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It was the Democratic Party’s turn this week to deliver its chosen one – though not necessarily elected – and sing praises for a woman of color to whom no one has paid much attention in three-plus years. But the Democrats delivered with pageantry and fanfare, perhaps in lieu of any policies besides abortion. Oh, yes, the biggest news was that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign to join forces with Donald Trump to Make America Great Again.
Kennedy delivered a scathing speech against his former beloved party, pointing out the flaws and fanatical behavior of the current leadership and throwing his support behind number 45. And wouldn’t you know it, later the same day, he appeared with Trump at a MAGA rally and was welcomed as a hero by Trump and a crowd of over 20,000 people. Heartlanders will tell you: To acknowledge Kennedy’s sacrifice is to “raise the roof.”
We Call Her ‘Mamala’
Kerry Washington, star of the television program Scandal, took to the stage at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Thursday night, where she taught the crowd how to chant the name Kamala properly. That was yet another red flag that Harris needed a miracle. Washington then invited Kamala’s nieces out, and they instructed the crowd on how to say Kamala’s name: “Comma” followed by a “la.” Tracy L Cann in the Buckeye State quickly handed out some guidance on voting: “New rule. You can only vote for a candidate if you can pronounce their name correctly.”
Democrats even made a point at the big shebang of calling Ms. Harris “Mámala” because it’s “cute and less elitist.” Apparently, her stepchildren gave her the nickname without consulting a Spanish dictionary. Liberty Nation News will not print or promote the definition, but let’s just say it’s “weird.”
The DNC was heavily secured by three different fences to keep the thousands of angry pro-Palestinian protesters where they belonged. But those dissenters got inside anyway to make a point: Give us what we want, or we will give you the heebie-jeebies. Many delegates went to breakfast, hoping for oatmeal, and found maggots crawling everywhere. “Well, they want to save the planet from climate catastrophe,” stated Alexander van Leyen in Louisville.
Other heartlanders gave excellent summaries on the entire convention, and some just couldn’t put themselves through the pain of watching former Speaker Nancy Pelosi have something fall out of her britches, multi-millionaire Michelle Obama railing against wealth, and Harris delivering one of the shortest acceptance speeches in our lifetime. In North Carolina, Fred Leigh reminded us: “Well, when you don’t have any accomplishments, it doesn’t take long to say, “hope and joy.” Well, Namaste.
Aaron Senesac, in Warren County, Indiana, had a thing or two to say as well: “Didn’t watch because I have more important things to do than spend a week watching freedom-hating socialists spend millions on verbally stroking each other’s already hyper-inflated egos. All while they try to out-compete with buzzword salad discussion of how they will further ruin this nation.”
Another Warren County guy, Michael Hughes, did tune in and couldn’t help himself. “Marxism on full display. They’re not even subtle about it anymore. Michelle Obama essentially advised us that we shouldn’t take more than we need,” Hughes railed. “Sounds eerily similar to the Marxist slogan ‘From each according to his ability. To each according to his needs’, right? From a person with a net worth of $70 million.”
Hughes wasn’t finished, and then he was torqued after a minute or two, saying, “And all this talk from the Harris campaign about price controls. Scary stuff.”
RFK Jr. Found His Party
After the Democratic Party, to which he dedicated a lifetime of loyalty, dismissed his name and candidacy as worthless and fought to keep him off the ballot, RFK Jr. may have found a new home: MAGA. On Friday, Kennedy delivered a scathing speech about the Democrats that echoed in the ears of libertarians and conservatives alike – the denunciation of the current Democratic Party seemingly hell-bent on destroying the country. He ticked off several issues that he and Trump agreed upon: Ukraine, freedom of speech, and “war on our children,” as he announced suspending campaign activities and endorsing Trump.
Kennedy’s diehard supporters were at first dismayed by the campaign suspension. However, after RFK Jr. and Donald Trump appeared together on the rally stage in Arizona, most believed Kennedy knew exactly what he was doing and decided to hop on the Trump train. In Evergreen, CO, Benjamin Douthwaite simply posted: “If you trusted Bobby to be president, trust him now.”
In Gilmer, TX, Dan Buettner was on board: “This is exactly the kind of wisdom and intelligence that Trump needs in his cabinet.”
Brad Barton led the cheer from Chattanooga, TN, “Major respect for RFK, Jr., a lifelong Democrat from the most iconic democrat family in the history of our country, endorsed Trump. Because he loves America and desires for his kids and grandkids to have a future, when RFK, Jr., of all people, warns you about the dangers of voting for the Democrat in this election, you might better pay attention. It doesn’t matter if you don’t like Trump.”
RFK Jr. did what he believed to be the right thing at the most critical of times when he stated: “I left that party in October because it had departed so dramatically from the core values that I grew up with. It had become the party of war, censorship, corruption, big pharma, big tech, big AG, and big money.”
He ended his speech by making his followers and a lot of Trump supporters yearn for a lost America. “I will appeal to the values and goals that we could achieve if only we weren’t at each other’s throats,” he said. “The most unifying theme for all Americans is that we all love our children. If we all unite around that issue now, we can finally give them the protection, the health, and the future that they deserve.”
