Here's the sad truth. There is no other Donald Trump. This is it. He doesn't get it: America is great because America is good. Donald Trump is offering empty promises.
Update: Here's Hillary: I like her white pantsuit, it's crisp, fresh, and clean. A new start.
Bill and Chelsea look so proud they could burst. "And Bill, that conversation we started in the library 45 years ago, it is still going strong." The crowd chants "Hillary."
She says Tuesday night she was go glad to see her "campaigner in chief" was still on the job.
She thanks Bernie Sanders. Bernie's in the audience. His tan is gone, his face is red. He looks really uncomfortable. His wife is smiling and happy though. She claps for Hillary. She tells his supporters she's heard them. [More...]
Contrary to pundit predictions, she does mention Donald Trump. She talks about his fear-mongering and divisiveness. Instead of morning in America, he goes to midnight in America.
He wants to build a wall and keep out people who have already been here and contributing.
The crowd is chanting "Hillary" again.
She says we are stronger together. We are not weak. Don't believe anyone who says "I alone can fix it." Those were actually Donald Trump's words in Cleveland. They should set off alarm bells. Isn't he forgetting first responders, police, doctors, mothers who lost children to violence. he's forgetting every last one of us. Americans don't say I alone can fix this. We say we'll fix this together.
Our constitution was written to ensure no one person had all the power.
We're fighting for a country where love trumps hate.
It is with determination and confidence and boundless (something) that I accept your nomination for President of the United States.
"I get it, that some people just don't get what to make of me." She says her family didn't have their names on big buildings. But they were builders of a different kind. They built better lives and future for their kids. Her grandfather worked in the mills. Her dad made it to college and was in the Navy. He was a small business owner (draperies.) Her mother was abandoned by her parents at a young age. She was on her own by 14 and helped by others. The lesson: No one gets through life alone. She mentions her Methodist faith.
We must keep supporting Israel's security. (Cheers.)
She promises a new job plan in her first 100 days. She says she and Bernie will work together to make college tuition free for the middle class and debt free for all.
A four year degree should not be the only path to a good job. We will help people learn skills to make a good living.
We are going to pay for every one of these programs. How? Wall St and the super rich are going to start paying their fair share of taxes.
She's worked across the aisle before and she'll do it again as President.
Trump's economic record: Atlantic City: Some contractors lost everything because Trump refused to pay his bills. Remember what Obama said last night, don't boo, vote.
What part of Put America first makes him manufacture Trump ties in China, not Colorado. More examples, and she says, putting America first means making things in this country, not other countries. Chants of Hillary again.
Security: We are stronger when we work with our allies around the world and taking care of our veterans at home. Her plan for ISIS is airstrikes and helping local forces on the ground. Donald says he knows more than anyone about ISIS. "No, Donald, you don't." She praises our military. "Our president should respect the men and women who risk their lives and serve their country."
"Do you really think Trump has what it takes to be commander in chief? He can't even handle the rough and tumble of a presidential campaign. A man who can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons." Elizabeth Warren is on her feet, smiling and clapping.
Update: The Hillary biopic is good. I recognized Morgan Freeman's voice right away (it's unmistakably unique.) I really liked her striped blue shirt.
Original Post:
It's finally Hillary's night to shine at the DNC. On the car radio, I kept switching back and forth between CNN, MSNBC and Fox and they were, as usual, all filled with bad punditry minimizing Hillary.
On every station people pointed out speech-making is not her forte, so don't get your hopes up. She's no Obama. The one person who I heard stick up for her said she'd do a good job if for no other reason than she wanted to impress her granddaughters. Really? They are babies, they won't know tonight if she booms or busts.
This is hardly Hillary's first rodeo. Speculation she's nervous or won't meet expectations is absurd. She's had this speech ready since 2007. She's speaking to Democrats tonight, she has their vote. The excitement will be huge and I hope it's contagious. It should make the whole country realize Trump is a peanut compared to her.
I fully expect Hillary to be inspiring and confident tonight. I think her speech will showcase her experience, her readiness to handle any situation, her decades of public service, and her ability to be tough when appropriate but also compassionate and caring.
I wish she would come out say, "This is mine. I earned it" -- because it's true. But of course, she won't.
Run, Hillary, Run. You've got this.
