats are back in array!

Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.

If you’re looking for someone who’s young and athletic, go watch a fucking movie.

A consequence of cucumbers

You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.

Second rate reporter says what?

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    6. 6.

      citizen dave

      Only saw the last minute.  Not digging Hochul.  As a midwestern viewing a New Yorker.  The Knicks suck too!

      Reply
    9. 9.

      jackmac

      It’s stating the obvious, but I’m always struck at how Democratic gatherings like this represent the rich diversity of America.  Republicans?  Not so much.

      Reply
    28. 28.

      Jay C

      Agree (as New Yorker) with the general opinion of Gov. Hochul (“underwhelming”, to be polite): however, I thought that was as good a speech as any tonight. Though not a high bar….

      Reply
    33. 33.

      MisterForkbeard

      Reposted from the other thread- I just watched Kamala come out and speak. First few things that come to mind:

      First: Walz and his wife look positively ecstatic when she comes out – they’re having the time of their lives. (EDIT: Doug Emhoff, too – it looks like Walz is asking him “did you know about this?”)

      Second: Kamala is stunning when she comes out, and she’s really happy looking too. Huge contrast with the Republican piles of angry fat screaming blobs

      Third: Her speech was short, excellent, and really big on thanking Joe Biden. Good for her and way to pump up the crowd. The crowd, of course, went nuts.

      Seriously though, Kamala is just owning the moment and everything about her is just top tier this last month.

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    37. 37.

      lamh47

      @lamh47:

       

      I think the nets knew MVP was going to make a surprise appearance, cause Rachel cut into par of the commentary in the middle of the Freedome video. So you knew something was happeneing.

      Reply
    39. 39.

      Percysowner

       

      Bringing from the dead thread. I wonder if someone important is stuck in traffic or can’t get in. This is Prime Time and people have been hyped up for Joe. I wanted to watch Joe and Hillary live, but it’s hitting beddy bye time for me. I’ll give it until 10:30 but then I’ll have to catch it tomorrow morning.

      Reply
    50. 50.

      Percysowner

       

      @raven: That makes sense. I’ll see it tomorrow. I’m not a Nielson family, so it won’t matter, I really want Joe’s speech to beat Trump’s acceptance speech, just to make the Orange One see Ketchup Red.

      Reply
    51. 51.

      dmsilev

      UAW: Support the Democrats, get a prime-time speaking slot

      Teamsters: Play footsie with the GOP, get ghosted.

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    66. 66.

      Betty Cracker

      “Trump’s a scab! Trump’s a scab! Trump’s a scab!”

      ***

      Doug’s kids are there! The son looks just like him.

      Reply
    84. 84.

      HumboldtBlue

      Hahahahahahahaha… Nacho President

      No wonder those couchfucking little girl fetishizing assholes hate Democratic women. Whip smart, stunningly beautiful, real, humane, decent, accomplished human beings, and they know they could never hope to get a kiss, much less a date.

      Reply
    94. 94.

      lamh47

      So am I the only one who thinks, that someone sat AOC down…and had a “come to jesus” discussion with her on what she wanted her political legacy to be and how long she wanted it to be…and you can notice a turn in both her rhetoric and her on screen “persona”.

      ETA: Also seeing that the inside of politics and governing can be so much different than the rhetoric.

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    98. 98.

      Quinerly

      @Leto:

      Brown and Black women will save this country. I am convinced of this, sez White woman “born and breaded” in the South.

      Old White men are done. Both parties.

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    101. 101.

      Fair Economist

      ABC was awful. They kept breaking in to have Reince Preibus talk (blech) or to put on a pre-recorded piece about the immigration crisis (I turned it off for that.)

      NBC is much better. They actually let the speakers be heard.

      Oh, and AOC is great.

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    105. 105.

      NotMax

      Good speech but boy howdy, AOC needs a voice coach to work on pitch and timbre. Just listening, she sounds like a junior high school girl.

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    107. 107.

      lamh47

      @Baud: didn’t say she wasn’t smart…but also…even smart young people can use guidance when they are new to a place.

      I’m sure she had more than Bernie as a mentor and once she did it shows.

      ETA: But also, if she wants to run beyond Representative say Senator…it would need to be different.

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    110. 110.

      Dangerman

      Hey, Biden is going to be close tomorrow; about an hour away. Well, 60 miles. Former Angeleno, distance still measured in time (i.e., sure I can get you to the Airport from the Valley in an hour or 2).

      I can stake out ice cream shops.

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    113. 113.

      dc

      @lamh47: I think she can figure things out on her own. She doesn’t need to be sat down and lectured to. She’s proven that she can defend her ideals, work for her district and help the party as a whole, even when her preferred positions don’t get majority support.

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    117. 117.

      lamh47

      @lamh47: Also too, I thin AOC is smart and see what happened to member of The Squad my Jamal and Cori and has greater ambitions which I respect.

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    119. 119.

      lamh47

      @Ohio Mom: exactly.  which is sitting her down and asking her what she sees for her politicial ambition.

      Good Lord…you would think I said she was a stupid idiot…

      jeezus…have none of you ever been new to a job and had to learn or train under a mentor until you got your footing.

      There is no damn shame in doing that and there should be no shame is pointing that out…smh

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    125. 125.

      blindyone

      I was looking forward to seeing the best president of my lifetime-so far. (I think l have a few more years in me) Then a performance by James Taylor! Ok, it’s definitely gonna be Boomer night. Then here comes AOC! Great job, youngster. 😊

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    130. 130.

      Geminid

      @lamh47: I think that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez  also learned  a lot from her peers. The House Class of 2018 added a lot of talented and capable Democrats to Congress, from a diverse bunch of districts. There was an especially strong contingent of women, I thought.

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    133. 133.

      lamh47

      @Baud: I bet when she came in, like any new member of the House she had a sit down with Speaker of the House Pelosi…right?

      You don’t think NP wouldn’t discuss something like that with AOC?

      The same NP who some folks applaud for speaking plainly to PJB…come on now.

      No one is trying to ding AOC…smh

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    137. 137.

      HumboldtBlue

      @Maxim: ​ 

      To be honest, if she had just a little more New York accent in there it would work, but the timbre needs to fixed. But that speech was fire nonetheless.

      Two-bit union buster landed a blow

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    140. 140.

      VFX Lurker

      @tam1MI:

      “Kamala, your mom would be so proud of you!”

      ::Cries::

      Those women were wonderful. I had no idea MVP Kamala Harris had a childhood scar above one eye from protecting her friend from a bully.

      Hillary Clinton is on right now, and she’s great.

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    168. 168.

      Suzanne

      I hope HRC is absolutely living her best life. Brunch every day with her girlfriends, frequent cuddles with her grandchildren, ogling the pool boy.

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    171. 171.

      lamh47

      @NotMax: I saw that, but our hotel in in Kilhlea (sp?) which would me an drive to Lahaina at night which nigth driving is not my strong thing, even in places I know

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    176. 176.

      Elizabelle

      “Fell asleep at his own trial.” That is perfect.

      I think even Trey Gowdy might be laughing at that one.

      Love letters to dictators. …. Enemies foreign and domestic.

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    180. 180.

      Pink Tie

      Hillary! So glad the crowd gave her so much love. Her speech is incredible and she is ROASTING Trump. LOL at the crowd yelling “lock him up!” after HRC referenced Trump falling asleep at his own trial and making history as the first person to run for President with 34 felonies.

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    193. 193.

      lamh47

      It still makes me angry that is was her own demo that turned their back on HRC…smh.

      Black women had her back and we still do!

      I love this take on “white” of the suit she’s wearing.

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    195. 195.

      MomSense

      Wow, I can’t imagine the strength it takes for Hillary to deliver this speech of a lifetime. True Patriot, Great American.

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    201. 201.

      Mousebumples

      https://bsky.app/profile/mollyknight.bsky.social/post/3l24jdpfiqx2v

      Holy fuck an entire arena chanting “lock him up!” about Trump while Hillary Clinton speaks.

      ☠️☠️☠️

      She is a better person than I am. I would’ve:

      {GIF alt text – Rihanna sticking her tongue out asking the crowd to get louder}

      I’m turning in shortly. Up early to drive to work HQ tomorrow, but I look forward to catching up on all the videos tomorrow night!

      Proud to be a Democrat!

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    211. 211.

      Ohio Mom

      Listening to Hillary — we wuz robbed!

      When she lost, my favorite aunt said she always wanted to see a woman president and now she wouldn’t.

      It was an accurate prediction, my aunt died just before Covid hit. She was 88, that’s a good long run. Tonight makes me miss her, she would have been so thrilled.

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    222. 222.

      SiubhanDuinne

      Clyburn up.

      I like his litany of “Thanks to Joe and Kamala….” while listing the administration’s accomplishments.

      Reply
    225. 225.

      HumboldtBlue

      AOC rotating comment.

      “We know that Donald Trump would sell this country for a dollar if it meant lining his own pockets and greasing the palms of his Wall Street friends. And I, for one, of tired of hearing about how a two-bit union-buster thinks of himself as more of a patriot than the woman who fights every single day to lift working people out from under the boots of greed treading on our way of life.”

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    231. 231.

      Ivan X

      I’m watching on YouTube on my Apple TV unit (but any smart TV or Roku or Fire Stick would also have it). No interruptions, no commentary.

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    236. 236.

      MomSense

      I always think of him as the embodiment of the Bible verse you shall stand on this rock.  He has the strength of the ages in him.

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    239. 239.

      lamh47

      @BeschlossDC

      Congressman James Clyburn had a lot to do with the ascent of both Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President.

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    242. 242.

      Pink Tie

      @Princess: It’s been 8 years and I still can’t hear that song without crying, like in the grocery store or wherever.

      Jamie Raskin… this is gonna be good too.

      Reply
    274. 274.

      VFX Lurker

      I didn’t think anyone could roast Orange Julius harder than Hillary Clinton, but Representative Crocket just brought a flamethrower and a kiln and a forge. 🔥🔥🔥

      Reply
    275. 275.

      Quinerly

      Jasmine looking HAWT. I love black and white and this tuxedo jacket look. She’s got it going!!! Hitting all the points.

      America’s dream vs America’s nightmare……

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    279. 279.

      lamh47

      I love Jasmine Crockett ya’ll she’s been a great surrogate for not only Kamala, but also President Biden!

      When so many of her colleagues were calling for Joe to step back ON CAMERA and behind it, she was out there defending his right to a dignity and respect.

      But then again, most of the CBC was…but also she be working her azz on in her committe meetings even as a “junior” Congressmember.

      Also, I will FOREVER love her for checking MTG!

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    282. 282.

      Geminid

      @lamh47: I thought that Ocasio-Cortez did well to ditch her chief of staff, Saikat Chakribarti, in August, 2019. Chakribarti’s organization Justice Democrats was instrumental in Ocasio-Cortez’s primary win over Joe Crowley 10 months before, but then Chakribarti started picking fights before Ocasio-Cortez was even sworn in.

      He’s the guy who shot his mouth off about primarying Hakeem Jeffries, when Jeffries was elected the new Caucus Chairman. The election was held a couple weeks after the 2018 midterms. Chakribarti had wanted Barbara Lee to win the post, and claimed the Jeffries camp used underhanded tactics to defeat her. Politico reporter Laura Barron-Lopez was happy to record the big plans this “source close to” Representative-elect Ocasio-Cortez had to get even.

      The chief of staff picked his worst fight during the Caucus blow-up over emergency border funding. That one was in July of 2019 and took over a week to resolve. Both Chakribarti and press secretary Corbin Trent were gone the next month.

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    283. 283.

      cain

      So proud of these women .. they are the most powerful voices to this convention. It stands out. This is the woman and black forward party

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    284. 284.

      VFX Lurker

      @cain: So proud of these women .. they are the most powerful voices to this convention. It stands out. This is the woman and black forward party

      Heart-wrenching stories. They showed courage to tell them.

      Reply
    285. 285.

      lamh47

      That entire Reproductive Rights segment with 3 women discussing how the overturning of Rov vs Wade effected them was very powerful!

      Reply
    289. 289.

      Uncle Cosmo

      @prostratedragon: ​Long as it wasn’t a hot dog drenched in ketchup. That’s where I draw the line.

      Did anyone shove one down your pie-hole? No? Then mind your own damn business!
      Tl;dr version: Fuck you and every other fucking food snob on this fucking blog.​

      Reply

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