Democratic National Convention: Day 1

[EarlG]

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It's Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention! I thought it might be useful to keep a repository of information, resources, and stories for each day of the convention, so I'll get things started with some items you may find of interest.

I encourage DUers to post their own links to interesting stories and information here in this thread.

NOTABLE PEOPLE EXPECTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT:

• President Joe Biden
• First lady Jill Biden
• Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
• Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky
• Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware
• Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
• Rep. Grace Meng of New York
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas
• Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland
• UAW leader Shawn Fain
• Conservative commentator/former Trump supporter Rich Logis

Democratic National Committee releases party platform ahead of convention

Who's co-chairing the Democratic convention in Chicago? DNC names leader for each night

'We are focused like a laser': DNC Chair Jaime Harrison gives convention preview - The Weekend - MSNBC

The DNC Convention will have four celebrity hosts who will preside over every evening

DNC Speakers tracker: Adam Kinzinger, Michelle Obama added to lineup

The Lincoln Project: CONVERSATIONS & COCKTAILS EPISODE 1: WE'RE AT THE DNC!

Vermont's youngest delegate at the DNC: 'This is my future. I want to have a say in it.'

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[MerryBlooms]

1. r&k

[Emile]

2. Live Nancy Pelosi on now, CSPAN

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Biden tonight is going to be epic

Get out your box of Kleenex because this is going to be one for the ages, the passing of the torch from one patriot to another.

[RussBLib]

4. Tried to donate

...."system experiencing trouble. Please try again later."

[EarlG]

6. Hmm, odd -- thanks for the heads up

Am I correct that you saw the error message on a PayPal page, not a DU page?

[RussBLib]

8. Correct. I will try again later, or another route. Nt

[Ilsa]

31. I wonder if the traffic to donate was through the roof? nt

[blogslug]

5. kick!

[Think. Again.]

7. Thanks!

Keeping this all on one thread should be easier to follow!

Bookmarked!

[livetohike]

9. DNC daily schedule

https://demconvention.com/schedule/

[EarlG]

10. Excellent, thanks! (nt)

[ShazzieB]

23. Thanks for this!

It's just what I needed.

[lastlib]

11. Res ipsa loquitor......

Thank you, Earl!

And THANK YOU JOE!! You've been a GREAT President!

[AmBlue]

12. Thank you EarlG!!

Love your splash image on the home page today too!!

[bdamomma]

13. Thanks EarlG

K&R

[BumRushDaShow]

14. K&R!

[peppertree]

15. And no felons, drug addicts or foreign intelligence assets

What would the RNC have been without them.

(they wouldn't have a candidate, for starters)

[ffr]

16. It's about fffing time Hillary Clinton gets recognition as a powerful democratic voice

One of THE MOST popular public servants ever with knowledge and internationally recognized by both our allies and our foes, the fact that Fox News was able to convince a few people to not vote for her in 2016 will always be considered an American tragedy. How many lives she could have saved and how much damage should could have prevented caused by TSF and his Russian allies in the GOP.

[nolabear]

17. Is it okay to cry all the way through a convention?

I figure I’ll start with Hillary and by the time Joe’s on I’ll be sobbing.

[onetexan]

18. i've made peace with Hillary's 2016 loss but for Prez Biden it w be a tear jerker when he speaks and the crowd goes

thunderous for him.

[nolabear]

20. The most selfless thing I've ever seen a politician do.

[ShazzieB]

24. YES!

[onetexan]

19. The protesters crowd outside is negligible. The reporter on msnbc doesn't think it w come anywhere close to 20-25k like

they're anticipating. Can anybody on the ground gauge the crowd size?

[Kali]

21. somebody post streaming links please

[mzmolly]

22. Wow! What a fantastic lineup!!

[demmiblue]

25. K&R

[Emile]

26. Watching

[demmiblue]

27. The Soul Children of Chicago sing the national anthem at the Democratic National Convention.

Link to tweet

[Alliepoo]

35. Dang!!

That was something!!!!

[lostnfound]

28. I read that Mallory McMorrow was going to be on tonight too -- On edit: she already did (link)

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Anybody watching live on CSPAN, please alert us as to speakers. Having trouble getting it tonight.
On edit: She already did. Talked about Project 2025.

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[electric_blue68]

30. She was the one who lugged that big 2025 book with her?

[lostnfound]

34. Yes. "We will not let hate win" speech, Michigan state senate floor, viral hit. (Link)

[riverkittenDem]

29. K&R

[proud patriot]

32. I'm so proud to be a Democrat

[FlyingPiggy]

33. What a start! Day 1 was FIRE!! How do you top this?!?!!