WEBVTT - DNC Night 2 Recap: Bigger and Better

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy six days from now, the American people will make

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<v Speaker 1>a decision that sets the course for our nation for

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<v Speaker 1>the balance of the twenty first century. This is the warning.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is how Michelle Obama put it.

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<v Speaker 2>Something wonderfully magical is in the air, isn't it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know we're feeling it here in this arena, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's spreading all across this country. We love a familiar

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<v Speaker 2>feeling that's been buried too deep for far too long.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I'm talking about. It's the contagious power

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<v Speaker 2>of hope.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is how President Obama put it.

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<v Speaker 3>We do not need four more years a bluster and

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<v Speaker 3>bumbling and chaos. We have seen that movie before, and

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<v Speaker 3>we all know that the sequel is usually worse. America's

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<v Speaker 3>lad it for a new chapter.

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<v Speaker 1>America's read it for a better story.

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<v Speaker 3>We are ready for a president Kamala Harris.

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<v Speaker 1>They couldn't have been more correct. And if you were

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<v Speaker 1>lucky enough last night to watch the Democratic National Convention,

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<v Speaker 1>you saw something that was spectacular. You saw three of

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest convention speeches, back to back to back, that

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<v Speaker 1>have ever been in the modern age, in the electronic age,

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<v Speaker 1>in the radio and television age, Doug Amhalk, Michelle Obama,

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<v Speaker 1>and the forty fourth President of the un United States

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<v Speaker 1>of America, Barack Obama, brought it home. Doug em Off

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<v Speaker 1>introduced us to the woman he loves, and boyd does

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<v Speaker 1>he love her deeply. He introduced the whole country to her.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what, the whole country is sitting right

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<v Speaker 1>now looking at the person who may well be the

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<v Speaker 1>forty seventh President of the United States, and they're seeing

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<v Speaker 1>a picture of someone they don't know very well coming

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<v Speaker 1>into view. And you know what, we like her. The

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<v Speaker 1>American people are going to like Kamala Harris. Her life

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<v Speaker 1>has been one of achievement and excellence. And what Michelle

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<v Speaker 1>Obama said yesterday, for every black person in the country,

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<v Speaker 1>for every person of color, for every middle class white

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<v Speaker 1>kid like me who wasn't given anything, wasn't handed anything,

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<v Speaker 1>had to work hard, this will resonate.

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<v Speaker 2>She understands that most of us will never be afforded

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<v Speaker 2>the grace of failing forward. We will never benefit from

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<v Speaker 2>the affirmative action of generational wealth. If we see a

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<v Speaker 2>mountain in front of us, we don't expect there to

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<v Speaker 2>be an escalator waiting to take us to the top.

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<v Speaker 3>Now we put our.

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<v Speaker 2>Heads down, we get to work. In America, we do something.

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<v Speaker 1>And let's be clear. What Donald Trump did to Barack

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<v Speaker 1>Obama and to Michelle Obama, how he rose in national

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<v Speaker 1>politics was on the back of a racist conspiracy That

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<v Speaker 1>was bullshit. The core of the lie was that Barack

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<v Speaker 1>Obama was the Manchurian president, some type of secret Muslim,

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<v Speaker 1>a black Kenyon, a communist. It was all bullshit. Michelle

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<v Speaker 1>Obama president of Obama and Doug Emhoff painted a picture.

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<v Speaker 1>They painted a picture of Kamala Harris's character, her decency,

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<v Speaker 1>her dignity, her upbringing. Michelle Obama in terms of small

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<v Speaker 1>SA conservatism, values like be thrifty, work hard, get to

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<v Speaker 1>the office first. Those values of hard work that until

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<v Speaker 1>a couple years ago, there was a great consensus that

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<v Speaker 1>had endured through most of our history that these American

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<v Speaker 1>values were intrinsically linked to the success of the country.

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<v Speaker 1>The idea no one owes you anything, the idea that

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<v Speaker 1>you should play fair, play by the rules. The compact

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<v Speaker 1>in the country is if you work hard to do that,

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<v Speaker 1>you should be able to get ahead. That compact has

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<v Speaker 1>been broken and it has to be restored. But well,

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<v Speaker 1>Michelle Obama so brilliantly talked about were the values that

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<v Speaker 1>we all share, the overwhelming majority, the things that were

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<v Speaker 1>taught to us by our parents, by a generation, the

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<v Speaker 1>generation that was the children for me, of the generation

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<v Speaker 1>that fought the Second World War, and on and on

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<v Speaker 1>and on. Michelle Obama talked about black jobs in a

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<v Speaker 1>brilliant line, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to know who's gonna tell him, Who's gonna tell

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<v Speaker 2>him that the job he's currently seeking might just be

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<v Speaker 2>one of those black jobs.

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<v Speaker 1>This matters. I am a fifty three year old white man.

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<v Speaker 1>And something extremely important was said last night. Unless we

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<v Speaker 1>live in a country where every single one of us

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<v Speaker 1>is free, where we respect the inalienable rights of every person,

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<v Speaker 1>regardless of regardless of creed, regardless of religion, then none

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<v Speaker 1>of us are truly free. If some of us are not,

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<v Speaker 1>then all of us are not, because freedom that can

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<v Speaker 1>be stripped for some in America can be stripped from all.

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump is an odious, rancid figure. Yesterday, Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>was in Michigan, where the Ku Klux Klan is known

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<v Speaker 1>to have their epicenter. A week ago, there was a

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<v Speaker 1>white supremacist march. Donald Trump didn't talk about it, he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't condemn it, and he went there for a specific

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<v Speaker 1>reason to send a message to the surging extremists who

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<v Speaker 1>are filling the ranks of the oathkeepers and the proud

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<v Speaker 1>boys in the militia groups. As documented by Pro Publica,

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump knew exactly where he was going. It was purposeful,

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<v Speaker 1>it was deliberate, it was utterly noxious, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>completely poisoned. The remedy for this is not more poison.

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<v Speaker 1>It's better. And that is what Michelle Obama talked about. Better,

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<v Speaker 1>it's what Barack Obama talked about. And better, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>Doug Emhoff talked about. He talked about the person he

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<v Speaker 1>knows and loves that has the capacity to bring the

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<v Speaker 1>country together and do better for all of us. The

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<v Speaker 1>second night of the Democratic National Convention was a towering success.

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<v Speaker 1>It was magnificent. The first night was a nostalgic night.

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<v Speaker 1>Gratitude is important, and the Democratic Party needed to express

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<v Speaker 1>gratitude to President Biden. But last night the torch was passed.

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<v Speaker 1>The future is right now. Get involved in this campaign.

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<v Speaker 1>Do something, Do it now today when you hear this

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<v Speaker 1>call email, get involved. You're an American participation is a

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<v Speaker 1>requirement of citizenship. This is the warning we'll cover every

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<v Speaker 1>day of the next seventy six. When the leaves start

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<v Speaker 1>to fall, one of the greatest fights in the history

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<v Speaker 1>of American politics will be well underway. It will be close,

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<v Speaker 1>there will be tough days, but in the end, the

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<v Speaker 1>choice is clear. It is America or Trump. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>why I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walls,

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<v Speaker 1>and I hope you will too, because you can't love

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<v Speaker 1>your country if you hate half the people in it.

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<v Speaker 1>And Donald Trump hates an awful lot of people who

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<v Speaker 1>I love. Those people are known throughout the world by

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<v Speaker 1>a singular name that has great meaning. Michelle Obama reminded

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<v Speaker 1>us of it. I'm an American, and it's unacceptable to

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<v Speaker 1>have as an American president a man who hates so

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<v Speaker 1>many of our fellow Americans. For whatever reason. That's broken

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<v Speaker 1>in his heart and in his soul. Donald Trump is

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<v Speaker 1>unfit morally, mentally, physically. Kamala Harris is the antidote to

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<v Speaker 1>the poison that has been unleashed without restriction, without stopping

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<v Speaker 1>it inside the Republican Party for ten long years. She's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna stop it because she's a better person, she's a

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<v Speaker 1>better American, she's a better leader, and she's a more

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<v Speaker 1>decent vote. Don't complain. I'm Steve Schmidt. This is the

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