Wednesday, September 5, 2012

2012 Democratic convention live, #2

The Democratic National Convention 2012: We're winning Watch live video here and join the conversation as we live blog the 2012 Democratic convention 4:35 PM PT: Welcome to the #DNC where the people on stage resemble the people in the audience.
— @LOLGOP via TweetDeck

4:37 PM PT: Re: Tulsi Gabbard, the female Democratic congressional candidate in Hawaii who also served as a Captain in the Army National Guard:

Tulsi Gabbart has more combat experience than all five Romney boys combined #fact #DNC
— @tbogg via web And I do believe this is true:
Am I wrong in saying the DNC has already said more about sacrifice of service men and women than the RNC did?
— @emptywheel via TweetDeck

4:44 PM PT: As Interior Secretary Ken Salazar addresses the convention, on MSNBC, Ezra Klein takes a look at President Obama's record:

Ezra Klein shows chart marking economic progress under President Obama. Is there more work to be done? You bet. But we are much better off now than we were four years ago. It's not close. President Obama is a dramatically better president than George W. Bush was'or Mitt Romney would be.

4:48 PM PT: Joseph Kennedy III, who is running for Barney Frank's seat and whose election would mark the return of the Kennedy family to Congress, introduces a video honoring his uncle, former Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy.

4:51 PM PT: Hahaha, Mitt Romney makes a cameo'in the form of his epic debate meltdown against Ted Kennedy. You know, the debate where he proclaimed he was pro-choice.

4:52 PM PT: Okay, Kaili put it better:

Clint Eastwood lost a debate to an empty chair. Romney just lot a debate to a dead man.
— @KailiJoy via web 4:54 PM PT: Romney thought he bought up all of those old Kennedy debate tapes.
— @tbogg via web

4:54 PM PT: Twenty years later, Ted Kennedy is still kicking Mitt Romney's ass.

5:03 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): New thread here.


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