It looks like Sarah Silverman is responsible one of the biggest pieces of Stern Show history that was recently made when she gave a Baba Booey shout out at the end of her DNC speech. “And it’s very cool to see”, Silverman said before announcing, “Hillary is our democratic nominee and I will proudly vote for her”.
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She explained she supports Hillary because she heard the cries of Bernie’s supporters and has vowed to move forward with many of his campaign promises.
But it was Bernie Sanders who wielded the most clout to reunite Democrats behind Clinton, calling upon his backers to get on board to ensure a Democratic victory.
Tensions were high during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday (July 25), so it was a breath of fresh air to have comedian Sarah Silverman take the podium in an attempt to bring a little levity and humor back into politics.
However, it was during her segue-way into voicing support for democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in which the crowd exposed a vocal split between Clinton and Sanders supporters.
No political convention is ideal, but this week Democrats are hoping that, after the raging dumpster fire that was the Republican National Convention, they could at least muster a unified, inspiring, entertaining convention of their own. “Use threats – if they vote for Barack Obama, they’re going to get another visit this year”, she suggested.
Franken asked the crowd of delegates if they knew that “Trump University’s School of Ripping People Off is ranked second in the nation, right behind Bernie Madoff University”.
I mean, come on.
Silverman and Sen. Al Franken were introducing Paul Simon ahead of his performance when she took the reportedly unscripted opportunity to speak to the “Bernie or bust” movement.
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“Like millions of Americans, I am living with mental illness”, the she said.
