William Lindsey :toad:
Because the Democratic Party tent is wide, there's, of course, a wealth of commentary this morning from all different angles about the opening night of the DNC. But one theme seems to tie much of the commentary together: as Brian Beutler notes, it's the determination of the party to hold together a diverse anti-Trump coalition that represents the majority of Americans.
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #Biden #TimWalz
/1
https://www.offmessage.net/p/kamala-harris-understands-the-challenge
William Lindsey :toad:
"The old school news media that Democrats used to need to get their message out is no longer their only option. The DNC has made a serious, deliberate effort to make room for hundreds of content creators and influencers. These newcomers have gotten coveted passes to the convention floor and workspace in the DNC’s new creator lounge and creator platform."
~ Max Tani
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #media
/8
https://www.semafor.com/article/08/19/2024/a-friendly-media-grows-grumbly-in-chicago
William Lindsey :toad:
"Despite the late hour, Biden came out with all guns blazing. Standing at the lectern, surrounded by white stars that resembled a Star Trek teleport pad, he was a man unburdened, liberated, unrecognisable from the doddering June debate."
~ David Smith
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz
/7
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/20/biden-dnc-convention-speech
William Lindsey :toad:
"I thought the most powerful speaker last night was Shawn Fein, president of the United Autoworkers, who electrified the crowd by calling Trump a 'scab.'"
~ Robert Reich
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #Biden #TimWalz #unions #labor #workers
/6
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/when-i-took-adam-to-the-democratic
William Lindsey :toad:
"There was a rousing fighting spirit on Day 1 of the DNC that has been sorely missing from Democrats for years."
~ Wajahat Ali
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #Biden #TimWalz
/4
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/dnc-day-1-democrats-come-out-swinging
William Lindsey :toad:
"What’s really remarkable about the first night of the convention has been the full-throated embrace of labor unions at the convention, with the heads of several important unions making appearances on stage and Shawn Fain of the UAW knocking it out of the park with this t-shirt …."
~ Kevin Kruse
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #Biden #TimWalz #unions #labor #workers
/5
William Lindsey :toad:
"They have signed on to elect Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota governor Tim Walz in order to preserve democracy, but are clear they are not embracing the Democratic Party’s policies. The Harris-Walz campaign has welcomed them."
William Lindsey :toad:
"As the Republican Party that coalesced under Reagan has crumbled into a Christian nationalist authoritarianism, the Democrats have come together into a pro-democracy coalition. That coalition includes Republicans eager to stop Trump and his allies."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
William Lindsey :toad:
"A new law in Georgia permits counties to eliminate Sunday voting. Sunday voting, known as 'souls to the polls' in the deep South, makes it possible for Black voters who work on Tuesdays to march straight from church to vote on their day of worship. Their votes are prayers."
~ Joyce Vance
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #VotingRights #VoteSuppression #BlackVoters #Georgia
/10
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/kamala-harris-for-the-people-images
William Lindsey :toad:
"It was nice to see the DNC standing up for women who are mothers, women who nearly died because they wanted to be mothers, women who want to become mothers, and women who choose not to become mothers, especially in contrast to a GOP that sees women as little more than incubators, helpmeets, and caregivers. We are, after all, so much more than our capacity to reproduce."
~ Jill Filipovic
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #women #ReproductiveRights
/9
William Lindsey :toad:
"This is a turning point moment. We felt the strong moral underpinnings of this when Sen. Raphael Warnock took the stage and in his inimitable fashion called upon us to consider all children, not just within our own communities but throughout the world."
#KamalaHarris #Trump #DNC
/25
William Lindsey :toad:
"A second theme was evident in the choice of progressive firebrands like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and UAW president Shawn Fain, sharing the stage with institutionalists like Rep. Jamie Raskin and Hillary Rodham Clinton. These primetime slots highlighted the importance of coalition."
A broad tent. People united for a common purpose, to turn back fascism, a purpose that transcends our petty differences and squabbles. Solidarity.
William Lindsey :toad:
"The first recurring theme was the contrast between Vice President Kamala Harris and ex-president Donald Trump. Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who is known for her sharp takes on the Oversight Committee against the 'bleach blonde bad builts' of the GOP, laid it out plainly: 'Kamala Harris has a resume. Donald Trump has a rap sheet.'”
~ Jay Kuo
#KamalaHarris #Trump #DNC
/23
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/contrast-coalition-and-community
William Lindsey :toad:
"I submit to you that it is precisely because Biden has lived a long, rich life that he was able to make those decisions which saved our democracy."
I'd add that Biden gives all indicators of being a genuinely religious man, unlike — God in heaven! — his bible-toting and bible-selling opponent. Religious in a non-showy but faithful way, while being excoriated by fellow Catholics who lean hard-right for being deficiently Catholic….
Faith grounds him, too.
William Lindsey :toad:
"A vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and for our children and our prayers are stronger when we pray together….
I saw [Trump] holding the bible and endorsing a bible as if it needed his endorsement. He should try reading it!
It says do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God. He should try reading it.”
~ Senator Raphael Warnock
William Lindsey :toad:
"Aging isn’t for the faint of heart. It is a process of having things taken from you. Your status. Your health. Your freedom. Eventually, your life.
But in return, a well-organized mind accumulates wisdom. If we age correctly we develop perspective: About the full breadth of the human experience. About love and loss. About what is, and is not, important."
William Lindsey :toad:
Jonathan V. Last's fulsome praise of Joe Biden for all that he has accomplished on behalf of the nation is heart-warming. In Last's portrait of him, Biden's deep humanity shines through. A man who lost his wife and daughter in a car accident soon after he became senator, then saw another son die of cancer and a son descend into addiction, a man who has had a serious brain aneurysm: Biden has had his share of suffering.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-old-man-who-saved-american-democracy
William Lindsey :toad:
And rather than embitter him, that suffering — and the long life he's led — have resulted in wisdom and strength. He's not a perfect man — no political leader is perfect. But he has left an admirable legacy, with generosity at its core.
Last writes,
"The big question for me is: How was Biden able to make it?
I believe the answer is his age. Biden’s age was his electoral weakness. It was also his superpower."
William Lindsey :toad:
"In voting for Vice President Harris, I assume that her public policy views are vastly different from my own, but I am indifferent in this election as to her policy views on any issues other than America’s Democracy, the Constitution, and the Rule of Law, as I believe all Americans should be.”
~ Conservative Republican judge Michael Luttig
William Lindsey :toad:
Kevin Necessary's cartoon answer to J.D. Vance's musings on the "purpose" of post-menopausal women, via David Pepper….
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #women #Trump #JDVance
/17
William Lindsey :toad:
"Democrats didn’t love Hillary Clinton in 2016, they weren’t excited by Biden in 2020, and those campaigns were dominated by Trump.
Trump is about to face something he never has in his nine years in politics. The Democrats’ convention will cement that he is no longer the main character."
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Trump
/15
There probably aren’t any bros who can help him with that.
William Lindsey :toad:
"With eyes and cameras now turned toward the DNC in Chicago, as more and more polls reveal that even red-leaning battleground states are moving toward the Harris Walz ticket, Trump is feeding his craziest wolf and letting that poor beast howl at every opportunity."
~ Brian Tyler Cohen
William Lindsey :toad:
"This week will be gutting for Trump, as Democrats gather in Chicago for the convention that has transformed (with Biden stepping aside) from dreaded funeral to celebratory festival. ...
Trump’s going to spend this week watching the cool kids make fun of him, but—worse than that—he won’t be their sole focus."
~ A.B. Stoddard
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Trump
/14
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/will-democratic-convention-break-donald-trump
William Lindsey :toad:
"Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock told the audience: 'A vote is a kind of prayer for the kind of world we desire for ourselves and for our children, and we are stronger when we pray together.'"
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #VotingRights #VoteSuppression #BlackVoters #Georgia #RaphaelWarnock
/12
William Lindsey :toad:
And, of course, this report (/10 and /11) is a reminder that the broad #Democratic coalition includes many people of faith, who don't deserve the contempt and arrogance dished out to them by many on the left, who seem to imagine that they have some special corner on the truth market that allows them to treat others just as contemptuously as dogmatic religionists often treat the rest of us.
This is tragic, the willingness of some of us to tear up a fragile but much-needed coalition.
/13
William Lindsey :toad:
"We should all demand, including in states like mine that don’t have early voting and no-excuse absentee voting, the right to go souls to the polls, in whatever for that takes for us. Go from your church, your temple, your mosque. Have a voting brunch or a neighborhood walk to the polls. Do whatever it takes. Voting should be easy. It should be encouraged. But far too often, it isn’t."
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #VotingRights #VoteSuppression #BlackVoters #Georgia #Warnock
/11
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