Hello Everyone:
Blogger Candidate Forum is here today to post a summary of yesterday's events at the Democratic National Committee Convention. What an exciting day it was. The first day got off to a rocky start. The issue of the DNC emails and the "Bernie or Bust" people threatened to destabilize the appearance of party unity. The latest those emails seem to be taking the veneer of a John LaCarre novel. It seems that there is evidence to suggest that the Russians may have had a hand in leaking DNC emails about torpedoing the Sanders campaign in order to swing the election toward Donald Trump. Whether or not this pans out is another story. The latest news is that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified about leaks a few months ago. Untangling this latest email scandal will take some time and the real answer will never be known but stayed tuned for more.
Party loyalty is such a fickle thing. We saw how fickle it was during last week's Republican National Committee Convention. The half empty Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, members of Congress, former presidents and candidates coming up with all sorts amusing reasons not attend the convention. The there was Senator Tes Cruz's non-endorsement of Mr. Trump. Yesterday party fickleness was alive and well yesterday. During a rally, Senator Bernie Sanders was actually booed by his die-hard supporters because of his endorsement of Secretary Clinton. Thank you comedienne Sarah Silverman for injecting some perspective. There were images of Sanders supporters, on the convention floor, with tape over their mouths with the word "Silenced." Fortunately, the main speakers of the night salvaged the façade of unity.
Shall we talk about those prime time speeches? In a word barn burner. Okay, that was two words. The highlight was First Lady Michelle Obama's very personal presentation. It hit some very important notes, especially the point about setting an example for children. This speech had Blogger posting and tweetin FLOTUS for POTUS. Senator Sanders's keynote address was awesomely amazing. It had the entire floor-Sanders and Clinton supporters alike-standing and cheering at the top of their lungs. Bravo Senator Sanders. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) got the crowd on their feet with a rousing speech, akin to preaching and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) was off the charts.
Tonight's prime time coverage should be another barn burner with former President Bill Clinton as the keynote speaker. There will be the roll call vote for the nomination. More later and tomorrow.
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