Posted on 07/26/2016 2:49:03 AM PDT by nikos1121
Time is tentative, will update once we have a confirmed time***Tuesday, July 26, 2016: Live streaming coverage of Donald Trump’s remarks at the VFW National Convention in Charlotte, NC.
Charlotte, NC
***Time is tentative, will update once we have a confirmed time***
Charlotte Convention Center
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNCN) – Hillary Clinton laid out her approach to national security and made her case for why she should be the next president to thousands of veterans in Charlotte Monday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention.
Clinton acknowledged in her speech that that many veterans feel “invisible” and “powerless.” She also referenced many of the things Donald Trump has said on the campaign trail about the military and America’s role in the world.
“You will never hear me say that I only listen to myself on national security,” Clinton said while telling the crowd how she’d approach her role leading the world’s largest military.
“One thing for certain you will not ever hear from me is praise for dictators and strong men who have no love for America,” she added.
Those were just two of several references Clinton made to things Donald Trump has said, though she never mentioned him by name.
While talking about her work with Sen. John McCain, who was a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, she brought up a statement Trump made earlier in the campaign when he said of McCain’s time as POW, “He’s a war hero because he was captured? I like people that weren’t captured.”
Clinton told the veterans that she believes “[Sen. McCain] and all other prisoners of war are heroes and deserve the respect that that entails.”
Republicans have questioned her judgement in light of the scandal surrounding her email use while Secretary of State.
“I think those veterans are going to have some very difficult questions for Mrs. Clinton on her record on national security, on her record on Benghazi,” said N.C. GOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse.
Clinton touched on issues close to many veterans such as reforming the VA and veteran homelessness. That kind of talk reassured her supporters who were in attendance.
“Look how long she’s been in politics. She’s experienced. I’m looking forward to her being the next commander in chief,” said Joyce Rochester, from Fayetteville.
Not everyone agreed.
“I don’t really think she cares about us veterans as much as she says she does,” said Chad Cheras, a veteran from Massachusetts.
“Our tougher stance on national security will resonate more,” Woodhouse said.
Many veterans CBS North Carolina spoke to said they had already made up their minds on how they’re voting.
Thomas Hanzes said he was undecided and he wants to hear a different tone from Trump.
“I think he has to be a little more compassionate, a little more sensitive to the issues that everyday veterans and everyday people face,” he said.
Some veterans at the convention said they’re tired of pledges and empty promises.
“It seems like they’re just going over them just to get votes and stuff like that,” one veteran told CBS North Carolina.
Trump supporters said they’re looking forward to hearing what he’ll say when he speaks at the convention on Tuesday.
He will have a rally in Winston-Salem Tuesday before he heads to Charlotte for the VFW convention.
Good Morning nikos1121!
You’ll never hear her say she listens to anyone on national security, either.
3 hours through the Napa Valley's rolling vineyards town of St Helena.
It will include a gourmet, locally-sourced lunch and wine pairing.
MENU
Appetizer
Baby lettuce salad with candied walnuts and smoked goat cheese in a honey cider vinaigrette
Soup du jour
Main Course
(choose one)Roasted beef tenderloin on a black truffle potato cake with onion and cambozola cheese
Grilled pork tenderloin stuffed with wild mushroom polenta on vegetables in a truffle port reduction sauce
Coriander chicken breast in a wild mushroom pappardelle pasta with pesto
Grilled salmon on fingerling potatoes and sautéed baby spinach in a coconut curry broth topped with a calamari salad
Winter squash polenta with a spinach-ricotta portabella and yam-stuffed pepper in a tomato-basil coulis
DessertChanges daily
Drinks
One glass of wine
Coffee and tea
Espresso, cappuccino, soft drinks, juices and mineral water
Good morning, Biggirl...
Were Hillary a medicine she would be all horrible side effects and of absolutely no benefit to anyone.
If there are any black women laughing loudly, stop over and say hello.
A group of black women said they felt “humiliated” after being kicked off a Napa Valley wine tasting train tour when a white woman complained that their laughter and loud voices were annoying her.
The 11 women were part of a book club that annually takes the trip through wine country, and say that while at times they might have been “rambunctious,” they were hardly “intoxicated or obnoxious,” and that they felt as though they were being “singled out” because they were black.
Forty-seven-year-old Lisa Renee Johnson documented the incident on social media, which she said began when a train manager said staff received several complaints about the level of their voices and to “keep it down.” A maître d’ also told the women they were making too much noise, and when asked who had complained, reportedly said “people’s faces are uncomfortable.”
“The train is set up to be with your friends, to drink wine and have a good time,” Johnson later said. “We were thinking, ‘Who are we offending?’”
A white woman in the same car as the book club reportedly became very annoyed with the women, telling them “this isn’t a bar,” despite the fact that the train tour’s primary purpose is to serve alcohol.
Facebook Family, we have a problem! We sipped wine, enjoyed each other’s company but our trip is being cut short…this…
Posted by Lisa Renee Johnson on Saturday, August 22, 2015
As Johnson recounted on Facebook, the women were told they were going to be taken off the train at the St. Helena station. Staff escorted the group past other passengers, and when they exited the train, were met by officers from the Napa Valley Railroad and St. Helena police departments.
“People were looking at us,” Johnson recalled. “To get escorted into the hands of waiting police officers. That’s the humiliating part.”
No charges were filed against the women, who, by the way, included this 83-year-old:
"How can you kick her off the train for being too loud????"
Posted by Lisa Renee Johnson on Saturday, August 22, 2015
Johnson said the group was willing to let the situation go after they were given a refund and were provided with a van to pick them up from the station, but then a representative from the Napa Valley Wine Train posted a message regarding the incident on Facebook.
Posted by Lisa Renee Johnson on Sunday, August 23, 2015
The post was quickly deleted, but not before Johnson screenshot it. A spokesperson for the company said it is “conducting an internal audit to make sure all of our policies were followed and options were offered.”
Johnson is not satisfied, however.
“They knew they were out of place,” Johnson told the San Francisco Chronicle, adding that she “wants a public apology for the humiliations they caused to us as professional women.”
Johnson’s account is backed up by other passengers who were on the train, and seems to have already taken a toll on the company’s reputation.
I have a quick question.
What had taken place with the recent DNC e-mails leaks via a Russian hacking incident, did the Russians give a possible preview to a possible “October surprise”?
Thank-you for your answer.
Morning all.. brandspankingnewthread it is!!! and as usual a great one
Worked all night & really tired. Leave here about 9 & MUST sleep a bit before heading to Niagara. Did not sleep at all prior to work - but I did try.
Caught up on the VA/NC thread and some of the DNC thread
Good morning,Saint!
This is a very wonderful train.
I was up in the observation car, and the scenery is breathtaking.
All those grapes and I have but one glass.
I hope they get the wrecked train known as the DNC Convention Express off the tracks before we get to that area.
This whole thing is amazing. The DNC is inept to say the least. If this were the RNC it would be prime time news with the media for entire Summer.
Thank God... Yes, thank the Lord above that Trump is a republican.
We need to rid ourselves for the next five generations of the DNC for the betterment of ALL Americans...and quickly get rid of the so called NRO wing of the GOP. Ryan to start with, then Cruz then Rubio, who didn’t endorse Trump either.
I listened to some of HRC’s speech to the VFW yesterday (not voluntarily—it was on in the office cafeteria). I could barely hear any applause from the audience, even after the lines where she paused expecting it. Just a smattering here and there. I went on Twitter and other people had the same impression.
I rather think DJT’s reception will be different.
Morning. Prayers for the safety of the Trump Pence team and their families.
Amen.
Without bing nasty Hillary Clinton received a mighty “tepid” reception from the VFW group!!! We shall see how Donald J. Trump does this morning. Stay tuned!!!
The first day of the hate America convention is in the books for all you racists who disagree with them.
Their solution more Marxism.
Pray America wakes
Hillarys speech was on Cspan iirc. Wonder if Trumps will be ?!?
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