Elizabeth Warren: I don't care for her speech. Just after Michelle Obama said we don't stoop to their level, she name-calls Trump with a string of personal attacks. Really unnecessary. Attack his position on issues, not his person. Saying he doesn't care about anyone but himself is her opinion. I don't like her colloquial speech, "My daddy" instead of "my father." She's not in the sticks anymore.
She channels Bernie supporters and says the system is rigged. Twice. She is way too divisive and judgmental for my taste. Her message to Republicans: "The American people are coming for you."
I really don't like her. Her name-calling borders on slanderous. This is not the way to convince people to vote for Hillary.
She says the system is rigged a third time. Does she care about anything but money and Wall St? She sounds just like Bernie. I'm glad Hillary passed on putting her on the ticket.
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I almost turned off the convention and gave up when even C-Span started adding twitter comments to the speeches. I refuse to read comments by people I've never heard of and could care less about, as filtered by some nameless employee of a TV network whose job it is to pick out tweets he or she finds interesting. Thankfully, C-Span stopped.
I saw a few seconds of Sarah Silverman. I've never liked her crude humor or her looks. She was a Bernie supporter, but tonight said she's proud to support Hillary. She told Bernie supporters who refuse to do likewise they are being "ridiculous." The camera panned on Susan Sarandon, who I've really lost all respect for as a result of her comments this election season. I change the channel when she comes on talk shows now.
Paul Simon was an unexpected benefit, kind of like comfort food. I didn't care that his voice doesn't sound the same. The clips of Mario Cuomo were terrific. [More...]
Eva Longoria was excellent -- both the content of her speech and the delivery. She's got a long history of social activism and philanthropy, I know why she was invited.
Corey Booker was passionate. "America, we will rise."
Now, it's victimhood time. Someone who went to Trump University. Who cares? I muted her.
What both conventions tell us: The voices of a minority of mostly young and very angry malcontents are drowning everyone else out. I'm so sick of them.
Michelle Obama was just introduced. (Updates will be at the top)
