Thanks, me too! Pretty dicy for a few minutes – I couldn't tell from the radar sig which way it was going. Stayed south and fell apart, thank goodness.
Plus: unashamed patriotism, a steady hand on the tiller, willingness to fight for what's right at home or abroad. What's going on? Everything's backwards!
Well this year, by going all in on Trump, the Republicans have abrogated everything that makes America great and a civil society. "One man gathers what another man spills".
Heh. Berniebusters chants of "No More War" & boos during General Allen's speech drowned out by Hillary people yelling "USA USA USA". Every time. Don't know about anyone else but I'm done with these petulant dead-enders.
Allen's speech was OK, even though he didn't have a Honduran flag pin on.
I'm kind of down on the fact that Kid Glass graduated HS last month and can't remember when we weren't at war…I'd like Hillz to get the military industrial complex out of our quagmires, but not like I'm expecting it overnight.
When the Berners and Greens start electing people to school boards, local and state offices and put up Congresspeople – like the Evangelicals did with the RNC – then I'll have some respect. That will take years of patient commitment and organization but all these people want to do is blow in every 4 years to demand concessions and fuck everything up they don't like.
They're just like the Naderites who thought 8 years of the catastrophic Bush administration would be good for the country, just to prove their point. Never mind the casualties.
And yes I'm off on the TV for this now, and won't post much but I will absolutely be watching even though doing so on the computer is proving to be a pain.
I can remember when having 20 mbps of bandwidth was a really big fucking deal. Now, disqus and wibbitz and oh god how many scripts does that front page run grind me to a crawl. I don't know how anyone can watch via the web.
Just got back from my volunteers for Hillary watch party–the place was PACKED and we got hundreds of new people to sign up for our volunteer list. And KABC showed up and I was one of the people they interviewed! IDK if they used the footage or not, and I sure wish I had had a blowout first, but it was very! The enthusiasm for Hillary was electrifying, and I am feeling very good about November!
Oh sure. Bill didn't get his own thread. Even Barack didn't. We're being oppressed here!!
Dude, shut up, we have to know our place!
Former Ronald Reagan Speechwriter trying to get Republicans to vote for Clinton. This is a strange election.
Edit: Now it's Republican Women for Hillary.
The Sheriff is great and a triple kick in the ass for the Goopers.
I, for one, would like to welcome our new female overlord(s)
Edit: overladies?
It's all good, because I didn't have to deal with this up close today.
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Oh damn, glad you weren't hit by that.
Thanks, me too! Pretty dicy for a few minutes – I couldn't tell from the radar sig which way it was going. Stayed south and fell apart, thank goodness.
My preferred method of dealing with one of those up close is to get very far from it.
So my internet is cutting in and out at the worst time right now, please don't make me miss the big speech tonight.
My feed from DNC just got hinky too. I started swearing and that fixed it.
Boo. One of your local NPR stations probably is live covering this (both the Baltimore and D.C stations are) if you have to back down to FM.
no static at all
Considerably less booing tonight. Are all the Berniebros still beating up OKeefe?
"if you're showing up to the fourth night of the convention to boo, consult your doctor about acute butthurt"
The cutest butt I saw was on Katy Perry.
Folks: Ritz crackers with ranch dressing as a dip? Discuss.
Republican.
"Everything's good when it sits on a Ritz"
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Clowns were scary even then.
Clowns have always been scary. Even in 70's food porn stag films.
Just making white guys look bad. So unfair.
It's not like we need any help at looking bad.
Kareem is so cool.
From teh Twitterz:
Dennis Mersereau @wxdam 8 minutes ago
The Democratic convention has featured more religion than the entire GOP primary this cycle.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
"Good evening, I'm Michael Jordan…I said that because Donald Trump couldn't tell the difference."
BWA HAHAHAHAHA
Plus: unashamed patriotism, a steady hand on the tiller, willingness to fight for what's right at home or abroad. What's going on? Everything's backwards!
Well this year, by going all in on Trump, the Republicans have abrogated everything that makes America great and a civil society. "One man gathers what another man spills".
Generals and Majors ah ah
They're never too far
From battlefields so glorious
I'm really amazed at how incredibly *Patriotic* this convention is. As opposed to the RNC's.
Protip, Republicans: Patriotism =/= Nationalism.
Hey, sps, if you still have the internet and haven't smashed your computer with a hammer…..
Anyway, thanks for sharing this evening with us.
It's going in and out still but it's better than it was.
No problem, wish I was able to be around more earlier in the week. I imagine everyone was going wild over the Obama speech! Both of them!
Actually, here it was pretty dull.
Proof that the DNC needed more avocado farmers?
I'm w/Blue (and Hillary 2).
thirded
What time is Hillz scheduled to begin her address to the adoring multitudes? Can't take too much more of this filler.
About 10:20.
Thx.
And sorry for the downfist.
downfist negated!
Heh. Berniebusters chants of "No More War" & boos during General Allen's speech drowned out by Hillary people yelling "USA USA USA". Every time. Don't know about anyone else but I'm done with these petulant dead-enders.
Allen's speech was OK, even though he didn't have a Honduran flag pin on.
I'm kind of down on the fact that Kid Glass graduated HS last month and can't remember when we weren't at war…I'd like Hillz to get the military industrial complex out of our quagmires, but not like I'm expecting it overnight.
Sherrod Brown name-dropping places nobody's heard of just to screw with Trump. I love it.
| This was worth a shot | I guess, but I doubt those hateful jackasses are listening to anyone at this point.
The sooner they all fuck away off to hang with that lunatic anit-vaxxer Stein, the better for everyone.
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EXACTLY.
When the Berners and Greens start electing people to school boards, local and state offices and put up Congresspeople – like the Evangelicals did with the RNC – then I'll have some respect. That will take years of patient commitment and organization but all these people want to do is blow in every 4 years to demand concessions and fuck everything up they don't like.
They're just like the Naderites who thought 8 years of the catastrophic Bush administration would be good for the country, just to prove their point. Never mind the casualties.
Disqus murdered me, so how y'all doing…
Biff is resurrected! All hail the Messiah!
seems more than a few folks say disqus borked them on that thread. I can post…
Chelsea…you don't have to wear the red dress tonight…
Triceratops reference from Chelsea FTW
WOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!
Okay, Chelsea didn't raise the roof, but still effective.
Kinda choked-up.
That was a decent speech by Chelsea. CBS reporting that Colorado/California Berniebros are planning some disruptions, I hope it won't be much.
Butthurt is hard to self-diagnose. It's like hypothermia…
I gather there will be a dedicated effort by Hill People to drown them out. Hope it works.
It seemed to, considering the random Hillary chants!
And yes I'm off on the TV for this now, and won't post much but I will absolutely be watching even though doing so on the computer is proving to be a pain.
Go . Enjoy the moment.
Have fun! I'm watching the tube with the missus
Say hi and tell her that soon she'll have only the second toughest problems in the world to deal with.
you are patronizing me, and I will not be patronized
She says "hi" back and for some reason gave a wink as well. She said you'd know.
[ sigh ]
She's going to do good. When Morgan Freeman narrates, it's got to be great. Be in the moment.
History is Here. Savor this.
Do you think she'll sit in a cheesy gilded chair like Donald?
Nahh…
Chelsea was obsessed with Dinosaurs as a kid.
Coincidence? I THINK NOT
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This explains…so much.
If Chelsea's wearing red, Hillz is wearing white, then Bill should be wearing…
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I can remember when having 20 mbps of bandwidth was a really big fucking deal. Now, disqus and wibbitz and oh god how many scripts does that front page run grind me to a crawl. I don't know how anyone can watch via the web.
ghostery and adblock. a fat pipe stops when your CPU is grinding gears
Ghostery required more savvy than I possess, kinda borked my laptop before I reversed course.
also, I have a feeling that the DNC is giving a distributed DNS attack to disqus tonight
I thought it was either trump or winkylinks.
Putin? Is he trying to protect ethnic Russians like me, even in Oakland?
Hillz will go out there- and face the peril!
Somewhere, a small portion of my family is fuming at all of this…
Whew. She accepted.
Where is my rose? I heard I'd get a single red rose!
You'll get nothing and LIKE IT!
GAWD HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Citizens, let us unite against Citizens United!
SCIENCE
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[ with a little luck Hillz, you won't need to work with those motherfuckers ]
Don't dream it, be it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T9gYbrarYY
Michael Rennie was ill The Day the Earth Stood Still…but he told us where we stand…
Donald Trump: the target rich environment.
That was awesome.
The look she gave Trump into the camera said "I will rip out your eyes and piss on your brain"
I really hope I don't have to listen to this song from now until November, because as a song, it sucks.
Tim Kaine: Balloon Distributor
I like how Anne Holton guided Bill around and off.
[oops ]
I'm totally comfortable with handing over the responsibility for keeping our civilization safe and moving it forward to these two.
a little icing………this is OH Rep. Beatty earlier today.
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yeah, that was hilarious
| The Mercy Rule, | by the inimitable Driftglass.
Selah. And Good night.
Hello to anyone still out there!
Just got back from my volunteers for Hillary watch party–the place was PACKED and we got hundreds of new people to sign up for our volunteer list. And KABC showed up and I was one of the people they interviewed! IDK if they used the footage or not, and I sure wish I had had a blowout first, but it was very! The enthusiasm for Hillary was electrifying, and I am feeling very good about November!
Well done. Linky to your interview, please. You owe me, you know.
If they ever post one (nothing is up so far) I sure will!