Ruwa Romman is a Georgia state representative. She is the first Muslim woman elected to the Georgia state House and first Palestinian elected to any public office in the state’s history. I landed back home two days after I was initially supposed to, after a whirlwind week at the Democratic …
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Pink has performed on hundreds of stages throughout her career, so the one she took at the Democratic National Convention last week wasn’t all that unfamiliar to her. But it was a big step for Willow Sage Hart, her 13-year-old daughter who accompanied her to perform “What About Us” at …
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Democrats’ convention in Chicago undoubtedly provided a contrast of sorts with the nominating convention I had covered in Milwaukee the month prior, where Donald Trump and his champagne-vomit-belching cultists were promising — in their own pornographically violent words — a version of Homer Simpson’s line about how his “campaign is …
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CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris — the daughter of immigrants, raised in the Oakland flatlands — accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday night at the United Center. For the bleeding-heart, coconut-pilled liberals thrilled by Harris’ shock ascension to the top of the ticket one month ago, the …
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“I believe in America” is the first line you hear in The Godfather. A troubled funeral home proprietor by the name of Amerigo Bonasera has come to see Don Corleone to seek revenge for his daughter, wronged by two young Anglo-Saxon men. The movie at its core is an immigrant’s …
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After a star-studded and extremely enthusiastic four days of action in Chicago’s United Center, the Democratic National Convention ended on Thursday with an exclamation point on one of the most chaotic presidential nominating contests in generations. Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the party’s 2024 nomination for president to applause that …
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Donald Trump lasted about two minutes into Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination acceptance speech before launching into a full-blown public unraveling. Moments after Harris took the stage Thursday at the Democratic National Convention, it became clear that the former president — and her 2024 opponent — was glued to the …
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The internet let out a collective sob when Beyoncé’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, shut down rumors that the 32-time Grammy winner would be performing at the Democratic National Convention. “At home watching and anticipating the VP’s historic speech,” wrote Noel-Schure prior to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Nominee, taking the …
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The Democratic National Convention wrapped up Thursday night with Kamala Harris accepting the party’s nomination for president. It was a rousing end to a four-day party in Chicago’s United Center, one that was jam-packed with big-name speakers, bumping musical performances, and unbridled enthusiasm over Harris’ campaign, which is somehow only …
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The Chicks took the stage at the final night of the Democratic National Convention to sing the National Anthem, joining other country artists who performed at the Chicago event, including Jason Isbell and Mickey Guyton on Monday. Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer delivered the “The Star-Spangled Banner” against …
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