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Democratic convention live: Obama and Biden to speak about national security Democratic convention live: Obama and Biden to speak about national security
(35 minutes later)
12.07am BST
00:07
Here now is Gavin Newsom, lieutenant governor of California. As mayor of San Francisco, he issued licenses, contrary to the law, for same-sex couples to marry.
Newsom singles out Mike Pence as one of the country’s most regressive governors when it comes to LGBTQ issues. He says the Republican ticket is attempting a “hostile takeover of the American dream.”
12.04am BST
00:04
Reid tells “new Americans” that the Democratic party supports them:
“New Americans risking everything to get here, and then fighting to make it here – we’re in your corner.
“You’re the ones fighting the hardest fights. You’re the ones who need leaders in your corner...
Reid concludes:
In a few months, I’ll be stepping out of the ring, one last time. But Democrats will always - always - be in your corner. So together, let’s keep fighting, together; fighting the good fight!
Reid is applauded appreciatively. He has to wait at the lectern for his wife to come out and walk him backstage. He’s limping a bit. He suffered debilitating injuries in January 2015 from an accident with an exercise band.
Harry Reid's wife Landra comes on stage in matching sympathy shades! Lots of love in the room for what feels like swansong to a big DC fish.
"Harry, Harry, Harry" chants.Never heard that, even at that convention he fixed for Hillary.
"My forever friend, Bernie Sanders." -- Harry ReidFYI, https://t.co/yHz6YIz5QV
"Fighting the good fight."Reid's authorized bio was called "The Good Fight."
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11.57pm BST
23:57
Reid: Trump is 'a hateful con man'
We’re scanning Reid’s prepared remarks. He gives “never-ending tribute to our next president, Hillary Clinton.”
He plans to call majority leader Mitch McConnell “craven”: “I’ve never seen anything more craven... [than] what he has done to our democracy.”
Further:
His Republican Party decided that the answer to hard-working Americans’ dreams is to slander our African-American president, stoke fear of Muslims, sow hatred of Latinos, insult Asians and of course wage war against women. In other words, the only thing Republicans like Mitch McConnell have accomplished is setting the stage for a hateful con man, Donald Trump
11.54pm BST
23:54
Reid gets a good round of warm applause. Appreciative crowd. There’s even a cheer: Harry! Harry! Harry! Harry!
11.53pm BST
23:53
Here’s Reid. We have a copy of his prepared remarks here. He starts with a joke:
“I spend a lot of time in the Republican senate, so it’s nice to be in a room that respects reason and facts!”
11.53pm BST
23:53
Here now is a tribute video to Harry Reid, the senate minority leader. Bernie Sanders is one of the talking heads: “He is often criticized for being very blunt,” Sanders says. “I like that.”
Elizabeth Warren recalls Reid calling her at home and asking her to run for senate.
But the best anecdote is from Chuck Schumer, who says that Reid bugs him about not signing shoes. “He says, here, here’s $20, because he knew I was cheap,” Schumer says. “Go shine your shoes.”
Reid talks in the video, too. He gets choked up when he remembers how he took a job in a service station so he’d have enough money to buy his mother a set of false teeth.
“If I do nothing else in my life, I got my mother some teeth,” Reid says.
11.47pm BST
23:47
Here’s Emily’s list’s Stephanie Schriok of Emily’s List, which helps elect pro-choice women to government:
“Hillary Clinton may be our first woman president, but she may not be our last. Once that barrier falls it will never, ever, ever be put back up.”
11.45pm BST
23:45
Here are the next four speakers in case you need to step out for a workout or to grab some groceries or walk the dog:
RemarksPresident of EMILY’s List Stephanie Schriock
RemarksSenate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nevada)
RemarksCalifornia Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
RemarksU.S. Representative Ruben Gallego (Arizona)
11.43pm BST
23:43
Trump in reddit AMA
Donald Trump is about to begin a reddit Ask Me Anything. Scott Bixby is going to cover it. Something tells us he is going to be doing a lot of typing.
Start time is 7pm ET.
Trump's first Reddit post: https://t.co/m1fQqLjOer pic.twitter.com/lavx5meaa9
11.35pm BST
23:35
Congressional black caucus rejects Trump
Now comes to the stage the congressional black caucus. Caucus chairman GK Butterfield of North Caraolina to speak.
He’s greeted warmly.
“Donald J Trump, your words have been hostile” he says. “They’ve been bigoted and insulting... you are not qualified to serve as president of the United States. ... you use your celebrity status to paint a picture of gloom and doom...
“You want to know why your polling numbers are so dismal with African Americans? We know that your wealth has come at the expense of other people.”
11.28pm BST11.28pm BST
23:2823:28
Flint mayor: 'we need your help'Flint mayor: 'we need your help'
Weaver says in 2014 the state switched our water source to a polluted river to save a handful of dollars... poisoning a whole community and leading to health impacts that may last for more than a generation.Weaver says in 2014 the state switched our water source to a polluted river to save a handful of dollars... poisoning a whole community and leading to health impacts that may last for more than a generation.
The problems in Flint aren’t over, she says. “There are many more Flints across the country where environmental issues are hurting our kids and families,” she says.The problems in Flint aren’t over, she says. “There are many more Flints across the country where environmental issues are hurting our kids and families,” she says.
“I am a voice for Flint,” she says. And “we need your help.”“I am a voice for Flint,” she says. And “we need your help.”
11.25pm BST11.25pm BST
23:2523:25
They’re now screening a new video about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.They’re now screening a new video about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
It features Flint residents praising Clinton for her advocacy on behalf of their city and residents.It features Flint residents praising Clinton for her advocacy on behalf of their city and residents.
Speaking next is Flint mayor Karen Weaver.Speaking next is Flint mayor Karen Weaver.
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11.23pm BST11.23pm BST
23:2323:23
Star Jones, the View host, who appeared on a season of Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice and came in fifth, is next. “We are all with her, because she has always been with us,” she says.Star Jones, the View host, who appeared on a season of Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice and came in fifth, is next. “We are all with her, because she has always been with us,” she says.
Jones alludes to her time inside Trump-world, contrasting Democrats with “race-baiting folks on the other side that I also know. Shame, boy bye.”Jones alludes to her time inside Trump-world, contrasting Democrats with “race-baiting folks on the other side that I also know. Shame, boy bye.”
11.20pm BST
23:20
Well that wasn’t in his prepared remarks. Jackson finishes by saying “it’s healing time, it’s hope time, it’s healing time, it’s hope time, it’s Hillary time” and permutations of orders of those three phrases for quite a while. The crowd joins in a bit but Jackson varies the order and confuses them.
Jesse Jackson is on fire: "It's healing time, it's hope time, it's Hillary time" he repeats with a cadence that sends shivers down the spine
Jesse Jackson: "The Bern must never grow cold". A line not in the script he would have had to run past the DNC staff before coming on stage.
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11.18pm BST
23:18
Jackson: 'shooting of young black men must stop'
Here’s Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, pioneering African American politician, Rainbow / PUSH coalition founder and Barack Obama frenemy.
He gets a good hurrah there, especially from the New York delegation.
We have Jackson’s prepared remarks here. He endorses Clinton firmly right out of the box. He congratulates Bernie Sanders “for energizing this campaign season.”
“The Bern must never grow cold,” he says. That’s not in his prepared remarks.
Jackson, 74, recalls Clinton’s long fights on behalf of impoverished children, “the marginalized and defenseless.”
“Hillary understands the historic dimensions of the agony, hope and promise of Black Lives Matter,” Jackson plans to say. “The shooting of young black men must stop.”
“It’s Super Bowl time,” Jackson says of the general election.
Jackson concludes his speech by quoting himself from his 1984 presidential run, when he won primaries in four states and Washington, DC.
If blacks register and vote in great numbers, progressive whites win,” he says/said. “It’s the only way progressive whites win. If blacks vote in great numbers, Hispanics win. When blacks, Hispanics, and progressive whites vote, women win. When women win, children win. When women and children win, workers win. We must all come up together.”
“It’s healing time, it’s hope time, it’s Hillary time.”
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11.09pm BST
23:09
Here’s a musical number, billed as “our America musical performance.” It’s extremely easy-listening; the backdrop of fluffy cumulonimbus is perfect. You’d take it for one of the lazier offerings from the Christian lite genre, if they didn’t sing “America” so many times. (You still might.)
Sample lyrics:
America
Let’s celebrate the good times.
America
I’ll honor and defend you
America
America
America
11.05pm BST
23:05
Bolo tie count so far this evening, by the way: two (2). Let’s hope that number climbs like Trump’s poll numbers.
(That’s not to say we wish for Trump’s poll numbers to climb, only to acknowledge that they have, steeply.)
11.02pm BST
23:02
Here’s the slate of upcoming speakers, if you’re trying to plan upcoming beer runs / bathroom breaks:
Remarks
Civil Rights Leader Reverend Jesse Jackson
RemarksActress Star Jones
RemarksFlint Mayor Karen Weaver
Congressional Black CaucusChair, U.S. Representative GK Butterfield (NC)
10.59pm BST
22:59
Team Clinton: 'we're excited but not always as loud'
The Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt and Laurence Mathieu-Léger set out to gauge excitement among Clinton supporters for the Democrats’ historic nominee.
They say they’re very excited - if “not always as loud.”
10.55pm BST
22:55
Obama speech excerpts: 'Hillary's been in the room'
The White House has released excerpts of the president’s speech tonight. From these passages it appears the president will seek to articulate an optimistic view of the national crossroads and prop Clinton up, as opposed to tearing Trump down.
The key lines from the excerpts are familiar:
You know, nothing truly prepares you for the demands of the Oval Office. Until you’ve sat at that desk, you don’t know what it’s like to manage a global crisis or send young people to war. But Hillary’s been in the room; she’s been part of those decisions.
Obama also plans to say, as he has before, that “there has never been a man or a woman more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as President of the United States of America.”
Here are the excerpts in full:
As Prepared for Delivery
“The America I know is full of courage, and optimism, and ingenuity. The America I know is decent and generous. Sure, we have real anxieties – about paying the bills, protecting our kids, caring for a sick parent. We get frustrated with political gridlock, worry about racial divisions; are shocked and saddened by the madness of Orlando or Nice. There are pockets of America that never recovered from factory closures; men who took pride in hard work and providing for their families who now feel forgotten. Parents who wonder whether their kids will have the same opportunities we have.
“All that is real; we’re challenged to do better; to be better. But as I’ve traveled this country, through all fifty states; as I’ve rejoiced with you and mourned with you, what I’ve also seen, more than anything, is what is right with America. I see people working hard and starting businesses; people teaching kids and serving our country. I see a younger generation full of energy and new ideas, unconstrained by what is, and ready to seize what ought to be.”
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“You know, nothing truly prepares you for the demands of the Oval Office. Until you’ve sat at that desk, you don’t know what it’s like to manage a global crisis or send young people to war. But Hillary’s been in the room; she’s been part of those decisions. She knows what’s at stake in the decisions our government makes for the working family, the senior citizen, the small business owner, the soldier, and the veteran. Even in the middle of crisis, she listens to people, and keeps her cool, and treats everybody with respect. And no matter how daunting the odds; no matter how much people try to knock her down, she never, ever quits.
“That’s the Hillary I know. That’s the Hillary I’ve come to admire. And that’s why I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as President of the United States of America.”
10.40pm BST
22:40
Sounds like De Blasio’s speechwriting team included Dr Seuss:
Hillary Clinton: she’s smart, she’s steady, she’s right and she’s ready.
Donald Trump is reckless, he’s risky, he’s wrong and he’s scary.
10.36pm BST
22:36
De Blasio:
We know that Trump is one of the great pretenders. But how can he pretend to be for American workers when he didn’t even pay his own workers what he owed them?
He calls Trump a “truly little man.”
10.34pm BST
22:34
Hello from inside the Wells Fargo Center.
Here’s New York City mayor Bill de Blasio. Some members of the New York delegation, which is parked right at his feet, stand up to applaud. Quite a few stay seated, however, and a couple seem to glare.
As slow as de Blasio was to endorse Clinton, he’s speaking effusively about her now. He says her heart led her to public service instead of a lucrative law career. The contrast is with Trump, “one of the least generous billionaires our country has ever seen.”