We got the trinity of First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at the first night of the DNC Convention.
We got the trinity of First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at the first night of the DNC Convention.
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MICHELLE ROCKED THE CONVENTION STAGE
Michelle’s star shined bright at the Convention
She really needed to become Hillary’s ace
The Sec of State could use a pick me up
This may turn out to be a bitter race
FLOTUS cast Ms Clinton as a role model for kids
Versus a damaging one in Donald Trump
This speech needed to lift the mood of the place
The gathering was in desperate need of a bump
Her dress was a beautiful, flowing blue number
Designer was none other than Chris Siriano
He dressed Leslie Jones when no one else would
Came thru like a champ, to that we say bravo!
The Chicago native never mentioned Trump by name
Wouldn’t wallow in mud with a man who is sick
But she leveraged her enormous popularity
Made a rare trip into partisan politics
The Princeton grad condemned the hateful language
Heard from mean folks who try to make you cry
Developed a strategy to squash their ignorance
Whenever they decide to go low, we go high
The Chi-Town native took a dig at Trump
And his coded “Make America Great Again” line
Reminded him slaves built the White House
They made this country great long before his time
Her speech was widely acclaimed from many circles
Michelle’s performance was even praised by Trump
The businessman thought her delivery was “excellent”
Melania can give the same speech to her Rotary Club
The end result was a stellar, prime-time presentation
On a day when the convention had many indiscretions
Recall that FLOTUS was reluctant about the spotlight
When Barack kicked off his campaign back in 2007
The mother of teen girls stepped into the moment
When it mattered most she commanded the stage
A disaster had been averted, she saved Hillary’ ass
It was abundantly clear we were in a new age
I believe it would be more than safe to admit
That Hillary owes Michelle in the worst kind of way
FLOTUS did what no one else had done up to that point
She humanized Hillary, and saved the whole day
https://twitter.com/Bernie4Indiana/status/758141805884018688
https://twitter.com/dianeft/status/758099005519892483
Missed most of today’s SG..
Caught a bit of Bill Clinton’s speech on my way home…
What could have been a lovely and touching love story – and a beautiful story of a life shared and built together, was jarringly marred by visions and stark, raw remembrances and memories of his infidelity, disrespect and humiliation of his wife and mother of of his daughter..
I love First Lady’s motto. ‘When they go low we go high’ OMG! I love her. She is even more beautiful!
https://twitter.com/democracynow/status/758112242248388608
https://twitter.com/Vets4Bernie/status/758113787547226113
@EWErickson 3m3 minutes ago
Republicans can mock the Clintons, but they stayed together and the GOP candidate is on wife number 3. Yay party of family values.
https://twitter.com/Luvvie/status/758099477123170304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Michael Jordan: A Day Late and a Million Dollars Short
He waited, and waited, and waited to take a political stance on anything. Now that he’s old and out of the game, Jordan wants to talk about policing? Get out of here.
Stephen A. Crockett Jr.
On Monday, Michael Jordan decided to break his Clarence Thomas-like silence on race relations in this country to denounce the killings of unarmed black men, women and children at the hands of police. In a piece for The Undefeated, Jordan also condemned the killings of cops and donated $1 million each to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Institute for Community-Police Relations.
It’s with great thought and all due respect that I say, “F–k Michael Jordan.”
The cause doesn’t need his money, or his statement or his sympathy now; we needed it then, back when his name held weight. Back when he was the largest athlete on the planet. Back in 1990, when African-American U.S. Senate candidate Harvey Gantt was trying to wrestle North Carolina away from the racist control of Sen. Jesse Helms. That’s right, the same Jesse Helms who didn’t want to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday. Jordan was asked to endorse Gantt, a request to which he famously replied, “Republicans buy sneakers too.”
Jordan has always been in the business of taking care of Jordan. A more accurate logo befitting his legacy would be the iconic Jumpman holding a fistful of cash, dunking it directly into Jordan’s suit pocket. A friend texted me Monday asking if I’d read Jordan’s statement on the brutal killings of unarmed African Americans by police. My response was: “I guess Jordan has taken the under on black death and is trying to make sure he doesn’t lose his money.”
https://twitter.com/bri_sacks/status/758098309739220992
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More history lessons for the 2520’s
6 Historic Structures in America That Were Built by Slaves
Because some people refuse to believe certain parts of U.S. history.
Danielle Young
BY: DANIELLE YOUNG
Posted: July 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/WestWingReport/status/758092385502978048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/thinkprogress/status/758093845443645440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/758093500365824001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Sybrina has so much grace. That always made me humble, whenever I watched her.
https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/758069463967232004/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
This is a club no one wants to be member of. :(
https://twitter.com/aurabogado/status/758075158162649088
“Black Lives Matter protesters want to send message to Clinton”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/26/black-lives-matter-protesters-hillary-clinton-democratic-national-convention/87580080/
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OMG Donna Brazille, honey you’re trying way to hard to convince folks that Hillary’s a champion for children,
That’s all they got even though it’s weak. Hillary is a champion for SOME children.
Ugh..
https://twitter.com/alexqgb/status/757276554497896448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/DubbleDhee/status/758076410187567104
NOT down the street.
HIS OWN DAMN HOME.
Jesse Williams told y’all…..MONEY WILL NOT PROTECT YOU
@vulture
The Police have found no evidence that Dr. Dre pulled a gun on the man who got him arrested: http://vult.re/29XluLQ
bananarama 5 hoursago
The headline from the Home Page
should be “Cops Cuff Dr. Dre In His Own Home Because White Man Says They
Should”
Thinking of John Crawford, Tamir Rice, Jonathan Ferrell and others…
https://twitter.com/Oprah/status/757762408924389376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Wall Street Journal ✔ @WSJ
Breaking: Hillary Clinton officially becomes the first female presidential nominee of a major party http://on.wsj.com/29XXaJH
@SteveKornacki 11s11 seconds ago
Sanders does as Hillary did in ’08 and moves to nominate foe by acclamation, with one twist: asks that votes as cast be officially recorded
https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/757766681297031168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/mollyesque/status/757763060626968576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/blackvoices/status/757942576913719296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
About time too..
https://twitter.com/eugene_kane/status/757771495741456384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/757772924816359424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Truth! We see it today.
https://twitter.com/SankofaBrown/status/757739920794451968
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https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/758055473417326592
https://twitter.com/jrosenbaum/status/758054542483263488
This was very touching..
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/758053848657321984
https://twitter.com/CleveOQuinn/status/758052830481641473
And does Roof want fries with that Burger King sandwich?
This lil fucker needs to FRY for murdering 9 Black Church-going folks!
https://twitter.com/ireneberns/status/758050124270411776
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/758048000577011712
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https://twitter.com/YellowcrowC/status/758041528421888001
https://twitter.com/JordanChariton/status/758037025945587712
We knew that already, ABC
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/757974080926715904
LOL Like we need ABC to FACT CHECK MICHELLE OBAMA.
Just shows you that these MOFOs don’t know their history. If you have to FACT CHECK the FIRST BLACK FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERCIA…
Pathetic.
https://twitter.com/Bipartisanism/status/757340150074478592
Phuck.outta.here
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/758010025713422336
Everyone needs to read that article. Thanks for posting it, SG2.
https://twitter.com/TheFinalCall/status/758006744576565248
https://twitter.com/JimDalrympleII/status/757996201971159040
https://twitter.com/anne_barbano/status/757985510937722880
https://twitter.com/GabMoBanks/status/757979433403752448
You know, Liza, I am glad you posted The Sound of Silence.
Are people listening?
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence…
And the sign flashed out its warning
And the words that it was forming
And the sign said,
“The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.”
And whispered in the sound of silence
We must listen to the words of those living in poverty, those innocent unarmed people living in fear of being stereotyped and harmed, those to whom equality is not extended in the areas of justice, jobs, housing…
So much still needs to be done. We are seeing the clock being turned back and seeing the dismantling of so many advances of the civil rights movement. Even at the end of the sixties Ralph Abernathy noted that the hoped for results of the various Civil Rights Acts were not becoming a reality in practice:
Excerpt from “The Poor People’s Campaign Speaks to: U.S. Department of Justice
PPC Spokesman: Rev. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy – President, SCLC – April 29, 1968” :
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/757971192879775745
Unity for Mary Landrieu and them means- SHUT UP & TAKE YOUR DRUBBINGS. BLAH FOLKS!
I will never betray my conscience, my convictions & accept a woman who caused extreme suffering to poor black children & profited from their pain.
People have to overlook an awful lot to support Hillary. I can’t do it either. And, living in Arizona, I don’t think it matters.
It feels good to clean your timeline. Getting rid of noise brings peace of mind.
https://twitter.com/diazed85/status/757948672982278144
https://twitter.com/FeelTheBern11/status/757948294022791168
Love that SIGN.
It is sad that this vintage button is still needed today:
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What I love about this tweet is that it came from DeRay McKesson.
https://twitter.com/deray/status/757926508245708801
FLOTUS SLAYED last night, just SLAYED.
CLASS ACT!
She slayed, for sure. For a moment I thought she was going to channel Dr. King, her delivery was just magnificent. And her emotion was beautiful, there was so much truth there.
I wish she had been giving the speech for Bernie, but that’s not very sporting of me is it? In the face of all this “unity.”
‘…Like her speech, her dress spoke volumes while appearing, at first glance, to be entirely subdued.
Cobalt blue silk crepe, with cap sleeves, a flared skirt and a neat waist, it was by the designer Christian Siriano, and it pretty much matched the backdrop, playing down Mrs. Obama’s appearance and playing to the patriotic theme, especially when contrasted with the bright red jacket that Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts wore during her speech. But the simplicity and the color were just the beginning.
Lest you think Mrs. Obama’s wardrobe choice was just happenstance, however, know that the convention appearance was only the second time she has worn Mr. Siriano; the first time was this month, at the funeral for the police officers killed in Dallas.
Throughout her time in the White House, the first lady has made something of a secondary cause out of supporting new, independent American designers, and choosing her clothes not only because she likes them but because their back story has a certain resonance that goes beyond the aesthetic. Monday night was no different. Fashion is not known for its embrace of togetherness (more for its exclusion). But Mr. Siriano is.
Think that’s just a coincidence?…’
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/fashion/michelle-obama-christian-siriano-democratic-national-convention.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/fashion&action=click&contentCollection=fashion®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0
The remainder of the Democrats’ convention can miss me. I heard FLOTUS, I heard Bernie, I’m done. Bernie’s speech, in combination with his his pledged delegates voting for him, struck me as essentially a message to Hillary that his agenda has a great deal of support and she will be held accountable. Well, good luck with that.
Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson
It’s not targeted at you, Trumpkins. It’s targeted at millions of suburban women indys and soft Rs…people you despise.
Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson
I’m saying this as a partisan who takes the other side seriously; this speech is a grand slam for Dems. Over the back wall, ball in orbit.
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Good Morning 😊, Everyone 😆
Good Morning, Rikyrah & Everyone. :))))