2024 Democratic National Convention [merged]

[TBoneTX 45,258]

I think that the upcoming Dem convention will be newsworthy enough that it will merit its own thread.

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This interesting piece suggests a contentious, even chaotic, Dem convention.

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Do Biden's Delegates Have a 'Loophole' at the Convention?

 

[...] Some are claiming that there is a "loophole" in the DNC nomination process that would allow Joe Biden's delegates to vote for another candidate at the convention if he doesn't officially release them.  They are finding this possibility in a portion of the DNC's rules which states, "Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them."

 

[...]

 

During the NATO summit, Biden went on camera and publicly stated, 'The delegates can do whatever the hell they want to do.'

Nothing in the rules says that the candidate must formally release their delegates at or during the convention.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/07/20/do-bidens-delegates-have-a-loophole-at-the-convention-n3792032

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[Crazy Cat 41,810]

10 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

I think that the upcoming Dem convention will be newsworthy enough that it will merit its own thread.

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This interesting piece suggests a contentious, even chaotic, Dem convention.

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Do Biden's Delegates Have a 'Loophole' at the Convention?

 

[...] Some are claiming that there is a "loophole" in the DNC nomination process that would allow Joe Biden's delegates to vote for another candidate at the convention if he doesn't officially release them.  They are finding this possibility in a portion of the DNC's rules which states, "Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them."

 

[...]

 

During the NATO summit, Biden went on camera and publicly stated, 'The delegates can do whatever the hell they want to do.'

Nothing in the rules says that the candidate must formally release their delegates at or during the convention.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/07/20/do-bidens-delegates-have-a-loophole-at-the-convention-n3792032

Seems, to me, that isn't a loophole, but rather the opposite (at least on the first round).  Besides, it would be anti-democratic to vote other than the will of the millions who voted for Biden and Harris.   The dems are being revealed as to their true nature...as hypocrites.

Edited July 21 by Crazy Cat

[Dashinka 24,480]

It was funny, so many MSM wonks predicted massive protests in Milwaukee, does anyone remember much news of those?  Now Chicago may be very different, we shall see.

[Pooky 3,780]

The fun level for this convention just got wound up to 11 😁

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The DNC will be a poop show for sure.  I have plenty of popcorn available.

Edited July 22 by TBoneTX
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[TBoneTX 45,258]

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[TBoneTX 45,258]

Top VP Picks For Kamala Harris

 

[...] Thanks to a tough bit of investigative journalism, we at the Babylon Bee have recovered Kamala Harris' shortlist of picks for Vice-President, which was helpfully written in crayon on a used Arby's napkin.  Take a look!  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/kamala-harris-top-vp-picks

[TBoneTX 45,258]

Campus Protests Are Back and the Spillover Will Affect the Democratic Convention

 

Summer is nearly over, and that means back to school for both big and little kids.  For smaller kids, that means a trip to Walmart or Target or wherever you get overpriced children's fashions and school supplies.

 

For big kids, that means laying in supplies to survive the coming protests.  What are all the kids wearing to the "Free Palestine" riots?  Hopefully, the returning students were able to save up enough bail money from their summer jobs (if that's even a thing anymore).  [...]

 

https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/08/16/campus-protests-are-back-and-the-spillover-will-affect-the-democratic-convention-n4931694

[TBoneTX 45,258]

Sounds like a lot of fun's in store.

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Democrats vs. the Enraged Left

 

[...] The Coalition to March on the DNC boasts 150 groups, including Black Lives Matter and Students for Justice in Palestine.  It is already coordinating buses of protesters into Chicago.  It's asking for donations for "medical kits" and other supplies to "ensure that the March on DNC coalition" can "withstand the repression" of the Chicago police.  Among other groups coming are outfits like Samidoun and Behind Enemy Lines, which agitate for "direct action" that goes well beyond marching.  A recent Behind Enemy Lines post reads: "Now that the butchers of Gaza are coming to Chicago, it's time to take this political battle into high gear," which involves "getting in the streets to actually shut down Genocide Joe and Killer Kamala."  One protest is planned for outside the Israeli consulate, and its poster reads: "Make It Great, like '68!"—a reference to the violence outside that year's Democratic convention in Chicago.  [...]

 

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-vs-the-enraged-left-minouche-shafik-resignation-dnc-confrontation-582ee19a?st=dff9mgvcdcmbhav

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

this might be the only democratic convention i watch the news for.

[TBoneTX 45,258]

Fear in Chicago:  Businesses Board Up, Dems Told to Use Aliases As Pro-Hamas Protests Expected at DNC

 

The Democratic National Convention is coming to the Windy City starting Monday, and if you're a Chicagoan, that might not be welcome news—unless you're a fan of violent protests of course.

 

The pro-Hamas crowd is expected to descend on the convention in force, and demonstrations are all but assured.  Some of those planning to attend the event are nervous, and law enforcement has warned them to be careful:  [...]

 

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/08/17/fear-in-chicago-businesses-board-up-delegates-told-to-use-aliases-as-pro-hamas-protests-expected-at-dnc-n2178227

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At least four people were taken into custody, as police formed a barricade to block the breached fencing, on the south end of Park 578 in the 1900-block of West Washington Street.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-dnc-2024-protest-march-planned-union-park-1st-day-democratic-national-convention-united-center/15203420/

[TBoneTX 45,258]

Pointed out here is that the DNC Party platform still references Bidementia's second term 19 times.

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NYT's Dowd:  Celebrate All You Want, Dems, But It's Still a Coup

 

Worth noting:  it has been four weeks and a day since Joe Biden withdrew from the nomination.  No one thought to review the party's platform?

Anyway, not everyone's been fooled by the Reunited And It Feels So Good narrative of the past month.  Over the weekend, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd uncorked a broadside at the Democrat Party and its leadership over the "coup" -- her term -- that removed an incumbent president from his renomination against his wishes.  It may not have been "Julius Caesar at Rehoboth," Dowd argues, but everyone knows it was an undemocratic attempt to appoint someone who couldn't have won the spot on her own.

And whether or not they admit it this week, Dowd insists, they're all mad at each other over the "coup":  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/08/19/nyts-dowd-celebrate-all-you-want-dems-but-its-still-a-coup-n3793359