Kamala’s coronation is a blow for US democracy

Kamala’s coronation is a blow for US democracy; UK Telegraph  . . ."Of course, one thing she absolutely will not do is talk to reporters. There’s been no formal press conference since she stole Joe’s mantle, not a single sit-down interview. She declined even to speak with Time magazine, despite it comparing the candidate to Obama and putting a pencil portrait of Kamala on the cover that Trump admitted made her look “beautiful”.

The message is that Kamala is “normal” while her opponents are “weird”, an impression reinforced by tapping Governor Tim Walz for her vice president. He served in the military. He taught in a school. Tim – a name that evokes decency and trust – has been crowned “America’s dad”, albeit a dad who takes a weirdo position on trans rights, abortion and illegal immigration." . . .

From ‘Joy’ to Division: DNC Brings Bitter Hillary to Taunt Trump over Conviction    "The Democrats’ talking point heading into their party convention in Chicago was about “joy,” but they regressed into division on the first night, bringing out former nominee Hillary Clinton to taunt former President Donald Trump.

Clinton smirked as she called Trump “”the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions.”

Trump was convicted in May in Manhattan by a prosecutor who had run for office promising to put him in jail, on charges that had never been brought in New York State before — and which, if applied to Clinton herself, would have resulted in her own conviction.

Trump was accused of failing to report payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels as campaign expenditures; Clinton hid campaign expenditures on Fusion GPS, the firm that invented the “Russia collusion” hoax.

Clinton’s reference to the case of Stormy Daniels — with whom Trump has denied having an affair — was also ironic: Clinton, of course, is married to philanderer Bill Clinton, whose affair with an intern led to his impeachment.

Moreover, Clinton was widely viewed as having skated in 2016 on potential charges of abusing official documents and classified information, after she kept emails on a private server that were never turned back over to the government.

As she taunted Trump, the crowd broke into chants of “Lock him up!” Clinton tried to talk over the crowd at first, but then let them continue chanting. (Trump faces potential jail time in New York after his sentencing in September.)

Clinton’s reference to Trump’s convictions was no accident; it was part of the convention’s message for the evening. Immediately after she spoke, a video was shown about Trump’s case, and his other prosecutions. The video edited Trump’s speech on January 6, 2021, deceptively, omitting the words “peacefully and patriotically.” It also claimed, falsely, that Trump warned of a “bloodbath” if he lost (he was speaking about the consequences in the car industry)."

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