Happy 10th Anniversary to Doug and Kamala! Now that he’s opened that particular door, there is a non-zero chance that voicemail gets played tonight. ;)

Speaker list:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/22/dnc-speakers-schedule-thursday/74886424007/

Vice President Kamala Harris

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper

Former Illinois Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin

California Sen. Alex Padilla v

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren v

Former Secretary of Defense & former CIA Director Leon Panetta, along with a number of veterans

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords

Georgia U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath

Tennessee State Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, known as the “Tennessee Three”

Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark

Colorado U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse

Florida U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost

Secretary Deb Haaland

Secretary Marcia L. Fudge

Michigan U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin

Texas U.S. Rep. Colin Allred

California U.S. Rep. and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu

Streaming info:

https://demconvention.com/news/press-releases/how-to-watchdemocratic-national-convention-announces-streaming-partners-and-first-ever-vertical-streaming-platforms/

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
    26·
    3 months ago

    I like how the democrats are taking back our flag, USA chants, and the idea of freedom.

    Fuck those MAGA assholes. We need to take back the snek flag, too.

    • return2ozma@lemmy.world
      1023·
      3 months ago

      The only thing progressive about the speech was the abortion issue. She kept talking about war, the most lethal military on the planet, went right wing on the border issue, etc.

      • sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world
        71·
        3 months ago

        Well rebel progressive scum, take comfort in the fact that she promised a “new way forward” which I assume no more of Bidens “red lines” on the war crimes we participate in that are ignored when they are crossed, and make no mistake, Henceforrth we will have “magenta lines” that we will all be very consternated at. She will have a new, stronger, grumpier way of readng Netenyahu the riot act! she might carry the pallets of bombs herself and slam them down meaningfully as they are delivered. (I mean, not too hard, we dont want the donors to notice) Watch out! Things are changing! Kamala knows us and will be the voice for *ALL Americans! Not just the donors!

        (*rules and restrictions apply. )

        /s

        Seriously though, about 60% of the US doesnt support Israels actions in this war and consider war crimes a top tier issue. the dems ignore that at their peril. Trump is not so far behind and they are rolling the dice on something that should be a slam dunk. Anyone notice Trump attacking the zionist Shapiro today? He’s trying to court the anti war voters. It wont be enough for me, but it might be the only possible vote for some people.

    • return2ozma@lemmy.world
      622·
      3 months ago

      It’s just another empty Obama speechwriter teleprompter read. The general public is easily appeased.

      • USSMojave@startrek.websiteEnglish
        31·
        3 months ago

        Were you actually watching it?? She DELIVERED an emotional and pragmatic vision for America, and she plainly and clearly laid out her platform. We had friends over last night to watch it and we were standing UP by the end.

        Like, this quote will go down in history and I am so glad I saw it live:

        So, let’s get out there and let’s fight for it. Let’s get out there and let’s vote for it. And together, let us write the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told!

  • die444die@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    I watched the entire DNC, all 4 nights. I didn’t explicitly mean to, but it was so engrossing and informative. The old guard has finally passed the torch and there were so many killer moments that my enthusiasm has surpassed even Obama 08 levels. I am signing up to do some phone banking at least. I’ve not done it before but the website said they will train us so I’m stepping out of my comfort zone. I’m in a red state but nothing is impossible unless we just don’t try.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
      8·
      3 months ago

      I did phone banking for Obama and it was… interesting. We’re a vote by mail state and they had us calling the reddest part of the state after the mailing deadline to remind people “Hey, it’s too late to mail your ballot, if you still want to vote, we can tell you where your local drop off location is.”

      People were REALLY angry! Legally, we had to open with “I’m calling on behalf of the Barack Obama campaign…”

      “I AINT VOTIN’ FOR OBAMA!”

      “That’s fine, that’s not why I’m calling. It looks like you haven’t turned in your ballot yet and we just wanted to remind you, if you still want to vote, it’s too late to mail it. Do you need a list of ballot drop off locations?”

      “Oh.”

  • HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world
    61·
    3 months ago

    I only watched Harris’s speech.

    The good:

    I was impressed by her oratory skills. I remember her doing well in the debates in 2020, but I didn’t know she could deliver a speech like that.

    The biographical stuff was good. (And necessary. She has a complicated backstory, and despite being VP, Americans barely know much about her.) I see we’re still avoiding any mention of Canada, but that’s probably for the best.

    She looked like a president up there.

    The bad:

    I was put off by the jingoism. I guess Democrats are war hawks now. That’s where we are in 2024.

    Between all the “defend Israel” and “stop Iran”, I was not filled with any confidence that she’ll rein in Netanyahu on Gaza.

  • NuXCOM_90Percent
    73·
    3 months ago

    I am still not the biggest fan of Kamala (she did a lot of good work but she was still basically a cop) but she is kicking massive amounts of ass. Hitting all the high notes and making it clear she is perfectly willing to “go low”.

    It is just so fucking refreshing after decades of Democrats talking around issues and evil and… Kamala is straight up talking about how this is about basic human rights and that trump led a violent insurrection.

    [edit] And yup. there we go. Lock down that border! Still hopeful that the immigration reforms actually come through but… cops gonna cop[/edit]

    • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
      7·
      3 months ago

      If the dems run the table the fillabuster can be ended, and the Supreme Court can be expanded and fixed.

      They will do a real border bill not the draconian one.

      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        22·
        3 months ago

        If the dems run the table the fillabuster can be ended

        It could have ended when we had a supermajority under Obama. It could have ended with a simple majority under Biden.

        It will never be ended.

    • die444die@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      3 months ago

      Look, I was skeptical too, especially when she ran in 2020, but look into her actual record. Or at least watch DL Hugelys speech from last night if not. There is a lot of misinformation about what she actually has done in her career.

      Additionally, it’s important to recognize that there are people who are approaching our border seeking anmnesty because they fear for their lives and at the same time people who are trafficking our fellow humans and leaving them in trucks to die.

      The bipartisan deal was supported by everyone because there is a legitimate crisis. The crisis is not the people seeking amnesty, as Trump would have you believe, but people trying to take advantage of the fact that we are so busy screening legitimate asylum seekers that we cannot catch the bad actors.

      That’s why it’s important to have the option to close the border before our border agents are at a level that they can no longer effectively do their job because there are whole semi trucks worth of people who have died being trafficked across the border.

      Additionally, that’s is just one piece of the border bill, which also includes things like more jobs for people so that more asylum seekers can be processed, better use of technology to detect people trying to traffic others across the border at non official ports and actual things that WILL improve the situation we have unlike that stupid wall.

      This bill has the potential to save the lives of migrants. Trump killed it for political reasons.