The Gaslighting National Convention: A Dispute to the DNC Nonsense, Night #1

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Here is a collection of some instances of gaslighting that took place during Night #1 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). You will find snippets from the following people: Tom Perez, Pastor Frederick Haynes III, panelists of the DNC Caucus Youth Council, Gwen Carr, Ayana Pressley, Eva Longoria, Amy Klobuchar, Gretchen Whitmer, Muriel Bowser, Andrew Cuomo, Kristin Urquiza, and the contradicting duo of John Kasich and Bernie Sanders. 

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Each section is broken down by the speaker, what was said, and why what was said is sheer and utter nonsense. 

NIGHT #1 MESSAGE: The Democratic Party are the purveyors of unity and empathy (or so they want you to believe); and hatred of Donald Trump is the glue that is holding the Party together.

WHAT WAS MISSING FROM NIGHT #1: Any discussion of President Trump’s actual policies; also, any unity whatsoever. 
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PHASE ONE: PRE-PRIMETIME
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Tom Perez, DNC Chairman ​

“The input from Senator Sanders
and others was​ invaluable to putting
​[the Democratic Party platform] together.”

In other words, the socialism of Bernie Sanders IS a major driving force behind the ideology of the Democrat Party. They are a radical leftist party. 

Pastor Frederick Haynes III 

"And you had the nerve to build a wall while at the same time you have in the harbor there in New York a Statue of Liberty saying, 'Give me your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.' Jesus will say, 'America, if you don't get your act together, you can — you may well go to hell," Haynes said. "Why? Because in as much as you do it to the least of these, my sisters and brothers, you are also doing it unto me."

Um… Pastor? Open your borders or you’re going to hell is one way to reach the religious in this country. Unfortunately, it isn’t a very effective way. Considering that the Bible is riddled with support for nations having borders, I don’t think Jesus would stand behind this message… but that’s just me. It is worth noting that Pastor Haynes has historically offered praise to Louis Farrakhan, the infamous, anti-Semitic leader of the Nation of Islam. 

DNC Caucus and Council Meeting: Youth Council
One panelist encouraged people to “stand or kneel” at home for the National Anthem. 

One panelist said: ​

“The future that we all want, that we’re all trying to build, really is about the destruction of colonization, white supremacy, and capitalism. We must really move away from these systems and frameworks if we really want to live in a future that does have a regenerative economy and does enable liberation and equity for our communities.”
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This is the future of the Democratic Party. It is not “moderate” Joe Biden. It is full-fledged AOC. Don’t let anyone tell you differently.

Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s Mother
Regarding the rioting on behalf of BLM, she said:

“We can’t let things settle down.”
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So, straight up… let the rioting, looting, and burning down of our cities continue. In the name of racial equality, burn down these cities and injure these policemen. She says this as though somehow, that is going to make things right. Lawlessness does not bring justice, and to say that we must continue the lawlessness because it will bring about a positive end is irresponsible and completely false. 

Please don’t misinterpret my words here. I cannot imagine what it is like to lose a child, and I pray that this mother has since found peace. I sympathize with her, but I do not condone this message. It is shameful. What is even more shameful is that the Democratic Party felt the need to prop her up like this as a still-grieving mother and exploit the death of her son even further, simply to continue the forwarding of their sick, corrupt defense of this riotous behavior on display in our major cities. 

Ayana Pressley, least important member of The Squad

“...communities from Boston to Portland
and everywhere in between are rising up to demand
​accountability and divestment from broken systems…”

We now equate breaking the law to rising up? Where is the accountability for the rioters? Burning down federal buildings and injuring federal and local officers in Portland for nearly three months now is not acceptable. Telling police officers to stand down and not do their jobs of protecting their communities is not acceptable. Nothing about what is happening in these Democrat-led cities and others is praiseworthy. 
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PHASE TWO: PRIMETIME

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I would just like to note here that the primetime slot began with Joe Biden’s grandchildren leading the Pledge of Allegiance. On Night #2 of the DNC, two different DNC Caucuses also led the Pledge of Allegiance and omitted the words “under God.” Another instance of gaslighting: two different messages being promulgated based on majority viewership at given times. 

Eva Longoria (Why?)

“The past four years have left us
​as a Nation diminished and divided.” 

First off… Why are we being chided by a washed-up Desperate Housewives star? That’s strange. Now, if you don’t believe that we were diminished and divided both during and after 8 years of Obama and his racially-motivated bullying of the American people, then it’s no wonder you bought in to all that is to follow. 

“And yet, in the middle of the fear and sorrow and uncertainty, people have come together because they know we are better than this. America is better than this.”

So… This is the message. We’re not angry, we’re just disappointed, like they are our parents. It’s all a play on the American emotions. They’re so nice… listen to the nice things they’re saying, as though the Democratic Party is the uniter of this country. Never mind the fact that nearly every major Democrat-run city in America has been looted and burned to the ground over the last two months.

Never mind the countless times that the leaders of their party have stood and called America a bitter, evil, racist country filled with bigoted, terrible people. Never mind the fact that their party still disputes the election in 2016. Never mind the fact that their members are still actively canceling everyone that they disagree with. They’re uniting us all. Shut up and believe it. They are the bringers of unity. We were all united and happy, singing kumbaya until Orange Man Bad was elected, right? 

Sure.
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Amy Klobuchar, US Senator of MN
I’m not even going to discuss her weird 4-minute time slot. I just want to remind everyone that she won MANY more votes than Kamala Harris in the primaries but is somehow not the VP candidate–likely because she is white. #equality

Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of MI 

“Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will lead by example…”

Leading by example is obviously very important to Gov. Whitmer, since Michigan has been one of the hardest-hit states from COVID-19 (ranked 9th at that time). This is mostly due to Whitmer’s policy for her state to send people with Covid back into nursing homes, just like Andrew Cuomo did in NY. Also–if Joe will lead by example, why hasn’t he done so in the 50 years he has been in American politics? He has nothing to show for himself. Gaslighting. 

Muriel Bowser, Mayor of DC

“...We have to do something, too. If we see something, do something. Together we can turn this reckoning into a reimagining of a nation where we the people means all the people.” 

Just as a reminder, Mayor Bowser is most famous at this point for painting slogans for BLM on sidewalks while the black people in her city are being shot and killed on the daily. I suppose that’s the “do something” that she is calling for, but it definitely isn’t stopping people from getting shot. 

Andrew Cuomo, Governor of NY and the King of Gaslighting
Let’s keep in mind that this man presided over the biggest Covid massacre in the country, and the single largest loss of life by illness seen in a single state in decades. Yet, he was presented at the DNC (and has been for months at this point) as the hero of the pandemic. He was asked to speak on the successes and failures of the pandemic. As Ben Shapiro wittily put it, “it’s like trotting out the captain of the Titanic to talk about avoiding icebergs.” 

“Covid is the symptom, not the illness… In many ways, Covid is just a metaphor. A virus attacks when the body is weak and when it cannot defend itself. Over these past few years, America’s body politic has been weakened.”

Yeah, it’s not a metaphor. Are the NUMBER OF DEATHS in NY alone -- thanks to his garbage policy --  a metaphor? It’s a metaphor for his awesome leadership, apparently. At that time, NY had the second worst death per million rate in the country, just below NJ. 

“As [the White House] proved that
their way failed, ​we proved that
​our way succeeded.”

Disregarding how the White House handled or mishandled anything, Andrew Cuomo being trotted out as a success story in reference to Covid is one of the greatest instances of gaslighting that has probably ever occurred in our country’s political history. This is sheer nonsense. Don’t forget that time when ALL state governors, including ole Cuomo, praised Trump’s administration for getting ventilators and PPE to them quickly and efficiently when they asked for it. “He has delivered for New York. He has.” They are gaslighting us all. 

Kristin Urquiza, a Latino American lady whose dad died of Covid

“[My dad’s] only preexisting condition
was trusting Donald Trump, and for that
​he paid with his life.” 

So… because her dad supported the President, Covid chose him and took his life. That is one smart, discriminatory virus. By that logic, only Trump supporters are at risk of Covid infection, all the people who died in NY were Republicans, and you’re in the clear if you never listen to Trump. That’s strange, considering every single state in this country leading the Covid death toll is a Blue state, save Mississippi. This is a shameless twisting of the facts simply to make a play on the emotions of the viewer. It is a poorly executed attempt to land a punch on the POTUS that is completely baseless and senseless. 

John Kasich vs. Bernie Sanders: the Antithesis of Unity
John Kasich, in a nutshell: former Governor of Ohio, 3rd-place finisher to Trump and Ted Cruz in the 2016 RNC primaries, now CNN contributor, supporter of the Trump impeachment. More recently, he was called a traitor in an opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune for his efforts against President Trump’s reelection in 2020. 

In other words... This guy is the worst. He is the definition of RINO. Democrats, you can have him! We can’t stand him. 

Kasich’s situation on Night #1 is a weird one, because the DNC chose to have Bernie Sanders follow him in the lineup. Nearly every statement by Kasich was in blatant contradiction with the statements of Sanders. Kasich fought for the moderacy of the Democratic Party, and then Bernie came in like a radical wrecking ball repeatedly. Here’s an example. 

Kasich on the possibility of Joe going hard-left:

“I don’t believe that,
because I know the measure of the man.
He’s reasonable, faithful, respectful.
​ No one pushes Joe around.” 

Sanders on literally pushing Joe around:

“Our campaign ended several months ago, but our movement continues and is getting stronger every day. Many of the ideas we fought for, that just a few years ago were considered ‘radical,’ are now mainstream.” 

This is more than a little bit conflicting. Kasich says the party is still moderate, and they won’t go radical. Bernie then assures everyone that... No... we are radical, and that ideology is now mainstream and acceptable. Remember, I have already mentioned that Tom Perez kicked off the event by telling us that Bernie wrote the DNC platform. 

Biden might have run on a moderate platform through the primaries, but he has since gone full progressive with the help of Bernie Sanders. Don’t let them tell you differently. Also, maybe no one pushed Joe around 10 or 20 years ago, but he has been pushed around openly for the last six months; most recently, Joe was pushed into choosing Kamala Harris as VP when a better choice would have been someone like Klobuchar or even Mayor Pete who actually, you know, earned a vote in the primaries, unlike fun-aunt/narc Kamala. 

I can’t speak to anything further that Bernie said because listening to him makes me physically ill. But, it is worth noting that the majority of his time was dedicated to discussing the abnormality of President Trump. Hearing this from an octogenarian communist who has praised Castro and nearly every other dictator made me very, very glad he is the one the DNC rolled out to talk about normality. 

So what is the takeaway? Biden is a moderate, but he’s also a radical. It makes so much sense that it absolutely makes no sense at all. 

FINAL THOUGHTS ON NIGHT #1
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The Democratic Party emotionally advocated over and over for unity and empathy while simultaneously and consistently undermining Donald Trump and woke-scolding the American people. They convey such conviction and urgency about the state of our nation while they supervise and encourage the rioters who are actively burning it to the ground. They stop police from protecting their citizens while filing felony charges against the citizens who take it on themselves to protect themselves and their property. This is an outrage. This is not the party of unity–it is the party of division. This is not the party of empathy–it is the party of shaming, berating, endangering, belittling, and gaslighting the citizens that elected them to serve us. And this must stop. ​​
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