"These extremists want to take us back, but we are not going back. We are not going back!
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"The pitch was pretty simple.
We love America as it is and want to do the work to make it better for everyone
They hate America as it is and would be happy to tear it apart to make Donald Trumps life better"
~ Tim Miller as quoted by Greg Dworkin
#KamalaHarris #DNC #WereNotGoingBack #NotGoingBack
/6Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: "Do something" they said. And so we shall, with purpose and joy.
David Rothkopf /Daily Beast: Kamala Harris Just Gave the Speech of Her Life The effectiveness of her DNC speech lay not in its broad strokes but in its details and delivery—in the moments that ...
Daily Kos (www.dailykos.com)
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"One side, imperfect, is at least willing to defend our rule of law, our freedoms, and represent most of us. The other side is a cult devoted to the vanity and narcissism of an aging criminal and vulgarian who is only running to escape accountability for a lifetime of depravity.
Now, let’s get to work."
~ Wajahat Ali
#KamalaHarris #DNC #WereNotGoingBack #NotGoingBack
/7Kamala Has Arrived
The Bay Area daughter of immigrants stuck the landing and successfully made the case why she is the woman for the moment and the prosecutor to take on and defeat Donald Trump.
(thelefthook.substack.com)
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"The future is coming fast. Time for all of us to heed Michelle Obama’s command: 'Do something.'"
~ Steven Beschloss
#KamalaHarris #DNC #WereNotGoingBack #NotGoingBack
/8Kamala Harris Is More Than Ready
The vice president's acceptance speech last night was compelling, authoritative and tough, giving fresh evidence that she can be an effective president
(www.americaamerica.news)
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"Every seat was taken in the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls basketball team, with some delegates turned away at the door. Inside: a sea of humanity from all 50 states, multiracial and multigenerational, from teenagers set to vote for the first time to elderly party stalwarts who thought they had seen it all, some wearing their best suit and tie, others casual in t-shirts and regalia."
~ David Smith
#KamalaHarris #DNC #WereNotGoingBack #NotGoingBack
/9Harris makes forceful speech – and skewers the menace from Mar-a-Lago
Her acceptance address was short on policy and poetry, but the Democratic nominee took the fight to Donald Trump
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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"Dotted among them were TV crews and photographers, security guards and stewards. The mood: eager, expectant, ecstatic, determined to blow the roof off. ...
Whereas the Republican convention felt like a cult of personality, this felt like a collective effort."
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"It was telling that she had to cut short the prolonged ovation by saying, 'We have to get down to business.'”
~ Robert B. Hubbell
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"If you listened to Kamala Harris last night, and decided it’s time to get involved, if you were moved by Michelle Obama channeling Harris’ Mom and telling people to do something if they saw injustice, I’ve got the links you need to get started…."
Joyce Vance then provides links pointing to a number of ways she suggests that we can get to work to help Kamala Harris's campaign.
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"Here’s the big idea: while money can still make a big difference, let’s get down for democracy.
Assuming you already have, will, or will continue giving to Harris/Walz, great. But the challenge is to get down a little more than you expected, where your money can make the most difference."
Jason Sattler then lists a number of down-ballot cases in which monetary contributions would make a big difference.
#KamalaHarris #DNC #WereNotGoingBack #NotGoingBack
/132024 could look like 2016 or 2020
But there’s only one way it can resemble 2008 at all, if we Get Down for Democracy
(thecause.substack.com)
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SufferForMe 🆘replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
There is one down-side to this, and the DNC sometimes got dangerously close to it. Deifying anyone (as your saviour) risks taking you into that very world of cult-like behaviour that you oppose.
It is possibly for this one reason alone that I believe that the DNC made a big mistake not allowing opponents to the genocide to have a voice.
If you truly believe in democracy you have to trust everyone in your party to have a voice and to use that voice responsibly.
This did not happen.
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"Trump once again said the quiet part out loud when he told a rally in North Carolina yesterday that they didn’t have to worry about voting because 'we have enough votes,' and his focus will be on Democrats 'cheating.' That sort of arrogant self-confidence can be read in only one way:"
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#KamalaHarris #Trump
/14Tonight the thrill ride ends, and the hard work begins
It’s been something, hasn’t it, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago? Can you think of one thing you’d have done differently? I can’t.
(luciantruscott.substack.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to SufferForMe 🆘 last edited by
@sufferforme I didn't read the DNC as a deification of anyone, and I also agree that the Harris campaign failed badly when it did not allow Palestinian Americans to speak to the public directly about what their family members are going through.
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"they aren’t trying to turn out their own voters as much as they will be trying to stymie Democrat voters as they try to register and vote between now and the election. After election day, they plan on challenging the vote count and when the recounts don’t go their way, they’ll allege fraud and try to muck up the assignment of electoral votes in battleground states, and if that doesn’t work, they’ll try to challenge the certification of electoral ballots on Jan. 6."
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"This week, in the midst of Donald Trump posting prolifically on Truth Social, the company’s stock dipped to its lowest point since it went public."
~ Lora Kelley
#KamalaHarris #Trump
/16Donald Trump’s Stock Is Sinking
As the former president posts and posts, his social-media site is losing value.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
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sOlOw-NHreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Unlike Pinochio, it's not his nose that grows
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SufferForMe 🆘replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
I still believe whole-heartedly that Kamala Harris is not only the right choice for democrats in this election, but the right person for America at this point in history. I have consistently said as such since the moment Biden stepped aside.
But I also believe if your party & your politics is not robust enough to at least listen to differing opinions (& hopefully consider them), you have a serious problem.
After years of lies, Not Going Back has to also mean honesty in ALL things.
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@wdlindsy Voter suppression is the only way the cheaters might deny the Nation what it vitally needs to survive as a Democratic Republic.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Huntn00 last edited by
@Huntn00 Yes, this has long been their go-to tactic as demographics resolutely reinforce their minority status.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to SufferForMe 🆘 last edited by
@sufferforme Yes.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to sOlOw-NH last edited by
@solownh I suspect that it's wishful thinking on his part that any appendage grows!
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"Having trouble pronouncing her name? Just call her Madam President."
~ Pamela Hilliard Owens
Pamela Hilliard Owens links to a full video of Kamala Harris' DNC speech last evening.
#KamalaHarris #DNC #WereNotGoingBack #NotGoingBack
/17Today In Black History: Kamala Devi Harris, Democratic Nominee for President
Having trouble pronouncing her name? Just call her Madam President
(wearespeaking.substack.com)