Some of the songs were cheerful and a few were sad. All were full of hope, promise, and affirmation. We heard from parents and relatives of children killed by gun violence as well as from law enforcement whose ranks have also suffered. Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly spoke. The military had their evening in the spotlight and Leon Panetta spoke. The big speeches came from Mike Bloomberg, Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, and President Barack Obama who spoke about the nominee as no outgoing president ever has.
We heard our fight song.
Broadway stars serenaded the audience, and even Cagney and Lacy reunited to celebrate.
One thing was clear. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and I know a lot of people are mad at her, organized an awesome convention. So well done! She was not there, of course, but she did leave her footprint in the sand.
“Mayor Mike” Bloomberg entered as a visitor unaligned with any party but warning about Trump.
Joe Biden touched our hearts.
Tim Kaine accepted his nomination, laid out his resumé, and, from what I can tell, charmed his party.
President Obama categorized Donald Trump’s remarks as components of a larger, poorly organized, and dangerous Trump Doctrine in which everything depends on Donald Trump alone. He asked us to do what, for years, I have been saying we would do – carry Hillary in. He put her in the context of Teddy Roosevelt’s arena. . Raise your hand if you remember me saying we would carry her into the Oval Office in Teddy Roosevelt’s chair.
Finally, with every person in the house on their feet, came the nominee and it was the best moment so far in a week of best moments.
Still, WOW!!!! thanks for the post of wonderful memories of the DNC.
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Thank you still4hill. This is where I’ve come and scroll for reviewing such great coverage, daily, since 2008! You rock!
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This was the most powerful, power packed day of a convention I have ever seen. WOW. So, so wonderful.
My friend, who’s a Dem but not into politics, texted me in awe. She wrote that she just knew Hillary was going to win, that the convention was awesome and that she felt so optimistic!
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Also, can I just say how awesome the Tim Kaine “dad” and “uncle” memes are? The man is just so earnest and good it’s unreal but in a good way. He connects. Sort of like the Joe Biden memes that actually endear him to people. I totally see this taking off with Tim.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tim-kaine-dad-jokes_us_579970b3e4b0d3568f8601fa?section=
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/07/27/here_are_the_best_dad_jokes_from_twitter_during_tim_kaine_s_dnc_speech.html
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It was just incredible, wasn’t it? 🙂
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It was the best day yet, and I really think DWS deserves credit for all the work she put into organizing it. I wanted to tweet her a thank you, but it looks like she has deactivated her Twitter account for the duration.
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I was watching clips and saw was a quick shot of DWS. I’m glad she got to be there b/c, as you said, she did did work hard on it.
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Glad she’s there.
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I will never get enough of the Fight Song video. And Jane Fonda? She used to HATE Hillary like Susan Sarandon. Welcome to the light, Jane!
This is indeed the best convention on either side I’ve ever seen–and I’ve seen quite a few. But it is outstanding as entertainment and politics. Awesome!
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I saw Sarandon in the ranks a few nights ago. She looked terrible. She is turning into a bitter old woman. Glad Jane came around, but she is always late to the table. Janie-come-lately. Five years after we started protesting a credibility gap she suddenly discovered we were in an undeclared war in Viet Nam – and the rest is history.
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Last night was so FABULOUS! Gabby Giffords gave me goose bumps.. and it got better with every single speaker.
VP Biden and Pres.Obama totally supported Hillary Clinton, as she truly deserves the support, and it showed in their speeches. It did in every speech.
It was great to see Hillary & Barack together.. like during campaign days, now in support of Hillary!
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Tim Kaine is phenomenal, “Hillary is PREPARED, READY.” and his statement “I trust Hillary” “I trust Hillary, with my son’s life” PROFOUND support including trust.
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