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Taylor and Beyonce will come in holding riding crops and riding piggy back on Bush and Pence while the ghost of Ronald Reagan hovers overhead. The ghost will actually be just a large puppet and Barack will be up in the rafters pulling the strings. After the ladies dismount, they will all do a line dance together while a brass band plays The Internationale.

This will be a night to remember comrades!

Almost as glorious as that Last Supper thing at the Olympics!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LbziknNpCE

The bigger questions is will there be baby killing on stage at the United Center or will the cabal reconvene in the basement of Lou Malnati's Pizzeria for that? Somebody check with Posobiec, he will be on top of that shit.

twocoach wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 2:12 pm

japhy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:47 pm Thank you for your service Gutter, on this, the fourth day of our Great and Glorious Gathering of the Comrades in the City of Broad Shoulders!

"Honored Guest", so well known they don't even need to put their names on the tags.

Speaking of which, there is allegedly a slot marked only as "surprise" on tonight's schedule. Let's take a guess at who it might be:

1) Taylor Swift
2) George W. Bush
3) Beyonce
4) Mike Pence

I don't think Beyonce is enough of a thing that she would need to be kept surprise do I really think it is one of the other three.

I just heard the sound checks in the United Center and as soon as they were done, someone yelled - "Quick! We need to make the change over from The Chicks and Pink to Tay Tay and B'".
BOOM!
P.S. I am kidding about the someone yelling.

Only live music I am supposed to be getting tonight is Brandi Carlile. Or is it?

When I look at all the names going across the chyron under the heading "Speaking Tonight", I think the only person at the convention who isn't speaking might be Gutter.

What's the over/under VP Harris' speech begins before 11:00 pm?

5:30 PM

Call to Order: Minyon Moore, chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee
Gavel In: Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar
Invocation: Everett Kelly, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees and Imam Muhammad Abdul-Aleem, Masjidullah Mosque, West Oak Lane, PA
Presentation of Colors: Illinois State Police Honor Guard
Pledge of Allegiance: Luna Maring, 6th Grader from Oakland, California
Welcome Remarks: Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar
Joint Remarks: Becky Pringle. President of the National Education Association and Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers
Remarks: California Senator Alex Padilla


6:00 PM

Remarks: Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia L. Fudge
Remarks: California Rep. Ted W. Lieu
Remarks; Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin
Remarks: U.S. House Democratic Whip Rep. Katherine Clark
Remarks: Assistant Democratic House Leader Rep. Joe Neguse
Remarks: Durham, N.C. Mayor Leonardo Williams
Remarks: Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
Remarks: Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey
Remarks: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren
Remarks: "Project 2025-Chapter Four: Making America Weaker and Less Secure" by Colorado Rep. Jason Crow
Remarks: Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin
Remarks: New York Rep. Pat Ryan
Remarks: Reverend Al Sharpton
Joint Remarks from representatives of "the Central Park Five": New York City Councilman Dr. Yusef Salaam, activist Korey Wise, activist Raymond Santana, activist Kevin Richardson



7:00 PM

Joint Remarks: Amy Resner, Former prosecutor and friend of Vice President Harris, Karrie Delaney, Director of Federal Affairs at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, National Urban League President Marc H. Morial, former Corinthian College student Nathan Hornes and former New York State Assistant Attorney General Tristan Snell
Remarks: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
Remarks: Courtney Baldwin, youth organizer and human trafficking survivor
Remarks: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland
Remarks: John Russell, content creator
Remarks: Florida Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost
Remarks: Texas Rep. Colin Allred
Joint Remarks on "A New American Chapter": Anya Cook, Florida, Craig Sicknick, New Jersey, Gail DeVore, Colorado, Juanny Romero, Nevada, and Eric, Christian, and Carter Fitts, North Carolina



8:00 PM

National Anthem: The Chicks
Host Introduction: Kerry Washington
Joint Remarks: Meena Harris, Ella Emhoff, Helena Hudlin
Remarks: D.L. Hughley
Remarks: Genesee County, Mich. Sheriff Chris Swanson
A Conversation on Gun Violence: Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath, joined by Abbey Clements of Newton, Connecticut, Kim Rubio of Uvalde, Texas, Melody McFadden of Charleston, South Carolina, and Edgar Vilchez of Chicago, Illinois
Remarks: Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Performance: P!NK
Remarks: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly
Remarks: Former Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta
Remarks: Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego
Remarks: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer


9:00 PM

Remarks: Eva Longoria, American actress and film producer
Remarks: Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Remarks: Maya Harris
Remarks: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper
Remarks: Vice President Kamala Harris


11:59 PM
Remarks: Gutter, kansascrimson.com veteran and Chicago nobody with Kevin Bacon degrees of associations

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:12 pm

twocoach wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 2:12 pm

japhy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:47 pm Thank you for your service Gutter, on this, the fourth day of our Great and Glorious Gathering of the Comrades in the City of Broad Shoulders!

"Honored Guest", so well known they don't even need to put their names on the tags.

Speaking of which, there is allegedly a slot marked only as "surprise" on tonight's schedule. Let's take a guess at who it might be:

1) Taylor Swift
2) George W. Bush
3) Beyonce
4) Mike Pence

I don't think Beyonce is enough of a thing that she would need to be kept surprise do I really think it is one of the other three.

I just heard the sound checks in the United Center and as soon as they were done, someone yelled - "Quick! We need to make the change over from The Chicks and Pink to Tay Tay and B'".
BOOM!
P.S. I am kidding about the someone yelling.

Only live music I am supposed to be getting tonight is Brandi Carlile. Or is it?

Maybe it will be Melania Trump.

Wow, the love for Senator Elizabeth Warren is something.

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:39 pm Wow, the love for Senator Elizabeth Warren is something.

Broke me down. She has put up with so much bile from the right.

I'm no Al Sharpton fan, but he's giving a helluva speech right now.

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:00 pm I'm no Al Sharpton fan, but he's giving a helluva speech right now.

He'll yes, he has been awesome. Great speech. I liked the woman from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin, as well.

Talk about emotion. Exhonerated five

I have met Slotkin. Brilliant.

DNC plays Taylor Swift's 'Shake it Off,' adds fuel to rumors of surprise guest

Christopher Cicchiello
The DJ at the convention just played Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off," stoking rumors that Swift could make a guest cameo.

Many people are speculating Swift could make a surprise appearance tonight.

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:00 pm I'm no Al Sharpton fan, but he's giving a helluva speech right now.

twocoach wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:03 pm

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:00 pm I'm no Al Sharpton fan, but he's giving a helluva speech right now.

He'll yes, he has been awesome. Great speech. I liked the woman from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin, as well.

99, I didn't used to be a fan of Sharpton's either. I felt like he was all hat and no cattle, always playing for attention. When MSNBC gave him his own show I was like, WTF?

But over time, mainly by seeing him as a frequent guest on Morning Joe, it's obvious (to me) that Al has really grown into his role as a legitimate spokesman for Blacks in America, in an astounding way.

pretty good song choice by Pink

How do you not love Gabby Giffords?

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:42 pm How do you not love Gabby Giffords?

you know there’s gonna be responses like those to Walz’s son

We have now seen Kelly, Shapiro and Walz.

Walz was the right choice.

japhy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:50 pm We have now seen Kelly, Shapiro and Walz.

Walz was the right choice.

Was just telling the wife that same thing.

Sparko wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:54 pm

japhy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:50 pm We have now seen Kelly, Shapiro and Walz.

Walz was the right choice.

Was just telling the wife that same thing.

Agreed.

Great speech by Leon Panetta. He has seen some things, his message was very poignant.