| Democratic National Convention; Charlotte, NC Sept 4-6 | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 3 2012, 11:12 PM (7,655 Views) | |
| Baldo | Aug 3 2012, 11:12 PM Post #1 |
|
The Democratic National Convention will be coming up in a month. This thread is for all things Convention. I saw this ...The city of 760,000 is spending $50 million in federal funds to buy new equipment, train officers and make other security adjustments for the convention being held from Sept. 4-6. The police force's yearlong preparations also included sending 100 officers to help maintain order in Chicago during chaotic protests at a NATO conference in May... http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/19175677/charlotte-police-say-theyre-ready-for-protests $50 million Dollars? BTW The federal government is providing $50 million for Convention security in Tampa for the Republican National Convention Aug 27-30 How about providing zero & let the parties pay for their own security? Edited by Baldo, Aug 3 2012, 11:16 PM.
|
![]() |
|
| Deleted User | Aug 4 2012, 09:38 AM Post #2 |
|
Deleted User
|
$100 million wasted on two weeks of hot air. |
|
|
| kbp | Aug 4 2012, 10:10 AM Post #3 |
|
A jobs program to help unemployment? |
![]() |
|
| cks | Aug 4 2012, 10:42 AM Post #4 |
|
kbp: Right as rain! |
![]() |
|
| Baldo | Aug 30 2012, 11:29 PM Post #5 |
|
Clinton(HRC) staying as far away from Charlotte as physically possible Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as a sitting administration official, does not have any role at the Democratic National Convention next week in Charlotte. But she seems to gone out of her way to avoid the festivities, as she is traveling this week and next to the Cook Islands, Indonesia, China, Timor-Leste, Brunei, and Russia....snipped http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/08/30/clinton_staying_as_far_away_from_charlotte_as_physically_possible Away from Obama, Bite-it, or Bill How about all three? |
![]() |
|
| kbp | Aug 30 2012, 11:33 PM Post #6 |
|
I would not be surprised if Bill didn't slip a line or two in that Barry won't like. Something like bragging on his record in a way that puts Barry's record below his. Just little sneaky lines, as we've grown to expect from Slick Willie. I actually admire his skill in this area! Edited by kbp, Aug 30 2012, 11:33 PM.
|
![]() |
|
| chatham | Aug 31 2012, 08:08 AM Post #7 |
|
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/31/partial-list-of-democratic-convention-speakers-released/ Partial list of Democratic convention speakers released |
![]() |
|
| chatham | Aug 31 2012, 08:10 AM Post #8 |
|
http://dunwoody.patch.com/articles/dems-giving-away-tickets-to-obamas-speech-9af17d66?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001 Dems Giving Away Tickets to Obama's Speech You need to be at Manuel's Tavern by noon Friday. |
![]() |
|
| kbp | Aug 31 2012, 08:26 AM Post #9 |
|
...If less than 50 people arrive, everyone will get a pair! If more than 50 folks arrive, we will do a random drawing to determine our winners. What are the odds that they can't even give the tickets away? |
![]() |
|
| kbp | Aug 31 2012, 08:37 AM Post #10 |
|
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Newark Mayor Cory Booker Rep. Barbara Lee of California House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Charlie Gonzalez, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, Judy Chu, who is among the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York, Rep. Nydia Velasquez of New York, Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, Rep. Allyson Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Rep. Donna Edwards of Maryland. Joyce Beatty of Ohio Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. I think Cleaver is there to talk about Tea Party members spitting on Dem's, soon after Pelosi tells us the latest news from the spirits she communicates with. |
![]() |
|
| chatham | Aug 31 2012, 08:47 AM Post #11 |
|
http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/083012-624188-so-called-fact-checks-disguise-media-liberal-agenda.htm?src=HPLNews The Media's 'Fact Check' Smokescreen Journalism: If media "fact checkers" are just impartial guardians of the truth, how come they got their own facts wrong about Paul Ryan's speech, and did so in a way that helped President Obama's re-election effort? Case in point was the rush of "fact check" stories claiming Ryan misled when he talked about a shuttered auto plant in his home state. Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler posted a piece — "Ryan misleads on GM plant closing in hometown" — saying Ryan "appeared to suggest" that Obama was responsible for the closure of a GM plant in Janesville, Wis. "That's not true," Kessler said. "The plant was closed in December 2008, before Obama was sworn in." What's not true are Kessler's "facts." Ryan didn't suggest Obama was responsible for shuttering the plant. Instead, he correctly noted that Obama promised during the campaign that the troubled plant "will be here for another hundred years" if his policies were enacted. Also, the plant didn't close in December 2008. It was still producing cars until April 2009. An AP "fact check" also claimed that "the plant halted production in December 2008" even though the AP itself reported in April 2009 that the plant was only then "closing for good." CNN's John King made the same claim about that plant closure. But when CNN looked more carefully at the evidence, it — to its credit — concluded that what Ryan said was "true." Subscribe to the IBD Editorials Podcast Media fact-checkers also complained about Ryan's charge that Obama is cutting $716 billion from Medicare to fund ObamaCare. Not true, they said. Medicare's growth is just being slowed. But Obama achieves that slower growth by making real cuts in provider payments. And in any case, the media always and everywhere call a reduction in the rate of federal spending growth a "cut." So why suddenly charge Ryan with being misleading for using that same term? In any case, Obama himself admitted that he's doing what Ryan says. In a November 2009 interview with ABC News, reporter Jake Tapper said to Obama that "one-third of the funding comes from cuts to Medicare," to which Obama's response was: "Right." The rest of Ryan's alleged factual errors aren't errors at all; it's just that the media didn't like how he said it. But since when is it a fact-checker's job to decide how a politician should construct his arguments? This isn't to say that journalists shouldn't check facts. Of course they should. The problem is that the mainstream press is now abusing the "fact check" label, using it to more aggressively push a liberal agenda without feeling the need to provide any balance whatsoever. And, as the reaction to the Ryan speech shows, they are now blatantly using it to provide air support for Obama. Is it any wonder that soon after Ryan's speech ended, the Obama campaign rushed out an ad using the media's "fact check" stories as its source? |
![]() |
|
| chatham | Aug 31 2012, 09:56 AM Post #12 |
|
News for the convention.... The New York Giants will be playing the Dallas Cowboys when bubba will be speaking at the DNC. lol |
![]() |
|
| Baldo | Aug 31 2012, 05:02 PM Post #13 |
|
And guess what? Baldo will be watching the Game also with millions of fans. Hay Dumbbell Dems! It's the opening of the NFL season. THERE IS A FULL NIGHT OF SPECIAL EVENTS! Mariah Carey and No Doubt to perform live NBC/NFL Network special on Sept. 5, 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET precedes NFL Kickoff game: Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants It's time to get Back To Football as the NFL begins its 93rd season with a rocking celebration in its special pregame show, "NFL Kickoff 2012 presented by Bud Light" -- 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Multi-platinum global stars no Doubt and Mariah Carey are scheduled to perform in the 10th anniversary of NFL Kickoff. Simulcast coverage of the 60-minute pregame show from Rockefeller Center in New York City will air from 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET on NBC and NFL Network. The live pregame broadcast also will be available via NFL Mobile from Verizon. The musical performances are part of the celebration to kick off the 2012 season and to honor the Super Bowl champion New York Giants. The Rockefeller Center show is the third Kickoff set at an iconic New York City landmark, following shows live from Times Square (2002) and Columbus Circle (2008). This is the 10th anniversary of NFL Kickoff continuing the tradition of saluting the Super Bowl champions with the opening game in their stadium in primetime.....SNIPPED http://www.nfl.com/kickoff/story/0ap1000000053365/article/nfl-kickoff-2012-presented-by-bud-light-to-celebrate-giants Meanwhile for the Dems Wednesday night is attack night. Elizabeth Warren, who is trying to unseat Senator Scott P. Brown of Massachusetts, will offer up her particular brand of Democratic-base appeal, while former President Bill Clinton will play the part of Representative Paul Ryan, the Republican vice-presidential candidate who slammed Mr. Obama in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday night. Expect to hear a broad take down of the Republican agenda. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/democrats-outline-convention-schedule/ Do you think Clinton's Ego will let him think Obama shafted him? what a screw-up! Edited by Baldo, Aug 31 2012, 05:03 PM.
|
![]() |
|
| Baldo | Aug 31 2012, 05:08 PM Post #14 |
|
A parody 2012 Democratic National Convention Schedule -- Charlotte , N.C. 4:00 PM – Opening Flag Burning Ceremony – sponsored by CNN 4:05 PM – Singing of "God Damn America " led by Rev. Jeremiah Wright 4:10 PM – Pledge of Allegiance to Obama 4:15 PM – Ceremonial 'I hate America' led by Michelle Obama 4:30 PM – Tips on “How to keep your man trustworthy & true to you while you travel the world” – Hillary Clinton 4:45 PM – Al Sharpton / Jesse Jackson seminar “How to have a successful career without having a job or a church.” 5:00 PM – “Great Vacations I’ve Taken on the Taxpayer’s Dime Travel Log” - Michelle Obama 5:30 PM – Eliot Spitzer Speaks on "Family Values" via Satellite 5:45 PM – Tribute to All 57 States – Nancy Pelosi 6:00 PM – Sen. Harry Reid - 90-minute speech expressing the Democrat’s appreciation of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and George Soros for sparing no expense, for all that they have accomplished to unify the country, improve employment and to boost the economy. 8:30 PM – Airing of Grievances by the Clintons 9:00 PM – “Bias in Media – How we can make it work for you” Tutorial – sponsored by CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, the Washington Post and the New York Times 9:15 PM – Tribute Film to Brave Freedom Fighters incarcerated at GITMO – Michael Moore 9:45 PM – Personal Finance Seminar - Charlie Rangle 10:00 PM – Denunciation of Bitter Gun Owners and Bible readers , 10:30 PM – Ceremonial Waving of White Flag for IRAQ , & Afghanistan 11:00 PM – Obama Energy Plan Symposium / Tire Gauge Demonstration / You too can get rich with Green Investment bankruptcies 11:15 PM – Free Gov. Blagovich rally 11:30 PM – Obama Accepts Oscar, Tony and Latin Grammy Awards 11:45 PM – Feeding of the Delegates with 5 Loaves and 2 Fish – Obama Presiding 12:00 AM – Official Nomination of Obama by Bill Maher and Chris “He sends a thrill up my leg” Matthews 12:01 AM – Obama Accepts Nomination as Lord and Savior 12:05 AM – Celestial Choirs Sing 3:00 AM – Biden Delivers Acceptance Speech |
![]() |
|
| wingedwheel | Aug 31 2012, 05:37 PM Post #15 |
|
Not Pictured Above
|
Maybe Rahm Emanuel can talk about all the shootings going on in Chicago and the person that was shot only a block away from 0bama's house... http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/08/31/another-person-shot-near-obamas-chicago-home/ |
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| Go to Next Page | |
| « Previous Topic · LIESTOPPERS UNDERGROUND · Next Topic » |







9:49 AM Jul 11