“Keeping our nation safe and honoring the people who do it will be my highest priority”.
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Clinton’s moment quickly began trending, with women sharing stories, photos and feelings on watching her acceptance speech.
President Barack Obama painted an optimistic picture of America’s future in a speech on Wednesday aimed at giving full-hearted support to Hillary Clinton to help her defeat Republican rival Donald Trump and become the first woman elected U.S. president.
And while he acknowledged Clinton’s weaknesses and mistakes he attributed it to her being under a microscope from 40 years in the public eye. “I ask you to carry her the same way you carried me”. Our military is a national treasure. “She is fit and she is ready to be the next commander-in-chief”. “He can’t even handle the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign”.
Sanders has been steadfast in his views for decades, calling himself a democratic socialist, denouncing the disparity in wealth in America, and opposing trade deals. He is expected to reference his experience and interaction with average Americans to paint an optimistic portrait of the state of the nation. “We will surge our intelligence so that we detect and prevent attacks before they happen”.
“We are clear-eyed about what our country is up against”.
“It won’t be easy or quick, but make no mistake, we will prevail”.
To the strains of Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”, Obama shared a warm embrace with his would-be successor, capping an all-star night that included appearances by Vice President Joe Biden, Clinton’s running mate Tim Kaine and independent Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of NY.
“We Democrats have always had plenty of differences with the Republican Party, and there’s nothing wrong with that”, he said. But we are not afraid. We have to decide whether we’re going to work together so we can all rise together. He tore into Trump, mocking his pledges to build a wall along the Mexican border, asking why he has not released his tax returns and slamming his business record, including the now-defunct Trump University. We will not ban a religion.
Sanders delegates complained that Democratic National Committee staffers and Clinton delegates would sit in their seats whenever they got up to get food or use the restroom and then not allow them to return.
The comments echoed the promises of her Democratic predecessor, President Barack Obama, whose two terms in office were largely marked by increased partisan divide in the country. On the heels of reports that Russian Federation may have hacked Democratic Party emails, Trump said, “Russia, if you’re listening”, it would be desirable to see Moscow find and publish the thousands of emails Clinton says she deleted during her years as secretary of state. She will finish the job an she will do it without resorting to torture or banning entire religions from entering our country. None of us can do it alone. I think you have got to talk about how you’re going to create an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top, draw a clear contrast on who can keep America safe. “I just don’t want you to be shot by someone who shouldn’t have a gun in the first place”.
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Leo Shane III covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times.
