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Sen. Harry Reid (Nevada)
'Trust comes with transparency. And Mitt Romney comes up short on both.' - Sen. Harry Reid #DNC2012
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) September 4, 2012
Harry Reid addresses DNC by video from edge of Hell bit.ly/ORpuaW
— Jeffersoniad (@Jeffersoniad) September 5, 2012
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Nancy Pelosi and Congressional Women
Nancy Pelosi tells #DNC2012 women, "Women have the most to gain by the re-election of @barackobama and the most to lose if he does not win."
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) September 4, 2012
Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic women of the HOUSE. That is a picture of women being included...NOT lip service! #DNC
— Philip Atkins (@BigAplNupe) September 4, 2012
"Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Women of the House" would be a great funk band name
— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) September 4, 2012
Nancy Pelosi takes Hse Dems (women) onstage. SO MANY WOMEN IN THE HOUSE! Go, ladies, stop those GOP dogs: rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/04/…
— thepoliticalcat (@thepoliticalcat) September 4, 2012
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Ex-President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter announces his best marathon time is just under 4 hours, but he built a habitat for humanity home while he ran it. #DNC
— lafix (@lafix) September 4, 2012
Republicans complain that Democrats still blame George W. Bush, but they're still running against Jimmy Carter... pwire.at/Q2p0Ae
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) September 4, 2012
I'm sure wingers will diss Jimmy Carter but GOP presidents always call him when the world needs him. #shevotes
— Karoli (@Karoli) September 4, 2012
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Joe Kennedy III, U.S. congressional candidate (Massachusetts)
I miss Teddy KennedyBut"the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die.” #DNC2012
— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) September 5, 2012
crowd roars at film clips of Kennedy demolishing Romney in senate race '94 Teddy would love combative tribute flick@nbcpolitics
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) September 4, 2012
After his lie-packed convention, @reince calls this moving tribute to Teddy Kennedy "classless." huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/ted… #Classless
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) September 5, 2012
In Charlotte. Best line of night: clip of Teddy Kennedy debating flip-flopper Mitt Romney: "I am pro-choice -- he's multiple choice."
— George E. Curry (@currygeorge) September 5, 2012
The folks who can't go 2 seconds without mentioning Reagan are pissed about footage of Teddy PWNing Mitt? "@gawker gawker.com/5940471/republ…"
— Jeremy White (@comicref) September 5, 2012
Teddy Kennedy schooled an empty suit: Mitt Romney #DNC2012
— Jody (@FishHawkRdJody) September 5, 2012
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Former Gov. Ted Strickland (Ohio)
Huge ovation for Strickland. Here's the transcript: bit.ly/PZALd9
— Daily Kos (@dailykos) September 5, 2012
RT @abbruns: "If Mitt were Santa Claus, he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves." - Fmr OH Gov Ted Strickland #DNC2012
— NewsHour (@NewsHour) September 5, 2012
Ted Strickland, showing 'em how to criticize your opponent without lecturing an empty chair.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) September 5, 2012
Ted Strickland attacks Romney, quoting Matthew 6: "Where your treasure lies, there be your heart also."
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) September 5, 2012
My friends, any man who aspires to be our president should keep both his treasure and his heart in the United States of America. -Strickland
— Martha Patzer (@MarthaPatzer) September 5, 2012
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Chicago, Illinois)
I'm Rahm Emanuel, you ignorant schmuck.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) September 5, 2012
Rahm Emanuel: Romney's policies are like 'Groundhog Day,' would return us to the Bush era: tpm.ly/OIK25p
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 2, 2012
Rahm Emanuel: "The reason you're discussing Eastwood is because there was nothing memorable about Mitt Romney's speech and philosophy" #MTP
— utaustinliberal (@utaustinliberal) September 2, 2012
Rahm: Romney/Eurotrip "was a disaster. If you can't make it as a tourist, you're not going to make it as a Commander in Chief." #dnc2012
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) September 5, 2012
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Kal Penn
Kal Penn's Dig: Thanks 'Invisible Man In The Chair' For Killing Bin Laden, Protecti... huff.to/Q7hT7O via @huffpostent #DNC #Awesome
— Lorie Owens (@skwlgrl) September 5, 2012
Kal Penn, no that's how a celebrity doesn't embarrass himself and the party#dnc2012
— Tom Colicchio (@tomcolicchio) September 5, 2012
Kal Penn makes invisible chair reference, killing his chances of landing role in next Eastwood movie.
— Daniel Foster (@DanFosterNRO) September 5, 2012
Kal Penn just asked Twitter to use hashtag #sexyface at the DNC. #sexyface is now trending.
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 5, 2012
Thanks for the love, guys! Super excited. Join us: commit.barackobama.comFLOTUS up next!#Muchlove #SexyFace
— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) September 5, 2012
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Lilly Ledbetter
Transcript of Lilly Ledbetter's speech here: bit.ly/PZCZZX
— Daily Kos (@dailykos) September 5, 2012
"Maybe 23 cents doesn't sound like a lot to someone with a Swiss bank account." -- Lilly Ledbetter on equal pay for equal work
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) September 5, 2012
Lilly Ledbetter's speech just won a Country Music Award. #DNC
— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) September 5, 2012
Paul Ryan voted against Lilly Ledbetter Act and also voted against Fair Pay for Women. GOP is bad for women!!cnn.com/2012/08/13/pol…
— Professor K (@HeideggerFan) September 5, 2012
Lilly Ledbetter, you are a badass, ma'am. #thankyou #DNC
— Maribeth Monroe (@MaribethMonroe) September 5, 2012
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Gov. Deval Patrick (Massachusetts)
Here's the transcript of Deval Patrick's barnburner of a speech: bit.ly/PZDLWJ
— Daily Kos (@dailykos) September 5, 2012
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on his predecessor, Mitt Romney: “He was a lot more interested in having the job than doing the job.”
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 5, 2012
"It's time for Democrats to grow a backbone and stand up for what we believe." -- @massgovernor Deval Patrick. #DNC2012
— MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) September 5, 2012
'I for one will not stand by and let @barackobama be bullied out of office, and neither should you,' says @devalpatrick. #DNC2012
— The Root (@TheRoot247) September 5, 2012
"We believe in times like these we should turn TO each other and not against each other." -@devalpatrick #dnc2012
— EMILY's List (@emilyslist) September 5, 2012
Deval Patrick has just spent more time on Romney's time in Mass. than the entire GOP convention did.
— Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow) September 5, 2012
. @massgovernor up soon... "Mitt Romney talks a lot about all the things he's fixed. I can tell you that Massachusetts wasn't one of them."
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) September 5, 2012
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Mayor Julian Castro (San Antonio, Texas)
Transcript: Julian Castro's DNC Keynote Address n.pr/NPGfCA
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) September 5, 2012
Biggest difference between GOP and DEM keynotes: #Julian Castro talked about Barack Obama
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) September 5, 2012
Julian Castro absolutely crushed it!A week later, America hears keynoter who inspired, instead of incited.That, too, defines difference.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) September 5, 2012
"My mom fought for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.." - Julian Castro
— Karεn Ciѵil (@KarenCivil) September 5, 2012
"The American dream is not a sprint or even a marathon, but a relay." ~@juliancastro #Lyricist #DNC
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) September 5, 2012
This guy Julian Castro is a star. That is all. #DNC2012 #msnbc2012
— Joy Reid (@TheReidReport) September 5, 2012
Chris Christie is wondering why Julian Castro's keynote speech is not more about Chris Christie.
— TBogg (@tbogg) September 5, 2012
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First lady Michelle Obama
Doing the impossible is the history of this nation. It is who we are as Americans. It is how this country was built. ~Michelle Obama #DNC
— Jeanette Jenkins (@JeanetteJenkins) September 5, 2012
There was more sincerity in Michelle Obama's speech than in the entire Republican National Convention. #DNC
— Jessica (@beautygnome) September 5, 2012
Tom Brokaw: [Michelle Obama's speech] was an exceptional piece of old-fashioned political oratory. It's what conventions used to be about.
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) September 5, 2012
Michelle Obama makes Ann Romney look like Ann Romney.#Obama2012
— Liz Feldman (@Lizinhollywood) September 5, 2012
~ Headline on The Atlantic
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