The Democratic National Convention kicked off on Monday and it’s safe to say the night dragged on and on… and on.
Eyebrows were already raised that President Joe Biden, who was reportedly forced out as the Democratic nominee because of concerns over his mental acuity, was tapped to deliver the eulogy to his 50-year career as a politician on the very first night but to leave him sitting in the wings until nearly midnight (EST) was seen as yet another cruel blow to poor ol’ Joe.
Which is not to say that the DNC organizers didn’t have a ready excuse for why they were running so far behind schedule — an overly enthusiastic crowd.
A DNC official said in a statement, “Because of the raucous applause interrupting speaker after speaker, we ultimately skipped elements of our program to ensure we could get to President Biden as quickly as possible so that he could speak directly to the American people.”
A convention official issues a statement about Biden appearing onstage so late:
“Because of the raucous applause interrupting speaker after speaker, we ultimately skipped elements of our program to ensure we could get to President Biden as quickly as possible so that he could… pic.twitter.com/ZsI8WReEFF
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) August 20, 2024
Democrats can’t even schedule a political convention to run on time, but they want to run the country? Unfortunately for them, even reliable CNN scoffed at the reasoning offered up.
After noting the DNC excuse, anchor Anderson Cooper quipped, “That’s the sort of thing that you build into it. We have had conventions before.”
Keep in mind, there were recent reports of White House sources saying Biden functioned best between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., as a result of his cognitive decline. The end result Monday evening was that when Biden finally took the stage, his performance suffered.
“President Biden has arguably one of his worst speeches to date, lies and slurs his way through the entire speech,” observed online influencer Collin Rugg, before offering a recap.
NEW: President Biden has arguably one of his worst speeches to date, lies and slurs his way through the entire speech.
Recap:
1. Biden says women are without electrical [power?]
2. Biden says border crossings are down under his administration compared to Trump (??)
3. Biden… pic.twitter.com/WPlE1Do3yU
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 20, 2024
One thing is certain, organizers could never run a real business if Monday night’s debacle is the best they can do. Of course, there was plenty of speculation that it was a strategic move by The Machine™ to push the 81-year-old president’s speech out of prime time, knowing many on the East Coast were likely to have called it a night and gone to bed.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on the social media platform X:
The DNC is so far behind schedule – poor Joe Biden – he can’t catch a break from these folks that are so thankful and grateful for his service … oh wait.
— Reince Priebus (@Reince) August 20, 2024
Hey @DNC you fucked up. Too many damn speakers before @JoeBiden . It’s 11pm in the East, many are going to bed and it’ll be another 15-30 minutes before he speaks. You could have saved many of these for other nights.
— Jersey Joe (@ThunderRdFan99) August 20, 2024
Honest question: Is DNC running so late that Biden speech gets pushed out of prime time a strategic move by Harris/Dems?
— Alex Conant (@AlexConant) August 20, 2024
There are times where being a morning radio host stinks.
This is one of those times.
The DNC is running over 49 minutes late, and Joe Biden might not be on stage til midnight. My show starts at 6amET.#DNC2024CHICAGO
— Tony Katz (@tonykatz) August 20, 2024
The DNC is 90+ minutes behind schedule and supposedly still has a handful of speakers to go before Biden
Apparently the Democrats are as terrible at running a convention as they are at running a country
— Jenny Beth Martin (@jennybethm) August 20, 2024
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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