DNC

In case you missed it, something weird happened at the Democratic convention when a considerable portion of the delegates loudly booed an attempt by convention chair and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to amend the party platform by adding a reference to God and an affirmation that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.  Democrats omitted the word “God” [...]

The main event, Obama’s acceptance speech, is scheduled for the 74,000-seat Bank  of American Stadium.  Four years ago, when Obama gave a similar open-air speech  at an NFL stadium in Denver he drew an energized, enthusiastic crowd of 80,000.  Steve Kerrigan, head of the DNC convention, said at a Monday morning press conference, “[The speech] [...]

President Barack Obama mockingly charged that the just-concluded Republican convention had showcased policies “better suited for the last century.”  This Presidential race seems to be boiling down to one glaring issue: which party will do more to help the financially strapped and shrinking American middle class.  President Obama’s campaign theme is that Mitt Romney and the Republicans cater to [...]