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DNC Live Blog, Night Two: With Biden In Rearview, The Obamas Take Center Stage For Democrats

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DNC Live Blog, Night Two: With Biden In Rearview, The Obamas Take Center Stage For Democrats
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“Never forget that Barack Obama, who is now lying through his teeth at this DNC speech, didn’t have the balls to publicly call for his ‘friend’ Joe Biden to drop out. He instead just shivved him in the back through intermediaries,” Josh Hammer posted as Obama was still delivering his remarks.

“Barack Obama is lying just as much as Joe Biden. But he’s a MASTER at it,” Ian Haworth added.

Former President Barack Obama brought the house down by joking that he was “the only person stupid enough to speak after Michelle Obama.”

He followed that with a defense of President Joe Biden, a series of attacks on Trump, and claims that Vice President Kamala Harris was the right person to take on the presidency.

“Michelle Obama is talking about ‘hope’ and needing change. Democrats have been in the White House for 12 of the past 16 years,” Bobby Burack posted as former First Lady Michelle Obama was still speaking.

Michelle Obama also attacked former President Donald Trump directly, saying, ““Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs’?” Michelle Obama asks a roaring Democratic convention hall.”

Joe Concha noted the optics of a second late night and of having Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff speak while his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, was not even present in the building — instead, she and Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) were headlining a rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“This Emhoff speech is putting the country asleep. Kamala isn’t even there for reaction shots to her own husband speaking (horrible decision),” he posted. “Barack Obama won’t be speaking until past 11pm ET. Another unforced error by the DNC.”

Former First Lady Michelle Obama claimed that “hope is making a comeback” as she took the stage at the DNC — and said that until recently, she had “mourned” the loss of that hope.

Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) told the audience to trust him on the economy rather than former President Donald Trump, saying, “Take it from an actual billionaire, Trump is only rich in one thing: stupidity.”

But as The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles quickly pointed out, Trump actually did have a significant edge over Pritzker in terms of net worth.

Joel Pollak noted that Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff’s introduction — a video narrated by his son Cole — left out the nanny with whom he had cheated on his first wife.

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called former President Donald Trump “a five-time draft-dodging coward” — and then endorsed a ticket that includes a man who has repeatedly embellished his own military service to suggest he saw combat when he did not.

After several speakers including Bernie Sanders called for an end to the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas terrorists — most of whom also called for the release of the hostages still being held by Hamas — Lauren Suriel asked the obvious question: “Is anyone at the #DNC going to mention why this horrific war in Gaza started or which side is refusing to accept a ceasefire?”

CNN commentator Scott Jennings noted the irony when Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) followed Senator Bernie Sanders, saying, “30 seconds after Sanders calls for hammering the billionaires…ladies and gentlemen welcome to the stage JB PRITZKER. LMAO.”

CNN’s Van Jones praised Vice President Kamala Harris for putting the “PARTY back int he Democratic Party” but made no mention of the fact that two days into the convention that will culminate with her official nomination for the presidency, there was still no “policy” section on her campaign website.

Self-described socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) thanked President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for their efforts to push far-left “progressive” policies and made the case that Harris — who was further left than Sanders when she served in the U.S. Senate — would continue to drive the United States in that direction.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed Democrats would “keep the torch of freedom burning bright” after literally dancing onto the stage.

Regular host of ABC’s “The View” Ana Navarro took the stage and claimed that former President Donald Trump – who has joked about being “a dictator, but only on day one” while he rescinded Biden’s executive actions — would be a communist dictator if reelected. She then explained that Harris — who has promised Soviet-style price controls and a 25% tax un unrealized capital gains — was definitely “not a communist.”

The latest update from the Planned Parenthood free abortions and vasectomies van stated that more than 25 abortions had been done at the DNC so far.

Protesters outside the DNC burned American flags and clashed with police for the second night in a row:

Fox News’ Mary Katharine Ham handicapped the event going into the second night, putting things in perspective and highlighting just how obvious it was that the media was not interested in applying any scrutiny to Vice President and de facto Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

“I want to learn about both candidates. Just to level-set, I’m at the Democratic convention for longer than Biden,” she pointed out, referencing the fact that President Joe Biden had only been on hand for his speech at the tail end of the first night and adding, “And in the last two days, I’ve taken more questions than Harris. I feel like she should be ahead of me in this way. But look, arguably the press should be more critical of her because she got into the race so late, she is very undefined. When you interview independent voters, they say, ‘We don’t know her that well.'”

Tuesday night kicked off with delegate roll calls, and actor Sean Astin — who played the title role in the Notre Dame football movie “Rudy” — made an appearance to speak for Indiana. As he began speaking, the crowd broke out in chants of “Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!”

The delegates for California chose to pass “at this time” rather than cast a vote for Harris.

The Democrats are gearing up for night two of their national convention in Chicago, and after the first night — which they concluded by ousting President Joe Biden from prime time on top of ousting him from the 2024 presidential ticket — it’s anybody’s guess how things are likely to go.

What’s happening?

After the disastrous first night, which culminated in Biden — who has said he’s not his best after 8pm — shouting angrily as he delivered a speech filled with exaggerations and outright lies after not taking the stage until 11:26 p.m., organizers are reportedly pulling out all the stops to make sure that things run more smoothly on Tuesday. Musician James Taylor’s performance was also a casualty of the scheduling mishaps on Monday.

In addition, after keffiyeh-clad anti-Israel protesters broke through one perimeter fence on Monday, another layer of fencing was added to protect convention attendees.

Who’s speaking?

Former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff are headlining the evening, but other speakers are scheduled to include Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Mesa Mayor John Giles. “The View” host Ana Navarro will emcee the evening.

What are people saying about it?

“Something tells me the DNC won’t accidentally bump Obama to midnight,” Tom S. Elliott predicted in a post on X.

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines remarked on the Planned Parenthood mobile “clinic,” where officials claimed 10 abortions took place on night one alone.

“10 child sacrifices on day 1 of DNC. Satan is pleased,” she posted.

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