Tim Walz had the line of the convention so far...

[SKKY]

..."So while other states were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours." I mean there have been some other great lines that perhaps cut deeper, are funnier, or more bumper sticker-ready, but his from last night so beautifully highlights the essential difference between Dems and Repubs.

[NNadir]

1. It was a great line among a vast number of great lines. For me...

...though, Hadley Duvall's is the one I will always remember.

This has been the most excellent of all the political conventions I have ever seen. It has been witty, informative, entertaining, but in many cases, incredibly moving.

It gives me hope that our national Demon, he who must not be named, will fall into a kind of oblivion derived from contempt.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

19. Mokusatsu Mango Mengele' &7 the Malevolent Minions ..nt

[hibbing]

2. And how many Republicans voted against it?

Hammer this stuff, I'd like to think the majority of Americans are in favor of this, but after the rise of tfg, I've obviously been disappointed in them.


Forward!

[SKKY]

3. Exactly! These are the kinds of things that tend to stick to the party that voted against the popular measure.

[musclecar6]

4. My wife

Caught Tim’s speech and there was something in there that he said relating to his time of being a coach where they said if they give you a playbook, they follow it. That was said when he referenced the project 2025 humongous book they had shown us with a 900 plus pages. Basically saying you dumb fucks, they’re telling you what they’re gonna do. They’re gonna turn this into a Hitler type operation that he did in about four months after taking power, back in the day. Knowing these assholes, they’ll probably do it half the time.

[TBF]

14. Yes, that stuck out to me also & I agree

if they write a playbook they are going to use it. And on their website they made it clear they were soliciting resumes for people to help them do it. It is a very serious threat and I don't believe for a second that Trump doesn't know what it is.

[Ztolkins]

5. Affirmative Action of generational wealth

Has been mine. It so cleverly reframes the whole DEI debate bs.

Hard to pick favs when there are so many.

[Jarqui]

6. There were a number of good lines by the speakers

"Mind your own damn business" stuck with me as an effective line

[LisaM]

16. That was my favorite line.

The Golden Gopher rule, I guess!

[ananda]

7. That was the greatest speech of my lifetime!

It was a fucking great pep talk from a great coach!

I thank the stars for Tim Walz!

[lastlib]

9. (You must be young.....)

Nobody will EVER top Barbara Jordan, 1976.

for reference

(She had me at "...the American dream need not forever be deferred." )

[ananda]

10. OMG, I voted for her in my first election!

I went to see her speak at Miller Outdoor theater.

I taught for 31 years at the high school she graduated
from and hear so many stories about her.

And I absolutely loved her and Sam Irvin leading
the Watergate questioning.

So yes, she was a very great stateswoman!

Thank you for the reminder.

[Skittles]

17. I was a big Barbara Jordan fan

[lastlib]

23. I fell in love with her at the Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings

"When those words were written, I was not included in 'We the People'." I knew at that moment that a star was born. For oratorical skill, few in my lifetime were her equal.

[Skittles]

24. I've always admired women who refused to stick to their "assigned roles"

the stuff she accomplished, back in THAT day - just stunning

[Hermit-The-Prog]

26. Barbara Jordan, Ann Richards -- WTH happened to Texas since then?

[shotten99]

8. Every day, Walz finds a new way to impress me.

I’ve got the biggest bromance I’ve ever had 😂

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

20. He's gonna be a good Prez when he's 68

So many more could be like him but they warped their minds with hate. So disappointed in my relatives. And neighbors.

[Jarqui]

11. This one was pretty good

More of a statement of fact :

“Since the end of the Cold War in 1989, America has created about 51 million new jobs. I swear I checked this three times. Even I couldn’t believe it. What’s the score? Democrats 50, Republicans one.”
— Former President Bill Clinton

[not fooled]

12. If we had a properly functioning news media

and civics education hadn't been gutted by evil old bastard raygun, that fact would be common knowledge. And no puke would ever be elected again, at least nationally.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

21. Gotta get the DoE revamped, too

I recommend an emphasis on civics, community, social contracts and separation of church and state

[Ladythatvotesblue]

13. Tim

is right.
What kind of person would let a kid go hungry?
Only a truly evil person would!
Republicans hate other Americans and our country.
I would even feed a rich kid if they were hungry.
A kid is a kid.
NO ONE is going to tell me what my kids can read. Republicans want to keep their kids from a full education that's on them.
Who are the adults here? Democrats are the adults here!

[AZ8theist]

15. When he spoke of banning books.........

...this guy comes to mind.......

[enigmania]

18. The repubnicans

believe that if you feed a child once, they'll expect to receive lunch every day!

[LiberalFighter]

22. Republicans want to starve children

[Gore1FL]

25. I submit, his son did. "That's my dad" is perhaps the most eloquent way I have heard that describes this ticket.

It says family
It says safety
It says love
It says pride
It says we are all in this together.

"That's my dad"

[SKKY]

27. As the father of a special needs child like Tim Walz, that moment hit me in the feels...

...hard.