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[Wilsongt]

Brian Kilmeade is probably one of the saltiest Fox and Friends person. Moaning and groaning about a white guy (Tim Kaine) speaking spanish.

 

[HylianTom]

I'd say that they've shown willingness to disrupt, and not just a mere silent protest. Give 'em the boot.

 

[Dierce]

These assholes are just practicing for their interruptions during Clinton's speech. They need to be kicked out immediately.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

OH SHIT IT'S DRAKE

 

[Diablos]

Terry McAuliffe laughing like "haha we are beating the GOP at their own game"

 

[Tendo]

I hate war too. I have a HS friend that took his life after coming back from Iraq. My uncle died after years of issues coming home from the first gulf war. Other friends home now safe but with their own scars.

I would never, ever chant that at them while on stage. Disgusting and naive.

 

[User 463088]

It's just California that's the problem.
It's been the problem for four days. Get them out. Why is this so hard.

Also, this man is bae.

 

[remist]

Attempting to kick them out is just going to give them more attention and turn it into a controversy for the media to cover.

 

[aspiegamer]

Terry McAuliffe laughing like "haha we are beating the GOP at their own game"

Democrats expressing themselves as the national security experts is quite a shift.

Edit: I don't mean it's bad or anything. It's just a fundamental political shift vs the last 40 years.

More edit: Vets are the last people you should ever want to interrupt. Seriously. They're vets. You, presumably, are not. Shut the fuck up.

 

[Ronin]

Attempting to kick them out is just going to give them more attention and turn it into a controversy for the media to cover.

I don't think they've really paid a whole lot of attention to them. All the feel good stuff is overshadowing their bulllshit.

 

[Y2Kev]

Attempting to kick them out is just going to give them more attention and turn it into a controversy for the media to cover.

Kick them out because it's the right thing to do. It is DISGUSTING. It is APPALLING. It is UNCONSCIONABLE to shout down veterans.

 

[TestOfTide]

Attempting to kick them out is just going to give them more attention and turn it into a controversy for the media to cover.

As opposed to the narrative that the DNC allows for delegates to protest veterans?

Kick them the fuck out and replace them with people who know the damn rules of the convention.

 

[thcsquad]

I don't think they've really paid a whole lot of attention to them. All the feel good stuff is overshadowing their bulllshit.

Yep, I'm pretty sure John Allen's voice alone was louder than them. That dude has some major pipes.

 

[CrazyDude]

Can't wait for these guys to ruin Clinton's speech.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Can't wait for these guys to ruin Clinton's speech.

They won't. The energy in the room is entirely different for the major speeches, and I'm convinced they mess with the audio to drown out the audience a bit as well.

 

[Dierce]

Those Burner busters will try to ruin the speech. We know who they are and the DNC should run them out of the convention.

 

[thcsquad]

Ok, while he may not have been a soccer dad, Sherrod Brown would have been a good attack dog. I think he would have rocked the VP debate.

 

[RustyNails]

Jeffrey Lord has no braincells left.

 

[NeoXChaos]

Maggie Haberman ‏@maggieNYT 8m8 minutes ago
This convention right now feels less like Clinton 2016 than it does GWB 2004 in New York City, post 9/11.

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[Valhelm]

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Right, it's a little weird. I assume the plan is to bring in moderate Republicans?

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Right, it's a little weird. I assume the plan is to bring in moderate Republicans?

Skittish suburban moms

 

[hiryu2015]

Gwen Ifill with that "one last gasp of objection" comment regarding the lone bern-outs.

 

[User 463088]

It's not that weird when you realize people are legitimately terrified Donald Trump will control our military. It's not saying Hillary's a hawk. It's not calling for more war. It's saying HOLY FUCK he cannot have his finger on the button.

 

[GutsOfThor]

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LOL! I've been having a little bit of deja vu this whole week.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Attempting to kick them out is just going to give them more attention and turn it into a controversy for the media to cover.

Nah, for this the DNC would actually get props for kicking out people booing vets.

 

[Diablos]

Kick them out because it's the right thing to do. It is DISGUSTING. It is APPALLING. It is UNCONSCIONABLE to shout down veterans.

Yeah. I'm anti war too but you do NOT shout over the names of dead soldiers. Period.

 

[TestOfTide]

Jeffrey Lord has no braincells left.

That immediate counter by Cooper by brutal.

 

[StormBrute]

Becerra is not as good speaking here as he is in interviews. A bit disappointing.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

10 minutes until the Clintons start?

 

[ampere]

That immediate counter by Cooper by brutal.

Cooper NEEDS to host one of the presidential debates.

 

[Wilsongt]

Ooop.

It’s been about six years since Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) announced his plan to conduct “a real-live experiment” with his state’s economy. The far-right Kansan, working with a GOP-led legislature, would cut taxes far beyond what the state could afford, slash public investments, and wait for prosperity to flourish across every corner of the state.

None of that has happened. Not only have Kansas’ job growth and economic growth lagged behind neighboring states, but a couple of years ago the state’s bond rating was downgraded because of the fiscal mess Brownback created.

This week, as the Topeka Capital-Journal reported, it happened yet again.

A major rating agency on Tuesday downgraded Kansas’ credit rating for the second time in two years because of the state’s budget problems. S&P Global Ratings dropped its rating for Kansas to AA-, from AA, three months after putting the state on a negative credit watch. […]

The ratings agency cited the state’s lack of cash reserves, even after multiple rounds of budget adjustments over the past year. “The downgrade reflects what we believe to be structural budget pressures,” S&P credit analyst David Hitchcock said in the agency’s statement.

State Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley (D) told the Kansas Associated Press, “It’s just the fundamental, ongoing budget crisis that’s been caused by Sam Brownback’s failed tax experiment. The sooner they acknowledge that, the better off this state will be.”

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/under-brownback-kansas-credit-faces-another-downgrade

 

[cartoon_soldier]

This card thing can go really badly I think

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

I want a card too.

 

[Link]

Right, it's a little weird. I assume the plan is to bring in moderate Republicans?

That's exactly the plan.

 

[Wilsongt]

This card thing can go really badly I think

Berners will mess with it.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Why is Lindsay Graham a Republican still?

 

[cartoon_soldier]

That immediate counter by Cooper by brutal.

Cooper NEEDS to host one of the presidential debates.

Some info here, what happened?

 

[Valhelm]

That's exactly the plan.

It really seems like the Democrats are positioning themselves to be a centrist party, in the absence of a viable GOP.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Some info here, what happened?

(shit)Lord was trying to say the fences around the arena show that the Dems really want walls and why should they oppose Trump's wall. Cooper was like "We already have border fences."

 

[Boke1879]

It really seems like the Democrats are positioning themselves to be a centrist party, in the absence of a viable GOP.

Well at least right now since it easy to bring in those voters who are disgusted with Trump.

 

[TestOfTide]

Some info here, what happened?

Jeffery Lord brought up the fact that there are fences around the DNC. He asked "If fences are fine for the DNC, why aren't they ok for the border?"

Not a second later, Cooper says "We DO have fences on our southern border."

 

[Gruco]

Ok, while he may not have been a soccer dad, Sherrod Brown would have been a good attack dog. I think he would have rocked the VP debate.

Sherrod Brown would have been the best VP choice if it wasn't going to cost a Senate seat.

Right, it's a little weird. I assume the plan is to bring in moderate Republicans?

Yeah. I liked Allen but did think it was a little over the top. I think it's about taking the space left open by Trump's insanity and incompetence. Hillary is basically running on competence and non-racism, which lets her attack Trump in a lot of ways a Democrat may not always be able to attack a Republican.

We will see how it works. Racists aside, there are a lot of institutionally invested Republicans who are terrified. This is genuinely a play to break the back of the GOP. We saw it in Obama's speech last night too. Going for a blowout, house included. I am sure this is a lot more visible to the Paul Ryans of the world than a lot of people in the audience.

 

[Diablos]

Brian Williams sounds the way I feel. "How the fuck are these protesters here." He says secret service has doubled because of them

 

[cartoon_soldier]

It really seems like the Democrats are positioning themselves to be a centrist party, in the absence of a viable GOP.

DNC has been about Dems being both the liberal and the centrist party.

@brianbeutler 23m23 minutes ago
Brian Beutler Retweeted ryan cooper
Clinton is trying to coop every non-reactionary constituency in the country. A Bloomberg to Sanders coalition.

 

[Wilsongt]

Why is Lindsay Graham a Republican still?

He's a war hawk and he's from SC. He'd lose his seat if he were a Democrat.

 

[Link]

It really seems like the Democrats are positioning themselves to be a centrist party, in the absence of a viable GOP.

I don't think so. They put out the most progressive party platform ever. They just know that with the Republican Party going so far off the rails, along with having Trump as their nominee, now is the perfect time to appeal to disillusioned moderates and Independents.

 

[Valhelm]

Well at least right now since it easy to bring in those voters who are disgusted with Trump.

Can the GOP recover from the Trump disaster though?

With millennial approval so low, I'm not sure how they can hope to win presidential elections 8, 12 years down the line.

 

[Black Mamba]

I wish just once a candidate would have someone like Tool perform. It would cause so many lulz.

 

[thcsquad]

Why is Lindsay Graham a Republican still?

I'm imagining an alternate universe where Lindsay Graham spoke at the convention, joked about coming to the hornets' nest, and then talked shit about Trump for twenty minutes.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

DNC has been about Dems being both the liberal and the centrist party.

I wonder if a platform that gets voters from Bloomberg to Sanders is actually viable.

Seems like it would cause a lot of turmoil.