Tomorrow's Spin Today!

OK, so Day One of the Democratic Party Convention was sub-optimal (Booing the invocation? Santa Claus nods.)

But let's get ahead of the spin doctors. By Thursday night, barring a literal Chernobyl-style meltdown caused by plutonium brought to the floor by misogynistic Bernie Bros, Dem spinmeisters and NY Times editors will be assuring us that under her calm, steady, inspirational leadership Hillary overcame a rocky start (Rocky - Philly - I see what I did there!) and united her party beneath her beneficence. And her wisdom, obvi.

Whatever. As to Bernie's ineffectual efforts to calm down his supporters, he is making the classic mistake of thinking that the guy at the head of the parade is leading it. Angry Anybody But Hillary progressives were numerous before Sanders came along; they got behind him because he was the only game in town, but they won't stay behind him if he veers off their chosen course. And their chosen course does not include getting behind a continuation of the corporatist/statist Big Business As Usual vision offered by Clinton/Kaine and the Bought and Paid For wing of the Democratic Party.

Well. Republicans are able to unite in disdain for Hillary, although who expected "Lock her up" chants at the Dem convention? Presumably we can anticipate three days of vigorous Donald-bashing, after which Dems will hail Hillary's positive vision for a better America. Whatever.

Comments

[buccaneer morgan]

whatever, bloody fool couldn't even answer how to break up the banks, the same they were put together duh, splitting the commercial and investment divisions, for starters,

https://twitter.com/MaxAbrahms/status/757915024019030017

not that it makes any difference s file or nor,

[buccaneer morgan]

ends up in syria, doesn't, no difference,

https://twitter.com/camanpour/status/757947201792466946

[jimmyk]

inspirational leadership Hillary overcame a rocky start (Rocky - Philly - I see what I did there!) and united her party beneath her beneficence

Maybe the Dems could make a video of Hillary slogging up the museum steps and raising her clenched fists in victory. There would be hardly a dry eye in the house (from laughter, but ok).

[rse]

This sounds ominous. "Hillary Clinton's senior policy adviser, Ann O'Leary, praised Coon's proposal for its focus on completion, though she didn't specifically back it. She did say, however, that a Clinton administration would address income disparities that affect who is attending college, and who is graduating."

[Captain Hate]

Unfortunately I've exceeded my Amazon Daily Worker views but I managed to see that their arguably more female version of Brooks says that clearly Putin prefers Trump to Rodham based on, I guess, some cartoons playing in her empty head.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

Maybe the Dems could make a video of Hillary slogging up the museum steps and raising her clenched fists in victory.

Maybe Slick could play Rocky when he got the bulldog from the pet store.

[buccaneer morgan]

well volodya is used to dealing with competent people like condi, then shear idiots like reines and rice,

[Dave (in MA)]

"Cut me, Huma."

[Momto2]

I had to see the two stages side-by-side! Two pictures worth 2,000 words - right?

[Porchlight]

That metal basketweave has a real 1984 look to it. I almost prefer the Greek columns; at least there were some flags in evidence.

[buccaneer morgan]

I thought it was the helicarrier hanger, from the first avengers film,

[Matt]

Has anyone noticed that Hillary now bears a striking resemblance to Leonid Brezhnev?

Not the eyebrows and 5 o'clock shadow, but the bulky, ill fitting clothing? The sour demeanor? The rote delivery? The access only by party acolytes?

Pretty soon they will be propping her up on a refrigerator dolly and rolling her out for ritual adulation by the masses and we won't even realize that she's been dead for months.

Bill looks as if he's wasting away with HIV as he chases skirt across Manhattan. What a creepy pair they make.

[Dave (in MA)]

H/T Janet http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/25/shepherd-matthew-myth-democratic-convention/

Tonight's mythology will center around St. Skittles and the Gentle Giant.

[Porchlight]

My kids wanted to know what was up with all the "pink bowls" behind Fauxcahontas.

[Dave (in MA)]

Porchlight | July 26, 2016 at 12:05 PM, somebody pointed out that, close up, it looks like a pattern made out of e-mail icons.

[buccaneer morgan]

well rosa klebb, in from russia with love,

[Porchlight]

Hahaha, Dave (in MA)! It does.

You are on a real roll, sir.

[Joan]

The media told me this morning, smiles splitting their faces, that Michelle healed the Dems. All is well. If they didn't have to stand still to read the news, they'd have been skipping.

[Joan]

I have a splitting headache.

[Dave (in MA)]

People were pointing out the disparity between Mrs. Trump's $138 Macy's dress and Hillary's $12,500 frock.

I'm sure it's just a matter of cost per yard of fabric required.

[jimmyk]

Has anyone noticed that Hillary now bears a striking resemblance to Leonid Brezhnev?

With those outfits I see more of Mao or Kim Jong-Il.

[Dave (in MA)]

Well, not 'cost per yard', but you catch my drift.

[henry]

acres required?

[buccaneer morgan]

quelle surprise,

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2016/07/26/white-house-stresses-religious-liberty-commitment-after-normandy-attack-doesnt-mention-isis/

[JM Hanes]

matt:

ROTFL at the vision of Hillary being rolled out on a hand truck! I can totally see it. I'd go with Kim Jong-Il vs Brezhnev, though, except that I think Madelaine Albright has got a lock on that one.

[Janet]

"One of the nuns, identified as Sister Danielle, told France's BFM TV of Father Hamel's murder: "They forced him to his knees. He wanted to defend himself. And that's when the tragedy happened. They recorded themselves. They did a sort of sermon around the altar, in Arabic. It's a horror.""

[Porchlight]

Very sick and sad times, Janet. You keep thinking people will wake up, and yet they don't. Why anyone thinks this can't happen here is beyond me.

[Janet]

Tonight's mythology will center around St. Skittles and the Gentle Giant.

The CEO of Planned Parenthood is speaking also (I think).

What is the theme?
'Criminals, Communists, & Creepy people vote Democrat'

[MaryD]

Amen to that thought, Porch. It's just a matter of time.

[henry]

Last charges against the baby parts video guys were dropped.

[henry]

Malmö shopping center shooting.

[... still lurking.]

Criminals, Communists, and Creeps: The Clintons' Natural Constituencies.

[maryrose]

Tonight the thugs losers and creeps take center stage and in general turn future voters off
Then predator Clinton takes the stage.
Will not be watching.

[lyle]

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/07/dnc-convention-2016-soviet-flags-palestinian-flag-no-us-flags/

You don't have to click, the headline is all you need to know.

[Marlene]

I'm going to watch the roll call vote,but not the speeches. I've been staying up way too late.

[lyle]

In the tumult the gavelling went wrong as Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, drafted in at the last minute to replace Wasserman Schultz, forgot to use the gavel and had to rush back on stage to bring it down to formally open proceedings.

'I hereby call the Democratic National Convention 2016 to order,' she said to cheers, walked away from the podium, then was intercepted by an aide who ushered her back and reminded her to use the gavel. She flashed a thumbs-up sign as she left for the second time.

Headline: You only had one job!

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3707609/Communists-environmentalists-Trump-haters-Bernie-backers-thousands-protest-DNC-Philadelphia-just-one-group-missing-Hillary-Clinton-supporters.html#ixzz4FXEHARkp
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[Miss Marple 2]

Full speech of Pence and Trump at the VFW this morning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJFC6xysLM4&feature=youtu.be

Highlights his 10-point plan for reforming VA. (Now that he is the nominee we are getting emphasis on details.)

[Janet]

After the roll call vote, the theme of the night will be "fighting for children and families" and many speakers are expected to focus on gun violence across the nation.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-convention-speakers-tuesday/

President Bill Clinton headlines the convention Tuesday ...

Other featured speakers include mothers who lost their children to gun violence such as Eric Garner's mother, Gwen Carr; Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton; and Michael Brown's mother, Lezley McSpadden.

former Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who will speak about the Americans with Disabilities Act,

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will also address the convention.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, will be speaking as well as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York,

Former Attorney General Eric Holder Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards
actors Tony Goldwyn, America Ferrara, and Lena Dunham.

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state,

Alicia Keys is expected to perform and actress Meryl Streep is scheduled to introduce a film.

[buccaneer morgan]

they corralled this jackalope,

http://www.wpxi.com/news/politics/dnc/pittsburgh-police-chief-among-primetime-speakers-on-day-2-of-dnc/411898376

[Porchlight]

I'm not watching Hug-A-Thug or McAwful or Lena Ratface Dunham or late stage syphilis victim either. I'd rather fold laundry.

[Janet]

reposting from the end of the last thread -

Wow - fiery debate on Outnumbered abouth the mothers of 3 black men killed by police speaking at DNC convention tonight and no wives or children of slain policemen speaking. Harris Faulkner is beating up Juan like nobody's business!!!

Posted by: Texas Liberty Gal |

[henry]

Planned Parenthood: for the children.

right.

[Porchlight]

Thanks, Janet, for reposting TLG's comment.

Yow.

[buccaneer morgan]

this is clearly an eight amendment violation, cruel and unusual punishment,

[Janet]

How bout we hear from some of the family members affected by Islamic barbarian murderers?

[Porchlight]

Hug-A-Thug has the potential to be a major backfire. Watch to see if the MSN coverage cuts away or downplays those speeches. If so, you know they figured it out in time to minimize the damage.

[lyle]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-24/uncontrolled-refugeeism-will-be-undoing-now-ruling-political-class

As ridiculous as Trump’s Southern Wall might appear to the average mind, it is no more ridiculous, or unwise, than the present lack of an enforceable immigration policy… just like all other developed nations have. Control of the borders could become the critical issue deciding the 2016 presidential election… and Donald J. Trump is counting on it.

[buccaneer morgan]

they'll probably run it wall to wall, because that is their mindset,

[lyle]

Worth relinking:

https://www.change.org/p/remove-air-conditioning-from-all-us-state-department-property

I signed the petition. You should too.

[Beasts of England]

I'm definitely watching the Hug-a-Thug marathon, Mom's Edition. Only because it's stranger than fiction...

[Beasts of England]

Now, lyle, Shirley you know that some air conditioning is more equal thans others.

[Miss Marple 2]

Man, I hope that there's a trump rally scheduled for tonight! I can't take that DNC line-up!

(I might tune in for a couple of minutes to see how sick Bill Clinton looks.)

[Porchlight]

Trump + 9 in new NH poll. Ayotte +7 over Hassan.

http://www.insidesources.com/ayotte-leads-hassan-in-insidesourcesnh-journal-poll/

NeverTrumpers, please come by and remind us about the downticket disaster again.

[lyle]

Of course, Beasts. Especially the A/C that cools the pigs at the trough!

[daddy]

Good Morning.

Rush opens up Hour 1 with the evil news that some Priest in France was beheaded this morning by 2 Islamic Terrorists. Rush then swerves to wondering if the Church had a dangerous Refrigerator.

Yesterday Dennis Prager went after Kerry's speech on the "Refrigerators equal ISIS terrorism" comments, but Prager finished by saying that Kerry is wrong.

Prager says Refrigerators are worse than Islamic Terrorism, because if you listen to Kerry and Obama and the Left, they do not believe that Terrorism can be Islamic. That is an impossibility. Terrorism exists and Islam exists, Prager says, but just listen to them---Islamic Terrorism does not exist, therefore Refrigerators are more dangerous than Islamic Terrorism. QED.

Did the NAZI's behead people?

[lyle]

Did the NAZI's behead people?

I dunno, but I hear those Trane guys are borderline criminals...

[Porchlight]

Hardcore NeverTrumper Stephen Hayes liked the VFW speech today:

Stephen HayesVerified account ‏@stephenfhayes

This Trump speech to the VFW - w/policies, details & some personality - is the best I've heard from him yet.

Kirsten Powers liked it too:

Kirsten PowersVerified account ‏@KirstenPowers

This is hands down Trumps best speech. #VFW

Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJFC6xysLM4&feature=youtu.be

[buccaneer morgan]

so the beheader is part of a cell uncovered in roen centered around a certain mosque two years ago, the church was on a hitlist one year ago,

[lyle]

Insty links to a flashback:

Michelle Obama, who could become America’s first black First Lady, has launched a scathing attack on her husband’s opponent Hillary Clinton, stating she represents “the same old thing over and over again”.

Whereas Barack Obama preaches a message of hope and transcending differences that is more kumbaya than combative, his wife, like him a lawyer and a Harvard graduate, did not hesitate to take his main opponent on in an appearance at a Las Vegas.

On her 44th birthday, and less than 48 hours before today’s crucial Nevada caucuses, Mrs Obama spoke passionately about racial slurs against her husband and the symbolism of having a black family in the White House.

In a fiery comparison between his 2004 Senate campaign and this year’s presidential race, she said: “You know what they were saying about him then? They said he was too young. They said he was too inexperienced. They said he should wait his turn.

Well...some of us were.

[Porchlight]

RCP average today has Trump at an all-time high:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton-5491.html

Theo hardest hit. :)

[DebinNC]

Seems very strange for BC to be speaking on "justice ain't colorblind" night, given the "3 strikes and you're out" laws were enacted nation-wide during his tenure. And he claimed credit for the resulting drop in crime.

[buccaneer morgan]

he'll console himself with the surveymonkey?? you can imagine the chimp with a clip board, and the yougov poll,

[Miss Marple 2]

Deb,

You are foolishly thinking that the dem ranks even know current events and history. They don't.

They live in the moment and ignore any inconvenient backgrounds of people whom they are currently instructed to idolize.

Hence, Robert Byrd's long tenure in the Senate.

[lyle]

Just don't die on us before Nov, Slick, 'kay?

[buccaneer morgan]

some have discovered that bit, but it takes 'patience and time' to do so,

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/07/the_dnc_hack_is_watergate_but_worse.html

[DebinNC]

and the symbolism of having a black family in the White House

That's the only silver lining I see re the BOzos' WH years. I hope just their being there has healed some wounds.

[daddy]

Anthony Weiner is on the Convention Floor telling FOX's Charlie Gasperino that this "E-Mail hack is the worst case of Email getting into the hand wrong hands since..."

[buccaneer morgan]

d'nesh went quite a bit into unraveling the dem confederate segregationist alliance, mentioned tom watson, hugo black, even reference harry truman, left out fulbright, and walter george, who employed lurches father,

[buccaneer morgan]

nope, I don't think so, at every instance going back to skip gates 'he rubbed raw the sources of discontent'

[Beasts of England]

Old and busted: The polls prove that Trump can't win!!1!11!

New and Hot: You can't trust polls in July!

[jimmyk]

Michelle Obama, who could become America’s first black First Lady, has launched a scathing attack on her husband’s opponent Hillary Clinton, stating she represents “the same old thing over and over again”.

I trust Trump will put this in his ads, given how Hillary is finding everything positive Trump ever said about her and beating it to death?

[lyle]

I hope just their being there has healed some wounds.

And yet between them in the WH and two blacks AsG, race relations feel like they've been set back 50 years. I wonder why that is. It's a real mystery...

[DebinNC]

After BOzo's two terms, the "a black can't get elected POTUS" and "'They'll never let a black family live in the WH" cards are gone from the deck.

[Beasts of England]

Your (almost) daily National Review stupidity, featuring Jay Caruso:

Trump's expected loss is an opportunity to embrace truly limited Government.

Yes, indeed. Hilary will hop right to that, fellers!!

[Captain Hate]

Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards

Moment of silence for Gosnell?

[daddy]

"The Obama administration's response to the church attack in Normandy, France, framed it as a religious liberty issue without mention of ISIS."

Prager was correct once again: To the Left, Refrigerators are worse than Islamic Terrorism, because the Left refuses to believe that Islamic Terrorism exists.

President Obama: 'ISIL is not Islamic'

[lyle]

I know this has been linked:

https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2016/07/25/not-knowing/

I have to quote this because the bolded part is the funniest thing you may read today (Wretchard is quoting a WaPo article):

If the Russians were behind the leaks, said former CIA director Michael Hayden, “they’re clearly taking their game to another level. It would be weaponizing information.” He added: “You don’t want a foreign power affecting your election. We have laws against that.”

Well, better saddle up the posse then, pard, and go arrest Vlad.

[daddy]

Dems give 61 speeches on Day 1 -- mention ISIS zero times...

Anyone know how many times they mentioned Refrigerators?

[Captain Hate]

Trump's expected loss is an opportunity to embrace truly limited Government.

Like the truly limited government we got after McRINO and R$ lost? Does anybody bother editing these for sanity?

[DebinNC]

I haven't seen so far when the Normandy killers arrived in France, i.e. born there or came with parents as children. Iirc Trump got flak for saying recently the problem wasn't with alien arrivees but 2nd/3rd genners who are alienated and angry when, torn between two worlds, they don't fit in either.

[lyle]

More:

Amazingly the DNC has compounded the blow by turning it into a talking point, acting as if Hillary were a child needing sympathy because her lollipop has been stolen by a bully, rather than as a competent person in firmly[sic] command. In so doing they're actually admitting that Hillary cannot hold her own with the hard men of Putin's caliber.

[henry]

Or the truly limited government we got after W won?

[Frau Lokus]

The estrogen level in Philly must have been record-setting as the Day One Democrat Lady Parts Roll Out never stopped: convocation, welcome, gavel gal, Barney Frank, D W-S, new DNC lady, Sarah and Al, illegal advocate, FLOTUS, Red Squaw and... I had to quit before hot flashes destroyed my monitor.

This is not who we are, is it?

[Beasts of England]

Medicare Part D, TSA, and Homeland Security were very limited. You almost can't see them...

[lyle]

This is too good:

She is now being ambushed for her troubles. Hillary walked right into it. She has been outsmarted, time and again, in the Russian Reset, in the Arab Spring, in Benghazi and now in her effort to protect her information from threats was warned against but refused to take seriously. Years ago the Hillary campaign boasted that when the 3 o'clock in the morning phone call came, Hillary would be ready. What she'll be ready for she didn't say. Now the chances are that when the phone rings at 3 am in the morning, it will be Putin calling her on her private line, on the number she never gave him.

Those last seven words are chilling. Well, they should be to someone who actually gave a shit about this country enough to put its security ahead of her own ugly ambition.

[Old Lurker]

Beasts, not to mention those laws he failed to veto because he was so sure SCOTUS would cover for him.

[Captain Hate]

https://mobile.twitter.com/HeyTammyBruce/status/757973815091757056

[Frau Lokus]

This should be hung around HRC's neck:

"Benghazi security was ‘not my ball to carry’"

She will do the same for the United States.

If a 3:00 a.m.call should get through to a Pres. Hillary! [spit], she will phone the Omen before she comes up with lies and a scapegoat.

[lyle]

Like McCain-Feingold, OL?

[Captain Hate]

Tammy Bruce: DNC confiscates Bernie signs, guns, money, Liberty...

[pagar, a bacon, ham and sausage supporter]

Read the 02:16 comment and than read this:

IMO, this is the worse thing I have read during the entire campaign.

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2016/07/25/marine-gen-john-allen-has-endorsed-hillary-clinton-president-heres-why-matters/87539996/

I do not understand how anyone could endorse her.

[lyle]

Since I've already been labeled a racist and a sexist by my just being born white and male, I risk no further disapprobation in asking: what's up with Moochelle's hair looking like a Pantene model last night and an unkept homeless woman on other days? Wig?

[Dave (in MA)]

Instapundit:

FLASHBACK: “As the Democrats shtruggle to turn the story of the DNC hacks into an attack on Trump by arguing that the Russians are behind the hack and that Putin is trying to help Trump get elected, let’s remember when a prominent Democrat actually went to the Soviets for help in defeating Reagan.”

Posted at 2:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

Indeed.

[Old Lurker]

Yes, exactly like that, Lyle.

[lyle]

I clicked, pagar. The pic with Petraeus is all I needed to see. The whole military has been neutered. JATFI

My dad died way too young but I'm glad the old Army LtC is not around to witness this abomination.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--“You don’t want a foreign power affecting your election. We have laws against that.”--

But we do want our president going over and lecturing Brits how to vote and sending people and assets to Israel to try and install a more compliant PM.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

McCain Feingold is not too great an example because SCOTUS pretty much did cover for him by gutting most of the particulars after they first approved it generally.

[lyle]

Dang it, Ig!

[Momto2]

Got another urgent email message from Ted Cruz. It seems one of the Castro brothers said on Charlie Rose show that he *might* look into running for Senate in 2018/

BIG BOLD LETTERS - HELP ME FIGHT BACK!

We cannot afford to wait until 2018 - must stop the Castro brothers...Please send $$$ today!!!!!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

BTW, Dave's Futurama Cylon and Garfunkel link last thread was hilarious.