She and a parade of speakers before her did it by keeping the emphasis on its significance for future generations.
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From (L-R): Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton; Annette Nance-Holt, mother of Blair Holt; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland; Lucia McBath, mother of Jordan Davis; Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin; and Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley, mother of Hadiya Pendleton; Lezley McSpadden, Mother of Mike Brown and Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant; and Lezley McSpadden, Mother of Mike Brown stand on stage on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, in Philadelphia on July 26, 2016. “When any barrier falls in America, for anyone, it clears the way for everyone”, said Clinton.
“I’ve heard stories from other young Democrats, saying they’ve been verbally abused by Clinton supporters”, Yeung said.
In her first post-convention TV interview, Clinton is slated to appear on “Fox News Sunday” this weekend. “We have to decide whether we’re going to work together so we can all rise together”.
“We didn’t want to disrupt her”, says Doug Bullock, a New York Sanders delegate. Earlier in the day, Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin spoke, as did the HRC’s national press secretary, Sarah McBride, who became the first openly transgender person to address a national political convention of either major party.
“Hillary Clinton says America is stronger together”.
Hillary Clinton sought to demonstrate that her passion for issues – like helping children and people with disabilities – can be traced from her earliest days of adulthood to her current bid for the presidency.
Some delegates who supported Sanders repeatedly heckled and jeered Clinton during her speech, but were drowned out by the larger crowd who chanted “Hillary!” and “U.S.A.!” and “Deal me in!” – a reference to one of her campaign slogans.
As for the “exhausting” part, Leonard noted that Hoosier delegates left their hotel rooms before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday for meetings, classes, rallies and convention speeches and did not return until 2 a.m. Thursday. Tim Kaine against Trump and his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in the November 8 White House election.
There was also significant celebrity representation: actors (and spouses) Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson; basketball legend, author, and activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who introduced himself as Michael Jordan because, he said, Trump doesn’t know the difference; and musicians Sheila E., Carole King (singing “You’ve Got a Friend”), and Katy Perry, who sung Clinton off with “Roar“.
“America is once again at a moment of reckoning”. And just as with our founders there are no guarantees. It truly is up to us. But her primary focus was persuading anxious Americans to stick with a Democrat for a third term and put aside their frustration with those who have been entrenched in the political system. “She tweeted:”#crookedHillary doesn’t understand that there is only ONE President not a village of Presidents. “That’s why it’s very important to have a strong victory, so that the first woman president will have a Congress that cooperates, not obstructs”, said Pelosi.
Among other things, the e-mails showed party leaders discussing how to undermine Sanders’ campaign, which fueled outrage and resentment among his supporters. “But how are you going to get it done?”
“Some of you are frustrated – even furious. He vows to build walls and ban us from this country”, Mr Khan said. Obama declared Clinton not only can defeat Trump’s “deeply pessimistic vision” but also realize the “promise of this great nation”. “He had zero solutions”. The Democratic nomination now officially hers, Clinton has just over three months to persuade Americans Trump is unfit for the Oval Office and overcome the visceral connection he has with some voters in a way the Democratic nominee does not.
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After a week of soaring speeches by others, her job was to stick the landing. “God bless her for having the courage to run, to take the heat”. “When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit”.
