Bernie Sanders WILL DEFINITELY speak at the convention.

[MineralMan]

I have the text of his speech right here. He will make it from the floor on Wednesday:

Bernie: Madame Chair! Madam Chair!

Chair: The Chair recognizes the Senator and delegate from Vermont.

Bernie: Madam Chair, Hillary Clinton has won the majority of pledged delegates during the primary elections and caucuses in the states and territories of the United States of America. Therefore, and in recognition of her victory, I move that the rules be suspended and further move that Hillary Clinton be declared the Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, by acclamation.

Chair: I have the motion to suspend the rules and for the nomination of Hillary Clinton as Democratic nominee by acclamation. Is there a second?

Floor: Second! (from hundreds of delegates)

Chair: All those in favor of suspending the rules for an acclamation vote to nominate Hillary Clinton by acclamation, signify by saying "Aye." (Raucous cheers.) Opposed, say "Nay." (10 people yell NAY!)

Chair: The motion is carried.

Chair: I have a motion to nominate Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic nominee for President by acclamation. Is there a second?

Floor: Universal cheering.

Chair: All those in favor of the nomination, say "Aye." (huge celebratory cheer) Opposed, say "Nay." (Silence)

Chair: The motion is carried by acclamation and Hillary Clinton is now the nominee for President of the Democratic Party!

[msongs]

1. you assume he hasnt bolted with the money and gone third party by then nt

[MineralMan]

5. I think that's a safe assumption.

Bernie's a smart, decent man. He will do the smart, decent thing.

[rock]

27. Nay

Oops, sorry. I got caught up in the narrative. OK, we'll pretend that that's right.

[asuhornets]

2. Sounds good to me....nt

[MineralMan]

3. Well, that's pretty much what Hillary Clinton did in 2008.

It's the proper thing to do when you came in second in the primary race and do not have the majority of pledged delegates. Bernie Sanders should follow her lead from 2008. That would be most appropriate.

[asuhornets]

7. I believe he'll do it..He's still workin on some of those concessions. He'll come around....nt

[azurnoir]

10. oh you mean hold out until he's promised millions to pay off any outstanding campaign debt

and promised a cushy cabinate seat such as SoS?

[MineralMan]

12. I just remember her motion to nominate by acclamation.

I don't remember that other stuff you're talking about. Do you have a video of those? I posted one of her convention speech. I'll wait here.

[azurnoir]

14. so you do remember Clinton being SoS or Obama paying off her campaign debt

I see well alrighty then

[MineralMan]

18. So, no videos, then?

OK. That's good. I need to go upstairs and start thinking about what do make for dinner anyhow.

[azurnoir]

21. you need a video to remember those things?

well good luck with dinner

[MineralMan]

22. No. I need evidence for them.

You've offered none. Yes, she was Secretary of State. But was that offered to her before the convention? Show me that it was.

[azurnoir]

24. Did you forget you were going to decide what to have for dinner too?

[MineralMan]

25. Nope. I decided.

I'll be making grilled turkey and cheese sandwiches. They're very good, and a favorite of my wife's. They're easy, but very good. I also grill some cheese lace chips to serve with them. They're a specialty of mine, and a big hit whenever I make them.

So, I dropped back into DU. Thanks for asking.

[azurnoir]

26. ah I'm going with Beef and broccoli, jasmine rice and some frozen mini bunbao

I found at the asian market down the street - if I can get local it's on the corner of Rice and Maryland

[kstewart33]

4. So wish you're right, MMan.

But judging by his present behavior, I'm skeptical.

Unlike Hillary in June 2008, he's one bitter, temperamental, and deeply frustrated man.

[MineralMan]

6. I believe I am right. Despite the vehemence of this

primary race, Bernie Sanders is a good, decent man, and has a precedent for this from Hillary Clinton in 2008. He will do the right thing, I'm sure.

[MineralMan]

8. Some don't think this scenario is likely.

I think they're wrong and that Bernie Sanders will be the gentleman I know he is and accept the decision of the people.

[geek tragedy]

9. I think he goes the Jerry Brown route, winds up seconding his own nomination

as a way to get some face time.

[MineralMan]

11. If he does that, he goes home with egg on his face,

but still without the nomination. Disgraced, how does he run for the Senate again. Politics is a fickle thing. If you blow a big chance, you may never recover.

Hillary did the right thing in 2008. Now, she will become the nominee for that office. Sometimes, you have to swallow your disappointment, make a good showing and wait for another chance. Politics.

[geek tragedy]

13. They love him in Vermont, he's Senator for life there. They like the fact

that he's not a Democrat.

Time will tell whether grace or pique will mark his exit.

[StevieM]

16. I don't think that will happen. I expect him to speak in prime time. (eom)

[HumanityExperiment]

15. Establishment thinking...

it is odd yet funny to see establishment thinking process as time passes, this mindset that what was, will be without taking in the context of the current activity as the new paradigm and not the old

MM is carrying over that past as if that will be the map for the present... that the current primary cycle isn't a new evolution to reform from within but merely a repeat of something seen prior

that 'whoosh' that flew over establishment's head is the current reality of this primary cycle... they may sense something is amiss but are unwilling to accept it

[MineralMan]

19. Well, then, I guess we'll see what happens.

I got over using the word "paradigm" a long time ago. It's such an 80s word. But, hey, that's OK. It's still a useful word.

[HumanityExperiment]

23. ...interesting...

'I got over using the word "paradigm" a long time ago.' humanity and it's cycles... yeah, words get caught up in that process as well, guess you haven't figured that out? Or to the point, why would specific words trigger your tangent point? 'squirrel moment'?.. I'll let it pass, since you do like to roll in the TT

At least I did strike a nerve with my reply, so there is that... good to know reality does manage to fit into your political perception / view

It's the MM translator... once you get it dialed in it's like magic!

[Joe the Revelator]

17. Yeah. No.

[MineralMan]

20. A man of few words, eh?

OK.

[Joe the Revelator]

29. Take notes.

[rateyes]

28. Ain't gonna happen.