My “Boomer” complaint is that the DNC is going on too late for my old ass! I’m not a Boomer though. I do feel like the DNC should have tried harder to have some of their biggest speakers on stage at 8 pm EST. I know this is going down in Chicago and that more of it is tailored to the midwest and West Coast, but damn. All of which to say, I am missing some of the later-in-the-evening speeches and playing catch-up in the morning. So here are some highlights and videos of Day 3 which you may have missed if you’re an early-to-bed kind of person like me. One early speaker on Wednesday night was Mindy Kaling, who gave a very funny and personable speech: “I am an incredibly famous Gen Z actress who you might recognize from The Office, The Mindy Project, or as the woman who courageously outed Kamala Harris as Indian in an Instagram cooking video.” Of course she gave a shout-out to Boston and “Ben Affleck, hang in there!”
Poet Amanda Gorman was also invited to speak at the convention. I mean… if and hopefully when Kamala Harris wins, Gorman has to be invited to another inauguration?
Secretary Pete Buttigieg has developed such a cult following within the party because he’s such an effective speaker and interviewee. The Biden administration sends him out to talk shows all the time and he always kills it. So that’s what he did on Night 3 – attack, attack, attack. It was great. I understand why Tim Walz can’t go after JD Vance this way, but we need more high-profile Dems to really take Vance to the woodshed.
And finally, I enjoyed Bill Clinton’s speech. He really is the elder statesman and, as he said, he doesn’t know how many conventions he has left. He’s still an effective communicator, and he was out there for the older Dems, not the younger ones.
Photos courtesy of Getty, CBS.
I was just IN AWE of Amanda Gorman from the second she glided out onto that stage 🤩 She was absolutely giving GODDESS 🔥
My first vote for president was for Bill Clinton. He is deeply flawed, but an excellent political speaker, and i have a soft spot for him.
But OMG do i love Pete. I follow him on threads and feel like i have learned a lot about infrastructure and the federally funded projects happening all across the country.
And is anyone else bracing for magats to come for the Walz family? I’m like, in a stance. On guard. I won’t have it.
Also, i live in central time zone, and and this shit is going late for me.
Poor eastern time zone people. Damn.
I’m an early to bed west-coaster, and this is almost going too late for me! I feel for all the other time zones.
Same here. My first vote was for Bill Clinton. We are all flawed and I have a soft spot for him.
And although I too am not a boomer, my ass is recording everything because I am dragging today. 😩
Mine too, the 1996 election was my first POTUS vote. I found his speech a little lackluster, but it’s hard for anyone to follow the Obamas from the day before.
I did catch Pete’s, but I have to go back to see Amanda Gorman.
I liked Hakeem Jeffries but Gov Wes Moore (MD) is fantastic – he came right before Pete. Dems have so much talent on the bench!
Gov Shapiro is doing a white guy Obama intonation – once you hear it, you can’t un-hear it.
I usually never watch the DNCs but I have been glued to it this cycle. I am actually sad tonight is the last night. But so very, very excited to have Kamala accept the nomination. And she burns the house down with her speech.
And I 100% agree about the timing. I kept snoozing on and off waiting for the big guns to hit the stage.
I was also crying over how emotional and enthusiastic Tim’s son was. When he said ‘that’s my dad’ I just lost it. What a sweetheart.
Gus made me sob!
I fell asleep and didn’t get to watch Walz live so I watched it in the gym. When Gus said that’s my dad, I sobbed unashamed. Kamala just did such a great job with her VP pick. We love Coach!
I am so in love with Pete Buttigieg, that I think every now and then “Can Chasten fight?” and then I think, it doesn’t matter cause Pete is a gay man girl…he would never be down! 😂
When he shared about the soul craft of politics and how his life with his husband and toddlers wasn’t even possible years prior:
“Impossible to possible, possible to real, real to almost ordinary.”
Like PBO, he is a great servant leader.
Pete was brilliant last night! He is such a fantastic storyteller. I cannot imagine the pride I truly hope his parents have in him.
I’m with you, Chasten is a very lucky man. Wow, I can’t wait to see his career play out.
It’s sometimes hard for us Canadians to stream content online from the networks – but so far, so good! And my word. Michelle Obama and Pete Buttigieg SLAYED. 🔥🔥🔥 Just amazing.
I need to be superficial for a moment: Mindy’s and Amanda’s dresses were gorgeous — and it helps that both women are confident, intelligent and good-looking.
I feel you, Kaiser. Some of those speeches are so late that we can watch them while having breakfast here in Europe.
It’s good to see such a variety of people, personalities, backgrounds, speaking styles. And to think that BC is only 2 months younger than DonOLD on paper, but looks and acts so much younger IRL!
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Seriously, I thought Clinton’s presence was dull and he gave a horrible speech, but I was really feeling Jeffries. His speech is the one we talked about on SM, and it made the atmosphere pop and feel lit. As soon as Clinton came on it felt like the air was let out.
At first I couldn’t get into Clinton’s speech, but then I realized his approach was purposely not to duplicate the great campaign rally speeches of others, but to speak to the delegates as campaign workers in a way that was serious — and they were listening carefully and they allowed him to wave off the rally cries in order to let him continue. Message being, yes, it’s great and essential to be enthusiastic, but that is not enough to win a campaign. Be thoughtful, strategic, and be wary and prepared for the crap the other campaign will send out.
Clinton’s speech was overlong, per usual. But he delivered a stat that was shocking, even to him. I’ve checked a few fact checkers this morning though and they’ve confirmed it. But, but, but, but they cry – there are way important caveats like longer periods under Dems, how much should we credit to Dem Pres, what about timings? Blah, blah, blah. I’m going with it anyhow, even though I’m an independent voter; thanks Clinton —
50:1, D:R, since the end of the Cold War.
I think we the DEMs need to let the Clinton era go—too many people sadly hated his wife and his Epstein connections are ick.
Andrea completely agree. Clinton was President during my entire childhood. Went to college when Bush part 2 came. So I get the nostalgia of him but we need to let him go now. We need to let both go for the party to evolve and actually grow.
Wes Moore. We’re going to be seeing more of him in the future. He made me a fan last night.
Agreed, he was spectacular last night, and I had no idea who he was. I have been so impressed by the caliber of speeches at the DNC, it has been an absolute joy to watch (in between the truly heartbreaking stories).
Absolute rock star. He’s very popular in Maryland – shows up tailgating and shot gunning beers, handled the Port of Baltimore disaster efficiently (seriously ~30% of cars imported land in Baltimore amongst other economic stats), and turns out he’s a Veteran (I knew) and a Rhodes Scholar (I did not know!!).