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Wassup Philly?

I will take a break from my normal days of fun focusing om international stuff and terrorism and write about the best comedy in the world….a political convention……

Today is day one of the Dem convention in Philly…..some say it will be messy, messy, messy…..(shades of ’68?)

This year’s Republican National Convention was the wildest in decades—and with legions of disgruntled Bernie Sanders supporters, dozens of planned protests including a fart-in, and the sudden resignation of DNC chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz on the eve of the convention, things could get just as crazy for the Democrats this week. A round-up of coverage as delegates gather in Philadelphia:

NPR looks at some of the protest groups that have obtained no fewer than 28 permits for marches and rallies. They include “Black Men for Bernie” and the “Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign,” which is stocking up on beans ahead of a planned “fart-in” to be held as Hillary Clinton accepts the nomination.

The Wrap lists the “fart-in menace” as one of three ways that the convention could go wrong for Clinton. The others are Bill Clinton veering badly off-message—or having nothing go wrong, which would leave Hillary with no way to “demonstrate her resilience and ability to roll with adversity.”

A full list of speakers and caucus meetings at the Wells Fargo Center can be found here. Sanders speaks Monday night, followed by Michelle Obama.

The Hill looks at the story Hillary Clinton’s campaign plans to tell over the four days of the convention, finishing with a speech Thursday night that Clinton ally Rep. Emanuel Cleaver says will be her most important ever—and possibly the most important at a Democratic convention since JFK in 1960.

The protests, most of them involving Sanders supporters, began Sunday and the ones to follow are expected to be bigger than anything seen at the RNC, the AP reports. They will also be hotter, with the region in the grip of a heat wave that will bring temperatures over 100 Monday.

Politico looks at Democratic efforts to calm the “chaos” in the party following the leak of DNC emails that revealed an anti-Sanders bias. Insiders say party leaders hope to get things under control before there is a “Ted Cruz moment.”

Sanders has called for unity, but some of his supporters still hope for a contested convention and may seek to nominate an alternative candidate to Tim Kaine for vice president, the Washington Post reports.

The DNC won’t be dealing with nearly as many high-profile no-shows as the RNC, reports Politico, but one big name who won’t be there is Al Gore. The 2000 nominee, who has yet to formally endorse Clinton, says he has “obligations in Tennessee.”

But there will be an unexpected high-profile speaker: Michael Bloomberg. A Bloomberg adviser tells the New York Times that the former Democrat, who was a Republican during his years as mayor of New York City and is now an independent, will endorse Clinton during a prime-time address.

A Politico survey of Democratic operatives in 11 battleground states highlighted the challenges Clinton faces in getting the party fired up: Only 10% think she will make the best case for the party this week. Some 49% said President Obama will be most effective, and 26% chose Elizabeth Warren.

There you have a rundown of the possibilities…….more come…..messy is as messy does…….

Let the fun begin!  Stay tuned…..same bat channel……

 

17 thoughts on “Wassup Philly?”

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  2. Hey chuq…ya won’t believe this…hahaha
    Ya know ‘newspapers’ are on their way out..
    So, we have a NEW One out TODAY!
    And…do ya know wot it is called?
    Unbelievable…hahehehe
    Wait for it!
    “THE NEW EUROPEAN” ….
    The New Pop-Up Paper for the 48%……gawd …they must be getting desperate…
    with an EXCLUSIVE by Howard Jacob/Sons with a Stunning essay on BREXIT..
    Hahaha…for only £2…
    Not Bad for fodder……I bought it…
    Justification?
    Know thy enemy…..
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      1. May I also point out to you This Is The other side who lost….the 48% ….they are working very hard to overturn the result….dam, we should have brexited from the Bank Of England…death to bankers.
        With a name like…jacob one must consider….many things. oops better shut up in case I am called a ‘racist’ or even worse anti semite.
        The world suks.

      3. Well,I know that dear chuq…..but the ‘terrorist’ whomever ‘they’ may be…are heading south….:( worse still the media is on heightened alert.. that is all western media..& the ‘people’ believe this crap that is spewed out on a daily basis…fear fear fear and never dream who is behind it all…..oh,it must be the Russians…..or some such bogey man…how I wish they would look at their on shadows and do a bit of research. It is as plain as the nose on your face….follow the money…..

      5. Bugger,I meant North…here that is ..:( after the last attack in Northern France..LOL…

  3. I’m a bit behind; it’s Wednesday, & I’m happy to report I’ve missed every minute of the DNC coverage. Good planning on my part, I suppose…

    As for terrorists, let ’em go where they want; they will whether I worry about it or not. That’s what being a terrorist is all about, right? Anyway, I had to comment, it must be hard to find anything rational to write about, now the US election process has devolved into what might best be termed a massive clusterfuck. I guess it does afford lots of opportunity to point out the piles of shit, but, the cost in gloves must be prohibitive…. *grin*

    Lady P was right, again… the world does suck. Often, it also blows. Right now, it’s acting like an out of control bellows, sucking, blowing, and passing gas out of every orifice, one after the other… If reality wasn’t the victimized party, it might be amusing; as it is, I’m finding it pretty stultifyingly inane.

    SIGH….

    gigoid, the dubious

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  5. No need to apologize. My love of quoting the Batman TV series goes way back. It and hockey are about the only things I watched growing up (bad wording … aging … because I have no intention of ever joining my adult counterparts … you know the grownups at the grownup’s table).

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