August 24, 2024

Saturday,August 24, 2024. Annette’s News Roundup.

Transcript of #2BPOTUS speech. 35 minutes

Some favorite parts of #2BPOTUS Convention speech.

29.8 million people watched Vice President Harris accept the Democratic Party’s nomination on Thursday - a record breaking number of viewers for either Party.

Fellow Americans, this election is not only the most important of our lives, it is one of the most important in the life of our nation.

In many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man. But the consequences — but the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious.

Consider — consider not only the chaos and calamity when he was in office, but also the gravity of what has happened since he lost the last election. Donald Trump tried to throw away your votes. When he failed, he sent an armed mob to the U.S. Capitol, where they assaulted law enforcement officers. When politicians in his own party begged him to call off the mob and send help, he did the opposite — he fanned the flames. And now, for an entirely different set of crimes, he was found guilty of fraud by a jury of everyday Americans, and separately — and separately found liable for committing sexual abuse. And consider, consider what he intends to do if we give him power again. Consider his explicit intent to set free violent extremists who assaulted those law enforcement officers at the Capitol.

His explicit intent to jail journalists, political opponents and anyone he sees as the enemy. His explicit intent to deploy our active duty military against our own citizens. Consider, consider the power he will have, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that he would be immune from criminal prosecution. Just imagine Donald Trump with no guardrails, and how he would use the immense powers of the presidency of the United States. Not to improve your life, not to strengthen our national security, but to serve the only client he has ever had: himself.

And we know, and we know what a second Trump term would look like. It’s all laid out in Project 2025, written by his closest advisers. And its sum total is to pull our country back to the past. But America, we are not going back. We are not going back. We are not going back.

We are not going back to when Donald Trump tried to cut Social Security and Medicare. We are not going back to when he tried to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, when insurance companies could deny people with pre-existing conditions. We are not going to let him eliminate the Department of Education that funds our public schools.

We are not going to let him end programs like Head Start that provide preschool and child care for our children. America, we are not going back.

And we are charting — and we are charting a new way forward. Forward to a future with a strong and growing middle class because we know a strong middle class has always been critical to America’s success, and building that middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency.

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America, let us show each other and the world who we are and what we stand for: Freedom, opportunity, compassion, dignity, fairness and endless possibilities.

We are the heirs to the greatest democracy in the history of the world. And on behalf of our children and our grandchildren and all those who sacrificed so dearly for our freedom and liberty, we must be worthy of this moment.

It is now our turn to do what generations before us have done, guided by optimism and faith, to fight for this country we love, to fight for the ideals we cherish and to uphold the awesome responsibility that comes with the greatest privilege on Earth: the privilege and pride of being an American. So let’s get out there, let’s fight for it. Let’s get out there, let’s vote for it, and together, let us write the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told.

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Some ‘business’ remaining from the Convention

Comma La

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final night of the Democratic National Convention included a tutorial on pronouncing Kamala Harris’ name — featuring none other than the candidate’s great nieces.

The actress Kerry Washington introduced the girls by saying “it’s come to my attention that there are some folks who struggle — or pretend to struggle — with the proper pronunciation of our future president’s name.”

She added, “Confusion is understandable. Disrespect is not. So tonight we are going to help everyone get it right.”

Out came Amara, 8, in a pink pant suit and Leela, 6, in a light blue frilly dress. They’re the daughters of Harris’ niece Meena Harris.

“First you say ‘comma’ like the comma in a sentence,” Amara said.

“Then you say ‘la’ like la-la-la-la-la,” added Leela.

“OK, let’s practice,” Washington said.

Amara pointed stage left and said, “Everybody over here say comma!”

Leela turned to stage right and said, “Everybody over here say la!”

The United Center roared in response — “Comma! La!” (Associated Press).

Enjoy! 👇

Eve joined the lesson.

The #2BVP asks you to share this clip 👇 with undecided voters.

Please do it.

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Some business remaining now that the Convention is over.

Commit to Vote on Day 1 and get everyone you know to join you.

Then tell everyone you know - friends and family - that you voted.

Wear your sticker.

Share on your FB, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok. We are social animals, and yes, monkey see, monkey will do.

Early voting begins in one state on September 16 and in three states on September 20th - just 23 and 27 days away!

Volunteering! (Source. Joyce Vance. Civil Discourse).

Voter Protection Volunteering.

If you want to help with voter protection, here is the

National Volunteer Interest Form.

This is for people who are available to volunteer for relatively shorter periods of time, such as shifts during Early Vote or on Election Day.

Late Help Form.

This is for people who can volunteer full-time or otherwise for a substantial period of time.

General Volunteering.

Want to volunteer for Harris for President? 👇

This form is for all volunteer activities, not just Voter Protection.

Donate!

Donate to Harris-Walz. And/Or donate to Democrats running for the House and Senate.

We can turn the nation blue.

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Finally, some favorite moments from the Convention.

Republican Adam Kinzinger’s words.

“As a conservative and a veteran, I believe true strength lies in defending the vulnerable. It’s in protecting your family. It’s in standing up for our Constitution and our democracy. That—that is the soul of being a conservative. It used to be the soul of being a Republican. But Donald Trump has suffocated the soul of the Republican Party. His fundamental weakness has coursed through my party like an illness, sapping our strength, softening our spine, whipping us into a fever that has untethered us from our values.”

“Some have questioned why I’ve taken the stand I have. The answer is really simple, ladies and gentlemen: We must put country first.

And tonight, as a Republican speaking before you, I’m putting our country first.

Because the fact is, I do belong here. I know Kamala Harris shares my allegiance to the rule of law, the Constitution, and democracy, and she is dedicated to upholding all three in service to our country. Whatever policies we disagree on pale in comparison with those fundamental matters of principle, of decency, and of fidelity to this nation.
Listen, to my fellow Republicans, if you still pledge allegiance to those principles, I suspect you belong here too. Because democracy knows no party. It’s a living, breathing ideal that defines us as a nation. It’s the bedrock that separates us from tyranny. And when that foundation is fractured, we must all stand together united to strengthen it.

If you think those principles are worth defending, then I urge you: Make the right choice. Vote. Vote for our bedrock values. And vote for Kamala Harris.

God bless you.”

The Chicks singing the national anthem.

Touch to hear.👇 Love it!

The applause wouldn’t stop. 👇

The special guest was the balloons.🎈👇

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After such an exhilarating 4 days, I hope you will first rest and then make plans for what you will do next.

We have an election to win and a country to save. It’s up to us.

See you on Tuesday.

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