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84. Gavin Newsom just got a speaking spot on the last night of the convention.

Thu Aug 13, 2020, 11:19 AM

Aug 2020

Newsom scored a prime spot in the lineup Thursday night, the final session of the four-day convention, when presumptive nominee Joe Biden will deliver his acceptance speech. Pelosi, D-San Francisco, will speak Wednesday evening, before Harris accepts the nomination for vice president.

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In addition to Pelosi and Harris, a former San Francisco district attorney, Wednesday will feature 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama. The night, titled “A More Perfect Union,” will focus on what a post-President Trump future would look like.

Biden will speak Thursday night, and the focus will be on what he offers as a candidate. Besides Newsom, speakers will include Biden’s family and former 2020 presidential candidates Sen. Cory Booker and Pete Buttigieg.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Gavin-Newsom-Kamala-Harris-Nancy-Pelosi-get-15475215.php

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AOC FTW! [View all] JoeOtterbein Aug 2020 OP

Such class and authenticity. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #1

+1 mountain grammy Aug 2020 #21

CNN: "Ocasio-Cortez among high-profile Latinos participating in Dem. convention" Hortensis Aug 2020 #62

... cayugafalls Aug 2020 #80

And why BGBD Aug 2020 #2

Mark my words; AOC will be... JoeOtterbein Aug 2020 #4

She'll turn 35 (the minimum age to be President) Upthevibe Aug 2020 #31

But she would be inaugurated on... JoeOtterbein Aug 2020 #32

She makes it by 99 days. The election date is irrelevant, the key is 35yo by Jan. 20th, 2025 Celerity Aug 2020 #41

Biden was elected Senator about a month before his 30th birthday, but he was 30 by January 1. George II Aug 2020 #66

Much more likely BGBD Aug 2020 #33

:) Much more. Hortensis Aug 2020 #60

We'll either have gotten control of the insanity by 2024 Hortensis Aug 2020 #59

Prophecies are bemusing as such, but do not rise to the standard of being marked. LanternWaste Aug 2020 #119

I didn't see that she 'expected' a thing. babylonsister Aug 2020 #8

When she runs as a Governor or Senator, that will determine her popularity still_one Aug 2020 #10

Yes. They have to appeal to electorates of entire states, Hortensis Aug 2020 #61

Please provide evidence that AOC's 14CD is gerrymandered. Voltaire2 Aug 2020 #114

The U.S. has 425 congressional districts. If you are curious Hortensis Aug 2020 #117

Ah so you are going to walk back your Voltaire2 Aug 2020 #124

NYS is not the monolith that some might imagine. lapucelle Aug 2020 #63

That is the same with California also. We have had our share of republican governors still_one Aug 2020 #82

Gavin Newsom just got a speaking spot on the last night of the convention. lapucelle Aug 2020 #84

Post removed Post removed Aug 2020 #34

It's fascinating that she responded to the issue with a unifying poem. JudyM Aug 2020 #112

Like it or not, she's more than just "a freshman congressperson," AleksS Aug 2020 #11

+... JoeOtterbein Aug 2020 #15

Yeah, she IS cool! PatrickforO Aug 2020 #45

Is "celebrity" what we look for in our lawmakers? George II Aug 2020 #75

I prefer to judge politicians by their legislative accomplishments and... NurseJackie Aug 2020 #79

THIS. octoberlib Aug 2020 #100

I also like politicians like that. AleksS Aug 2020 #105

No. octoberlib Aug 2020 #98

No, but it is what we look for in AleksS Aug 2020 #99

Doesn't hurt Trumpocalypse Aug 2020 #102

Celebrity is not enough. We have a POTUS who was a reality show host. Malmsy Aug 2020 #88

I appear to have missed where AOC was the nominee for president? AleksS Aug 2020 #104

My post was responding to the mistake of equating celebrity with political acumen. Malmsy Aug 2020 #125

It worked out for President Obama. n/t justgamma Aug 2020 #26

Barack Obama was a primetime speaker giving the keynote address in 2004, lapucelle Aug 2020 #65

No kidding! And that goes for freshman senators too. progressoid Aug 2020 #29

That was a keynote address, not a speaking slot. ehrnst Aug 2020 #89

Who said anything about boycotting? progressoid Aug 2020 #93

Ahem... I pointed out that no one has. ehrnst Aug 2020 #96

Someone who had also served in Congress. ehrnst Aug 2020 #111

Wherever did you get the idea that she expected to speak? nt. Mariana Aug 2020 #37

She indicated disappointment in the time limit she got, rather than surprised and grateful for ehrnst Aug 2020 #90

I think it's really reaching to read her post of Dr. Mays' poem that way. Mariana Aug 2020 #97

Some always see negative... tonedevil Aug 2020 #103

Absurdity is projecting onto someone superhuman traits not there, ehrnst Aug 2020 #109

How very zen. /nt tonedevil Aug 2020 #113

Thank you. /nt ehrnst Aug 2020 #116

I'm reminded of all the praise and adoration of Aung San Suu Kyi ehrnst Aug 2020 #120

I'm completely impressed... tonedevil Aug 2020 #122

Flattery will get you nowhere. ehrnst Aug 2020 #123

I was reading her tweet. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #110

I don't think she's complaining. Renew Deal Aug 2020 #38

A freshman "star" Senator FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #39

He had a much stronger resume. murielm99 Aug 2020 #47

I don't discount either of their backgrounds. FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #49

She is overrated. murielm99 Aug 2020 #52

They both worked hard, FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #53

We will have to disagree. murielm99 Aug 2020 #55

Well, not so much... ehrnst Aug 2020 #106

+1000. And a known speaker with few equals. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #91

because she was already listed as speaking at the convention and given time by Biden himself Celerity Aug 2020 #42

How did a young woman who had limited experience face off several of the PatrickforO Aug 2020 #43

Does she represent her constituents? murielm99 Aug 2020 #95

OMG...this is becoming laughable! demmiblue Aug 2020 #101

What do you mean? murielm99 Aug 2020 #107

Oh, you do you... demmiblue Aug 2020 #108

Same Arazi Aug 2020 #118

maybe there could be a primary so the people of the 14th CD could decide this question Voltaire2 Aug 2020 #115

Our National convention is going to be one for the Ages! flying_wahini Aug 2020 #3

You go girl! 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2020 #5

Can't wait to hear how she uses it! K/R nt Alex4Martinez Aug 2020 #6

Just one minute, that's kind of bullshit DNC! TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #7

Agree! nt babylonsister Aug 2020 #9

I would think AOC would be a perfect... JoeOtterbein Aug 2020 #12

Are Sen Harris and Rep Ocasio-Cortez that close? still_one Aug 2020 #16

I would suspect closer than some might spell the name of the next... JoeOtterbein Aug 2020 #17

You are the clever one. I am typing on my phone and it was typo. She is my Senator still_one Aug 2020 #24

Please listen... JoeOtterbein Aug 2020 #27

I hope so still_one Aug 2020 #28

They're not. She didn't even congratulate Kamala octoberlib Aug 2020 #73

interesting still_one Aug 2020 #81

Keynote speaker for a person? Isn't that reserved for a Convention or meeting of some kind? George II Aug 2020 #78

Speaker Pelosi, Secretary Clinton, and President Obama will be speaking before Harris that night. lapucelle Aug 2020 #83

It was kind of bullshit for someone to say in any other country Joe Biden and me wouldn't be in the still_one Aug 2020 #14

You do realize she was talking about countries with more than two major parties, right? Cuthbert Allgood Aug 2020 #22

That is a lame excuse for a backhanded insult against Biden. This isn't another county still_one Aug 2020 #30

So? FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #40

You do seem quite determined to dislike her. I'm sorry for that, because PatrickforO Aug 2020 #44

Rep Ocasio-Cortez has made it clear that she believes the Democratic Party has too big of a tent still_one Aug 2020 #46

She might surprise you. I mean, look at Obama - arguably the best president in my PatrickforO Aug 2020 #48

+1.000.000 FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #50

That is why I said I would like to see how she would do as a Senator or Governor because those are still_one Aug 2020 #51

Yes, I agree. I'm glad Biden is doing that with the climate change task force. PatrickforO Aug 2020 #68

Obama was a community organizer Trumpocalypse Aug 2020 #58

OK well I stand corrected. However, my point still stands. O was very inexperienced PatrickforO Aug 2020 #70

He had experience in both Congress and the Senate Malmsy Aug 2020 #87

Don't dislike AOC. And I don't think a big tent is a bad thing. stopdiggin Aug 2020 #56

She can be brash, for sure. PatrickforO Aug 2020 #71

And combative with fact checkers. That doesn't help her at all. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #92

That's an interesting article from HuffPo's trend reporter, lapucelle Aug 2020 #67

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Aug 2020 #13

AOC is great greblach Aug 2020 #18

Is AOC the only person who gets one minute or are there others? KS Toronado Aug 2020 #19

She's the only first-term congressperson to get one minute. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #69

Many long term congress people get zero as well. George II Aug 2020 #76

Right. So, being given "one minute" is not a slap, not disrespectful, not a put-down. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #85

Yes, indeed. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #94

I thought this would be her tweet congratulating Kamala. R B Garr Aug 2020 #20

Listen to her 60 seconds. It will be... JoeOtterbein Aug 2020 #25

You didn't miss it because she didn't make one. octoberlib Aug 2020 #74

Really? Well now. George II Aug 2020 #86

Fantastic! FM123 Aug 2020 #23

As well as an environmental justice bill! burrowowl Aug 2020 #36

+1000 Celerity Aug 2020 #57

Bernie Sanders should give his time to AOC JI7 Aug 2020 #35

And miss an opportunity to address the nation? No way! nt JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #72

If he believes that AOC is the future, perhaps offering some of his time would ehrnst Aug 2020 #121

Thanks Mom aeromanKC Aug 2020 #54

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The best part is AOC's 2nd grade teacher showing up. (link here) apnu Aug 2020 #77