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DNC Convention Opens

Live Feeds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I46ANy0jFA
https://www.c-span.org/video/?41284...anders-address-democratic-national-convention

The schedule:

According to the Clinton campaign, the schedule for day two is:

4:00 PM -€” 5:00 PM (EDT)
Call to Order
U.S. Representative and Convention Chair Marcia Fudge

Invocation
Dr. Ima Sherman Jackson

Presentation of Colors
Colonel Charles Young
American Legion Post 682

Pledge of Allegiance
Mallory Weggemann

National Anthem
Timmy Kelly
Timmy Kelly is from Pennsylvania and sang the National Anthem at the campaign launch in New York.

Remarks
Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Harkin will speak on the 26th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law he wrote and helped pass.

Remarks
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes

5:00 - 7:00 PM (EDT)
Nominating Speeches and Roll Call Vote

Remarks
Governor Terry McAuliffe

7:00 - 10:00 PM (EDT)
Remarks
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Women of the House

Remarks introducing Video Message
Former State Senator Jason Carter

Video Message from President Jimmy Carter

Remarks
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer

Host for the evening: Actress Elizabeth Banks

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: KIDS AND FAMILIES

Remarks
Thaddeus Desmond
Thaddeus is a child advocate social worker in Philadelphia

Remarks
Dynah Haubert
Dynah is a lawyer who works for a disability rights organization

Remarks
Kate Burdick
Kate is a staff attorney at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia

Remarks
Anton Moore
Anton founded and runs a non-profit community group that strives to bring awareness and educate youth on gun violence

Remarks
Dustin Parsons
Dustin is a 5th grade teacher in Arkansas

Remarks
Daniele Mellott
Daniele and Mark Mellott's adoption of their son was made possible through the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act that Hillary championed as First Lady.

Remarks
Jelani Freeman
Jelani grew up in foster care and is a former intern in Hillary Clinton's Senate office. Since receiving his law degree, he has worked to bring opportunity to kids at risk.

Remarks
Democratic National Committee Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation Donna Brazile

Remarks
Eagle Academy Principal and Students
As a senator, Hillary Clinton supported the creation of the Eagle Academy to educate at-risk youth in New York City.

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: SOCIAL JUSTICE

Remarks
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

Remarks
Pittsburgh Chief of Police Cameron McLay

Remarks
Actor Tony Goldwyn

Remarks
Mothers of the Movement
Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Lucy McBath, Gwen Carr, Cleopatra Pendelton, Maria Hamilton, Lezley McSpadden, and Wanda Johnson

Mothers of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Jordan Davis, Eric Garner, Hadiya Pendleton, Dontré Hamilton, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant

Performance
Andra Day

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: WOMEN AND FAMILIES

Remarks
President of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund Cecile Richards

Remarks
Actresses America Fererra and Lena Dunham

Remarks
Mayor of Columbia (SC) Steve Benjamin

Remarks
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: STANDING UP FOR 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS & SURVIVORS
Introduction by Actress Debra Messing

Remarks
Joe Sweeney
Joe was a detective with the NYPD on September 11, 2001. When the towers were hit, he rushed down to the World Trade Center and began digging through the rubble for survivors.

Remarks
Lauren Manning
Lauren spent more than 6 months in the hospital after 9/11 recovering from severe burns. As senator, Hillary Clinton helped Lauren get the care she needed.

Remarks
U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: HEALTH CARE

Introduction of Speaker
Actress Erika Alexander

Remarks
Ryan Moore
Ryan has spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia dwarfism and has known Hillary Clinton since 1994 when they met during the fight for health care reform. Ryan has stayed in contact with Hillary ever since.

Remarks
Former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: SECRETARY OF STATE

Remarks
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar

Remarks
Ima Matul
Sex Trafficking Survivor & Advocate

Remarks
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

10:00 - 11:00 PM (EDT)
Remarks
President Bill Clinton

Introduction of Film
Actress Meryl Streep

Performance
Alicia Keys
 
AGENT J said:
Live Feeds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I46ANy0jFA
https://www.c-span.org/video/?41284...anders-address-democratic-national-convention

The schedule:

According to the Clinton campaign, the schedule for day two is:

4:00 PM -€” 5:00 PM (EDT)
Call to Order
U.S. Representative and Convention Chair Marcia Fudge

Invocation
Dr. Ima Sherman Jackson

Presentation of Colors
Colonel Charles Young
American Legion Post 682

Pledge of Allegiance
Mallory Weggemann

National Anthem
Timmy Kelly
Timmy Kelly is from Pennsylvania and sang the National Anthem at the campaign launch in New York.

Remarks
Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Harkin will speak on the 26th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law he wrote and helped pass.

Remarks
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes

5:00 - 7:00 PM (EDT)
Nominating Speeches and Roll Call Vote

Remarks
Governor Terry McAuliffe

7:00 - 10:00 PM (EDT)
Remarks
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Women of the House

Remarks introducing Video Message
Former State Senator Jason Carter

Video Message from President Jimmy Carter

Remarks
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer

Host for the evening: Actress Elizabeth Banks

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: KIDS AND FAMILIES

Remarks
Thaddeus Desmond
Thaddeus is a child advocate social worker in Philadelphia

Remarks
Dynah Haubert
Dynah is a lawyer who works for a disability rights organization

Remarks
Kate Burdick
Kate is a staff attorney at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia

Remarks
Anton Moore
Anton founded and runs a non-profit community group that strives to bring awareness and educate youth on gun violence

Remarks
Dustin Parsons
Dustin is a 5th grade teacher in Arkansas

Remarks
Daniele Mellott
Daniele and Mark Mellott's adoption of their son was made possible through the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act that Hillary championed as First Lady.

Remarks
Jelani Freeman
Jelani grew up in foster care and is a former intern in Hillary Clinton's Senate office. Since receiving his law degree, he has worked to bring opportunity to kids at risk.

Remarks
Democratic National Committee Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation Donna Brazile

Remarks
Eagle Academy Principal and Students
As a senator, Hillary Clinton supported the creation of the Eagle Academy to educate at-risk youth in New York City.

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: SOCIAL JUSTICE

Remarks
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

Remarks
Pittsburgh Chief of Police Cameron McLay

Remarks
Actor Tony Goldwyn

Remarks
Mothers of the Movement
Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Lucy McBath, Gwen Carr, Cleopatra Pendelton, Maria Hamilton, Lezley McSpadden, and Wanda Johnson

Mothers of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Jordan Davis, Eric Garner, Hadiya Pendleton, Dontré Hamilton, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant

Performance
Andra Day

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: WOMEN AND FAMILIES

Remarks
President of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund Cecile Richards

Remarks
Actresses America Fererra and Lena Dunham

Remarks
Mayor of Columbia (SC) Steve Benjamin

Remarks
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: STANDING UP FOR 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS & SURVIVORS
Introduction by Actress Debra Messing

Remarks
Joe Sweeney
Joe was a detective with the NYPD on September 11, 2001. When the towers were hit, he rushed down to the World Trade Center and began digging through the rubble for survivors.

Remarks
Lauren Manning
Lauren spent more than 6 months in the hospital after 9/11 recovering from severe burns. As senator, Hillary Clinton helped Lauren get the care she needed.

Remarks
U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: HEALTH CARE

Introduction of Speaker
Actress Erika Alexander

Remarks
Ryan Moore
Ryan has spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia dwarfism and has known Hillary Clinton since 1994 when they met during the fight for health care reform. Ryan has stayed in contact with Hillary ever since.

Remarks
Former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean

FIGHTS OF HER LIFE: SECRETARY OF STATE

Remarks
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar

Remarks
Ima Matul
Sex Trafficking Survivor & Advocate

Remarks
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

10:00 - 11:00 PM (EDT)
Remarks
President Bill Clinton

Introduction of Film
Actress Meryl Streep

Performance
Alicia Keys
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I'll skip Clinton's speech but not the mothers. I'm looking forward to that.
 
MickeyW said:
Blaming the hacking of the DNC emails on Russia, sounds a lot like misdirection to me. A trait of liberalism and Demos.

Kind of like blaming the incompetence and ineptitude of Hillary and obama in Benghazi, on some video, that the terrorists never saw. :lamo
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Except the Russians did hack the DNC and there was a video that pissed people off.

I wonder what your excuse would be if your email got hacked and turned over to your boss, customers or the mother whose basement you live in :)
 
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Pledge of Allegiance
Mallory Weggemann

National Anthem
Timmy Kelly
Timmy Kelly is from Pennsylvania and sang the National Anthem at the campaign launch in New York.
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I'm surprised the DNC would allow the Pledge and National Anthem.

7:00 - 10:00 PM (EDT)
Remarks
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.....
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The other Democrat Witch will speak, huh?

Remarks
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
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Fast and Furious Holder!


Remarks
Former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean
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Screamin' Dean! YEAAAAARGH!
Try not making an ass of yourself again, Howie.

Remarks
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
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A failed Sec. of State to speak on behalf of another failed Sec. of State. How appropriate!
 
CNN wins first night of DNC as Philly tops Cleveland in ratings race | TheHill

CNN easily finished first in the ratings race from the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

In the 10 p.m. hour, which featured headliner speeches from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) and first lady Michelle Obama, CNN registered 6.29 million total viewers and 2.19 million in the key 25–54 demographic.
Overall, the network was up 70 percent from its 2012 DNC showing in both total viewers and the demographic.

Across all broadcast and cable coverage, preliminary Nielsen data indicates 26 million people tuned in for the DNC's opening act, besting the Republican National Convention's first night by 3 million viewers.
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Quote of the election season nominee

It is not so much that Vladimir Putin wants Trump to win, so they can divvy up Europe between them. It is that Trump intends to do to American democracy what Putin did to Russia’s fledgling democracy – turn it into an illiberal Potemkin democracy in which the strongman always gets the final say. Trump is not even trying to disguise this agenda. He has told us quite plainly that he will use the powers of his office to persecute his opponents and put them in jail; that he will purge the government of any neutral civil servants; that he will pursue anti-trust action against media challengers; that he will demonize and quarantine a free press; and that he will order criminal acts in the military.
Andrew Sullivan Liveblogs the DNC, Night 2
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And what is scary is the puppets supporting this bastard cheer him on.
 
Hillary's surprise appearance at the end...with the breaking of the glass ceiling was quite clever. :)

I have to say...liberals throw better parties.
 
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Moot said:
Hillary's surprise appearance at the end...with the breaking of the glass ceiling was quite clever. :)

I have to say...liberals throw better parties.
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The convention is good. It's aimed at the base, but it also shows any fence sitter that this is not a whine-fest. It's a group of adults with adult approaches to solving problems. No flag waving twitter exploding morons here. Just srious people with serious ideas. I believe that, with this show, she pulls in a few moderate Republicans who can't stomach Trump.
 
Ugh . . .well it took till day 3 but finally i started dry heaving at the DNC like I did at the RNC . . . . its the pandering to "gun violence" stuff that makes me gag. . .
don't get me wrong its a REAL and LEGIT issue but they way everybody addresses it accomplishes nothing. The stories shared are HORRIBLE but the vast majority of the talking is just reflection of bad stories and catch phrases nothing of solid ideas to actually do something that prevents gun VIOLENCE.

the worst part is in the end nothing is really going to be done anyway . . .and thats the sad part.
 
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