Posted on 08/20/2020 8:58:41 AM PDT by Kaslin
The "We the People"-themed Democratic National Convention, like the Republican one to follow, shows us what America has known for years: that conventions are only infomercials designed to bend reality to political will.
The Democrats bend their reality toward a referendum on President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus, but they bend it away from any mention of growing violence in American big cities run by liberal Democratic administrations.
As I keep telling you, when you hear politicians talking, pay attention to what isn't said. Train your eye to see the negative space between the dancers, because that, too, is often the story.
Urban violence threatens the peace of targeted Democratic suburban voters, like those soccer moms who've just installed police scanner apps on their cellphones. Trump is taking advantage of this, but he didn't create it. What America is witnessing in cities like Portland, Seattle, Chicago, and New York is a clash between the hard left and the liberal Democratic mayors who lead those cities.
And this Democratic infomercial is all about the swing vote, if there is such a thing, in battleground states, like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Naturally, Democrats accentuate the positive.
Yet as the DNC infomercial makes plain, this new left Democratic Party of 2020 sees only two types: The Oppressed and The Oppressors, a formula that invariably leads to rising conflict and anger that can't be covered over with virtual kindness and virtual empathy.
Former first lady Michelle Obama was the star of the first night, one of the most admired women in America, delivering a stylistically superb speech while sitting down, addressing the nation as a stern yet loving mom, reminding us who has empathy (Democrats) and who in her mind does not (Trump).
The media swooned over her, but then, did you really expect anything other than media swooning? Nevertheless, she gave a fantastic speech, going high on empathy and going low with evisceration of the opponent, though it was taped days before, too early for her to mention Sen. Kamala Harris, the California Democrat, as Joe Biden's vice presidential running mate.
"If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can," Michelle Obama said. "If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it."
How true. I'm certain that many in the Obama camp feel that way, especially now. Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith has agreed to plead guilty to the charge he falsified documents to justify continued surveillance of Trump campaign aide Carter Page. And Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham continues his investigation of the Obama administration's alleged political spying on Trump.
Though much of the Washington Beltway media aren't all that interested -- including journalists who won Pulitzers for covering the Democratic Russia collusion theory that fizzled -- the Justice Department seems interested enough.
Sen. Bernie Sanders offered the only moment of real clarity. He condemned Trump for authoritarianism, an odd choice for Sanders, who honeymooned in Soviet-run Moscow, enjoying state-sponsored puppet shows. But he did say that his socialist agenda finally bent establishment Democrats to its will.
"Ideas that were once considered radical only a few years ago are now considered mainstream," Sanders said, applying air quotes around "radical."
Ideas like virtually open borders, free college, the defunding or "reimagining" of police. All of it is predicated on The Big Rock Candy Mountain School of Economics, where all good things flow freely, like the lemonade springs in the Pete Seeger song, without economic consequence.
The challenges for the Democrats in this convention are profound, delivering what are usually rousing, galvanizing speeches to empty rooms. The format provides for little energy, and except for Obama and Sanders, seemed rather like Melatonin TV.
In praising their presidential candidate, Joe Biden, the speakers appeared to drone on and on, from the Google lobbyist to former Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, filmed while standing at a country crossroads, alone.
Kasich, the man without a party, seemed lost at the crossroads, like a character in the old "Twilight Zone." I kept waiting for Rod Serling and a cigarette, or Kasich asking Satan to teach him to play this here guitar. But Kasich didn't have a guitar. He just brought himself. And that wasn't enough.
Republican critics predictably ripped the Democratic convention, but I'm not so sure it was as bad as they said. The Democratic presentations were somber, not packed with energy, but they didn't have to be. The Democrats aren't appealing to Trump's base. They're targeting suburban voters in swing states. Their convention is designed to give those voters a comfortable place to call home in what is shaping up to be a close election. They don't respond well to Trumptastic bombast, something Trump can't grasp.
My only quibble is that the DNC telethon missed a chance to invite one particularly strong woman of color to address the violent big-city elephant in the room.
Carmen Best just resigned as police chief in Seattle, another casualty of the Democratic defunding of police.
"I'm done," Best explained, as she ended her 28-year career.
At the outset of the first night of the convention, moderator Eva Longoria, star of "Desperate Housewives," explained to viewers that, "You are the we, in 'we the people.'"
But if you disagree with the Democrats, are you still of "the people"? Or are you some nonhuman, to be tossed into limbo or the basket of deplorables?
We'll see. That's what this election is about.
The old mantra of the MSM: “If we don’t report it, it didn’t happen.”
It no longer applies, thanks to the internet and independent news sources. News is becoming like software code: There are just too many people that are happy to do it for free that those with an agenda just can’t control it any more.
The banana republic cities, their mini-dickator mayors and state governors are all going to hand this election to Trump while their senators are squealing about the fu&king post offices. It is a total circus. No way will the demon-rats win now. Trump offered them help, they declined and now their shithole cities are turning into deep state wastelands filled with death and feces. Thank you demon-rats and thanks to your brainwashed commie pawns. What idiots!
I’ve been saying this to family members. Frankly pretty surprised that they aren’t least pretending to condemn the looting/rioting/vandalism/violence. How do you not at least throw a bone to the swing voter who maybe thinks that it’s not okay to loot the local mall, burn down the local federal building or try to permanently maim the local cops? Man, they are so out of touch it’s almost funny. Of course, they live in echo chambers where CNN/MS/NBC/ABC/CBS acts as their cheerleaders and never calls them out for a damned thing.
But I’ll tell you what. I *guarantee* that the looting/rioting/vandalism/violence will be mentioned early and often at the GOP convention. And like clockwork CNN/MS/NBC/ABC/CBS will react in horror at the GOP’s “dark, cynical” convention and their talking heads will denounce the GOP’s truth-telling in no uncertain terms. But meanwhile, the Dems are going to wish they had at least pretended to care.
Ummm.... no, seemed rather like Ambien TV.
If there was no internet and social media, the national convention’s strategy of omitting some inconvenient truths might have worked. But Youtube videos expose what they’re hiding.
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They can ignore it. The MSM can largely ignore it.
However, democrat voters are noticing it. People want law and order because without it you cannot have peace or prosperity.
The left miscalculated on this badly. I think many in the bubble convinced themselves that anarchy in the country would benefit them politically in November. The numbers are in and many democrat politicians are consumed with panic.
Same thing with school closures and shut-downs.
They chose poorly.
I would love to see a SNL skit where the video Democrats disclose how many DNC delegates are voting for Biden while they stand in front of screaming mobs on the street corner, sirens blaring, chanting “what do we want? Dead cops! when do we want it? Now!” burning , looting, shooting projectiles, etc:
“Madam Secretary, the great state of Minnesota commits all of their delegates (ducks incoming blast) to the next president of the United States - Joseph R. Biden.”
I’m listening to Rush right now and he says the networks fear what the GOP will do during their convention. I have a great suggestion for their convention - show a video of Biden gaffes, gropes and sniffing little girls or even have a keynote speaker introduce the video before their own speech so the networks are all tuned in. Then quote Obama saying “never underestimate Joe’s ability to (screw) things up.” That would be devastating to any Dems watching because they’ve probably never seen or heard of them.
Slithering RAT politicians have awakened a sleeping giant as patriots are fed up. Please send these viral.
https://twitter.com/TeaBoots/status/1296134420324331520?s=20
“This is a Warning For What’s Coming!” – Veteran and California Business Owner Fed Up with Covid Lockdown Orders Puts County Board of Supervisors on Notice (VIDEO)
Jackasses always ignore the Elephant.
To paraphrase H.L. Mencken: "No one ever failed to get elected underestimating the intelligence of the American public."
To paraphrase H.L. Mencken: “No one ever failed to get elected underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”
I’m more concerned about underestimating the ignorance of the American people.
The inhabitants of the crime ridden, poverty stricken Demoncrat run cities notice and live it every day. The Democratic hell hole cities really matters little to those that do not wake up to it and live it everyday.It is up to them to wake up and realize they have a choice this upcoming election.
I would love to see a SNL skit where the video Democrats disclose how many DNC delegates are voting for Biden while they stand in front of screaming mobs on the street corner, sirens blaring, chanting “what do we want? Dead cops! when do we want it? Now!” burning , looting, shooting projectiles, etc:
“Madam Secretary, the great state of Minnesota commits all of their delegates (ducks incoming blast) to the next president of the United States - Joseph R. Biden.”
LOL!
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