Martin Sheen concluding 6th & I West Wing event with a sort of Bartlet pastiche of Sorkin speeches—and then he closes the book and *becomes* Jed Bartlet, speaking from the heart. It’s pretty cool.
If you were confused, no worries!
Convention rules require roll call & nominations for every candidate that passes the delegate threshold.
I was asked to 2nd the nom for Sen. Sanders for roll call.
I extend my deepest congratulations to
@JoeBiden
- let’s go win in November. 🇺🇸
@AlmostJessica
@ArielDumas
after Angela Lansbury worked her way to be Executive Producer of Murder, She Wrote she used her power to create the role of Cabot Cove librarian in order to cast Madlyn Rhue, so she could qualify for health insurance to pay for her expensive treatment for Multiple Sclerosis.
@fiImgal
Literally my favorite performance from a young actor in the HP films. Cedric-Harry should have always had a boarding school homoerotic crush element, would have made the ending even better. And Pattinson plays it exactly that way. 10/10 no notes, love him.
@imillhiser
You don't get it Ian, Alexandria just wants Pelosi to be a leader like the mysterious person who passed the only major climate change bill in our history in 2009, 219-212, whipping votes like a pro.
@B_Ehrenreich
You’ve seen Pelosi demonstrate all those qualities for decades though, right? Because she has. AOC has made quite the splash, but she didn’t “transform” Pelosi.
@CosmicCowboyyy
@mccrabb_will
So many films/TV shows think “Dreamlike” is some organic montage of odd dialogue snippets and whatever—all the cliches. Meanwhile Kubrick does the subliminal thing, like the TV without an electric cord in the shining. That’s a director.
@cscstars
@MercurySchroepp
I hope it’s understood that my desire was to highlight Hillary’s graciousness and team spirit. I completely understand that AOC played her role in the context of Sanders not following that example.
@kthomas96953034
Sorry to engage but…you think Marianne Williamson—who ran *three times* for the nomination this cycle when others fell in line, slamming the Democratic strategy & messaging & platform—is a Dem sycophant?
@emilynussbaum
He’s so broke, Kellyanne Conway has to use her position to shill for Trump products! He’s so broke he refuses to pay contractors for their work! He’s so broke he attended charity events without donating to the charity! He’s so broke he defrauded students with a sham university!
@TrueSlazac
@sock_dem
I think he was being ironic/referencing the critical narrative as a self aware joke w the “Iraq too”, he genuinely believes the long view of History will vindicate the invasion to remove Saddam & that it was justified.
Another reason I like Kamala Harris is that she and her family are close to Hillary Clinton, and I feel like in her administration Hillary will have influence and be asked to do international missions and such, and I want that for her. AND for us.
@SopanDeb
Yeah and scolding the press for falling into the same habits as 2016, doing the dirty work of a Russian-GOP disinformation hit job, is exactly the right response.
thing abt
#KristenStewart
in
#Spencer
that ALSO blows me away is context: just several years after Watts risked a Diana portrayal & it was torn apart—even Razzie nominated!
Stewart went ALL THE WAY w her portrayal, risking total failure…and triumphed
Shame on the SAG, truly
@World_Of_Hurt
@Debs_Kropotkin
“Before the boiling of blood and the searing of skin comes the secret catastrophe: Before Life on Earth becomes finally merely impossible, it will for a long time before have become completely unbearable.”
@landbutcher
The house was *on fire*—it was just mostly contained and a lot of us pretended not to smell the smoke.
Putting it out will add some water damage, sure, but at the very least… it’ll save the House.
@B_Ehrenreich
It's not about "worshipful" it's accuracy. We may disagree as to where on the spectrum Nancy can be pegged, but it's inaccurate to say AOC brought out something different in her. She happened to regain her Speaker's powers at the same time AOC arrived. That's the correlation.
I'm not saying I hate my generation but before I even consider being your friend I need to know whether you consider Hillary Clinton the legitimate Democratic nominee for 2016 or if you're an idiot tool of Russian disinformation
@CBSNews
Joe Biden somehow authentically conveys empathy with undecided voters while running against a racist troll and some people still think he's bad at politics
@NancyPelosi
@TeamPelosi
who was it that forced a major climate change bill through the House by whipping votes like nobody's business, passing 219-212? I can't quite remember. Do you remember? You should ask that person how it's done.
@isaiah_bb
I think show is misunderstood as a liberal’s fantasy & Sorkin purposely crafts Bartlet as complicated—it’s American gov as a romantic Camelot story. It doesn’t mean remaking world as a liberal utopia, it means that even w minimal progress they never stop believing in the quest
@rgay
had a prof who in all earnestness told us if we missed certain classes w the main exams we couldn't make them up, not even for funerals. I didn't travel to my grandmother's funeral to not miss 1 of those exams. I regret it still, hate my decision, & resent the prof. Wish I asked.
@_jessicabarth_
@MichelleObama
@seanspicer
There's a difference between genuine kindness & a smarmy performative kindness.
Anyway. I believe deeply in kindness. But it has limits, at a certain point, something crosses the line. It opposes your core values. & then you have to make a choice. I've drawn the line at Spicer.
@marwilliamson
Maybe, but I think it's a little different now. Now the pitch is "let's heal the soul of America" from the damage from Trump and grow beyond it. I think that message plays differently than in 2016, when Trump could seem more of a change agent than he will this time.
Been reading the early Clinton era Woodward books for a project and the person who absolutely comes out looking the best in the present/future light (as opposed to “naive” back then) is Al Gore for his fierce but doomed advocacy of a BTU/energy tax in 1993
@ChrisDJackson
538 is a flawed outlier model. We are in two different universes—those who look at the wide swath of data and make reluctant conclusions about the actual state of things, and those clinging to flawed outlier data/models to support an irrational position locking in a path to loss.
On open convention would in some ways mimic the drama of a Reality TV show. And that would be a good thing for Democrats and their connection to the public:
@edelman_barbara
@dcbigjohn
@anamariecox
Exactly. I understand the anger, but "there is no moral or ethical defense" is simply not true. Given how broken things are, how little impact can be made on Trump's behavior, the moral considerations are complicated. If this helps to ensure Trump loses, that is a legit defense.
I love
@RuPaul
so much I could cry...PLEASE SAVE BARNES & NOBLE!
When I was a little gay kid I could wander the giant bookstore and find the LGBT section and learn in semi-privacy.
@emilynussbaum
She was great! I loved how the interviewer rudely was like "you're desperate to be on TV" and "Don't swear!" and she smoothly said "I really want to talk to you" and then killed it.
Another SHOUT OUT to the over 30,000 Green Party voters in Arizona who voted for Angela Green EVEN AFTER SHE SAID TO VOTE FOR SINEMA, who just needs less than half those votes to win for the Dems.
If she loses, that means you asswipes are on a STREAK!
#ElectionNight
#Arizona
@MrDane1982
One reason I love this is that technically Pelosi would be the first woman President - but like Washington, it would involve an original act of humility and relinquishing of power to see justice done and democracy survive. How fitting is that.
@notcapnamerica
My favorite part is after the "surprise reveal" magic trick after she dances for a bit, and she's like "okay that's it" and jaunts off to the side, like "time for the elevator to close now" -- highly identified.
@marwilliamson
I love you Marianne and thought you did wonderfully at first debates, but the DNC has been more than fair with the progressively more selective debate requirements.