Hello Everyone:
Well, so much for a drama-free Democratic National Committee Convention. Thank you WikiLeaks for releasing those scandalous DNC emails that left no room for doubt that leadership was actively trying to torpedo Senstor Bernie Sanders's campaign. Not only did DNC chairperson Debi Wasserman-Schultz embarrass herself and the party founded by the seventh President of the United States Andrew Jackson; thanks to the new those emails, she gave ample cannon fodder to the Trump-Pence campaign. Further, what was supposed to be a big roll out weekend for Secretary Hillary Clinton and her newly anointed running mate, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), has turned into a weekend of damage control. Nice going. Further, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook assigned blame to Russian hackers working on behalf of President Vladimir Putin to ensure that Republican nominee Donald Trump wins in November. In all fairness, their may be some truth to this but really, Mr. Mook? The Russians? Stop reading all those John Le Carre novels. In the end, Ms. Washerman Schultz has agreed to resign her post as DNC chairperson after the convention and will not speak during the event. Emails, the gift that keep on giving no and yours truly thinks that the DNC and Madame Secrerary wish that they would not be so generous.
In other matters, how about the RNC Convention? A fun-filled four day event packed with charges of plagiarism, back stabbing former rivals, around the clock Hillary-haters, and balloons. About the only thing missing was marching in the streets. Boring it was not. One of the most irksome moments came during the roll call vote when each state representative spent at least a good five to ten minutes extolling the virtues of their state or territory. It made Blogger wonder "do we really have THAT many states and territories?" Also, one of the most disingenuous moments came Thursdat evening, before Mr. Trump's speech. His eldest daughter, Ivanka, spoke in an effort to make him more palatable to women. This was coming from a woman, born and raised in privilege. When she talked about her father's gender neutral, color blind employment practices, yours truly nearly choked. When she spoke being a working mom, yours truly rolled her eyes. Yes, Ms. Trump is a working mom but unlike a lot of working moms who struggle to find child care and time off for family leave. She, other hand, has had all the advantages that most do not have. So how can she express empathy for working moms?
Tomorrow, we start a new week with new things to talk about and convention coverage. Stay tuned and hang on tight.
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