The Official Democratic Convention Thread

Lunchbox wrote:

"The 13 keys STILL say Hillary wins"

"Wait a minute, are you implying the factors for the 13 key can change from now to the election?

If so, then your theory has an easy out

Are you kidding? An easy out? How about having the MAJORITY if the 13 "keys" be subjective? Enough of an "out" for you?

What a complete joke!

R U 4 Reel? wrote:

Are you kidding? An easy out? How about having the MAJORITY of the 13 "keys" be subjective? Enough of an "out" for you?

What a complete joke!

"the MAJORITY of the 13 keys"

different perspective wrote:

Free college, increasing numbers of foot stamp program participants, 200+% increase in minimum wage for completely unskilled workers, tax credits for everything you can think of.

Federal government eroding states rights on all social issues, collecting more and more taxes and then penalizing local jurisdictions by not distributing tax collections to locales that don't play by the federal rules, stuff like that. Any more examples needed?

1) Free college - I am 100% against that. Not necessary. People can still get a college degree in any number of ways that doesn't kill them financially. We have too many people attempt college degrees as it is. Free college would just attract even worse students. Not everyone should go to college. College is for smart people, not financially able people.

2) People on food stamps is a lagging indicator. The rise began at the end of Bush's term as we were in recession. Went from 27 million on food stamps to 32 million in his last year. The climb continued to over 47 million which was forecasted as part of the recession and recovery. That number has fallen a bit from that high to about 44 million now. Still too high. The economic recovery hit college-educated people first, and it has been slow to hit the impoverished areas. This is a task for the next President.

3) Tax credits are very much a conservative want.

4) Minimum wage. I don't ALWAYS think states should decide, but with the minimum wage, I think that should be left to the states. $15 an hour is a LOT in Arkansas but not necessarily so in part of California.

5) If a social issue is deemed as being unconstitutional, then I am ok with the Federal Government making all states toe the line.

Breitbart is reporting that the Democrat convention is a chaotic mess of protesters. What do the other news sources say is going on?

DiscoGary wrote:

Breitbart is reporting that the Democrat convention is a chaotic mess of protesters. What do the other news sources say is going on?

Breitbart is not a legit news source.

Apparently people booed when Hillary's name was mentioned. How is this going to end?

DiscoGary wrote:

Breitbart is reporting that the Democrat convention is a chaotic mess of protesters. What do the other news sources say is going on?

Lots of (non-Breitbart) people tweeting that too. A lot more disjointed/more booing than last week for sure.

Breitbart wrote:

DiscoGary wrote:

Breitbart is reporting that the Democrat convention is a chaotic mess of protesters. What do the other news sources say is going on?

Breitbart is not a legit news source.

Of course not. That's why I asked what the Government Approved Media outlets were saying. Well.... what's the spin?

Hillary Rotten Clinton wrote:

DiscoGary wrote:

Breitbart is reporting that the Democrat convention is a chaotic mess of protesters. What do the other news sources say is going on?

Lots of (non-Breitbart) people tweeting that too. A lot more disjointed/more booing than last week for sure.

Yeh, there are actually people there.

Well I did all the heavy lifting myself and checked nbc.com, for the first time in 20 years.

They said the DNC apologized to Bernie for the inexcusable emails.

I was in Philly last week. Had my first Geno's cheese-steak for breakfast. Yum! They are open 24 hours so if you want to avoid the lines go during off hours. I hope the rioters don't loot or burn the place down.

Welcome to old fashioned presidential political conventions. My prediction all along was that the Republican convention would go smoothly and that there will be some violence outside the Democratic convention. Just like 68 when Nixon the law and order candidate of the all American party beat out Humphrey who couldn't quite unite McGovern and Kennedy's delegates.

DiscoGary wrote:

I was in Philly last week. Had my first Geno's cheese-steak for breakfast. Yum! They are open 24 hours so if you want to avoid the lines go during off hours. I hope the rioters don't loot or burn the place down.

I refrain from political comments and prefer to discuss sports but I will make a slight exception. There are 2 Geno's style cheesesteak places in Delray Beach, FL. The Philly Grill and Big Al's steaks.

Go Phillies!

dese Dems basically want every speech to be about some oppressed minority.

it's going to get mighty tiring I think

dese Repubs basically had every speech to be about some oppressed majority--white, males.

it's got mighty tiring I thought

agip wrote:

dese Dems basically want every speech to be about some oppressed minority.

it's going to get mighty tiring I think

That's why they vote for the more free shit party.

Hillary Rotten Clinton. Already forgot her maiden name. I wonder if Chesea's dad will show up in Philly this week, you know, Web Hubbell.

And the Bernie supporters continue to boo everytime Hillary's name is mentioned.

What if the Bernie bots do not swing over to Hillary Rotten Clinton? Bernie has a major selling job to do tonight.