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An OK speech, but a powerful convention
PHILADELPHIA -- Hillary Clinton's speech
Thursday accepting her party's presidential nomination was OK; she is
never going to rhetorically outshine President Obama or her husband Bill
Clinton. But what she and Democrats did achieve was produce a powerful
convention that contrasted with Donald Trump's last week in Cleveland.
While the GOP convention had high-profile no-shows (the Bushes, Mitt
Romney, John Kasich) and a speech by a candidate who didn't endorse
Trump (Ted Cruz), the Democrats trotted out Obama, Bill Clinton, Vice
President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, and yes Bernie Sanders,
who all testified on Hillary Clinton's behalf. While the GOP convention
focused on police, the Democrats featured both police and the mothers of
Trayvon Martin and Sandra Bland. And while the GOP convention
highlighted the violence that immigrants had committed and Benghazi, the
Democrats introduced Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim-American Army
captain, who delivered arguably the week's most stinging critique
against Trump. "Donald Trump consistently smears the character of
Muslims. He disrespects other minorities, women, judges, even his own
party leadership. He vows to build walls and ban us from this country.
Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with our future. Let
me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly
lend you my copy" -- as he took out a pocket U.S. Constitution.
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