The Democratic draft platform is cruising right through to completion! You know, just going through a few little amendments via voice vote. Like this business about inserting the word “God” back into the platform and recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Well, one is a semantic issue and the other goes against longstanding U.S. policy but hey, the Republicans were criticizing Democrats over it, which automatically forces Democrats to cave. There was a bit of a planning hitch, however: What if the voice votes are… really close? Perhaps there ought to be a procedure for resolving those accurately, lest the party look incompetent? (BECAUSE THIS ONE ABOUT GOD/JEWS STUFF LOOKED VERY INCOMPETENT.)
So the LA Mayor is up there and calls a voice vote. It sounds roughly even, yea and nay! Then he tries it again. Same thing! Then he stares into space for a while like a fool. It is extremely painful viewing. WHAT NOW? Third vote: again, roughly even, but the God/Jerusalem side are declared winners with a clear 2/3 majority! Boos follow, and now Republican operatives are jacking off on Twitter, saying “DEMOCRATS BOO GOD!”
What a relief! After a few rare months of quality hard-hitting campaigning, the Democratic party may just have its beloved “let’s go out of our way to completely fuck up over nothing” swagger back.
This also doesn’t help those who still argue that conventions are necessary gatherings, since the voting is fake.
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*sigh*
As Will Rogers said: "I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat."
Wonder if he could have gotten a 2/3 voice vote on that?
"Everone fer god and Jerusalem, show yer titties!"
This is North Carolina, after all.
Great, a whole new meme for the right wingers.
Now if only they could get the meme of "If you toss trash, toxic waste, CO2, etc. out of your window, factory, power plant it does not magically disappear," we would be okay.
If only they were right.
What is Jerusalem? Nothing.
That deity — fucking things up every time.
Meaningless platform is meaningless
Just insert "Goddamn all those asshat Republicans"
It would cover a multitude of sins.
I'm pretty sure the Israelis wouldn't appreciate a bunch of Americans naming Jerusalem as the capital.
My guess is that the Palestinians will be a bit pissed, too.
Who? Oh, right, sorry. I forgot that we don't recognize Palestinians as "people."
And the Syrian Christians too. Ethiopians ditto,
Oh now you're just being silly.
We Dems have such long dicks that we can step on them and fuck ourselves simultaneously.
Why don't we just put "Goddamn Jerusalem" in the platform and be done with it?
Shurely "Jerusalem goddam"?
Appoint Jeremiah Wright as ambassador to Israel and let nature take its course.
If this is the worst mistake that's made at this convention, we're still ahead of the Real Amercians(TM).
*sigh*
And it was going so well…
Talk about a deflated balloon…
Hey now. Careful. I'm a little sensit…
Oh. Wait. What were you talking about?
My heart is like a deflated balloon.
While they are at it, why not recognize Paris as the capitol of Germany?
Maybe Bonn would be a better city to use in that.
Franks…Lombards…Alans…Goths, who gives a rat's patoot…
And those fucking Albigensians. Always mucking things up.
Miserable, fat Albigensian bastards!
I'm gonna suggest Berlin as the capital of France, 'cuz that went so well last time.
"The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum." — Thomas Paine
We are dictating which cities should be the capitals of which countries — why?
Oh, right. God.
It's the divine right of the most exceptional of all countries on this, planet earth.
Well, that was ugly; and probably necessary. Neither change really matters. Inserting "God" is just an insurance policy against wingnuts, and the vote on Jerusalem will affect/effect nothing. although it's a debate worth having at another time. But not during the convention.
I'm sure there are Zionist nuts who would vote GOP if the Dems refused to kiss their asses — but how many votes do they really think they're buying with this nonsense?
So they put God back in, but what about the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
888
Even now I am making burnt offerings of over cooked spaghetti asking that your wish be granted. I'm not too hopeful however, in the past I have noted that the FSM isn't terribly bright, but on the plus side is not a mysogeistic, genocidal, proponent of mass rape, hate filled spawn of Yaldaboath that Yahweh turns out to be.
Ramen
Ceiling Cat wants in, too
And Water Buddha?
"All those delegates who don't give a goddamn say goddamnit."
Too bad Dems don't use loyalty oaths then we wouldn't have all this unhealthy , unAmerican disagreeing .
Not the end of the world: the GOP just completely ignored the Paulites' loud Nays on the Republican platform at their convention too.
"The chairman moves that 'no" means 'yes,' and 'yes' means 'no.'
All those in favor?"
Oy!
FFS.
If one declares it's Opposite Day, does that make it NOT Opposite Day?
Suddenly, the EU's occasional squabbles about the allowable shapes of vegetables for the Common Market seem quite reasonable.
Pomodoro S. Marzano dell'Agro Sarnese-Nocerino LIBEL!!!1!!1
Bravo/a.
Oh, I was worried for a second that Dems might argue about stuff that doesn't pertain to the current issues facing most Americans. Thank goodness they headed that off at the pass!
I'm suddenly remembering why I was registered as an independent for a number of years.
they've increased the fuckerage
sigh, Dems doing what Dems do best- pissing their pants over what the Republican noise machine belches out.
So much for that whole "grow a backbone" thingy…
When you compare it to inserting a statement about no abortions even for rape or incest, I think Dems still come out looking like the good guys.
Yeah, except tonight on Fox this becomes "The Democrat Party just declared Atheism the State Religion."
Yeah, but the Republicans are the pro-incest and pro-rape party.
Jager shots ring out in the Charlotte night
Enter Antonio Villaraigosa from the upper hall
He calls for a voice vote in a pool of suds
Cries out "My God we pissed off them all!"
Here comes the story of the Really Lame…
Thank god (no pun intended) he's terming out as Mayor of Loz Angeles.
I would not like to be one of Obama's speech writers at this moment.
Or maybe I would like it more than anything.
I don't know, which is worse, not mentioning God in the platform, or not mentioning the troops in your speech?
Answer: whichever one the Democrats did.
So, once again we must choose the lesser of two evils. For a whole 20 hours, I felt differently. Still voting against Romnyan.
Much sound and fury, signifying nothing. – Albert Yawkey.
You know what other political document is godless?
Atlas Shrugged?
The Kama Sutra?
Oh no, I think that one is loaded with "Oh Gods".
Tales of Mother Goose?
The goddam United States Constitution
Win.
That's the thing that says people with more money get more votes, churches don't have to follow the same laws as everyone else, and you have a right to anonymously build a personal arsenal without any sort of regulation whatsoever, right?
Mitt Romney's tax returns?
I gotcher Flushing Remonstrance riiiight here…
Fox headline "dems hate god" in 3…2…nnnnow.
I'm pretty sure Reagan ran on that meme.
Had memes been invented yet?
BECAUSE THIS ONE ABOUT GOD/JEWS STUFF LOOKED VERY INCOMPETENT
Well as long as they don't appear impotent. The Repelicans had very too many impotent peoplez at their Viagra convention.
It's a schande that Lieberman is an "I"; I could only see his whiny whinyness pontificating about this thingee. Joementum is still waiting for the unblemished red heifer and all that jazz…
At least we have been spared that. Thank JHVH-1 for small indulgences!
If you take out the H's and add A's – you get a pretty stable OS.
There's no "I" in Joementum
…but there really should be.
Meh. I'm OK with "BOO GOD!" anyway.
Yuh, yeah. I thought we Dems believed in the separation of Church and State. (Not just an intersection in SF).
You'll like that new show "Honey Boo God" then.
Heehee!
Honey Boo Boo is the visual equivalent of 50 Shades of Grey. Only fatter and more white trashy.
In that case I'll be waiting for Honey Boo Boo as read by Gilbert Gottfried.
Why didn't the DNC just change the convention rules like the GOP to quell decent within the party?
There is nothing decent in the GOP.
because its spelled 'dissent' (sorry)
The decent was quelled within the GOP decades ago…
They're now on a descent far below "decent".
So much for growing a backbone.
And Rush just came in his pants. Now he'll talk about how fragmented the party is and it will get everyones eyes off how fragmented the GOP is and Pauls lies. See how this plays tomorrow.
I would type somthing smarter but t i m on my mobile at the bar and am on my way to go home and have secksy time with the 'lil lady.
Something something hope your wife knows…
Sounds legitimate to me!
ew gross.
sex while bill clinton is speaking is a time honored tradition.
Well, Rep. Al Green from TX 9th gets the pandering award for tonight with his USAUSA chant-leading.
Yeah, I hate that shit. No matter who's doing it it just sounds too much like "seig Heil".
Should have retired it after the 1980 Winter Olympics. There's really been no reason to use it since.
GAWD DAMN AMERICA! ~Rev. Wright Amendment
This is just a minor blip in what should be an exicting night with Elizabeth Warren!! and Bill Clinton?!
Dear God, sorry to disturb you but,
why can't you just stay the fuck out of here?
We don't care about your opinion on the rights of queers.
And if people were made in your image
why are there rascals in the streets
ridden by those who've had too much to eat?
'cause God.
They could probably stand to have a little more XTC down there on the convention floor.
Motion passed.
The "God damn the United States of America" plank.
Emmanuel Cleaver got my toe tappin' pretty good!
Wow! They put a plank in the platform honoring the team at CERN for discovering the 'God'-particle? Science is rad!
Oh, wait.
How about we stop cowering in fear over what the Republicans might tweet about what Democrats did in some meaningless vote? They will lie about anything Democrats do, whether it actually happened or not. We should worry about making them worry about what we're going to be beating the tar out of their asses with.
Yeah, what you said. Actually, if anyone could please tell me *why* the Dems give one fuck about what the wingnuts say, I would mightily appreciate it. I does not understand.
A vote lost on some bullshit like this is a vote the Dems never had in the first place.
Allah Akbar!!!
It's a trap!
Nice to see that the Dems respect the true meaning of democracy: going along with whoever is loudest.
Rooting for Iran's nuclear capability over here…
I'm really starting to root against Israel.
Amazing, the blogosphere is full of repubs carrying on about the Jerusalem thing, but the repubs had it in their platform for the last 16 years, including 8 years when they were the PRESIDENT and never did anything about it. So it's a totally meaningless gesture.
Uh… what the fuck did I just watch?
Nancy Pelosi's speech isn't particularly rallying. Good but not galvanizing.
Meh.
She's never been a riveting speaker, unlike her Maryland homegirl Barbara Mikulski, who should be up at bat soon.
Nancy just said we must over-turn Citizens United. Hope you Wonketters have all signed Al Franken's petition????
Democrats are such pussies.
Nancy Pelosi is wearing a lovely set of anal beads around her neck tonight
I have a friend in SF who styles Feinstein and Pelosi – I asked her what was up with the boulder like beads. ???
Those aren't beads, those are shrunken Republican house members' testicles.
Shrunken?
Sandra Fluke speaking later tonight. Am I alone in regarding her as being extremely easy on the eyes?
So, this is what the virtual Breittardverse has to obsessively ejaculate over? A wholly ginned-up theological non-controversy? That is a shame, for them.
By this time in the Republican Convention, we had Hurricane Isaac reminding us of the horrible failures of Bush's FEMA, The televised convention was The Whitest Show On Earth, the streets of Tampa had more of a military presence than Czechoslovakia after the Prague Spring and we were given Peanut Throwing at the hardworking black woman photographer "Animal" as our very own Meme.
We're in Fat City, kids.
Lady just held up a sign saying "Label GMOs"
Not to be confused with GTOs.
I thought that said "TITS OR GTFO"
I must be hanging around you people too much.
Girls Together Outrageously? http://www.flickr.com/photos/enso-on/4151973579/s…
The Democrats need to add a preamble to their party platform declaring it the "Revealed Word of God the Almighty, Redeemer and Son of the Blessed Virgin Mary" just to shut the Republicans the fuck up.
This is my new mission in life.
Well, the capital of Geogia was moved from Milledgeville to Atlanta. In 1868.
Senator Barb! WOOHOO !!
I never realized she was as short as she is wide. Good speaker, though!
I don't know. This 'God' guy. Always needs more money. Always with the smiting and the plaugue-ification. Sounds like an asshole.
Uhh. Which God did they put in?
AOTK
Eros
Thanatos.
God Damn.
What do you expect after they were chanting 'Castro!' last night.
Ooo, ouch – Barbara Muikulski just said she works on the macaroni and cheese issues.
(Note to Barb: better lay off the macncheese)
I have to say that's a pretty impressive bench of Senators we have up there. They're all women, too, which is even more impressive.
Glad they're on my team.
Am I alone in wanting a hug from Sen. Mikulski?
There's a framed photo of my late mother-in-law with Sen. Mikulski on the living room wall here at my sis-in-laws' house.
I can eat me up some Baltimoron.
We certainly have better music than the OTHER guys!!
Caroline Kennedy on PBS. Am I alone in regarding her as being a mite shallow?
Maybe, but I'd still hit that.
I'd be wary of those choppers if I were you.
But that makes me as shallow as her, see what I did there?
I kinda had the impression that she wants to be a public presence & work for the Dems, but her desire to also have a private life means that her public speaking skills are not as sharp as they should be.
Perhaps she thinks that as a Kennedy, she deserves an audience anyway? I like her, but didn't think she had much to add to the conversation beyond "Dems are for working families".
I'm not going to fault her for keeping her head down.
Israel Out Of Jerusalem!
(oops sorry, i'm not usually this stupid)
Former NC governor Jim Hunt: "Folks, this is not a time to believe in magic."
I guess he wasn't there during that god kerfuffle.
In a young girl's heart?
Seriously, in the ideal universe that I find myself retreating to more and more the real controversy wouldn't be over this crap but over whether or not to declare AIPAC a treasonous organization (naturally my own vote would be "hell yeah, do it")…
AIPAC ought to make up its mind which country it wants to defend.
I think it has.
I'd go with "Non-denominational Entity".
God's Chosen People Choir?
White people dancing alert!
Hey yeah, let's overreact to every criticism by trying to prove we're just as religious and militant as the other guys.
Kinda like on Facebook, if I'm not shouting GOD BLESS THE TROOPS every 5 minutes everyone assumes I'm a member of the Taliban. Especially since I don't repost every "repost this if you agree" thingy.
Because if they only pander a bit harder to the evangelicals, the evangelicals might finally stop lying about Democrats and using their churches as campaign operatives for the Republican Party.
Dems: "Women's Health Care NOW!"
Repugs: "Women's Health Care NOT!"
isn't God a little busy right now?
what, with football season starting.
"President Obama understands women"? I have the sneaking suspicion that he would disagree with that.
Well ideally the DNC is getting back on track — Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, just spoke — so attention, at least, has turned back to reality.
I tune in and Steny is on.
Briefly considered going third party.
I don't know that the God-in-the-platform controversy was so much about what the Repugs think about God, so much as about the strong religiosity that I see in the Southern Democratic Party- especially among black Dems. If I go to a local Dem event, there's a lot of God this & God that. I tend to forget that that's probably not true in other areas of the country…
Mitt: "Remind me to get rid of this GI Bill thing, Sununu."
Fucking A ++
God / Israel 2012
Is this what they call a "game changer"?
is Davis Brooks drunk. or just an asshole?
Just a giant dripping asshole.
Davis, I'm drunk sorry
Oh, Davis Brooks. I thought it was Foster.
Obama: "I see your Cardinal and raise you a Nun on the Bus!"
she was on Bill Moyers recently.
this nun is a ball breaker with grace
She is, as Dr. Thompson used to say, a Warrior. I like her.
My husband said she was really good- and he didn't want to watch the convention
And most Catholics agree with Sister Simone.
That's some world class Planking right there.
Oh, for Bog's sake! This is the stupid shit that loses elections.
Are they going to wear PROMISE RINGS too?
Is there a live blog tonight?
Comments on the speeches thus far:
Cecile Richards, I loved your Mom, too
Barbara Mikulski, a tough brawler from Bawlmer, I'm glad she represents me.
Simone Campbell, the nun, great speech! Faith, family, and fairness! Caring for people their whole lives, not just while they are in the womb.
Wow! Who doesn't love a rebel nun? Sister Simone was the best speaker so far tonight!
Sister Simone ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hahahhahahahha mitt romney's capitalistic creds under attack.
Something to keep in mind next April, when the IRS asks if you want to see money go towards this stuff.
This is the start of the liveblog I take it?
OT alert–I've had hardly any time for my favorite website because I took in a stray dog on Monday night and have been looking for his owner. (Wonketteers who are in Los Angeles/Silver Lake, if you know anyone who is missing a black and white male puppy, please respond!) He is sweet and kind, and the thought of electing someone to the White House who would put a dog on top of a fucking car…
Off to get some booze to get the rage out of my system, brb…
And why not send Michelle Obama in there to kick some ass?
"As the Reverend Jesse Jackson describes it, they want to drown the captain, and they're prepared to sink the ship to do so"
Good quote from Steny Hoyer. Is it my imagination or is the Old Line State heavily represented at this convention? O'Malley, Mikulski, Steny,and we're reliably blue and aren't usually catered to.
Chris speaks soon and Donna Edwards tomorrow night.
JFC, I'm sorry, but this Delaware governor is boring me to death…
The president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, who spoke earlier, is the daughter of the the late Texas governor Ann Richards? I did not know that.
She is my new heart-throb. I would totally gay marry her.
thank God, the apple didn't fall far from that tree and from Texas too, also.
Me, either. Too cool.
BEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
But no free round. Fuckin' Repub!
Bill the Butcher likes himself some Obama home brew…
The nun on the bus totally rocked it!
Kamala Harris would be my new gay wife, if she'd only stop busting medical marijuana shops.
"Miss Romney"'
ha ha I lervs me some Cali Attorney General
Craft Brewing Nuns For Obama!
"That's not leadership"
Tell 'em, Kamala…
Hey Kamala Harris, how you doin?
Bring on Barney Frank, Dammit!
He's been moved to tomorrow night.
The Dems are taking the vets, religion, the American Dream, and hard work away from the GOP. It's about time. And using Texans to do it.
Sweet, indeed!
It's only fair. The Republicans didn't build all that stuff anyway.
AH-HA! Boy the wingnuts head's are gonna explode watching the undocumented immigrant lady….
The reaction at the RNC would be "Swarm! Swarm!"
Immigrants are always the best patriots. They (generally) really love this country, but not in a brainless "USA!! USA!!" way.
I couldn't agree more.
The Prezzident is coming to the Hall tonight to hang with Brother Bill.
Maybe he'll sing!!!!!???!!!
Sandra Fluke is coming up next!
For those who want tonight's schedule:
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/09/05/wednesda…
I understand Cristina is a powerful force in the Hispanic communtiy
Really no live bloorg tonight?
This is it, sport. Time to freshen up the drink and wait to hear Warren & the Big Dog speak…
Is this the live blog? Is Cristina's show still on? I don't mean to be rude here, but man she got fat. What is she trying to emulate Oprah or something?
WOW1! What happened to Charo/?
One evening in Honolulu I was hanging at my friend's bar. We went out to the back to indulge in our favorite vice. I heard someone on the fire escape and looked up – right into Charo's pantyless nether regions under a skirt that was so short it barely covered her hoohah.
Is this lady even talkin american?
It's like watching real people. Amazing.
Damn! She's referring to the spirit of Lazarus poem on the Statue of Liberty. I guess only the right kind of wretched and poor count if you're a Repub. Si, senora, si!
Man, Carlos Mencia is totally going to steal this.
well the latinos luv latino oprah. now vote!
New main story on the homepage for the convention. See you there…
And now a smooze to the auto industry.
A venture capitalist and now a CEO. Socialist O'Bama!
Cristina founded Carmax?
Whoa. You're right . She doesn't look too good.
What's good for GM is good for America.
Fuck, yeah!
Cristina Saralegui's speech was great. Nice to see a non-rightie Cuban-American on TV for once.
Lordstown? Enough with the god shit already!!!
After seeing both conventions – and not even seeing the really good speakers for the Dems yet – it really depresses me that the GOP gets more than 1% of the votes.
Snap! He likes to fire people. Har!
What a smackdown.
Joe Biden sighting! WTF is Geraldo doing on stage?
Well, I don't want to comment on the issue itself (being eurotrash austrian), but a) deciding it a 2/3 vote on voice level when both sides seemed equally loud b) putting the Jerusalem and the God issue into one vote, seem both very undemocratic. Even deciding that by committee would have looked better. Really bad optic.
Whoever thought bringing this amendment to the floor was a good idea should be fired.
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