If we want to end the chaos and division—and keep alive the possibility of progress on the issues we hold dear—we’v… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 18, 2020As Michelle said, we’ve got to do everything we can to elect @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. So make sure you have a p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 18, 2020****
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Love you, MO ❤️
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Dr. Jill Biden (@DrBiden) August 18, 2020Confirmed: Michelle Obama's "vote" necklace was made by Black-owned jewelry brand ByChari.
#DemConvention
bychari.com/collections/cu…
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Jenna Amatulli (@ohheyjenna) August 18, 2020****
.@MichelleObama speaking truth to power. Donald Trump is not up for the job—but @JoeBiden is.
https://t.co/UDCCofB0Rv
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Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 18, 2020"Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 18, 2020****
I want to live in the country that Michelle Obama believes we can be.
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L. Joy Williams (@ljoywilliams) August 18, 2020It really is extraordinary that the two greatest political communicators of our time fell in love. #DemocraticConvention
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Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) August 18, 2020****
Listen to Michelle Obama: “We’ve got to vote early, in person if we can. We’ve got to request our mail-in ballots r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) August 18, 2020.@MichelleObama is just the best. Full stop.
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Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) August 18, 2020
The Obama Diary 
Good Morning! Thank you Nerdy Wonka! 🙂
Ms. Maxwell for the win!
Awwww, he really admires FL Michelle
He really does.
Florida – it’s your turn!
Spectacular Michelle ❤️ Watching her, watching all of this last night, was a breath of fresh air. Truth and courage and compassion and empathy. I look forward to every night…. like many packages of love and surprises:)
LMAO.
😂😂😂😂😂
LOL!
Good West Coast morning dear Nerdy and TOD family. I’m on top of the World, still basking in the Michelle speech glow 🥰🌟
Me too!
Looooooooove! ❤
We are blessed, truly blessed.
She used it in a sentence correctly. LOL!!!
Mrs. Obama is a walking stimulus program!
FL Michelle has the Midas touch 🙂
This is a lovely story
Ummm…..
Thank you, NW…Lady, You Rock‼😍🤗😍👒💁♀️🙏💪🙏
Good Morning, Beloved TODville Community💙💜💚🧡💛💗🖤🤎❤🙏💪🙏
Yes we did!
Woooooooot!
People, I was undone.
It was well done Meta – from beginning to end. Looking forward to today 🥳
SO beautifully said, Booms.
That’s just how I felt. I didn’t really plan to pay attention to every word, but was drawn in from the start by the vast inclusion of everyday Americans. Can’t wait for more, although I don’t think even Barack can top Michelle for pure passion and delivery of an epic speech.
I think this is just the way to do conventions going forward. It’s felt intimate, real and full of love. I wanted to watch ALL of it for the first time ever!
We interrupt this MO praising for urgent message about collusion and criming. They all need to die in prison.
We interrupt this MO praising for urgent message about collusion and criming. They all need to die in prison.
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Thanks DF! The criming never stops with these guys! I hope we can offset any shenanigans by the Russians this time.
Never stops. It’s who they are to their core. Every last one must be voted out so that we can get back to the business of building a country we can be proud of. For ALL people!
The trials of these assholes will surely reveal breathtaking levels of crime.
Is it true that AOC will be putting Bernie Sanders name in Nomination during her speech tonight
YES. That’s what is being reported.
That must be it. Somewhere I read she was “introducing Bernie” and thought it would be for his speech last night, but she wasn’t on the last night’s program. So it must be that she’s the one putting his name in nomination. Whatever.
This is great!
Dudette, do not despair, I shall drink some Coca Cola on your behalf. 😂
Hahaha! Honest Tea is a Coca-Cola brand. 😄
Send it EVERYWHERE!
The Lincoln Project keeps bringing it. They REALLY want Heir Twitler gone! Props to them.
Another one. These filmmakers are knocking it out of the park!
https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-08-2020-2-in-5-schools-around-the-world-lacked-basic-handwashing-facilities-prior-to-covid-19-pandemic-unicef-who
Joy Reid:
“Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee next Monday about the changes that he’s made to the U.S. Postal Service, that have led to delays in mail delivery throughout the country. This comes as two members of a separate committee, the House Judiciary Committee, have called for the FBI to open a criminal probe into DeJoy, accusing him of deliberately slowing the mail to give Donald Trump an advantage in the November presidential election. And the Washington Post reports that Attorneys General from at least six states are huddling to discuss possible law suits against the Administration, to block it from reducing mail service between now and the election. Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is bringing the House back from recess to vote on an emergency bill that would provide $25 billion in aid to the U.S. Postal Service, and bar any changes to the way it functions until next year. Mitch McConnell’s Senate remains on recess.”
Speaker Pelosi speaking with Joy Reid. “It is, to use the word, volcanic.
It has been explosive in terms of the response that Members, Democratic and Republican, all over the country have received to this assault on this connection that they have, Americans have with each other. This matter of how – access to health care; 1.2 billion prescriptions were sent through the mail in 2019 even before the coronavirus, that is. And way overwhelmingly, 82 percent or higher, of VA drugs are sent to our veterans through the mail. That’s just two examples of meeting the needs – health needs of the American people. And when those medicines come a week, six days late, we keep hearing examples of how late that medication is coming. That’s just one connection. It’s about the health of the American people. It’s also about the health of our democracy as they do this to make an assault on the mail in terms of absentee balloting and the rest. “
Speaker Pelosi:
“If I may with all due respect to reporting and the rest, don’t pay attention to them.
Their purpose is to frighten people from voting. The more chaos they can create, the more fear they can instill about, ‘Well, your vote’s not going to count anyway; it won’t matter. And it’s probably corrupt and get caught up.’ That’s their purpose. Their purpose is not to move obstacles of participation to honor the vision of our Founders that we would have the sacred right to vote. It’s to scare people. So, ignore them.
Just ignore them. “
Full transcript: (https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/81720-0)
-Speaker Pelosi is schedule to participate in the convention later this week.
Thanks brp!
love you Dudette…and fab stellar posts!
Thank you Dear! Love you back! 😘
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Loving the Convention, loving TOD!
Keep Us All The Heart
George Floyd’s brothers at the Democratic National Convention…
“My brother George was selfless. He always made sacrifices for his family, friends, and even complete strangers. George had a giving spirit, a spirit that has shown up on streets around our nation and around the world. People of all races, all ages, all genders, all backgrounds, peacefully protesting in the name of love and unity. It’s the fitting legacy for our brother, but George should be alive today. Breonna Taylor should be alive today. Armand Arbery should be alive today. Eric Garner should be alive today, Stephan Clark, TaxiAnna Jefferson, Sandra Bland, they should all be alive today. So it’s up to us to carry on the fight for justice. Our actions will be their legacies. We must always find ourselves in what John Lewis called “good trouble”. For the names we do not know, the faces we will never see. Those who we can’s mourn because their murders did not go viral, please join me in a moment of silence to honor George and the many other souls we lost to hate and injustice. And when this moment ends,
let’s make sure we never stop saying their names.”
Peace to the Floyd family…George’s death…unreal but so real.
Spelling error:
Atatiana Jefferson was fatally shot in her home by a police officer in Fort Worth, Texas. “Police body camera footage showed that when she came to her window to observe police outside her home, Officer Aaron Dean shot through it and killed her….October 14, 2019, Dean resigned from the Fort Worth Police Department and was arrested on a murder charge.” (wiki)
–Bring the police to heel. Start over.
–Re-imagine America.
A message from America’s AG (not the mob consigliere)
Kristin Urquiza at the Democratic National Convention:
“Hi. I’m Kristin Urquiza.
I’m one of the many who have lost a loved one to COVID. My Dad, Mark Anthony Urquiza, should be here today, but he isn’t. He had faith in Donald Trump. He voted for him, listened to him, believed him and his mouthpieces, when they said that coronavirus was under control and going to disappear. That it was OK to end social distancing rules before it was safe. And that if you had no underlying health conditions, you’d probably be fine.
So in late May after the stay-at-home order was lifted in Arizona, my Dad went to a karaoke bar with his friends.
A few weeks later he was put on a ventilator. And after five agonizing days, he died alone in the ICU with a nurse holding his hand. 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.”
Urquiza: “I am not alone.
Once I told my story, a lot of people reached out to me to share theirs.
They asked me to help keep them keep their communities safe, especially communities of color which have been disproportionately affected. They asked me – a normal person – to help because Donald Trump won’t.
The coronavirus has made it clear that there are two Americas: The America that Donald Trump lives in and the America that my father died in. Enough is enough. Donald Trump may not have caused the coronavirus, but his dishonesty and his irresponsible actions made it so much worse”.
Urquiza:
“We need a leader who has a national, coordinated, data-driven response to stop the pandemic from claiming more lives and to safely reopen the country. We need a leader who will step in on Day One and do his job, to care. One of the last things that my father said to me was that he felt betrayed by the likes of Donald Trump. And so when I cast my vote for Joe Biden, I will do it for my Dad.”
NY Governor Cuomo:
“30,000 Americans came here to help us in our hour of need…
“The European virus infected the North East while the White House was still fixated on China. The virus had been attacking us for months before they even knew it was here. We saw the failure of a government that tried to deny the virus, that tried to ignore it, and then tried to politicize it. The failed federal government that watched New York get ambushed by their negligence – and then watched New York suffer. But all through it learned absolutely nothing. So today 6 months after it began the nation is still unprepared…we see the virus ricocheting across the country from one state to another. Today we trail the world in defeating COVID.”
Governor Cuomo: “America’s eyes have been opened.
And we have seen in this crisis the truth, that government matters and leadership matters.
And it determines whether we thrive and grow or whether we live or die. Now we need a leader as good as our people. A leader who appeals to the best within us, not the worst. A leader who can unify not divide.
A leader who can bring us up, not tear us down.
I know that man.
I’ve worked with that man.
I have seen his strength, I have seen his talent, I have seen his pain.
And I have seen his heart. That man is Joe Biden.
Joe Biden is what I call ‘America tough’. Tough in the best way.
Tough that is smart, united, disciplined, and loving.
Joe Biden can restore the soul of America. And that’s exactly what our country needs today.
Thank you.”
For anyone who wants the text of Mrs. O’s speech, here it is.
Direct link:
https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a33629373/michelle-obama-dnc-speech-2020/
What did Kasick say about the DEM party…that has rowled up some DEMs
Senator Sanders at the National Democratic Convention:
“Our great nation is now living in an unprecedented moment.
We are facing the worst public health crisis in 100 years and the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression. We are confronting systemic racism and the enormous threat to our planet of climate change. And, in the midst of all of this, we have a president who is not only incapable of addressing these crises but is leading us down the path of authoritarianism.”
“At its most basic, this election is about preserving our democracy.
During this president’s term, the unthinkable has become normal. He has tried to prevent people from voting, undermined the U.S. Postal Service, deployed the military and federal agents against peaceful protesters, threatened to delay the election and suggested that he will not leave office if he loses. This is not normal, and we must never treat it like it is. Under this administration authoritarianism has taken root in our country. I, and my family, and many of yours, know the insidious way authoritarianism destroys democracy, decency, and humanity. As long as I am here, I will work with progressives, with moderates, and, yes, with conservatives to preserve this nation from a threat that so many of our heroes fought and died to defeat.”
“I know that Joe Biden will begin that fight on Day One.
Let me offer you just a few examples of how Joe will move us forward.
Joe supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This will give 40 million workers a pay raise and push the wage scale up for everyone else.
Joe will also make it easier for workers to join unions, create 12 weeks of paid family leave, fund universal pre-K for 3- and 4-year olds, and make child care affordable for millions of families.
Joe will rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and fight the threat of climate change by transitioning us to 100 percent clean electricity over the next fifteen years.
These initiatives will create millions of good paying jobs all across the country.
As you know, we are the only industrialized nation not to guarantee health care for all people.
While Joe and I disagree on the best path to get to universal coverage, he has a plan that will greatly expand health care and cut the cost of prescription drugs. Further, he will lower the eligibility age of Medicare from 65 to 60. To help reform our broken criminal justice system Joe will end private prisons and detention centers, cash bail, and the school to prison pipeline.
And to heal the soul of our nation, Joe Biden will end the hate and division Trump has created.
He will stop the demonization of immigrants, the coddling of white nationalists, the racist dog whistling, the religious bigotry, and the ugly attacks on women.”
Full text:
(https://www.npr.org/2020/08/18/903398536/watch-bernie-sanders-speech-to-the-democratic-national-convention)
“Stacey Abrams On Voter Suppression: ‘They Only Win When We Give Up”
““We can’t allow them to delegitimize our faith in the process by allowing us to believe they’ve already won,”
says Stacey Abrams on GOP voter suppression efforts. “They haven’t. They only win when we give up.”
Still no plan!
Mayor Pete bringing the heat!
Of course it can happen for there is no bottom.
Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein ·29m
Can’t wait for the announcement that Roger Stone will keynote the Republican Convention!
Ugh!
“Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls For Rollback Of Postal Service Changes, Removal Of DeJoy”
“Senator Warren talks about how personally Americans feel Donald Trump’s attack on the postal service her letter to the Postal Service Board of Governors to roll back the service changes made by Louis DeJoy and to remove DeJoy from office for his politicized actions and ethical conflicts.”
Maddow: “In terms of the recourse here, can the Board of Governors that overseas the Postal Service just take out DeJoy? Can they take out Postmaster General from his position if they decide that he is abusing his post?”
Senator Warren:
“Yes Ma’am they can. They can also roll back all of the changes that he’s made.”
Heads up!
The lineup for tonight:
Yay Jaime!
Interesting..how Sanders will be nominating Biden at the convention…but the Justice Dems are nominating him….sheesh
Another unity gesture on Bernie’s part.
He did, however win pledged delegates in the primary. Unlike other candidates, he could’ve released them so they could move to Joe, but they convinced him to let them nominate him at the convention, so they could put their issues on record (again). At this point, since they are so few in numbers, it’s performative, but it’s within the rules.
Here goes the Orange Nobel Peace Prize!
Reuters @Reuters
Israel opposes any F-35 sale to UAE despite their warming ties.
Hahaha!
“I love this country with all my heart.”
….and we love you Michelle Obama.
This is really awesome:)
SWEET!!
Unfreakingbelievable!
PLEASE HELP spread the word:
Congressman James Clyburn at the Democratic National Convention:
“I’m Congressman Jim Clyburn here in historic Tulsa, South Carolina.
Six months ago, I stood not for from here and endorsed Joe Biden to be our 46th president.
It was a decision I made with my feet firmly planted in this community. This community, for 80% of African-Americans in this country, can claim an ancestor who arrived on these shores in bondage. A few blocks from here over at Gadsden’s Wharf, this community that is still healing from the wounds we received from the white supremacists in the Emanuel AME Church, they murdered nine black parishioners as they studied the Bible together. The ground beneath our feet is seething with pain that is both old and new.”
Congressman Clyburn: “But we always find a way to grow together.
Earlier this summer, the city of Charleston removed the statue honoring John C. Calhoun, an honored advocate of slavery. And construction is underway on the International African-American Museum at Gadsen’s Wharf. And much like the country as a whole, we are stepping out from the shadows of our past. And beginning to lay the groundwork, groundwork for a more just future. It won’t be easy. We can only succeed if we move forward together. So we will need a president who sees unifying people as a requirement of the job. A president who understands the true meaning of community. And how to build it through trust and humility.”
Congressman Clyburn:
“And as so many families experiencing loss in this pandemic.
Lost jobs, lost loved ones, and lost confidence in the president to keep us safe. We need a president who understands both profound loss – and what it takes to bounce back. But more important than this first hand experience with loss and hardship, is his ability to translate that perspective into policy and solutions. And prioritize hard working people and persistent poverty counties over partisan politics. Or personal gain. That’s why I stand with Joe. And why he will always be an adopted son of South Carolina. Joe Biden is as good a man as he is a leader. I’ve said before and wish to reiterate tonight:
We know Joe. But more importantly, Joe knows us.”
Will sorting machines be re-installed? Will overtime be re-instated? Will mailboxes be put back? What about the organizational changes? What has already been done that can’t be undone?
I wondered the same.
Yes. Sorting machines and removed mailboxes need to reappear where they once were!
I have the same questions. It’s not good enough to say he’ll stop doing something. I don’t believe him anyway
Good news!
“Rick Telesz — a 62-year-old dairy and soybean farmer in Western Pennsylvania who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 but is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden in 2020.”
“He’s a hell of a salesman — and a tremendous con man,” Telesz said of Trump. “He conned me.”
The farmer recently told the New Castle News that although “you can’t blame anyone for the virus,” Trump was “totally incompetent in not informing the public earlier of what was coming.”
(https://www.salon.com/2020/08/17/dairy-farmer-who-voted-for-con-man-trump-in-2016-to-speak-at-democratic-national-convention_partner/)
At the DNC last night Mr. Telesz said:
“It’s a shame the leadership misinformed myself and the country”
“If something doesn’t work for you it’s time for a change, so I’m supporting Joe Biden.”
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This is the guy to follow for all things Census2020
Exactly!! He needs to restore the capacity he removed. Every last bit of it.
Afternoon laugh. My world!
The Root @TheRoot · 20h
Diamond and Silk Call Out Fox News’ Racism After They Got Fired as 2020 Continues to be Raggedy.
Touré @Toure
“Sunken Place landlords Diamond and Silk” got fired by Fox and now consider racism real because it happened to them and because 2020 is what a year would be like if a year could do crack while drunk while doing 105 on the highway while screaming “YOLO!” at the top of its lungs.
So sorry for her and her loved ones! Oh, Lord.
😔
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/black-owned/
I thought Bernie Sanders speech last night was good too (I have not been a fan of Bernie and even less of some of his supporters).
He understands the importance of this election.
I saw in one or more polls , Trump had the advantage when it came to the economy, ppl need to be reminded over and over again and again, that he inherited it from Obama-Biden administration.
I liken it to it being easier to borrow money when you *have* money. tRump rode the wave he inherited from the Obama administration but did not build on it or sustain it because he doesn’t have the skills and/or his deliberate actions to dismantle every good achievement of prior administrations.
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