The Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention#1
Posted: 8/30/12 at 6:27pm
Enough of that GOP Freak show, The Democratic National Convention starts this Monday September 3rd.
http://www.demconvention.com/
The Democratic National Convention#2
Posted: 8/30/12 at 6:29pmTestify, romantico!!
The Democratic National Convention#2
Posted: 8/30/12 at 6:30pmI hope Chuck Norris is the guest speaker.
The Democratic National Convention#3
Posted: 8/30/12 at 6:38pm
I'm sure it was a joke,but I did hear someone mention Bruce Springsteen should perform Born in the USA on opening night.
Speakers:
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Newark Mayor Cory Booker
Former President Jimmy Carter (via video)
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who will be the first Latino keynote speaker at a Democratic National Convention
Former President Bill Clinton
Former Republican Governor of Florida Charlie Crist
Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Georgetown Law School Graduate Sandra Fluke
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper
Montana State Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau
Former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine
Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy (ret.)
Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California
CarMax co-founder and former CEO Austin Ligon
President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Nancy Keenan
Caroline Kennedy
Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter
Obama Campaign Co-Chair Eva Longoria
U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, together with the women of the U.S. Senate
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund Cecile Richards
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
Journalist Cristina Saralegui
Costco co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal
Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland
Los Angeles Mayor, Democratic Convention Chair Antonio Villaraigosa
Senate candidate from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren
Congressman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Walter Dalton
The Honorable Arne Duncan
Former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt
U.S. Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina
Former Governor of North Carolina Jim Hunt
The Honorable Karen Mills
Congressman David Price of North Carolina
The Honorable Ken Salazar
The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius
The Honorable Tom Vilsack
Congressman Mel Watt of North Carolina
The Democratic National Convention#4
Posted: 8/30/12 at 6:40pmWell Obama's response to Romney's latest "birther" comment was tweeting a youtube link to that song, so it's not that far fetched.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
The Democratic National Convention#5
Posted: 8/30/12 at 6:49pmEva Longoria! See, Ann Romney, the DNC has a desperate housewife too!
Swing Joined: 4/1/10
The Democratic National Convention#7
Posted: 8/31/12 at 9:28amChuck Norris is a big ole republican.
The Democratic National Convention#8
Posted: 8/31/12 at 9:47am
I've sworn off political theater until after the general election.
I'll tune into bbw's play-by-play though.
The Democratic National Convention#9
Posted: 8/31/12 at 11:50am
Ugh, Caroline Kennedy is still the major face of the family. Sorry, I was not impressed with her public bidding for Hillary's seat nor her camp's complaints about Gillibrand who has become a fantastic Senator. Isn't a Kennedy running for Barney Frank's seat? I actually would be interested in seeing 'the next generation'.
Bubba's going to bring it home. It's not a question. It will just happen.
Booker is going to be good, and I hope he actually pulls no punches about Christie and New Jersey.
Interested about Mayor Castro. Not saying Texas is going to turn blue anytime soon but there are a lot of dynamic Democrats in that state with a growing latino population to make things interesting.
Glad Baldwin and Warren get speeches. They're good candidates that need bumps in their races.
Preparing for hateful tweets when Sandra Fluke speaks. May require a Silkwood shower.
Updated On: 8/31/12 at 11:50 AM
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
The Democratic National Convention#10
Posted: 8/31/12 at 3:48pmAww, Caroline Kennedy was my first childhood crush! I was 4 years old - she was 5 - and she always wore these beautiful dresses and fancy coats - she was like a princess! The little girls I knew from the neighborhood always seemed to have jelly stains on their faces and clothes!
The Democratic National Convention#11
Posted: 9/3/12 at 4:55pm
This could be interesting.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/03/bain-employees-to-speak-at-democrats-convention-officials-confirm/#ixzz25RPP71em
The Democratic National Convention#12
Posted: 9/3/12 at 9:28pm
This is funnier than Clint talking to a chair.
Harold and Kumar Go to the Democratic National Convention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7O_ADbgQ8k&feature=player_embedded
The Democratic National Convention#13
Posted: 9/4/12 at 9:02amI can't say I watched much of the RNC, but the general consensus among pundits from both sides is that there were a lot of terrific speeches, but most of the good speeches occurred before the convention went on the major networks. The stuff they showed to most of the country (Christie, Eastwood, etc) was pretty awful. So, the bar has not been set very high for the Dems, but they do have the problem of competing with the opening game of the NFL season on Wednesday night, when Bill Clinton will be speaking.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
The Democratic National Convention#14
Posted: 9/4/12 at 3:13pmGood lineup of speakers. I had so hoped that Hillary Rodham Clinton would be one of them, though.
The Democratic National Convention#15
Posted: 9/4/12 at 3:26pmHillary can't because she is Secretary of State.Sitting Cabinet members do not do campaigning events.Her position requires her to refrain from participating in partisan political events like conventions. She represents the United States of America not just the Democratic Party.
The Democratic National Convention#16
Posted: 9/4/12 at 3:30pm
I'm sure she'll send a text.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
The Democratic National Convention#17
Posted: 9/4/12 at 3:39pm
I wondered if that had something to do with it. Thanks, romantico.
Matt--love that!
Joined: 12/31/69
The Democratic National Convention#18
Posted: 9/4/12 at 6:27pmI'll tell ya one thing- The Democrats are certainly the party of optimism and the vision thing. The R's did nothing but grump for a week.
The Democratic National Convention#19
Posted: 9/4/12 at 6:43pmYou'd grump too if you were fighting against something only you could see.
The Democratic National Convention#20
Posted: 9/4/12 at 7:47pmDNC convention looks like Ameica, RNC looked like who could vote in 1932.
The Democratic National Convention#21
Posted: 9/4/12 at 8:20pmThe Ted Kennedy tribute video was so beautiful.
The Democratic National Convention#22
Posted: 9/4/12 at 8:38pm
It was
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7GixLTWPY&feature=player_embedded
The Democratic National Convention#23
Posted: 9/4/12 at 8:39pmI wonder how long it will be before we have another Kennedy in the White House.
The Democratic National Convention#24
Posted: 9/4/12 at 9:01pm2 hours into this convention there's already such am ENORMOUS difference in the tone between this and the Republitard convention. It's really wonderful to see and hear people being positive!
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