DNC Day 2

    The second day of the DNC was held on 7/26 in Philadelphia. Today history was made. Hillary Clinton, after formally accepting the Democratic nomination, is the first woman in history to ever hold a nominee position.

    Bill Clinton was one of the many speakers that spoke today. New York times share in their article, Democratic Convention Day 2 Takeaways: History is Made, an understanding of Bill Clinton's speech. New York Times says "Former President Bill Clinton’s speech offered an intimate tribute to Mrs. Clinton, describing for a rapt audience their courtship and early marriage — and their upward climb together in politics.His most telling praise, however, was about Mrs. Clinton’s grit as a reformer. With Donald J. Trump casting the 2016 election as a choice between drastic change and an unhappy status quo, the former president insisted that Mrs. Clinton, rather than her opponent, is best prepared to wrest change from an unwilling system"(New York Times 2016). This speech in comparison to Trump's spouse differs a bit, but not by much. Clinton shared more personal stories than Trump did in her speech about her spouse. Since Clinton is one of America's most loved former presidents, this is hard to look at the comparison of spouses. Melania Trump got hell for a plagiarized speech, while Clinton exaggerated and gave inaccurate information in his speech, but yet, no one really bat an eye over it. 

However, some of the speakers were not exactly accurate or truthful in things they have said in their speeches. According to NBC's article Fact Check: DNC Day 2, they share the following:

• Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean claimed that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s “whole” health care plan was to replace the Affordable Care Act with “quote, ‘Something so much better.'” In fact, Trump has released a seven-point health care plan
• Bill Clinton said that the United States’ approval rating soared 20 percentage points during the time that Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. But analyses of the U.S.’s global ratings don’t support such a claim.
• Former Attorney General Eric Holder said “1 in 3 black men will be incarcerated in their lifetimes,” an outdated projection based on the incarceration rate for black males as of 2001. That rate has declined since then.
• Bill Clinton said that Arkansas schools went from “worst” when he started as governor to one of two “most improved,” and he gave Hillary Clinton much of the credit. The record is mixed: An expert did say in 1992 that the state had made progress, but the The York Times reported then that the state was “still near the bottom in most national ratings.”
• Sen. Barbara Boxer repeated a convention talking point, claiming that Trump said that “wages are too high.” He was talking about a $15 minimum wage being too high.
• Dean said that GOP vice presidential candidate Mike Pence “voted to end Medicare as we know it.” Pence did vote for a budget plan that called for a major change to Medicare, but it would have retained a health insurance system for seniors.      

Source: Fact Check: DNC Day 2 | NBC Bay 

These various exaggerations about multiple issues is absolutely unacceptable. Lying to promote a candidate is absolutely disgusting, but, that is the only way you can win. Everyone is so quick to talk about all the great things Mrs.Clinton did, but yet all the bad falls on deaf ears.

    Many people that did speak today were celebrities or actresses; very different from the RNC. The RNC did struggle for speakers, but in my personal opinion, filling speaking roles up with people who are simply in movies is not a great way to get a point across. I felt like I was watching more of an award show compared to a political event. 

Many people have complained about Philadelphia and raved about Cleveland in comparison. Many people are saying the logistics in Philadelphia are nothing compared to Cleveland. The people of Cleveland have also made a lasting impression. Day 3 will include President Barack Obama talking. More to come tomorrow.
Works Cited
Burns, Alexander. "Democratic Convention Day 2 Takeaways: History Is Made." The New York Times. The New York Times, 26 July 2016. Web. 27 July 2016.
Kiely, Eugene. "Fact Check: DNC Day 2." NBC Bay Area. N.p., 27 July 2016. Web. 27 July 2016.