Palestinian American Lawmaker Gives Speech the DNC Wouldn't Allow on Stage
Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday after a four-day convention in Chicago where her campaign refused to allow a Palestinian American to take the stage to address Israel's war on Gaza. We hear Georgia state Representative Ruwa Romman, who was among the list of speakers offered by the Uncommitted National Movement that the Harris campaign rejected, reading the speech she would have given on the convention floor had the DNC and the Harris campaign allowed her onstage.
“She has a chance to not F*$# this up!” - The Post-Kamala Harris Speech Town Hall Q&A
In this on-location Town Hall Q&A at the Democratic National Convention, Mehdi, political correspondent Prem Thakker and contributor Kat Abughazaleh sit down after Kamala Harris’ speech to dissect her remarks (from Gaza and Israel to Trump and more)… and everything that came before it, including the DNC’s controversial decision to not allow a Palestinian speaker in the lineup of speakers.
Top comment couldn't ring more true
I'm sorry, when you begin every sentence with "I stand behind Israel's right to defend itself", which is conversational implicature for continued support for genocide, mass murder, war crimes and slow mass starvation and ethnic cleansing, it's difficult to imagine how you have a chance to not F things up.
Racism is "in" again at the DNC