Democratic National Convention **live commentary thread**

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

They're really hitting the point home that we're the diverse and cosmopolitan party. I like it.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Why isn't this woman's speech after 10pm?

This speech sold Obamacare quite well. Obama is not running from his record and accomplishments; he's proudly running on them.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

IF MITT ROMNEY OBAMA WERE SANTA CLAUS, HE WOULD FIRE ABORT THE REINDEER AND OUTSOURCE FORCE GAY MARRIAGE ON THE ELVES

When the USA adopts nation-wide gay marriage (whether through SCOTUS or Federal Law), are you going to have a mental breakdown?

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Sebelius 2016!

Like Biden and Clinton, she's too old.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

IF MITT ROMNEY OBAMA WERE SANTA CLAUS, HE WOULD FIRE ABORT THE REINDEER AND OUTSOURCE FORCE GAY MARRIAGE ON THE ELVES

You're on the wrong side of history.

Pro-life view has higher support than pro-abortion and has since 2008.

Nagas, Hate to beak it to you and the other progressives but every time the people within a state get to vote regarding marriage (even California) traditional marriage wins. It's sad the DNC refuses to aknowledge God and honor that our rights come from God not government or recgonize that JERUSALEM IS THE ETERNAL CAPTIAL OF ISRAEL Truman, Cleveland, Bryant etc would be weeping in shame over what the democrats have become.

Gay marriage is legal in 6 states+DC (2 more will be joining us soon!), and this is only the beginning. Within the next two decades we'll see gay marriage go from 50/50 for/against to overwhelmingly in favor. You are on the wrong side of history, and I'm not sure how you feed this fantasy that Americans would suddenly turn against it. America is departing a nation of WASPs and embracing a more diverse nation in terms of ethnicity and religion. The people most opposed to gay marriage are shrinking as a percentage of a population.

I'm looking forward to Maine this November. The weak talking point that "OMG GAY MARRIAGE ALWAYS FAILS AT THE POLLS THEREFORE IT'S INVALID!!!11" will finally be invalidated.

And are you on crazy pills? And who is Bryant? Last time I checked, Kobe was sticking to that B-Ball.

I want to reintroduce my question: will you still be able to function mentally when the SCOTUS legalizes gay marriage throughout the country? I know that a lot of white-power types were still coherent after Brown v Board, but the gay-marriage opponents seem rabid and engrained in their hate.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

I can see him as a 2016 contender. He's on fire.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

It will be worth switching to the one of the broadcast networks at 7pm to see how the non political junkies will see the convention. One of the things the GOP got wrong was how they organized their final hour each night.

I'm hoping it's good. The woman talking about how Obamacare saved her daughter's life was fantastic. If our primetime material is on the same level we'll come riding out of the convention with quite the bump in the polls.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

IF MITT ROMNEY OBAMA WERE SANTA CLAUS, HE WOULD FIRE ABORT THE REINDEER AND OUTSOURCE FORCE GAY MARRIAGE ON THE ELVES

You're on the wrong side of history.

Pro-life view has higher support than pro-abortion and has since 2008.

Nagas, Hate to beak it to you and the other progressives but every time the people within a state get to vote regarding marriage (even California) traditional marriage wins. It's sad the DNC refuses to aknowledge God and honor that our rights come from God not government or recgonize that JERUSALEM IS THE ETERNAL CAPTIAL OF ISRAEL Truman, Cleveland, Bryant etc would be weeping in shame over what the democrats have become.

Gay marriage is legal in 6 states+DC, and this is only the beginning. Within the next two decades we'll see gay marriage go from 50/50 for/against to overwhelmingly in favor. You are on the wrong side of history, and I'm not sure how you feed this fantasy that Americans would suddenly turn against it. America is departing a nation of WASPs and embracing a more diverse nation in terms of ethnicity and religion.

I'm looking forward to Maine this November. The weak talking point that "OMG GAY MARRIAGE ALWAYS FAILS AT THE POLLS THEREFORE IT'S INVALID!!!11" will finally be invalidated.

And are you on crazy pills? And who is Bryant? Last time I checked, Kobe was sticking to that B-Ball.

I want to reintroduce my question: will you still be able to function mentally when the SCOTUS legalizes gay marriage throughout the country? I know that a lot of white-power types were still coherent after Brown v Board, but the gay-marriage opponents seem rabid and engrained in their hate.

Bryant? Willam Jennings Bryant. An old school democrat worth of much more respect than many of the democrats of today. My question to you is what are you gonna do when the SCOTUS honors the rights of the states and the people regarding marriage not the will of a appellate judge.

I don't hate those of LGBT persuasion, I think the lifestyle is one that is wrong.

Was that Kobe's father or something?

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

O'Malley felt weak compared to Patrick. Not as boring as T-paw, but there's much better.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Nice throwback to Cuomo's 1984 Keynote: "First they called it trickle-down, then supply-side, now it's Romney-Ryan!"

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Castro was good, but I would have preferred Patrick in the slot.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Damn, we are pandering hard for VA.......

Yeah, but we're pandering for Ohio even more.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

I honestly don't get why anyone wouldn't like Michelle Obama (other than the one pathetic, obvious reason). There's really nothing grating or even partisan about her.

Obese libertarians acting offended that she's trying to get their children to be less fat.

What do you mean you want my children to live longer and look better?! Preposterous!

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

No gods belong in the party platform. There is a separation of church and state.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

That's all well and good for you to think, Nagas, but that's not how it will play out amongst the larger electorate.

It might stir up a couple of extreme far-right types (think JCL), but I really doubt there will be significant fallout from it. Whatever Clinton says will drown out this "issue."

The fact that the convention hall was split 50/50 is a good sign: the Democratic party is on the verge of departing archaic and meaningless props for Christianity in the platform. Sadly, the rest of the electorate is behind.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

This is actually......amazing. I can say with confidence that this is the best convention I've ever seen.

Not even close.  His 1992 convention was much better with the other speakers.

The people in room love Obamacare; the majority of the county does not.

Facts are never welcome in the JJ Universe

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Why did Mississippi pass to Ohio?

Because it's a swing state, and any publicity for Ohio at the DNC is good publicity for the Obama campaign in Ohio.