I Heard It Tonight... An Actual Democrat... At The Actual DNC In Charlotte Said These Words...

[WillyT]

And I'm pretty sure I've heard it here at DU before too...



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Deval Patrick: ‘It Is Time For Democrats To Grow A Backbone’
By Annie-Rose Strasser - ThinkProgress
Sep 4, 2012 at 10:14 pm



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In making the case for the re-election of President Barack Obama Tuesday night at the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick called on Democrats to “grow a backbone.”

“We are Americans,” Patrick said to roaring applause, “We shape our own future”:

My message is this — it is time for Democrats to grow a backbone and stand up for what we believe. Quit waiting for pundits or polls or Super PACs to tell us who the next President or senator or congressman will be. We are Americans. We shape our own future.

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Link: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/09/04/796011/deval-patrick-dnc-backbone/

[Marie Marie]

1. Woo-Hoo to that. About time and needed to be said.

[Historic NY]

2. I hope to hell its scare the beJesus out of Republicans....

its freaking about time.

[bluerum]

3. Yep. He said it. Really loud.

[ann---]

4. Best line of the night!

I LOVED watching him - he is SO articulate and never hesitated one moment. He was terrific!

Second best line of the night was when Michelle Obama said that, "the presidency doesn't change who you are - it REVEALS who you are!" I like what is revealed in Obama. He could have let the racism and bigotry hurled against him really change his heart - but it didn't. He's still the same kind, gentle, thoughtful and loving man he was when he was elected in 2008.

[jillan]

5. To me, he was the best speech of the nite. He delivered the don't take their shit, we should be

loud and proud - just look at what this President has done for you - now go get him re-elected, speech!

I loved it!!!

Michelle was amazing too. She was warm and fuzzy and touching.

But Deval was the man - he did not mince words.

[wake.up.america]

10. Great speech. It's about time the GOP if forced to defend itself. We need to go on the offense.

[DJ13]

6. ‘It Is Time For Democrats To Grow A Backbone’

And hopefully it stays in place past November.

[WillyT]

7. + 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!!

[ChoppinBroccoli]

8. Deval Patrick Delivered A Barnburner

I was able to tune over to the convention just in time to catch Patrick, then O'Malley (another great speech), then Castro, then Michelle. Every speech I saw tonight was ten times better than anything delivered at that yawn-fest last week. And this is only the first day.

[Duchess St.Rollins]

9. We are stronger than EVER!!!!!!

We have grown backbones (or, as I like to say, "a pair&quot and we will NOT let President Obama be bullied out of office. Deval Patrick blew my fucking socks off!

[OnyxCollie]

11. Vertebrae are not pragmatic.

Upright is an extreme position appealing to only a small group of fringe voters.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. I'll believe it when I see Harold Ford get told to get lost.

[speedoo]

13. Harold Ford?

They don't need to tell him to get lost. He's run his once promising career into the ground, through his own duplicity'and dishonesty. I doubt he has any friends in the Democratic Party now.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. He's still considered to be a "Democrat" on the talk shows.

But then,...so is Lieberman....

[Kurovski]

15. ...and now I'm depressed again.

Jeez, how many pills do you guys think there are in one bottle?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. As many as you can buy.

[Kurovski]

18. I've tried to convince my doctor of that...

but she ain't hearin' of it'.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. Too many DO cause deafness.

[Kurovski]

21. Now I'm happy again!

[DirkGently]

17. Amen. He & Castro were amazing.

[WillyT]

20. Yep... And Michelle As Well...