DNC speakers announced 8/27 UPDATE: Crist will speak

[Phony Moderate]

No Al Gore or John Kerry?

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

No Al Gore or John Kerry?

Kerry's speaking. Not sure about Gore.

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Eva Longoria?? When was the last time a party convention let a B-rate Hollywood actress address a nationally televised audience in prime time? And that's a serious question. Has this been done before, by either party?

Does "D" rated count?

[Eraserhead]

Mostly looks like a parade unimpressive mediocrities. Why am I not surprised?

[Averroës Nix]

That's a clown line-up, bro.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

No Al Gore or John Kerry?

Kerry's speaking. Not sure about Gore.

Sadly, Vice-President Gore is hosting Current Tv's RNC and DNC Coverage. He says he will not be attending the convention this year, the first time since 1988. I'm sad, in 2008 he knocked his speech out of the park.
Did anyone say whether Warner was speaking. I'm pissed off Schwietzer wasn't invited, we need someone to represent us Moderate Dems.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Warner and Schweitzer could still both be speakers; not all have been announced.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Granholm!?

[後援会]

Yeah, the DNC speaker line-up...doesn't seem very good. Barbara Lee? The Planed Parenthood head? Some stupid Hollywood acctress? God damn Sandra Fluke?

Also, I actually kind of like Carter, but he's a terrible pick for a primetime DNC speaker.

Booker was a good, pretty obvious pick though.

[Eraserhead]

Warner's keynote in '08 was totally unmemorable.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Warner's keynote in '08 was totally unmemorable.

Schweitzer's or Hillary's did seem more like a Keynotes to me. Warner's not that great of an orator. Then gain, it would be kinda hard to replicate the magic of Obama's 2004 "There Is Not A Liberal America, and A Conservative America"  speech.

[Mr. Morden]

Warner's keynote in '08 was totally unmemorable.

As I recall, Warner's speech was notable for how much he talked about how awesome he was for making all that money.

[krazen1211]

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/8/27/fla_gop_gov_charlie_.html

An official with President Barack Obama's campaign said Sunday that Crist will speak at next week's convention in Charlotte, N.C., but the day hasn't been worked out.


We found the mystery GOP speaker.

[morgieb]

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/8/27/fla_gop_gov_charlie_.html

An official with President Barack Obama's campaign said Sunday that Crist will speak at next week's convention in Charlotte, N.C., but the day hasn't been worked out.


We found the mystery GOP speaker.

By the end of the DNC, Crist will be as Republican as me.

[The Mikado]

They better give my boys Feingold, Dean, and Schweitzer slots.

Two of the three people you mentioned are washed-up has-beens? 

[Joe Biden 2020]

Mods, if we could, let's go ahead and sticky this as well as we're just a week away.

[tmthforu94]

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/8/27/fla_gop_gov_charlie_.html

An official with President Barack Obama's campaign said Sunday that Crist will speak at next week's convention in Charlotte, N.C., but the day hasn't been worked out.


We found the mystery GOP speaker.

Once again, I'd like to remind everyone that Crist is not a Republican.

I expect to hear a riveting speech from him on how he and Obama share the same political values. Oh wait, he has none...

[Donerail]

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/8/27/fla_gop_gov_charlie_.html

An official with President Barack Obama's campaign said Sunday that Crist will speak at next week's convention in Charlotte, N.C., but the day hasn't been worked out.


We found the mystery GOP speaker.

Once again, I'd like to remind everyone that Crist is not a Republican.

I expect to hear a riveting speech from him on how he and Obama share the same political values. Oh wait, he has none...

It won't be on him and Obama, it'd be on how he left his party (or the party left him), that today's Republicans are too extreme to govern, there's no room left for moderates, that kinda thing.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

They better give my boys Feingold, Dean, and Schweitzer slots.

Two of the three people you mentioned are washed-up has-beens? 

Dean is personally responsible for the Democratic landslides in 2006 and 2008 and heads a major progressive organization. Feingold...sure, but a ton of has-beens are speaking.

However, I still can't wrap my head around the fact that they gave so many irrelevant women (sure women's health stuff is important, but they have like 10 speakers for the same damn purpose, and most prominent Democratic politicians that warrant a slot are still men) like Sandra Fluke and Eva Longoria, full speaking slots, while snubbing someone like Brian Schweitzer, who's a strong speaker with a solid record and can appeal to swing voters?

With the GOP's swing to the right and the nomination of a man who holds utter contempt for the average American, I hoped that Obama would take the opportunity to contrast him by bringing back the Democrats to what we're really about (or were until Bill the Cutter); the party that works to help the 99%. Given that most of the speaking slots are either by shiny moderates or are just highlighting a social issue which 49% of the country has absolutely no connection with, and that few (except maybe Strickland's and Warren's) are either by those on the base of the party or are focusing on the major issue of the campaign and taking a hardline pro-people stance on it, I'm rather disappointed in Obama and the DNC. I'll watch Obama, Biden, Castro, and Warren, and hopefully I'll feel better about the future of the Democrats.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

They better give my boys Feingold, Dean, and Schweitzer slots.

Two of the three people you mentioned are washed-up has-beens? 

Dean is personally responsible for the Democratic landslides in 2006 and 2008 and heads a major progressive organization. Feingold...sure, but a ton of has-beens are speaking.

However, I still can't wrap my head around the fact that they gave so many irrelevant women (sure women's health stuff is important, but they have like 10 speakers for the same damn purpose, and most prominent Democratic politicians that warrant a slot are still men) like Sandra Fluke and Eva Longoria, full speaking slots, while snubbing someone like Brian Schweitzer, who's a strong speaker with a solid record and can appeal to swing voters?

With the GOP's swing to the right and the nomination of a man who holds utter contempt for the average American, I hoped that Obama would take the opportunity to contrast him by bringing back the Democrats to what we're really about (or were until Bill the Cutter); the party that works to help the 99%. Given that most of the speaking slots are either by shiny moderates or are just highlighting a social issue which 49% of the country has absolutely no connection with, and that few (except maybe Strickland's and Warren's) are either by those on the base of the party or are focusing on the major issue of the campaign and taking a hardline pro-people stance on it, I'm rather disappointed in Obama and the DNC. I'll watch Obama, Biden, Castro, and Warren, and hopefully I'll feel better about the future of the Democrats.

Dean wasn't responsible for 2006 and 2008.  The three people responsible for that were Rahm Emmanuel, Chuck Schumer, and George W. Bush.

[Miles]

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/8/27/fla_gop_gov_charlie_.html

An official with President Barack Obama's campaign said Sunday that Crist will speak at next week's convention in Charlotte, N.C., but the day hasn't been worked out.


We found the mystery GOP speaker.

Good for Crist. I know, as a ConservaDem, I've been trashing the DNC this year (see my signature), but I'm happy for Crist. I really do think he's just a good guy (and he gets an undue amount of flack on this forum ).

[Adam Griffin]

I'd have much more respect for Crist if he'd come out of the closet. I mean, as a politician, I don't see how going from Republican to Independent to Democrat is any more embarrassing than just admitting the truth.

[Donerail]

I'd have much more respect for Crist if he'd come out of the closet. I mean, as a politician, I don't see how going from Republican to Independent to Democrat is any more embarrassing than just admitting the truth.

Because in a hypothetical Democratic primary, a good part of his base (namely northern ConservaDems and African-Americans) aren't friends with that community, and besides, he's married. Or do you believe Jim Greer?

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

I'd have much more respect for Crist if he'd come out of the closet. I mean, as a politician, I don't see how going from Republican to Independent to Democrat is any more embarrassing than just admitting the truth.

Because in a hypothetical Democratic primary, a good part of his base (namely northern ConservaDems and African-Americans) aren't friends with that community, and besides, he's married. Or do you believe Jim Greer?

Larry Craig was married too.