2/4 languages, with a history dating back to 300 BCE (more than 2300 years ago). Tamilians (the Tamil people) take massive pride in their music, art, dance, food, architecture, movies, language – pretty much every aspect of their culture. You do not mess with them.
OMG. This unconventional convention is FABULOUS! I’m near tears.
So glad I “inherited” my Democratic status from my maternal coal-miner grandfather, who went into the coal mines at age 11 to help support his family and lived to see his children saved from that same fate by Democrats and unions!
Go, America! We got this. We the People. Joe and Kamala … and We the People! We got this.
Thank you @Gwen4Congress and the people of Milwaukee for hosting this year's Democratic National Convention. I wish we could be there to celebrate in person, but I look forward to virtually coming together with folks across the country to make history. #DemConvention
I worry about Massachusetts because I live here. But I lay awake at night terrified for Mississippi.
Because there’s just not health care infrastructure there like the rest of the US. There’ll be a human cost, primarily paid by black people, that will go by unnoticed by America. https://t.co/cUzb7Emk7X
The people who organized and orchestrated this Democratic Convention have already transcended the quality and spirit of ANY National Election Convention that I’ve watched since 1968.
Say goodbye to the overly dramatic theatrical stage, the balloons, the noisy restless crowds. Say HELLO to real connection with real people who have something important to say, directly and without any reserve. BRAVO #DNCConvention#BidenHarris2020
Powerful testimony at the #DemocraticConvention from Kristen Urquiza who said her father died of covid after taking Trump’s word for it that it wasn’t a big deal and going to a bar with his friends in Arizona. She said his “only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump.”
"The future of our democracy is at stake. The future of our economy is at stake. The future of our planet is at stake. We must come together, defeat Donald Trump and elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris."
"A president's words have the power to move markets. They can start wars or broker peace. They can summon our better angels or awaken our worst instincts. You simply cannot fake your way through this job."#DemConventionpic.twitter.com/ZH1EDg28Al
I think I did stank face and yelled “gyatdayum” like 20 times during that speech! Mercy sakes that was goooooudd! #SheDidThatpic.twitter.com/bTobSfoylC
.@MichelleObama: “Let me be as honest and clear as I can. Donald Trump is the wrong President for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job but he is clearly in over his head. IT IS WHAT IT IS.” pic.twitter.com/uXHYg8Hb8h
As Chris Christie rips into “corrupt” Democrats I’m reminded of the time he closed a NJ state beach to the public and then took his family there #DemocraticConventionpic.twitter.com/Y4lq0MuA3A
If we want to end the chaos and division—and keep alive the possibility of progress on the issues we hold dear—we’ve got to vote for @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris like our lives depend on it. Register today by texting VOTE to 30330. https://t.co/xPu5o0SYLJ
“It is what it is!” Let me tell you I HOLLAHED! Do you hear me? 😆
.@MichelleObama: “Let me be as honest and clear as I can. Donald Trump is the wrong President for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job but he is clearly in over his head. IT IS WHAT IT IS.” pic.twitter.com/uXHYg8Hb8h
Me, too. I don’t know whether it’s the 5 months of lockdown, the desperate need for wholesome patriotism, the dire need of respite from all this brutality but just about every moment of this convention brought me to tears.
Almost all the networks cut away immediately after Michelle Obama's speech to do analysis meaning you are currently missing this pic.twitter.com/34YivVSq0h
Which is why I didn’t watch the network coverage. I didn’t want them deciding what was important for me to see and hear. I preferred the uncut, uninterrupted coverage. 🙂
“The presidency is hard. You cannot fake your way through it. I said it: the presidency doesn’t make you who you are it reveals who you are. And an election can reveal who WE are.” @MichelleObama at the #DemConvention#DemocraticConvention
From the obituary Kristin wrote for her father: "His death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to jeopardize the health of brown bodies." https://t.co/tFyfnpPyIr
First Lady Michelle Obama: Request your mail-in ballots tonight and send them in immediately. Pack comfortable shoes and multiple meals to stand in line in person if you can.
So far tonight Donald Trump has attacked Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, NPR, Rachel Maddow, Fox News, Nicolle Wallace, John Kasich, Andrew Cuomo (five times), and the entire city of Seattle.
Trump still has yet to attack Michelle Obama. He's clearly afraid of her.
Tonight was about confirming to the American people that we know who @JoeBiden is and to show us how broad his base of support is. The Biden Campaign gets an A.
“Sadly, this is the America that is on display for the next generation.
A nation that’s underperforming not simply on matters of policy but on matters of character. And that’s not just disappointing; it’s downright infuriating, because I know the goodness and the grace that is out there in households and neighborhoods all across this nation.”
“So let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is.”
“But this is not the time to withhold our votes in protest or play games with candidates who have no chance of winning. We have got to vote like we did in 2008 and 2012. We’ve got to show up with the same level of passion and hope for Joe Biden. We’ve got to vote early, in person if we can. We’ve got to request our mail-in ballots right now, tonight, and send them back immediately and follow-up to make sure they’re received. And then, make sure our friends and families do the same. We have got to grab our comfortable shoes, put on our masks, pack a brown bag dinner and maybe breakfast too, because we’ve got to be willing to stand in line all night if we have to.”
“So if you take one thing from my words tonight, it is this:
If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can; and they will if we don’t make a change in this election. If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it.”
Michelle Obama: "Whenever we look to this White House for some leadership or consolation or any semblance of steadiness, what we get instead is chaos, division, and a total and utter lack of empathy."
Listen to Michelle Obama: “We’ve got to vote early, in person if we can. We’ve got to request our mail-in ballots right now, tonight, and send them back immediately and follow-up to make sure they’re received. And then, make sure our friends and families do the same”
Michelle Obama: "Right now, kids in this country are seeing what happens when we stop requiring empathy of one another. They're looking around wondering if we've been lying to them this whole time about who we are and what we truly value." https://t.co/rZszrWoObu#DemConventionpic.twitter.com/1GSwZ0zUPj
"A president’s words have the power to move markets," Michelle Obama says. "They can summon our better angels or awaken our worst instincts. You simply cannot fake your way through this job…Being president doesn’t change who you are; it reveals who you are." #DemConventionpic.twitter.com/YjDEMyZBZ9
"My dad was a healthy 65-year-old. His only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump, and for that he paid with his life." – Kristin Urquiza, whose father died from COVID-19, delivered a resounding speech at the Democratic National Convention. https://t.co/61bBpU1w7I
'Mr Putin you dared 'tread on me,' on our America, on every patriotic American who has lived & died to extend the promise of Freedom & Dignity to every person. You will now be held accountable.'
Another sign this was taped a little while ago: the former First Lady also referred in her speech to “more than 150,000” in the US dead of COVID — we are at more than 170,000 dead now.
I laughed when MO said the “it is what it is” …and when Amy Klobuchar made a comment about Trump needing USPS when he has to make an address change come January.
When Jill Biden was a kid, a neighborhood bully threw worms at her little sister. Jill's response? "I punched him right in the face." Watch the short doc I directed with @BetsyWest tonight on #DNC2020pic.twitter.com/UCIIyxl7Oe
Dr. Jill Biden will make a strong, brave, intelligent First Lady who is not afraid to protect the people she loves- I have no doubt that like her husband, she will always stand up for all of us. pic.twitter.com/g7WrGOjLNq
Breaking via WaPo: The Senate Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing Friday with Postmaster General DeJoy on the U.S. Postal Service's vote-by-mail financial requirements, according to two people familiar with the decision. https://t.co/vcx3XZ0USa
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Such a wonderful video tribute!
Can’t wait to see Forever First Lady.
Nice article this morning! Please re-post for the night shift.
The Suffrage article?
Thanks, Nerdy!
That opening was magnificent!!!
I’m still applauding!
We the People
Glad to be at this watch party with Nerdy and all of you!
Gotta be with family at times like this! 🙌🏾😘❤️
I’m here too!!!!
Hey Sis! 👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾
Hey Sis 👋🏾
OMG. This unconventional convention is FABULOUS! I’m near tears.
So glad I “inherited” my Democratic status from my maternal coal-miner grandfather, who went into the coal mines at age 11 to help support his family and lived to see his children saved from that same fate by Democrats and unions!
Go, America! We got this. We the People. Joe and Kamala … and We the People! We got this.
I am loving and feeling this Jacqueline!!!!
Night one was great, COS!
I came on to say how impressed I am thus far 💃🏿
Isn’t it magnificent?
Yes!
Yes!!!!
I was overcome with emotions , fantastic feelings of celebration and crying.
Took it all in.
We are blessed to see this day come to pass
And more to come! Hugs to you.
Black Lives Matter!
I heard it!
Oh wow! The Biden grandbabies lead the Pledge of Alliance! 😭
The people who organized and orchestrated this Democratic Convention have already transcended the quality and spirit of ANY National Election Convention that I’ve watched since 1968.
AMEN.
Amen Bob. AMEN!
It’s Joe Time !
What is Rubio’s problem? Didint get enough insults from Trump 4 years ago?
They’re all just scared of him. It’s unreal.
Amtrak 🚂
Every segment has been so wonderful. Uplifting, inspiring, mournful, pragmatic, resolute, diverse, inclusive. This is My Democratic Party!
👍🏾✅🥳🥰
Here she is!!!!
Here she is!!!!!!
Michelle.
A correspondent who isn’t afraid to tell the truth.
My First Lady is tearing Trump a new one! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Right out in the open!! OMG, she just really went there. BRILLIANT.
I bet she & Barack were dappin’ and high-fivin’ all while writing that speech 🥳🔥🔥
No doubt!
I love you, Michelle Obama❤️
She said “he (trump) is clearly in over his head”. 🤣🤣
Woooowee tnat was good! Oh my goodness!
Haha!!!!!
👑👑👑👑👑👑
I need this necklace in my life.
Coolest damn thing I’ve seen in quite a while.
Better hurry. They will probably sell out momentarily.
Sure will Dudette.
WHAT A MAGNIFICENT CONVENTION!!!!
So moving, so well done in every way. Very emotional, very real, very inspiring.
And FLOTUS, OMG. She was spectacular. How does she always out perform herself time after time? She is simply THE BEST.
Overwhelming!
Michelle rained fire on Agent Orange. Epic! http://twitter.com/FardigJudith/status/1295559078551236609
Seth Masket @smotus · 6m
“Donald is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. It is vhat it is.”
-Melania Trump, next week
Ya heard?
Love this tweet Dudette. Michelle was riveting!!!
😁
ICYMI, her entire speech.
michaelscherer @michaelscherer · 5h
New: Mike Bloomberg pledges $60 million to expand Democratic House advantage. He speaks Thursday at the convention
“It is what it is!” Let me tell you I HOLLAHED! Do you hear me? 😆
Yeah me too. That was priceless.
LOVE
This made me sob last night. So incredibly beautiful!
Me, too. I don’t know whether it’s the 5 months of lockdown, the desperate need for wholesome patriotism, the dire need of respite from all this brutality but just about every moment of this convention brought me to tears.
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Which is why I didn’t watch the network coverage. I didn’t want them deciding what was important for me to see and hear. I preferred the uncut, uninterrupted coverage. 🙂
Yep. C-SPAN was the way to go. Gavel to gavel with no interruptions.
Yep 😆
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ha!
Dougey!
“Sweeter”:
Leon Bridges, Terrance Martin, Robert Glasper.
“Hoping for a life more sweeter…”
–loved it tonight for the 2020 Convention.
Our
beloved
Michelle Obama:
From her Democratic National Convention speech (excerpts):
“Sadly, this is the America that is on display for the next generation.
A nation that’s underperforming not simply on matters of policy but on matters of character. And that’s not just disappointing; it’s downright infuriating, because I know the goodness and the grace that is out there in households and neighborhoods all across this nation.”
“So let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is.”
“But this is not the time to withhold our votes in protest or play games with candidates who have no chance of winning. We have got to vote like we did in 2008 and 2012. We’ve got to show up with the same level of passion and hope for Joe Biden. We’ve got to vote early, in person if we can. We’ve got to request our mail-in ballots right now, tonight, and send them back immediately and follow-up to make sure they’re received. And then, make sure our friends and families do the same. We have got to grab our comfortable shoes, put on our masks, pack a brown bag dinner and maybe breakfast too, because we’ve got to be willing to stand in line all night if we have to.”
“So if you take one thing from my words tonight, it is this:
If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can; and they will if we don’t make a change in this election. If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it.”
Transcript: (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/512450-read-michelle-obamas-speech-at-the-democratic-national-convention)
Teeeheeeeee!
“We the People” (Day One) of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
…Thanks for a beautiful arse-kicking first night!
My God she’s amazing!
Goodnight TOD
Fantastic Speech by Mrs. Obama.
I have watched it…5 Times now.
G’Nite.
Thanks, NW.
Just two votes per precinct and we’ve all been living with the consequences.
Totally awesome.
I laughed when MO said the “it is what it is” …and when Amy Klobuchar made a comment about Trump needing USPS when he has to make an address change come January.
Aw! ❤️
Mrs. Obama’s full speech ♥️
This 👇🏾
NEED
STAND BACK!!
She does NOT play!
LOVE HER!!
❤️
LOLOLOLOLOLOLzzzz
Morning everyone
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/michelle-obama-rockstar/
Good Morning, TODbots
Day 2 of The Dem Convention‼🎺🎶🥁📯🙏💪🙏
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This is hilarious! Some of the character choices are perfect!
Forever POTUS on 46