Highlights from the Democratic National Convention

From Fox News:

Several celebrities including comedian Sarah Silverman and actress Eva Longoria also rallied to Clinton’s defense – with Silverman even taking on the Sanders crowd, saying, “Bernie or bust people, you’re being ridiculous.”

I have to side with Silverman on this. I can relate to what the Sanders' backers are feeling now. I supported Austin Petersen in the Libertarian Party, and he lost. Instead, I got Gary Johnson, who is basically lame next to Petersen. However, Johnson is still a much better choice than Trump or Clinton, so I will vote for him. But it still leaves me with a "what might have been" feeling, and I am certain Sanders' backers will feel that too.

From CNN:

[First Lady Michelle Obama] began [her speech] discussing watching her daughters grow up in the White House -- saying she remembers watching them go off to school for the first time.

"At that moment, I realized that our time in the White House would form the foundation for who they would become, and how we managed this experience could truly make or break them," she said.

She added: "This election -- every election -- is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of our lives. And I am here tonight because in this election, there is only one person who I trust with that responsibility -- only one person who I believe is truly qualified to be President of the United States. And that is our friend, Hillary Clinton."

So what are the lessons children can learn from Hillary Clinton?

1. Keep your friends close, but keep people in positions of power closer.
2. Never marry for sex or love. Marry your political soulmate.
3. Never leave evidence where your enemies can get it. And EVERYTHING is evidence!
4. Deny deny DENY! Then if you get caught, say "it doesn't really matter".

Just imagine a whole generation of American children learning these lessons!

We are so very screwed...

From Reuters:

The tumult began before the convention opened, as Sanders drew jeers from his own supporters when he urged his delegates to back the White House bid of his former rival, Clinton, and focus on defeating Trump in the Nov. 8 presidential election. 

"We want Bernie!" they shouted in anger at both Clinton's victory in the race for the Democratic nomination and emails leaked on Friday suggesting the party leadership had tried to sabotage Sanders' insurgent campaign. 

"Brothers and sisters, this is the real world that we live in," he said, adding: "Trump is a bully and a demagogue." 

Members of the crowd screamed back: “So is Hillary.” "She stole the election!" someone else shouted.

I am glad to see at least a few young Democrats have learned how the world works...

But then we have the best quote from the convention so far:

"We're all Democrats and we need to act like it," U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge of Ohio, the convention's chairwoman, shouted over the uproar. 

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia...They ARE acting like it!