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| VPOTUS nominee Senator Kamala Harris cnn.com |
Hello Everyone:
Night Three of the Democratic National Convention was history made. California Democratic Senator Kamala Harris became the first Black and South Asian American woman to accept a major party nomination for Vice President of the United States. Both Blogger and The Candidate Forum watched the Lady from California give her acceptance speech filled with jubilation. It was truly an emotional moment. It was also a night filled with Democratic National Committee stars: President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State and 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton, and former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Before we continue, a message from The Candidate Forum.
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| Former President Barack Obama theatlantic.com |
Former President Barack Obama had quite a formidable task. Deliver a speech that inspired the voters without overshadowing the Lady from California. The 44th POTUS rose to the occasion. Breaking with tradition of not criticizing a sitting president, Pres. Obama delivered a stunning takedown of his successor. Pres. Obama did not mince words when he told the viewers "that Trump simply does not take the job seriously. (cnn.com: Aug. 20, 2020). The former president said that "Trump uses the government's vast powers in a purely transactional way. In perhaps the most stinging critique of a sitting president, Pres. Obama said,
Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't, and the consequences of that failure are severe. (Ibid)
Let that sink in for a moment. A former two-term president is telling Americans that the Mr. Donald Trump, the man currently occupying the Oval Office, he believes that Mr. Trump failed to rise to the grueling demands of the job and that abject failure has had very real impact on his tenure. Politico's Tim Albert tweeted,
This isn't just the sharpest criticism Obama has made of Trump. This is the sharpest criticism a former president has *ever made* of a sitting president (twitter.com/@TimAlberta; Aug. 19, 2020; date accessed Aug. 20, 2020)
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| VPOTUS nominee nytimes.com |
It was Senator Kamala Harris' big night. She, too, had a formidable task: Deliver the most important speech of her political life. After working a case of nerves, the Lady from California found her voice. She hit her stride when she recounted her history as a prosecutor, she memorably told the viewers,
I know a predator when I see one (cnn.com: Aug. 20, 2020)
pausing dramatically after delivering that line because it was quite obvious who she was talking about. From that point on, the real, confident, strong, powerful Senator Harris that we (o.k. Blogger and The Candidate Forum) love fully cognizant of this moment in American history when a Black and South Asian American woman was tapped to be on the ticket. Her best line,
There is no vaccine for racism. We have got to out the work" (cnn.com: Aug. 20, 2020)
If this was her audition for 2024 or 28, she is a shoo-in for the part.
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| Gabrielle Giffords bbc.com |
One the most pressing issues facing young voters is gun violence. The generation that is now old enough to vote has witnessed or been victims of some of the most horrific acts of violence. No one voice is more eloquent then that of former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Ms. Giffords was shot in the head in 2011 during a district events. In the nine years since that terrible day, she has become the human face of the very real struggle to enact sensible gun legislation. The segment dedicated to the toll taken by gun violence, that featured Ms. Giffords, showcased how hard she worked to deliver her remarks seamlessly (Ibid). To watch it was to witness a woman with purpose and whose purpose gives her the strength to carry the fight to make sure that no one else has to experience what she and the far too many victims, survivors, and their families experience. NBC's Mike Memoli tweeted,
Convention organizers say @GabbyGiffords worked intensely to be able to deliver these remarks. It's quite something to see (cnn.com: Aug. 20, 2020)
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| Hillary Clinton cnn.com |
Hillary Clinton's segment served to remind the viewers that this year's election cannot be another "coulda woulda shoulda." She said,
...this can't be another woulda coulda shoulda election (Ibid).
Even though it was not the most memorable speech, nevertheless, it was delivered by the first woman to head a major party ticket for president, who received more than 3 million votes, and still lost to Mr. Trump.
If there was one segment that was designed to give viewers all the feels and showcase VPOTUS Joe Biden's strongest quality, empathy, was highlights from the January 2017 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony. It was at that ceremony, where President Obama presented his genuinely surprised and emotional vice president with the highest civilian award. It was a truly genuine moment to savor.
Of course, what would a televised political event be without a string of tweets from the president? Mr. Trump could not resist responding to his critics in real with a series of all upper case tweets like,
HE SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN, AND GOT CAUGHT! twitter.com/@realDonaldTrump
During President Obama's speech, the incumbent could not resist himself,
WHY DID HE REFUSE TO ENDORSE SLOW JOE UNTIL IT WAS ALL OVER AND EVEN WAS VERY LATE (Ibid)
The president capped of his tweet fit with
WHY DID HE TRY TO GET HIM NOT TO RUN? (Ibid)
VPOTUS Joe Biden is set to take the stage in Wilmington, Delaware to present his acceptance speech in the grand finale of a very surreal convention. It is a speech over thirty years in the making and now is his moment.
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