News Archives: Tagged DNC 2012
THE YOUNG TURKS: Interview with Stephanie Taylor of the PCCC on Democratic Convention
Progressive Campaign Change Committee (PCCC) co-founder Stephanie Taylor speaks with Michael Shure (host of TwenTYTwelve on TYT Network) at the 2012 Democratic National Convention about speeches from Bill Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Sandra Fluke, and more. [more]
The Eight Best Speeches From Past Democratic Conventions
Tonight, millions of Americans will watch President Obama address the nation at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. While you’re waiting, here’s a few other speeches from Democratic conventions in the past that are worth watching (listing is chronological order): Hubert Humphrey, 1954: In this speech, Humphrey implored the Democratic Party to finally support civil rights, causing … [more]
The Democratic Platform Endorses Job-Killing Trade Deals House Democrats Opposed
One of the key planks of the Democratic Party’s attack on Republican Party presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s record has been his ties to the outsourcing of American jobs. Here’s a TV ad the Obama campaign has run against Romney. It attacks Romney for his former company Bain’s outsourcing practices: But if that’s true, then why … [more]
Big Oil Enlists The Zac Brown Band To Party At The Presidential Conventions
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is a Big Oil lobby. Its president, Jack Gerard, is even rumored as a possible future chief of staff in Mitt Romney’s White House. API has big plans for both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The Tampa Bay Times reports that API plans to hold a music event outside the Republican … [more]
