Bill Clinton at the Democrat Convention

Tony Branco 

American Thinker; Nice Try Bill  "Clinton air-brushed the man who believes it was his calling to "fundamentally change America" into a politician who believes "we are all in this together." In his best Bubba style, Clinton bit his lip, paused, touted Hillary and himself and rocked the house the way only Bill Clinton can."

Chris Matthews: Bill Clinton so good he would ‘know how to reproduce’ on Mars
Watch Matthews come close to an orgasm over Clinton's speech. (Video)
“Years from now we may look back at tonight and remember Bill Clinton’s speech as one of the greatest in convention history.”  Via Weasel Zippers. More from Matthews on Clinton here.

Big Government; Clinton: 'Conditions Are Improving' "But it was Clinton who demanded more time. According to some sources, Clinton's speech was supposed to run 20 minutes. Instead, it ran 50 minutes. Fifty long, long minutes. 
"At the end of Clinton’s speech, President Obama showed up to try to glom off some of his electricity. Unfortunately, by the end of the speech, there wasn’t much left."

Frontpage    "Clinton denounced and demeaned Republican fiscal policy, stating that “We simply can’t afford to double-down on trickle-down.” Yet, it was this same Bill Clinton who, while he was in office, turned to Republicans when he saw that his liberal policies were destroying his presidency. "....

Jonathan S. Tobin;  Did Bill Clinton Save Obama?  "Though this was probably a better argument that Obama could make for himself, it is a stretch to believe people will believe the president deserves a pass for his struggles just because Clinton says he deserved one."

Neal Boortz on Bill Clinton and his DNC speech

Neal Boortz  "When Clinton – when Democrats – talk about “shared prosperity,” here is what they mean:"  Read more...
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"And did you notice that when Clinton was trying to be sincere in how the Republicans in Tampa demonstrated great love for their families and their country, the Democrats in the audience laughed?  These are the same Democrats who booed earlier in the day when the committee moved to restore “God” and Jerusalem in the party platform.  What a bunch of class acts." 

Some asides on the Democrat Convention as of Wednesday

Mother of Dem convention star Castro called Alamo defenders 'drunks,' 'crooks'

"The young Texas mayor whose keynote speech wowed the Democratic National Convention crowd Wednesday night draws political inspiration from his mother – who was a member of a radical civil rights movement and who reportedly thinks the truth behind the Battle of the Alamo is that Texans swiped Mexico’s land.

"Maria del Rosario Castro, the mother of San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, said in 2010 that she grew up being told the battle was “glorious,” only to learn the so-called heroes were really “a bunch of drunks and crooks and slaveholding imperialists who conquered land that didn’t belong to them.”

" “But as a little girl I got the message -- we were losers,” she told New York Times Magazine. “I can truly say that I hate that place and everything it stands for.” "

PHOTO: Teleprompter Already Affirmed Two-Thirds Majority Before ‘God, Jerusalem’ Platform Vote Ever Taken
"Although the crowd seemed to not reach the two-thirds majority needed to affirm the vote, the chair did so anyways. Now, it appears that the result was already forecast, planted in the prompter prior to the vote ever taking place."  Via Weasel Zippers

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz: Hey, there was no discord on the floor over that God and Jerusalem language

Convention devoted to women celebrates Ted Kennedy unironically   "If you don’t already know [Kennedy's depredations by heart], you’ll commit them to memory eventually when you finally tire of liberals screeching at you for “hating women” while holding this guy up as a secular saint. (Chappaquiddick material is abundant online, but this post will get you up to speed on another legendary incident.)

Women NOT speaking in Charlotte include Kathleen Willey, Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick and others who will be covered in another post.

Irony at the Democrat Convention

Awkward: Monica Lewinsky’s former rabbi to give benediction after Bill Clinton’s DNC speech

Daily Caller reports:   "After the scandal, Wolpe publicly denounced Clinton’s actions. The Associated Press reported at the time that Wolpe told his congregation that Clinton needed to “cleanse his soul.”

“He was a brilliant, talented, extraordinary child, and for the leader of the United States we need an adult,” Wolpe reportedly said.

"ABC noted that Wolpe wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post in 2009 criticizing the narrative around the affair: “During the Lewinsky scandal, it was the lying and smearing of Monica Lewinsky that marked the low point of the event, not the sex, which was primarily an issue for the individuals and families involved.”"

Matthews a Few Race Cards Short of a Full Deck

Ann Coulter  "Today, we will focus on the outstanding individual performance of the man who, since the departure of Contessa Brewer, is widely regarded by his colleagues as the stupidest on-air personality at MSNBC. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Chris Matthews."....

...."The next night on "Hardball," Matthews made his most dramatic announcement yet! It seems the mention of "Chicago" in relation to the president is also a racist dog whistle.
"Matthews: "They keep saying Chicago, by the way, you noticed?"?
"Guest John Heilemann, like an orderly in a mental institution trapped alone with a patient, played along, responding, "Well, there's a lot of black people in Chicago" -- while frantically jabbing at the alarm button."

The President’s $8 Billion Coincidence. Seniors need to know this BEFORE the Nov. 6th 2012 election!!!

Comments to this post are here.  Hat tip to Paul Van Alstine

If the reimbursement rate to physicians and hospitals is reduced, those folks will refuse to treat medicare patients. Already there are doctors who say that it costs them to see medicare patients. Also the ACA will set the fee for physicians. Medicare.

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Michelle Obama's speech at the DNC

Big Government; Fact Check: First Lady's False Fairy Tale of Struggle  "If, as the Democrats eagerly pointing out, Mitt Romney enjoyed the privilege of private wealth, the Obamas have enjoyed privilege funded by public money and public life. And until entering the national spotlight, they gave little to charity, contributing instead to a church that preached racial grievance. “[T]ruth matters,” Michelle Obama told the nation last night. That, too, is a lie--because so far, she has evaded it without consequence." Hat tip to Lucianne.

Charles Krauthammer didn't buy a word of it.

Michelle Obama Supermarket Sweeper  "Mrs. Obama recently revealed that if her husband is granted a second term to finish up the debacle he started, she has plans to ditch talking about leaving food choices to the individual and instead force her own austere choices on Americans by eradicating offensive foodstuffs from the grocery store."

Frugal Cafe

Michelle Obama: White House Doesn’t Change You, It Reveals You  “Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles. He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids. Barack knows the American dream because he’s lived it.”

DWS Denies Saying The Israeli Ambassador Warned Her GOP Policies Were “Dangerous For Israel” … Audio Shows That’s Exactly What She Said…

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Israeli ambassador called GOP “dangerous for Israel”  "Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz claimed on Monday that Israel’s ambassador to the United States has accused Republicans of being “dangerous” to Israel by criticizing President Obama’s record. (Update: The Israeli embassy has responded.)

"The Florida congresswoman made the charge at a training session for Jewish Democrats held by the Obama campaign here at the Democratic National Convention, aimed at teaching Jewish Democrats how to convince their fellow Jews to vote for Obama."

Israeli Ambassador ‘categorically’ denies DWS claim he said GOP was ‘dangerous for Israel’   "But the Israeli embassy has now released a statement from Ambassador Michael Oren responding to the Examiner report. “I categorically deny that I ever characterized Republican policies as harmful to Israel,” the statement reads. “Bipartisan support is a paramount national interest for Israel, and we have great friends on both sides of the aisle.”

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William Kristol writes in the Weekly Standard: Debbie Wasserman Akin  "Every important Republican was asked about Akin in the days following his comment. Will reporters ask leading Democrats whether they stand by their national chair, who has doubly lied about a matter of international import? Will any Democrats have the courage to call on Debbie to go?"

Wasserman Schultz Lies (Again); Israel in the Crosshairs
"Rep. Wasserman Schultz is, and I realize this is a big statement, probably the biggest, most consistent liar among the many truth-stretchers in Democrat leadership. She is an embarrassment to the Party, and probably not at all effective at this point. I'm so glad they have her."

Atlas Shrugs always has a sharp perspective on anti-Israel media "In a speech at the Democratic National Convention yesterday, Debbie Wasserman Schultz claimed, “We know, and I’ve heard no less than Ambassador Michael Oren say this, that what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel.”

"Wasserman Schultz, who frequently condemns Republicans for using Israel as a partisan issue, made the same claim about Oren in a recent interview with Hadassah Magazine."

Theme from DNC day one: We belong to the Government

We “belong” to the government?  "Did you happen to see the little video they ran at the convention last night?  That video conveyed the message that while we may belong to different churches and such … we all belong to the government.  The line was “The government is the only thing we ALL belong to.” "

"It’s interesting that the Democrats are now running like hell from this video.  Everyone is trying to blame it on everyone else.  Suddenly the Democrats have seen that their concept of everyone belonging to the government doesn’t look all that good in broad daylight."  Neal Boortz

WSJ; The vanguard of ideas for the Obama White House is the Center for American Progress, which churns out proposals for government to mediate every sphere of economic life; Hope and change have given way to a grim determination.

DNC ad touches the Unholy Grail of anti-Constitutional thought  ""Belong."  This implies possession.  There is no ambiguity here. The Democratic message is that "we the people" are possessions of the government, and are beholden to see to its success as a collective machine."

Hot Air; DNC attendees: Yeah, it’s pretty awesome to belong to the government  "The Obama campaign is backing away from the video, but DNC attendees sure aren’t.
“Regardless of where you live, you’re gonna be owned by someone at some point. I think the American government so far has been a fair government and I don’t necessarily hate that I’m owned by them at this point.”

Speaking of "Empty Chair Day"

GOP questions if Obama speech moved because of problems filling seats "The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday announced that the weather is forcing them to hold Obama’s speech at the Time Warner Cable Arena — where the rest of the convention is taking place — instead of the outdoor stadium that can accommodate 70,000 people where organizers planned on Obama addressing the convention."

Gosh, and they already have it decorated with DNC logo.

Local Weather Forecaster Says Charlotte “In Good Shape” For Obama’s Speech, Chance Of Severe Weather “Minimal”…

What will the EPA do if Obama is re-elected?

Daily Caller   "One of the only hints the president has given about his plans is a now-typical response he gave recently regarding fiscal issues: “I’m going to have to look at how we can work around Congress.” This mirrors his first-term approach to environmental issues, when 

following a “shellacking” in the 2010 elections Obama turned his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) loose on environmental and climate issues despite Congress never giving him its imprimatur to do so. What would a second-term Obama EPA do? Here’s a quick look at some of the regulatory avenues the president could use to keep working around Congress." Keep reading...
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"A second-term Obama EPA agenda is hard to forecast because the president remains tightlipped about his intentions. However, considering the unprecedented overreach of Obama’s first term and the freedom from the electorate that he would have in a second term, it seems likely that a second-term Obama EPA would inflict significant damage on the American economy."

Examining Black Loyalty to Democrats

Black Quill and Ink linked to this column from American Thinker:  Bad News for Black Families  "Barack Obama has crushed the business and hiring climate.  What's left are his race-based initiatives -- the Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, the first African American policy conference, Operation Vote, the hiring of an NAACP operative to lead White House African-American outreach, and African Americans for Obama, which includes a program to engage barbershops as "opinion leaders." "