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AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132476: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:41:00 PM

"For a low, low price the great Trump hot air machine will give you the answers. And throw in a goofy hat."

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132477: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:42:31 PM

That hat comment is gonna string.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#132478: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:43:17 PM

Cory Booker's spach By god this man is genius. He has my vote for the 2024 election. [awesome][awesome][awesome][awesome][awesome]

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132479: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:45:52 PM

Trump has already claimed on Twitter that he knows more about Booker then Booker does about himself.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132480: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:49:10 PM

"Not voting is not a protest, it's a surrender".

And now for Bernie.

edited 25th Jul '16 7:49:37 PM by Silasw

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132481: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:50:27 PM

Fingers crossed that Sanders doesn't pull a Cruz.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#132482: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:53:20 PM

Don't see that as likely, since he's been pretty firmly on Clinton's corner now. Cruz was always against Trump

Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#132483: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:54:34 PM

[up][up] Given that he's already endorsed Clinton, the chances of that are within a rounding error of zero.

Cruz hadn't endorsed Trump prior to his convention speech, and then proceeded to continue to not endorse Trump during his convention speech.

edited 25th Jul '16 7:54:45 PM by Falrinn

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#132484: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:54:36 PM

Sanders is going all out, and if he did pull a Cruz I'm pretty sure someone would literally smack him. Probably Michelle Obama.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#132485: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:54:53 PM

@Jack: Meh. It's a fairly typical political speech in my eyes. Though perhaps it's a generational thing. Sanders appeal to millennials seems to at least in part be due in my eyes to the weird mixture of cynicism and idealism that's part of the generational character. Pessimists in intellect, optimists in spirit if you will.

edited 25th Jul '16 7:55:27 PM by CaptainCapsase

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132486: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:56:45 PM

The crowd keep drowning out Bernie with cheering, perhaps to try and keep him from progressing his speech.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#132487: Jul 25th 2016 at 7:57:41 PM

K, Bernie, this is a political convention not an Oscar acceptance speech. :P

Ok, now onto the substance.

FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#132488: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:00:05 PM

You know the news media is in a bad place when it gets shat upon by both the right and the left.

Also loud lady is loud.

EDIT- Well met, Mr. Sanders. Well met.

edited 25th Jul '16 8:05:37 PM by FFShinra

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132489: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:06:11 PM

"Any objective observer can see that based on her ideas and her leadership Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States".

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#132490: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:08:44 PM

Is it just me or are some of the people holding Bernie signs looking more subdued?

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132491: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:10:43 PM

They've been getting that way over the course of the day. There's only so long you can boo.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132492: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:10:57 PM

I suspect so, I do wonder if the reason there was so much cheering at the start was to try and drown out Bernie endorsing Clinton.

Oh and Bernie just commited Clinton to appointing Supreme Court justices who will overturn Citizens United and protect people, including a women's right to choose.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132493: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:11:57 PM

"If you think this election isn't important, if you think you can sit it out, think about the supreme court nominees Donald Trump would nominate"

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#132494: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:13:03 PM

[up][up][up]I mean just between when he came to the podium and now.

edited 25th Jul '16 8:13:17 PM by Elle

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132495: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:14:56 PM

Yeah, I suspect some deluded radicals were hoping he'd do something crazy like refuse to endorse Clinton, but he's doing it and he's selling Clinton pretty well.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#132496: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:15:57 PM

Yeah, this is not as chaotic as people feared with the wikileaks.

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132497: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:19:41 PM

Politico still wants us to belief the convention is chaos. You watching what I am, guys?

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#132498: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:20:31 PM

I get the impression some of the Sanders people were thinking he was only playing along so he could sabotage Hillary at the convention. Looks like that isn't panning out. Maybe now they'll realize that this is for real.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132499: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:21:03 PM

I'm watching on Twitch, the most chaos I see is a few sad looking teens and twenties somethings.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#132500: Jul 25th 2016 at 8:22:11 PM

Is that sadness at Sanders losing or emotion at his speech?

EDIT- Cue Jazz. Classeh.

edited 25th Jul '16 8:23:10 PM by FFShinra


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