DAy # 1 Democrat Convention - Party Unity. Really ???

The Democratic Convention was tough to watch last night. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to change the channel and watch something innocuous . Or how often I yelled at the tv or throw something directly at a particular speaker. But I behaved and stuck with it.

So here's my takeaway.

First and foremost as I mentioned in the headline, the theme was supposed to be Party Unity and 'We're Stronger Together'. A most altruistic title, don't you think?

No doubt they needed to focus on the party unity thing due to the latest Wikileak scandals in regard to the  DNC emails involving Debbie Wassermen Shultz and how the DNC was plotting to minimize Sanders, etc.  Consequently the powers that be had to make sure that everyone speaking and also those who attended would fall into line,  behave and not create even more problems.

Some of the notables on stage were Kevin de Leon, CA State Senator, who made many references to The Donald by calling him a bully and someone who is  xenophobic. He also said how the Democrat party 'doesn't build walls, they tear them down'.

Next was Stacey Abrahms a GA State Rep; Jim Kenney, Mayor of Philadelphia who spoke about how we need to 'to take the country back from the know nothings.'

Governor Dan Malloy of Ct. dumped on The Donald big time by calling him a racist, bigot, sexist, etc.

John Podesta, Cinton Campaign Manager; Rep. Linda Sanchez and Marty Walsh, from Boston also took the stage.

Richard Trumka, Leader of the AFL-CIO  called Trump a phony right from the get-go and really let it rip.  Lily Garcia of the NEA bashed The Donald quite a bit also.

There were many  other speakers and really too numerous to name. But they all basically said the same kind of stuff I reported above. So I'll fast forward to the headliners Michelle Obama, Corey Booker, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.

Corey Booker, Senator from NJ got the crowd going with talk about love and unity. However, before too long he changed the tenor and spoke about the current divide and went on to bash Trump.

Elizabeth Warren, MA Senator's attitude was no holds barred and almost immediately ripped into big business, Wall St. , corruption and of course did her best to try and slay Donald Trump. She talked about his 6 bankruptcies, how they hurt workers but benefitted him, that he rips his employees off big time, that he divides rich and poor, incites hate, etc. It was quite the spectacle to watch.

She also talked about how if we elect Hillary Clinton, she will get big money and corruption out of government, business, Wall St. and fix everything so that all will benefit. Really?

Of course I'm somewhat paraphrasing here but this is the gist of what she talked about. No doubt Warren is to play the role of hatchet man against all who threaten Hillary's chance of becoming the next POTUS. Oops, did I say hatchet man?  Surely I meant hatchet woman.

Michelle Obama then came up to the podium and talked about how wonderful Hillary is. That she's a champion to children and went on to list all the things she's done to help them. She then went on to praise Mrs. Clinton about 'how when she didn't win the presidency in 2008, she didn't get angry or become disillusioned. She didn't pack up and go home. Instead she served as Secretary of State and traveled around the globe to make children safe.' This was one of the times I wanted to throw something at the tv...

Of course she threw in some Donald bashing when she mentioned 'how politicians 'can't have a thin skin and lash out' and at numerous other times.

Then Mrs. Obama played the woman card and how by electing Hillary Clinton, the glass ceiling will be broken. Somehow she tied that in with a talk about segregation. How slaves built the White House, etc.

Bernie Sanders,  was well ... Bernie Sanders. He talked about unity, about nasty Wall st. and big business, corporate corruption and on and on. In fact, the speech went on too long and I confess I dozed on/off while watching so didn't catch the entire thing.

Of note. It was very interesting that not ONCE did I hear about the threat of terrorism in any way, shape or form. If there was such a mention, please respond and tell me who spoke about it, for how long and when and I will find a clip of it. Funny how no one wanted to open up that can of worms.

Bottom line?

The Dems certainly took note of what was working on the campaign trail for The Donald and  also from the GOP convention. As a result they co-opted alot from both.  I especially noticed their use of the word rigged and ripped off which are favorites of The Donald's.

But what was most startling was how the Dems are literally trying to gaslight the public and their constituents with mis-information,  whether it was about the poor state of our economy, the racial divide, corruption, etc. None of it, according to them had anything to do with them, the Obama administration, Hillary, etc. Every single problem our country is facing today is the Republican's fault and the Dems, along with Obama are completely blameless.

Do their supporters realize any of the above? Do the Dems see any of their hypocrisy? I think the answer is no. They just want to either maintain their power or be close to it and thus will say or do anything to either keep the status quo or be a part of the next administration should Hillary win the office.

Stayed tuned ...