It's a bare lull before the storm! The last week of August sees delegates and staffers returning home after the Convention. The rest of us search for the regenerative gardening and great recipe sites we missed last week. And, with a good bit of 'analysis' marking time on the networks and other media till September hits, the candidates head back out on the trail.
There are a few high points. The humor and positive vibe carries on.
“I don’t know what’s up with that ticket and their obsession with fabrics.” ~ Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Trump and Vance, their love of flags and other furniture.
For a lively interview, there’s Gov. Wes Moore with Jordan Klepper on The Daily Show.
Digesting the Convention: Afterthoughts
Convention take-aways MSNBC – Rachel Maddow leads a small panel
Medium as Message – The Bulwark, re Nights 1 and 2
The Bulwark’s Tim Miller (never-Trumper) and PodSaveAmerica’s Jon Favreau, Obama’s head speech writer, rollick through the high points and do it as a super model for the ‘good neighbors’ paradigm.
How did Eric Holder Vet Gov. Tim Walz?
The considerations, here, that VP Harris used to select a running mate.
Sen. Al Franken Talks about Gov. Tim Walz
Interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN, funny and spot on.
Harris on Climate – Inside Climate News, 18 Aug
Although expected to follow in Biden's pragmatic footsteps, her record as a prosecutor and voice for justice has environmentalists looking to the future.
The Climate Movement Rushes to Embrace Kamala Harris
Inside Climate News - 24 Aug
As the Democratic nominee for president, Harris must now sell the climate benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act and explain her change of position on a fracking ban.
Kamala Harris, Tim Walz visit Sandfly BBQ in Savannah - WJCL News Aug 28
Raw footage of a just-really-nice mixing with the local folk
For fun? Spot the Secret Service officers. Hint: They're the ones looking really serious.
August Leaves a Trail of Trump’s Problems
Trump Deepens His Insults of Military - The Arlington National Cemetery Gaffe
US army confirms Arlington cemetery worker ‘pushed aside’ by Trump staff - The Guardian, UK – Aug 29
Earliest official criticism yet over ex-president’s staff during photo op at military cemetery
Pentagon Press Briefing
Deputy Sabrina Singh Press Briefs Arlington National Cemetery Controversy | N18G
VoteVets – Panel on the Arlington Breach
Fred Wellman, retired Iraq vet and Pentagon spokesperson, shares that Arlington initially denied the request, till House Speaker Mike Johnson stepped in. After that, Trump’s people were given very clear instructions. This expert panel includes Karen Meredith, the Gold Star mother interviewed at length by Forbes. (1 hr video, Aug 30)
Gold Star Mother “Appalled” at Trump’s Disrespect
The Forbes interview
Gardens of Stone – 1968 – Francis Ford Coppola – TRAILER
James Caan, Angela Huston, James Earl Jones star in this Vietnam era drama about the conflicting emotions of the ANC unit.
The Trials of Trump
Lawrence O’Donnell – Jack Smith’s ‘Superceding Indictment’ re Jan6 (video 8 mins)
Jack Smith Ain’t Cannon Fodder – The Bulwark, Aug 30
His appeal of Judge Cannon’s ruling killing the Mar-a-Lago case is powerful and persuasive—but will it be enough?