# 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:** 34
**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, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/661 "2016-07-29T03:04:17Z")
Hitting all her points, making all the right acknowledgements and recognitions, touching back on things mentioned earlier. Ah, good, admitting the working class is “furious” and feeling disrespected. Here we go: SCOTUS as the big issue. (A Constitutional Amendment against Citizens United, though? Nice electioneering promise, not happening.) List of economic policy positions from the platform… contrasting the vagueness of DJT “He spoke for 75-odd minutes. And I mean odd.” Explicitly says Bernie will work with her on the tuition/student debt thing. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/662 "2016-07-29T03:04:23Z")
“And I believe in science!” ---
**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, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/663 "2016-07-29T03:05:02Z")
Whoa, she channeled Liz Warren for a sec, there. “Tax breaks and pink slips.” Awesome. Getting cheered for saying she believes in science, though… that’s a pretty grim assessment of Republican sentiments. ---
**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, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/664 "2016-07-29T03:05:34Z")
She’s getting better as she moves into the home stretch. “Join us!” ---
**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, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/665 "2016-07-29T03:06:15Z")
And I do mean ‘odd’…LOL… C’mon, Bernie, you can smile…your face won’t crack. ---
**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, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/666 "2016-07-29T03:06:26Z")
70 _odd_ minutes! ---
**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, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/667 "2016-07-29T03:06:30Z")
70-odd minutes, and I do mean odd. Good zinger ---
**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, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/668 "2016-07-29T03:09:24Z")
I think she’s getting into a speaking rhythm now. ---
**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, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/669 "2016-07-29T03:10:05Z")
Woo! Soak the rich! ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/670 "2016-07-29T03:10:10Z")
It looks like the DNC heard the snark about “no American flags at the Dem convention”, and said “you want flags? Here’s 10,000, assholes.” ---
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/671 "2016-07-29T03:11:32Z")
Deadbeat Trump! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/672 "2016-07-29T03:11:35Z")
She’s bringing it. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/673 "2016-07-29T03:11:40Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > 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. > [@davidm](#): > > I think she’s getting into a speaking rhythm now. I think she hits maybe 1 note out of 5. Luckily, press conferences are delivered in a conversational tone. Closer to a townhall meeting. ---
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/674 "2016-07-29T03:11:41Z")
The crowd shouts “Hillary” to drown out the protesters. ---
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/675 "2016-07-29T03:11:54Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > And I do mean ‘odd’…LOL… > > C’mon, Bernie, you can smile…your face won’t crack. Every time they’ve cut to Bernie I try to cajole a smile from him through the tv screen. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/676 "2016-07-29T03:12:00Z")
The throat-clearing is unfortunate, but FFS, she’s been speaking almost continually for the past year. Some folks’ larynxes (I have no idea what the plural form of ‘larynx’ is) just aren’t quite up to it. I think she’s doing great. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/677 "2016-07-29T03:12:01Z")
The whips are getting their work in tonight, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/678 "2016-07-29T03:12:37Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > 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. Yeah, Al Gore comes to mind. ---
**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, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/679 "2016-07-29T03:16:06Z")
It just hit me that we’re going to be seeing debates between her and Trump. I’m trying to imagine it and I can’t, but it will be entertaining. ---
**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, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158/680 "2016-07-29T03:16:51Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Yeah, Al Gore comes to mind. You know what is amazing? Gore has developed into a really engaging speaker. He has learned how to relax and use his dry humor. YouTube some of his recent speeches. You may be surprised. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158.md?page=35)