John Legend welcomed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention, performing a song by one of Minnesota’s greatest artists: Prince. Ahead of Walz’s acceptance as the party’s vice presidential nominee, Legend honored the Gopher state, where Walz coached high school football before becoming governor. (Legend previously …
Read More »Tim Walz Rocks DNC, Torches GOP in Emotional Acceptance Speech
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz took the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, where he officially accepted the vice presidential nomination in front of a raucous audience in Chicago’s United Center. “It is the honor of my life to accept your nomination as vice president of the United States,” …
Read More »Neil Young Gives Approval to Tim Walz to Use 'Rockin' in the Free World' at DNC
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz concluded his DNC speech Wednesday by walking off the stage to Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” Despite the track’s litigious history on the campaign trail, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported that Walz sought Young’s approval to use “Rockin’ in the Free World” — one …
Read More »John Legend to Perform Prince Tribute to Welcome Tim Walz to DNC Stage
John Legend will perform Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, welcoming vice presidential candidate and Minnesota governor Tim Walz to the stage with a tribute to one of that state’s most iconic artists, Prince. The singer will deliver the performance in honor of the late icon before Walz takes the …
Read More »Jason Isbell, Camo Hats, and the DNC: The Democrats Finally Embrace Country Music
In 2016, at what became an ill-fated celebration to hopefully usher in the first female president, there was not one country music performer at the Democratic National Convention. There were pop stars like Demi Lovato, Lenny Kravitz, and Lady Gaga, but there wasn’t a single performance that drew from the …
Read More »Democrats Taunt Trump At Trump Tower Chicago Ahead of Convention
Amid reports that Donald Trump’s campaign will hold daily briefings at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention — a cute lil’ transfer of campaign funds to the candidate’s personal business portfolio— Democratic operatives are having some fun trolling their rival ahead of the …
Read More »How 'Scandal' and 'Watchmen' Prepared Us for Kamala Harris' Candidacy
Remember what political and cultural discourse was like before everything revolved around figuring out how a cruel dilettante from Queens managed to become president of the United States? I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately with the rise of the presidential campaign of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Finally, …
Read More »The Right Gets Heartburn Over Tim Walz Joking About Spicy Food
Tim Walz seems too nice, too relatable, and too down-to-earth. He must be harboring a dark secret and Republicans have found it: Tim Walz has a “white guy” tolerance for spicy food. On Thursday, the Harris-Walz campaign released a lengthy video of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim …
Read More »Tim Walz Joins TikTok With a Signature Dad Joke
Tim Walz is following Vice President Kamala Harris‘ lead and joining TikTok. On Friday, Harris’ running mate launched his own account on the platform — and got his started with one of his silly dad jokes. “Hey everybody, Tim here with Scout at the dog park along the Mississippi doing …
Read More »Tim Walz Agrees to Debate J.D. Vance: 'If He Shows Up'
The Democratic Party’s presumptive vice presidential nominee, Tim Walz, is ready to throw down. The politician, who is Minnesota’s governor, has agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate in New York City that would air on CBS on Oct. 1. The network reported that the Trump campaign’s veep nominee, …
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