# The Democratic National Convention **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 17, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158 "2016-07-17T21:58:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 33
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/641 "2016-07-29T02:37:59Z")
Yeah I’m not sure the Revolution is the right concept to bring up in this speech… ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/642 "2016-07-29T02:40:24Z")
The content is good but the delivery is flat so far. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/643 "2016-07-29T02:42:51Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Yeah I’m not sure the Revolution is the right concept to bring up in this speech… I thought it was spot on. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/644 "2016-07-29T02:42:53Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Yeah I’m not sure the Revolution is the right concept to bring up in this speech… Harkens back to Obama’s words last night about Americans rejecting monarchy. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/645 "2016-07-29T02:44:42Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Is that a PLEDGE PIN??? On your uniFORM??? > 🙂 Drop and give me 20! Dangit, **Shoeless** beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/646 "2016-07-29T02:48:11Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > The content is good but the delivery is flat so far. She’s not a great public speaker and never has been. Still, Trump actually said “I alone can fix [the country]”? Ew. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/647 "2016-07-29T02:49:26Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > people do need to let the Muslim world know, in explicit terms of “radical Islamic terrorism” that ideas that occur under the cloak of Islam will be noted, thus giving Muslims broadly incentive to reform that. > > I have no doubt that there are decent Muslims who have US citizenship. But the hijab’s widespreadness, 43% of Muslim-American women, is far more than traditional dress for Jews (6%), and similar numbers for non-Christian religions), needs to be corrected. Diversity is nice, but unity is better. Integration is a sign of patriotism. You’re speaking out of your ass. There are plenty of moderate Muslim women who wear the hijab; it’s the strict Wahhabi ideology that is the issue. But even then, there are Saudis who come to the country and integrate. Most of the terrorists are homegrown, and if you look at their profiles, they’ve attempted integration. They’ve failed and turned to radical Islam the same way that some whites turn to neo-nazism or religious cults or some african americans and latinos turn to street gangs. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/648 "2016-07-29T02:49:40Z")
Yes, good content, solid writing, strong delivery BUT not displaying the preacher chops of later-stage Obama or the yarn-spinner gift of Joe Biden or Bill. Not being a “superstar” on the stage yet. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/649 "2016-07-29T02:49:42Z")
She knows her stuff, and is sharp as a tack. Unfortunately she is not blessed with a great voice for fiery speechifying. You just know Donald will focus on how she says things rather than what she says. “Weak voice, sounded scared, very sad” I’m hoping that the American public is smart enough to see past the flash of Donald to the substance of Hilary. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/650 "2016-07-29T02:50:40Z")
The reference to her book, It Takes A Village, coupled with Trump’s stance that he alone can make America great again, makes me wonder again. Either he is just such a petulant, stupid child, ignorantly playing into her strengths and ignoring her own history, or he really wants, on some level, to put her in office. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/651 "2016-07-29T02:50:41Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Still, Trump actually said “I alone can fix [the country]”? Ew. He said “I alone” once I think but everyone immediately picked up on it. It was a weird line. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/652 "2016-07-29T02:50:45Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > She’s not a great public speaker and never has been. > > Still, Trump actually said “I alone can fix [the country]”? Ew. He said it multiple times, IIRC, in connection to different issues. Yeah, he’s THAT guy. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/653 "2016-07-29T02:51:54Z")
> [@coremelt](#): > > And DerekMicheals00 “Muslimism” isn’t a word. Isn’t it an updated version of Mohammedanism? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/654 "2016-07-29T02:52:22Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > The content is good but the delivery is flat so far. She’s not as good a speaker as Bill. She sounds somewhat rehearsed and forced. That’s cool. It says nothing about her governing abilities. Not everyone has a natural gift for speech making like Bubba. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/655 "2016-07-29T02:54:12Z")
Nice way to illustrate how ignorant Il Douche is…content of lead in the water in Flint, MI… ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/656 "2016-07-29T02:58:30Z")
Yeah nice “this is a big idea” segue into “this is how you do it, hard work, working with people and knowing your shit” . ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/657 "2016-07-29T03:01:42Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > people do need to let the Muslim world know, in explicit terms of “radical Islamic terrorism” that ideas that occur under the cloak of Islam will be noted, thus giving Muslims broadly incentive to reform that. > > I have no doubt that there are decent Muslims who have US citizenship. But the hijab’s widespreadness, 43% of Muslim-American women, is far more than traditional dress for Jews (6%), and similar numbers for non-Christian religions), needs to be corrected. Diversity is nice, but unity is better. Integration is a sign of patriotism. ^This is why we should have a “vomit” smilie. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/658 "2016-07-29T03:01:58Z")
“Our Democracy isn’t working the way it should.” So true. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/659 "2016-07-29T03:03:23Z")
It’s going to be a long night with this flat delivery and constant throat clearing. She’s not getting into a natural speaking rhythm. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/660 "2016-07-29T03:04:06Z")
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