Posted on 07/19/2024 11:19:25 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Former Barack Obama adviser Van Jones argued Thursday that the energy at this week’s Republican National Convention was comparable to what he saw when the nation’s first black president was first nominated in 2008.
Jones, now a CNN senior political commentator, talked about the palpable “spirit” and enthusiasm he could feel among the people at the RNC.
After CNN contributor Scott Jennings spoke with excitement about wrestler Hulk Hogan, UFC head Dana White and former President Donald Trump’s upcoming speeches at the RNC, Jones said, “This spirit that this guy [Jennings] has, you guys think it’s because he’s drunk, he’s not, this whole thing is like this.”
“The last time I was at a convention that felt like this was Obama 2008. There’s something happening,” he said.
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Obama fired Jones late on a Friday because he was more radical than obama.
I’ll never figure it out for the rest of my life how and why people became so completely taken in by a black Muslim right on the heels of 9/11. It was and still is as if he is able to cast a spell over some people.
They sold the white liberal women voting for a black man proved they were not racist.
Badass transcends countries, ages and cultures I suppose
From what I’ve heard, Satan is like that.
What is happening is simple to understand. Many Americans have seen results of leader Biden in charge. In 2020, Biden cloaked himself as a middle of the road, without any mean tweets, and spent more time in his basement wearing a burqa than hitting the road.
Buffalo Springfield
https://youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY?si=umsa8DUaBjhxUY39
Loved that album
Was just thinking that.
It was over when Dole got the nomination.
Yeah “my turn” Dole was one of the most boring candidates ever picked. He had no chance.
Been to Dearborn, MI, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN or Lewiston, MN lately?
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