. — Page 40

Now that the Berners have booed Bernie, they are officially the Second Worst People in the world, after Trump supporters, who are obviously the First Worst People in the World.

It's always worth keeping in mind that frequent Facebook commenters, obsessive Tweeters and those with enough free time to take time away from work and fly to Philadelphia for a convention are not necessarily going to be representative of the larger electorate. Multiple polls have shown that an overwhelming majority of Bernie's supporters will vote for Hillary. That said, watching some hardcore Bernie bros boo him in Philadelphia this afternoon is dismaying. They seem intent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.



(I think he rather smartly ignored them for the most part, making them look like even more like unrepresentative outliers.)

Sanders just texted his supporters "I ask you as a personal courtesy to me to not engage in any kind of protest on the floor. It's of utmost importance you explain this to your delegations"

And, now, we have delegates at the convention, booing the new permanent chair, Rep. Marcia Cross. Making your voice heard via roll call vote is democratic. Booing Rep. Cross is not. These fanatics are giving progressives a bad name. Hope they listen to Bernie's text message. I have to say, Rep. Cross shut them up forcefully, but respectfully.

Geez. I blame it on the Chik Filet that they are serving in the convention center. What happens to the boycott?

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/23/democrats-fueled-anti-gay-chick-fil-during-sit-/

This is why I say the leaks story is a big deal. It's made these people feel they have been cheated and they are angry.

Even Petra lands a solid punch every so often ; )

Those folks are human beings who've lent a ton of sweat equity to a movement. They're not machines. Each person handles his or her outrage differently. That's why I wish Trump would dial back his demagoguery before someone is killed.

Hopefully tensions will be defused so that there's no repeat of the 1968 DNC convention.

Updated On: 7/25/16 at 06:32 PM

Why are the Sanders supporters on the convention floor ALL LILY WHITE?



And why are they booing a civil-rights leader?



These are not progressives. These are jack-booted thugs.

Demi Lavato was nice. Her backup dancers.... That's another story.

Michelle's speech is thrilling.

"I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves and now watch my daughters playing with their dog on the White House lawn."

"Don't let anyone tell you that this country is not great already."

Wow great night! I was really impressed with the speakers. Michelle (Melania will have a lot of new material now) Elizabeth Warren's and Bernie's. Left me feeling rather positive. It seems the Bernie or Bust people calmed down later on in the proceedings. It is time to let go and move onward.

The Dems were clever to feature the more progressive wing of the party on opening night. Bernie was treated like a rock star which many of his younger supporters needed to see.

I sense that some of those younger supporters are still learning the hard lesson that politics is the art of compromise. The anti-TPP vote did not materialize but Hillary's team really helped Bernie's team close a few gaps in the college finance reform plan. I could never understand why Sanders didn't spell out that the tuition-free plan for students with family annual incomes <= $125k would apply to state college & universities only. I'm going to need to see some details on how it will be financed though. When he was out on the campaign trail, the plan was arguably on shaky ground constitutionally.

The roll call vote is arguably unnecessary but if it helps the delegates coalescence into a united front supporting the Hillary/Kaine ticket then so be it.

Overall an uplifting opening night.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ F L O T U S ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥