Democratic National Convention **live commentary thread**

[DrScholl]

The board is really going to get angry now. A student of Trump University is up, which is supposedly an upstanding university that Hillary Clinton has lied about to make Trump look bad. Trump is a saint, right?

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Maybe the best speech of the night, but it misses out on the accolade of "good speech" because half the audience is talking and shouting over him.

Honestly, none of the highlights of this convention will play well because they will all be polluted by heckles.

I mean, I question whether Hillary will even be able to appear without immediately taking a hit in the polls.

[dirks]

Obongo 2.0

Only louder and uglier

[DrScholl]

Wait, I thought Trump University fraud was just a lie that Hillary Clinton made up? Isn't that what the story is?

[Gass3268]

Maybe the best speech of the night, but it misses out on the accolade of "good speech" because half the audience is talking and shouting over him.

Honestly, none of the highlights of this convention will play well because they will all be polluted by heckles.

I mean, I question whether Hillary will even be able to appear without immediately taking a hit in the polls.

I think they need to work on the mic tonight into tomorrow so that they get less background noise.

[Joe Biden is your president. Deal with it.]

Maybe the best speech of the night, but it misses out on the accolade of "good speech" because half the audience is talking and shouting over him.

Honestly, none of the highlights of this convention will play well because they will all be polluted by heckles.

I mean, I question whether Hillary will even be able to appear without immediately taking a hit in the polls.

Beet? Is that you ole buddy?

[Classic Conservative]

Why are they talking about Michelle Obama's lunches and Let's Move. Kids sadly are getting heavier and less active not healthier and more active.

[Seriously?]

Booker is a star. He's like another Obama. He'll run in 2020 or 2024.

Booker has that James Buchanan problem. He's not married. Historically, it makes it difficult for a candidate to win.

[Gass3268]

If there is anything negative during Michelle Obama's speech I'm going to flip.

[Devout Centrist]

Why are they talking about Michelle Obama's lunches and Let's Move. Kids sadly are getting heavier and less active not healthier and more active.

This is akin to saying, "why are they talking about Social Security? More seniors are getting old and dying, not less!"

[dspNY]

Michelle speaking at her second party convention in the past week

[HAnnA MArin County]

Booker is a star. He's like another Obama. He'll run in 2020 or 2024.

Booker has that James Buchanan problem. He's not married. Historically, it makes it difficult for a candidate to win.

Quit being homophobic.

[Xing]

Things seem quieter now. Maybe they did something about the mics?

[HAnnA MArin County]

Why are they talking about Michelle Obama's lunches and Let's Move. Kids sadly are getting heavier and less active not healthier and more active.

A Visual aid

[libertpaulian]

Things seem quieter now. Maybe they did something about the mics?

Nah.  Honestly, who can BOO Michelle Obama?

I'm no fan of either Obama, but quite honestly, she's really not a boo-worthy person.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

God, I love this woman.

[RINO Tom]

The Bernie thugs chanting "War hawk!" I guess we know where jfern is tonight. Jill Stein, please take your hippies back to the Woodstock Convention.

They all should just stop pretending and just join the Republican party. With Trump in control, it is their true ideological and political home.

Give it up, you tool.  It's not happening.  The Democratic Party is not losing economic progressives to become a party of pure enlightenment and affluence, no matter how hard that gets you.

[Illiniwek]

Michelle is such a gem for this country. Its a shame that Republicans have torn her apart these past 8 years.

[DrScholl]

I think the beginning of the speech was a subtle reference to the plagiarism. Michelle specifically talked about her 2008 speech and referencing her husband's character.

[dspNY]

Michelle with the awesome clapback to BernieOrBust

[Green Line]

Booker is a star. He's like another Obama. He'll run in 2020 or 2024.

Booker has that James Buchanan problem. He's not married. Historically, it makes it difficult for a candidate to win.

Uh, what?  Buchanan won when he ran for President, so it obviously wasn't a big problem for him.  And that was 160 years ago.  You literally just invented the "James Buchanan problem".

[IceSpear]

Michelle is killing it!

[Pyro]

Yeah, speakers, just keep throwing salt at the Berners, that'll definitely bring unity.

[libertpaulian]

Booker is a star. He's like another Obama. He'll run in 2020 or 2024.

Booker has that James Buchanan problem. He's not married. Historically, it makes it difficult for a candidate to win.

Uh, what?  Buchanan won when he ran for President, so it obviously wasn't a big problem for him.  And that was 160 years ago.  You literally just invented the "James Buchanan problem".

Not to mention homosexuality wasn't something that was even discussed in those days, so...

[HAnnA MArin County]

Booker is a star. He's like another Obama. He'll run in 2020 or 2024.

Booker has that James Buchanan problem. He's not married. Historically, it makes it difficult for a candidate to win.

Uh, what?  Buchanan won when he ran for President, so it obviously wasn't a big problem for him.  And that was 160 years ago.  You literally just invented the "James Buchanan problem".

He was implying that Booker is gay, like some have speculated about Bachelor Buchanan. Typical right-wing homophobe.