Shawn Fein, President of the UAW. Courtesy of MSNBC.
Dear Commons Community,
I watched a good portion of the opening of the Democratic National Convention last night. It was part lovefest for Kamala Harris and Joe Biden; and part zingers aimed at Donald Trump. I thought New York Governor Kathy Hochul good riddance comment about Trump moving out of New York and then expressing sympathy for Florida was especially good. Other zingers included:
Joe Biden closed out the night with a rousing speech passing the torch to his veep. At one point, he noted that the crime rate is falling, and will drop again after the election for one very specific reason: “Crime will keep coming down when we put a prosecutor in the oval office instead of a convicted felon.
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) called Trump a “plague on the American conscience.”
Warnock, who is also a pastor, noted the $60 “God Bless The USA Bible” that Trump has been hawking.
“He should try reading it,” Warnock said.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in 2016, drew a sharp contrast between Harris and the former president, who was convicted earlier this year on 34 felony charges.
“Kamala locked up murderers and drug traffickers. She will never rest in defense of our freedom and safety,” Clinton said. “Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial ― and when he woke up, he made his own kind of history: the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tex.) also got the audience cheering with a reference to Trump’s criminal convictions.
“America, looking at the two choices before you, who would you hire: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris?” she asked the crowd. “Kamala Harris has a resume. Donald Trump has a rap sheet. She presides over the Senate, while he keeps our national secrets next to his thinking chair.”
Cases of sensitive documents were found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, including some next to a toilet:
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) gave Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), a reminder on why the number two spot on the GOP ticket was even available to him:
“do you understand why there was a sudden job opening for running mate on the GOP ticket? They tried to kill your predecessor.”
Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, let his T-shirt do some of the talking last night.
“In the words of the great American poet Nelly, ‘It’s gettin’ hot in here,’” Fain said, then removed his jacket to reveal a shirt reading “TRUMP IS A SCAB.”
The UAW filed unfair labor practice charges against Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk after a conversation in which the two spoke positively about firing workers who are on strike.
Good entertainment at Trump’s expense!
Tony
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