Democratic Party Convention General Thread

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I just saw some footage on Periscope of what looks like thousands of people demonstrating in Philadelphia.
 
Sanders hedges when asked if he trusts Hillary

PHILADELPHIA– Bernie Sanders has endorsed Hillary Clinton, but that doesn’t mean he trusts her.

Speaking at a Bloomberg Politics forum Tuesday, Sanders was asked if Clinton could be trusted to enact the left-leaning Democratic platform.

Sorry, I’m not going to get into the trusted or not. Hillary Clinton, you know, as I just said a moment ago, (you asked me to) characterize somebody in a way I’m not going to. Hillary Clinton is a very, very intelligent person … I’ve known her for 25 years.”

nypost.com/2016/07/26/sanders-hedges-when-asked-if-he-trusts-hillary/
 
Black Lives Matter protesters want to send message to Clinton

Khalif criticized Clinton for supporting the 1994 crime bill that was signed into law by her husband. He also charged that the Democratic Party largely ignored the BLM movement as the party put together its convention platform.

Khalif said some of Clinton’s rhetoric on the campaign trail has been patronizing, noting her comments to a black radio show host in April in which she said she always keeps hot sauce in her purse.

usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/26/black-lives-matter-protesters-hillary-clinton-democratic-national-convention/87580080/
 
gracepoole said:
Racism is based on a lack of reason. It may seem reasonable to say, “I have black friends! I can’t be racist!” But one can still be racist if she has black, yellow, or blue friends because there’s no logic behind it.
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So if I have black friends I shouldn’t mention it???

Fortunately i dont spend a moments time wondering whether I am racist or not nor do I try and convince other people I am not. I do, in fact, have black friends, but the color of our skin never comes up-it is totally irrelevant to our relationship.

In our current culture being racist means nothing more than not accepting the far left agenda.Like homophobia it is a meaningless term that has long since lost all its sting
 
estesbob said:
So if I have black friends I shouldn’t mention it???

Fortunately i dont spend a moments time wondering whether I am racist or not nor do I try and convince other people I am not. I do, in fact, have black friends, but the color of our skin never comes up-it is totally irrelevant to our relationship.

In our current culture being racist means nothing more than not accepting the far left agenda.Like homophobia it is a meaningless term that has long since lost all its sting
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stinkcat_14 said:
You rarely hear people on the right making charges of racism in the absence of any credible evidence. Charges of racism without evidence are frequently heard from those on the left.
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It’s the “go to” when you have nothing else to add to the conversation.
 
estesbob said:
So if I have black friends I shouldn’t mention it???

Fortunately i dont spend a moments time wondering whether I am racist or not nor do I try and convince other people I am not. I do, in fact, have black friends, but the color of our skin never comes up-it is totally irrelevant to our relationship.
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That’s great. I was responding to someone who wrote about defending one’s self against the charge of racism. It might be helpful to read my posts in light of the posts to which they’re responding.
estesbob said:
In our current culture being racist means nothing more than not accepting the far left agenda.Like homophobia it is a meaningless term that has long since lost all its sting
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Racism is bipartisan. There seem to be an endless supply of it in every party.
 
gracepoole said:
That’s great. I was responding to someone who wrote about defending one’s self against the charge of racism. It might be helpful to read my posts in light of the posts to which they’re responding.

Racism is bipartisan. There seem to be an endless supply of it in every party.
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Someone said they had black friends. So what?
 
Jeanne_S said:
Way to deflect when you obviously can’t answer the reasonable questions brought forth.:rolleyes:
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I answered the question. I said the Democratic Party has a big tent. It’s readily apparent that Democrats can have differing viewpoints on certain topics.

And you have incorrectly assumed that I am trying to deflect. Not the case at all. I am curious about why the other poster asked that specific question. I watched the speeches last night, and while each speech had a different emphasis, they did not seem contradictory. However, the other poster really keyed in on that point, and I wonder why? Did he actually watch all of the speeches and compare notes afterwards. Or did he watch a particular cable news channel whose sole focus is to slant the news in favor of one political party? If he watched all of the speeches: great. However, I suspect the latter was the case, as the first night of the Democratic convention was overwhelmingly positive (did you see Michelle Obama’s speech?) and to try to turn a positive into a negative is highly suspect.
 
Mulligan2 said:
I answered the question. I said the Democratic Party has a big tent. It’s readily apparent that Democrats can have differing viewpoints on certain topics.

And you have incorrectly assumed that I am trying to deflect. Not the case at all. I am curious about why the other poster asked that specific question. I watched the speeches last night, and while each speech had a different emphasis, they did not seem contradictory. However, the other poster really keyed in on that point, and I wonder why? Did he actually watch all of the speeches and compare notes afterwards. Or did he watch a particular cable news channel whose sole focus is to slant the news in favor of one political party? If he watched all of the speeches: great. However, I suspect the latter was the case, as the first night of the Democratic convention was overwhelmingly positive (did you see Michelle Obama’s speech?) and to try to turn a positive into a negative is highly suspect.
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So how do you reconcile the specific quotes I gave from Bernie Sanders speech with Michelle Obama claim that America was great? How does booing during the invocation and heckling Elizabeth Warren constitute a unified convention?
 
estesbob said:
So how do you reconcile the specific quotes I gave from Bernie Sanders speech with Michelle Obama claim that America was great? How does booing during the invocation and heckling Elizabeth Warren constitute a unified convention?
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Compared to GOP runner-up Ted Cruz telling the Republican delegates to vote their conscience? Extremely unified. 🙂
 
estesbob said:
So how do you reconcile the specific quotes I gave from Bernie Sanders speech with Michelle Obama claim that America was great? How does booing during the invocation and heckling Elizabeth Warren constitute a unified convention?
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does it feel futile to reason it out? Not to worry! A win in November will do the trick.
 
estesbob said:
So how do you reconcile the specific quotes I gave from Bernie Sanders speech with Michelle Obama claim that America was great? How does booing during the invocation and heckling Elizabeth Warren constitute a unified convention?
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I disagree with Michelle Obama’s statement. I think that America is really only kind of mediocre and it’s always been that way. I’d much rather live in Europe. 😉
 
Watching live right now…amazing graciousness by Senator Sanders in nominating Clinton by acclamation.
 
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