2016 Postmortem

NCTraveler

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1. What did I think?

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 05:54 AM

Jul 2016

I think I thank you for your thoughts here as they are very close to my own. Thank you for putting this together.

"Eva Longoria was smart and fiery. I've always liked her. "

I think Eva was big. Her actual words were extremely direct, painful to hear, yet she did it with grace. Her words painted a very brutal and accurate depiction of who Trump is to her and millions of others.

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Day 1 of the DNC: recap with vids and my thoughts. [View all] auntpurl Jul 2016 OP

What did I think? NCTraveler Jul 2016 #1

Yes, she had a short speech with a BIG impact. auntpurl Jul 2016 #2

Thanks for the great write up, you summed it up perfectly. joshcryer Jul 2016 #3

Thanks for reading! auntpurl Jul 2016 #4

Best one-liner of the night. baldguy Jul 2016 #5

With the added podium bang by Franken for emphasis. auntpurl Jul 2016 #7

Great summary. lovemydog Jul 2016 #6

Some of the earlier speakers were really great. auntpurl Jul 2016 #8

except for some self-centered sanders people ANTICS, day 1 was an AWESOME beachbum bob Jul 2016 #9

I am holding out hope things will continue to improve. auntpurl Jul 2016 #12

Yes, interesting post to read, thanks. Hortensis Jul 2016 #10

I watched the youtube livestream with no commentary auntpurl Jul 2016 #13

Lol! That would have been very satisfying. Hortensis Jul 2016 #16

Thanks for posting. bigwillq Jul 2016 #11

Thank you Sophiegirl Jul 2016 #14

Thanks for reading. auntpurl Jul 2016 #15

"For no discernible or acceptable reason, people screamed "NO TPP"..." aikoaiko Jul 2016 #17

What on earth does that have to do with civil rights and BLM? auntpurl Jul 2016 #18

Not that I heard -- they chanted when Cummings brought up the platform. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #19

The video of the speech is in my OP. It's there in living technicolor auntpurl Jul 2016 #23

I watched it. Some were holding up signs but not the chanting that came later. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #24

I hear reality, as displayed in many other threads and posts on DU auntpurl Jul 2016 #26

Auntpurl, some people only believe what they want to. all american girl Jul 2016 #44

Regardless of that, it was rude! It was the most horrifying crap I've ever seen, worse than what Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2016 #25

No, it was about respect or the lack of leftofcool Jul 2016 #20

I agree. Some delegates don't respect what he did on the platform committee. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #21

You must be talking about failing to respect... yallerdawg Jul 2016 #33

OMG -- the massive disrespect of announcing his candidacy in Burlington. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #36

I can't wait for President Obama's reception! yallerdawg Jul 2016 #39

You need a hug -- donchya? aikoaiko Jul 2016 #41

Non sequitur. n/t fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #34

So what? Bobbie Jo Jul 2016 #35

So this is a discussion board where we can talk about what happened. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #37

Hellofa First Day, even better than the RNC...ha ha downeastdaniel Jul 2016 #22

K&R BooScout Jul 2016 #27

Rep Elijah Cummings was amazing Evergreen Emerald Jul 2016 #28

Incredibly powerful, what a life that man has lived. auntpurl Jul 2016 #29

What a life he has lived Evergreen Emerald Jul 2016 #32

Excellent job auntpurl! Hokie Jul 2016 #30

I was so filled with the spirit after her speech auntpurl Jul 2016 #31

Nice post workinclasszero Jul 2016 #38

Thanks for reading. auntpurl Jul 2016 #42

A fine summation of the night. Thank you. I relate to your roller coaster of feelings. ancianita Jul 2016 #40

My thoughts Captain_New_York Jul 2016 #43

Thank you, auntpurl!!!!! I can't wait to watch all of them all american girl Jul 2016 #45

I stayed up til 4:30am! auntpurl Jul 2016 #46

I want to do that when Hillary speaks, but I'm too old to do every night all american girl Jul 2016 #47

Thank you for this! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #48

You're welcome. auntpurl Jul 2016 #49