AOC symbolically nominates Bernie Sanders in 60-second DNC speech
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Source: NBC News
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stressed the importance of broad progressive priorities during a brief speech to the virtual Democratic National Convention Tuesday night that made no mention of the party's nominee.
The New York Democrat, who was given a 60-second slot as part of her role in the symbolic nomination of Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, opened her speech by offering her thanks to a mass peoples movement working to establish 21st century social, economic, and human rights, including guaranteed health care, higher education, living wages, and labor rights for all people in the United States.
She ended by formally seconding the nomination of Sanders, I-Vt., to be her party's presidential nominee, a procedural move. Joe Biden officially claimed the party's nomination moments later.
In a time when millions of people in the United States are looking for deep systemic solutions to our crises of mass evictions, unemployment, and lack of health care, and espíritu del pueblo and out of a love for all people, I hereby second the nomination of Senator Bernard Sanders of Vermont for president of the United States of America, she said.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/ocasio-cortez-60-second-speech-dnc-symbolically-nominates-bernie-sanders-n1237218
Voltaire2
(12,965 posts)6 minutes until passive-aggressive attacks commenced.
We can do better!
George II
(67,782 posts)Voltaire2
(12,965 posts)I am beside myself. I don't even know what that means, but there I am.
Please correct everyone who dares to refer to a second nominating speech as a nominating speech.
We can not let this stand!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)With my hearing issues... I'd rather READ what she had to say than to LISTEN to her. Do you know if there's a transcript anywhere?
Reading is fundamental.
still_one
(92,061 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Only a minute and 23 seconds:
melman
(7,681 posts)Miguelito Loveless
(4,457 posts)How much time are the Republicans getting?
melman
(7,681 posts)She's the best.
Omaha Steve
(99,503 posts)OVER 12 hours old when posted.
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