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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
2. cspan is actually starting again with her speech she just gave a half hour ago...lunch time?? bet
Fri Aug 28, 2015, 01:34 PM
Aug 2015

the Bernie fans are blowing a head cap. te he. on cspan again.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
6. Hillary coment today on gun violence at DNC
Fri Aug 28, 2015, 02:12 PM
Aug 2015



Laurel Davila, CPA ‏@laureldavilacpa 59s59 seconds ago

#GunViolence is a serious problem. Thank you @HillaryClinton for addressing it at the DNC Summer Meeting. #HRC16 #p2

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
7. "I'm just getting started building the party from the ground up!" ~ Hillary Clinton
Fri Aug 28, 2015, 02:15 PM
Aug 2015


Laurel Davila, CPA ‏@laureldavilacpa 59m59 minutes ago

"I'm just getting started building the party from the ground up!" ~ Hillary Clinton
#HRC16 #Hillary2016 #Dems15

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
8. Loved it from "It's great to be in a room full of Democrats"
Fri Aug 28, 2015, 05:26 PM
Aug 2015

Best line: "If that's playing the gender card then deal me in!"

Me too.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
9. Here are quick write-ups of the four candidates:--links....
Fri Aug 28, 2015, 06:58 PM
Aug 2015


http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/08/28/live-dnc-coverage/

Here are quick write-ups of the four candidates:

Lincoln Chafee: “Chafee emphasizes resume in DNC speech“
Hillary Clinton: “Clinton says empathy, tenacity make her best Democratic nominee“
Martin O’Malley: “O’Malley turns fire on own party for lack of debates“
Bernie Sanders: “Sanders calls for ‘movement’ to end ‘politics as usual’“

Follow our continued live coverage below:

http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/08/28/clinton-says-empathy-tenacity-make-her-best-democratic-nominee/


Clinton says empathy, tenacity make her best Democratic nominee

28 August, 2015 // David H. Montgomery, Political Animal // Tags :

...........“This election is about who best understands the pressures facing the families of America, and the challenges facing us in the world, and who has the skills and tenacity to tackle them,” Clinton said.

Hundreds of Clinton supporters packed the hall at the Minneapolis Hilton and gave the former secretary of state and senator repeated standing ovations in her 25-minute speech — longer than the 15 minutes candidates were supposed to have. She also drew laughs with a self-deprecating reference to her hair, Donald Trump’s hair and the attention both receive.


Clinton also associated herself with President Barack Obama, who she battled in the 2008 primary before entering his cabinet for four years. She highlighted the Affordable Care Act and the bailout of American auto companies and said America had “come a long way the past six and a half years.”

She ignored her fellow Democratic presidential candidates in the speech, focusing instead on attacking the Republican field. One of her biggest ovations came when she criticized Republicans for not tackling “the era of mass incarceration or say clearly and loudly, ‘Black Lives Matter'” — a reference to the activist movement that has disrupted events of her fellow candidate Bernie Sanders in their demand that candidates focus more on racial justice.........
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