DNC speakers announced 8/27 UPDATE: Crist will speak

[Dumbo]

I just watched Vice President Joe Biden speaking in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
What a great speaker he is. His speech will be one of the highlights at the
convention in North Carolina, I can't wait to hear him. He is nearly 30 years
older than Paul Ryan but still acts like a man of 50.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Why Rahm Emmanuel?  Isn't he a gigantic twat?

Pretty much.

It's because he's Obama's buddy.

Terrible minds think alike!

Here's the musical entertainment:

http://www.demconvention.com/pressrelease/dncc-announces-full-performance-schedule-for-the-2012-democratic-national-convention/

The Foo's

I knew Dave was a staunch Dem, but still....

[Gass3268]

Here's the musical entertainment:



http://www.demconvention.com/pressrelease/dncc-announces-full-performance-schedule-for-the-2012-democratic-national-convention/

The Foo's

I knew Dave was a staunch Dem, but still....

Not that this matters at all, but with a line up like this:

Foo Fighters
Mary J. Blige
Earth, Wind and Fire
James Taylor

I think we can all agree that the music for the DNC will be better then the RNC.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I like James Taylor. Everyone else....not so much. The RNC had the Oakridge Boys, almost had Skynard, G.E Smith, and that awesome gospel choir.

[Likely Voter]

Evening speakers

Tuesday
Michelle Obama
Julian Castro(keynote)

Wednesday
Bill Clinton
Elizabeth Warren

Thursday
John Kerry
Joe Biden
Barack Obama

Not sure how they will handle Thursday primetime and if they will try and squeeze both Biden and Obama into the final hour.

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Crist gets to speak, but not Cuomo?  What.

Cuomo's trying to avoid becoming a lightning rod like his dad in 1984. He doesn't want to get ahead of himself and become a national figure before 2015 or so. He doesn't even do Sunday Talk Shows.

Jerry Brown isn't going either, but obviously for different reasons.

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Evening speakers

Tuesday
Michelle Obama
Julian Castro(keynote)

Wednesday
Bill Clinton
Elizabeth Warren

Thursday
John Kerry
Joe Biden
Barack Obama

Not sure how they will handle Thursday primetime and if they will try and squeeze both Biden and Obama into the final hour.

Wow, only 3 days? Kerry might have to keep it short.

[Likely Voter]

Well Kerry is scheduled to talk Foreign Policy so he wont just be introducing Obama. I suspect they will have some kind of intro video. I bet that Kerry and Biden will not actually be during the one hour of network prime time.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Evening speakers

Tuesday
Michelle Obama
Julian Castro(keynote)

Wednesday
Bill Clinton
Elizabeth Warren

Thursday
John Kerry
Joe Biden
Barack Obama

Not sure how they will handle Thursday primetime and if they will try and squeeze both Biden and Obama into the final hour.

Wow, only 3 days? Kerry might have to keep it short.

Brian Schweitzer was on the Ed Show. He says he doesn't know what day he's speaking, but that it's going to be prime time. This is a great day for America.

[Likely Voter]

Well there is 'primetime' and then there is the one hour of broadcast network primetime, when the total viewership more than doubles. I doubt Schweitzer is going to be in that one hour.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Well there is 'primetime' and then there is the one hour of broadcast network primetime, when the total viewership more than doubles. I doubt Schweitzer is going to be in that one hour.

Im paraphrasing. I always counted prime time as that time after dinner, but before bedtime. Ya know, like between 7:00 and 11:00 or so.

[Mr. Morden]

Well there is 'primetime' and then there is the one hour of broadcast network primetime, when the total viewership more than doubles. I doubt Schweitzer is going to be in that one hour.

Im paraphrasing. I always counted prime time as that time after dinner, but before bedtime. Ya know, like between 7:00 and 11:00 or so.

Are there any speakers who are *not* speaking between 7 and 11pm Eastern?

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Well there is 'primetime' and then there is the one hour of broadcast network primetime, when the total viewership more than doubles. I doubt Schweitzer is going to be in that one hour.

Im paraphrasing. I always counted prime time as that time after dinner, but before bedtime. Ya know, like between 7:00 and 11:00 or so.

Are there any speakers who are *not* speaking between 7 and 11pm Eastern?

Yeah, Ron Paul. Let's say about 8:30ish and 11:00.

[Eraserhead]

Obama and Biden are speaking on the same night? Isn't that kind of odd?

Anyway, it doesn't look like there's going to be much of a reason to watch this until the last night. I'll hopefully have better things to do than to watch Bill Clinton blow himself.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Obama and Biden are speaking on the same night? Isn't that kind of odd?

I think Bill Clinton and Al Gore did it too opduring the 1996 Democratic National Comvention in Chicago.

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Well there is 'primetime' and then there is the one hour of broadcast network primetime, when the total viewership more than doubles. I doubt Schweitzer is going to be in that one hour.

Im paraphrasing. I always counted prime time as that time after dinner, but before bedtime. Ya know, like between 7:00 and 11:00 or so.

Well, 4pm Pacific, everyone is still at work.

[Likely Voter]

TUESDAY
http://www.demconvention.com/schedule-tues/

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (LOCAL)

 

Platform Committee Remarks

The Honorable Barbara Lee

Member of the US House of Representatives, California

Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy (Retired)

First woman to reach rank of three-star general in the US Army

 

Platform Video and Remarks

The Honorable Cory A. Booker

Mayor of Newark, New Jersey

 

Remarks

The Honorable Bev Perdue

Governor of North Carolina

 

American Hero Video: Education

 

American Voices Remarks

Ryan Case

 

Remarks

Mary Kay Henry

International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

 

 

 

Remarks from Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

The Honorable Charles Gonzalez

Member of the US House of Representatives, Texas

Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

The Honorable Nydia M. Velázquez

Member of the US House of Representatives, New York

 

Remarks

The Honorable Pat Quinn

Governor of Illinois

 

Remarks

Doug Stern

Cincinnati, Ohio Firefighter

 

Remarks

The Honorable Tim Kaine

Candidate for the US Senate, Virginia

Former Governor of Virginia

Former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

 

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (LOCAL)

 

Remarks

The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx

Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina

The Honorable Harry Reid

Democratic Majority Leader and Member of the US Senate, Nevada

 

An Economy Built to Last Video: Education

 

Women of the US House of Representatives

 

Jimmy Carter Video

 

Remarks

The Honorable Ken Salazar

 

Kennedy Family Tribute Video

 

Remarks

Joe Kennedy III

Candidate for the US House of Representatives, Massachusetts

 

Live Performance

Ledisi

Singer/songwriter

 

Remarks

The Honorable Robert Wexler

President of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace

Former Member of the US House of Representatives, Florida

 

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (LOCAL)

 

Remarks

The Honorable R.T. Rybak

Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Honorable Jared Polis

Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado

 

Stronger Together Video: Reproductive Choice

 

American Voices Remarks

Maria Ciano

 

Remarks

Nancy Keenan

President of the National Abortion Rights Action League – Pro-Choice America (NARAL)

 

Progress for People Video: American Veterans

 

American Voices Remarks

Nate Davis

 

Remarks

The Honorable Tammy Duckworth

Candidate for the US House of Representatives, Illinois

Former Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs

The Honorable Lincoln Chafee

Governor of Rhode Island

The Honorable James E. Clyburn

Assistant Democratic Leader and Member of the US House of Representatives, South Carolina

 

Progress for People Video: Health Care

 

American Voices Remarks

Stacey Lihn

 

Remarks

The Honorable Xavier Becerra

Democratic Caucus Vice Chair and Member of the US House of Representatives, California

 

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM (LOCAL)

 

The Honorable Ted Strickland

Former Governor of Ohio

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius

The Honorable Rahm Emanuel

Mayor of Chicago, Illinois

Former White House Chief of Staff

 

 

 

Remarks

Kal Penn

Actor/Producer

Former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement

 

Remarks

Craig Robinson and Maya Soetoro-ng

Brother of Mrs. Obama and Sister of President Obama

 

Stronger Together Video: Equal Pay

 

Remarks

Lilly Ledbetter

Women’s equality leader and namesake of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

The Honorable Deval Patrick

Governor of Massachusetts

 

10:00 PM – 11:00 PM (LOCAL)

 

The Honorable Martin O’Malley

Governor of Maryland

 

Introduction of Keynote Speaker Julián Castro

Joaquin Castro

Brother of Mayor Julián Castro

Candidate for the US House of Representatives, Texas

 

Keynote Address

The Honorable Julián Castro

Mayor of San Antonio, Texas

 

Michelle Obama Video and Remarks

Elaine Brye

 

Remarks

Michelle Obama

First Lady of the United States

 

Benediction

Jena Lee Nardella

Founder and Executive Director of Blood: Water Mission

[Hoverbored123]

Well that full list is slightly better.

Yeah. In all honesty, part of what makes the Democrat Convention naturally not as good as the Republicans in terms of new political talent is that the Democrats just don't have the sheer numbers. The Republican Class of 2010 is very very large. The Democrat Class of 2010 is not very large. There's not much they can reasonably do about that. Practically every single Democrat governor that won in 2010 (even the extremely unpopular ones like Quinn, Chaffee, and Malloy), and they still don't even have that many.

Ann Coulter quipped that as of 2010, the Democratic Party's freshest faces were Harry Reid and Jerry Brown.  I remember watching Mr. Brown's victory speech in 2010.  When he started talking about the craftsmanship of the auditorium's ceiling, I knew California politics had sunk to a new low. 

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

They're having Cory Booker come on before 7?  That's crazy.

[後援会]

Ann Coulter quipped that as of 2010, the Democratic Party's freshest faces were Harry Reid and Jerry Brown.  I remember watching Mr. Brown's victory speech in 2010.  When he started talking about the craftsmanship of the auditorium's ceiling, I knew California politics had sunk to a new low. 

I believe every new day is a new low for California politics.