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Walz' speech was SO good. I had some teary eyes watching his son react, what an amazing moment. Bill Clinton made me nervous at first, he seems so, so old and halting with his speech. But, true to form, he got some good zingers in and went far too long, bless him.

Why does CNN have a republican talking head there to bring down the mood with Anderson Cooper et al? Everybody on that panel basically ignores him, and he sounds like a wet blanket in a room full of joy. Jeeezus.....

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Aug 22Edited

I've been watching on C-Span without any talking heads and it is an absolute joy. Highly recommend.

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I was watching it on the DNC livestream. I agree, no commentary is needed!

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Even watching some of the recap commentary this morning just immediately turned me off. Like...why? I don't want to hear any of you people! Nothing you say sounds like actual humans reacting to this stuff! None of my text chains or online conversations sound like what you "experts" and "pundits" are saying. Blech!

We're not going back, indeed.

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PBS, with David Brooks. At least Brooks unhesitatingly hates Trump.

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Brooks is one of the old school republicans that dislike Trump saying the quiet parts out loud. He may agree with him on policy, but is disgusted by his lack of morals which made him a paraiah in the party.

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I downloaded the Cspan app and watched it all in they platform lastnight…problem solved 😉

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I've been sticking with CSpan for the whole DNC. Definitely the best way.

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I might try this! Also nice to support CSpan, haha.

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I had MSNBC on for part of it, and they had Reince Priebus come on and all he did was whine and try to shit on the joy. Why?

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Priebus, even before this moment, was an enthusiastic joy-killer and whiner - in short, an unelected party hack. First he was the Wisconsin GOP's chair, and then nationally for 3 terms. Priebus is the chairman of the host committee for the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. (wiki) It takes a special vicious hack for those jobs.

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I really like MSNBC for the most part, but their insistence on bringing GOP hacks on to provide commentary--usually without pushback--is infuriating. If I wanted stale MAGA talking points I'd just lock my TV on Fox...at least there you get what you pay for.

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