The Democratic National Convention wrapped up Thursday evening following Hillary Clinton accepting the party’s nomination. Many were glad that evening such as the CNN panel that praised her as a “political genius.” CNN Tonight host Don Lemon was glad for as well, but he had a bone to pick with Bernie Sanders’ supporters who protested on the convention floor. “But the same thing conservatives said about Ted Cruz last week— have some dignity,” Lemon snipped at the protesters, “If you come to someone else's house have some respect.”
Members of the radical wing of the Democratic Party were out in force throughout the week showing their displeasure for Clinton. Early on in the week they even echoed the “locker her up” chat from previous week’s Republican National Convention.
Lemon went off on Hillary’s dissenters, “If you didn’t feel like this was your party, why come to the party?” “If you come to the party— If you come into my house don’t be rude,” he continued to criticize. “But 43 Percent of the house is theirs,” replied commentator David Chalian, but Lemon didn’t accept that excuse saying it “didn’t matter” and kept slamming them:
The nominee is Hillary Clinton. And you're going to Hillary Clinton's party tonight so get on board with Hillary Clinton or be quiet. If I invite you to my house— If I invite you to my house sit on the couch, have some drinks, but don't come in my house telling me that the drapery is ugly.
Writer for The Atlantic Peter Beinart, who has said some rather ridiculous things during the conventions, predicted that it will only get worse for the party. “There is a liberal wing and there’s radical wing in a way we have not seen in the party, really in some ways, since you can say the early 1970s,” he argued, “And that was the voice you were hearing from the floor. That's going to play itself out in the years to come.”
Transcript below:
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CNN Tonight
July 29, 2016
2:14:12 AM Eastern
PETER BEINART: What I think was smart was she talked about the platform. You know? Bernie Sanders is very focused on issues and they did give the Sanders people a real role in the platform and she said, “I'm going make the platform a reality.” I think that's the kind of pledge that actually matters to Bernie Sanders. This is going to be a struggle inside the Democratic Party for many, many years to come. There is a liberal wing and there’s radical wing in a way we have not seen in the party, really in some ways, since you can say the early 1970s. And there is going to be a lot of conflict in the years to come.
DON LEMON: That may be true and I think that— I guess the more moderate wing may welcome that radical wing of the Bernie Sanders supporters. But the same thing conservatives said about Ted Cruz last week— have some dignity. If you come to someone else's house have some respect. I was thinking the same thing about Bernie Sanders's supporters tonight. If you didn’t feel like this was your party, why come to the party? If you come to the party— If you come into my house don’t be rude.
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DAVID CHALIAN: But 43 Percent of the house is theirs.
LEMON: It doesn’t matter. No, that’s not the case. The nominee—
CHALIAN: That’s not the case?
LEMON: Nooo. The nominee is Hillary Clinton. And you're going to Hillary Clinton's party tonight so get on board with Hillary Clinton or be quiet. If I invite you to my house— If I invite you to my house sit on the couch, have some drinks, but don't come in my house telling me that the drapery is ugly.
ANGELA RYE: But Don. There were only about 20 people.
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LEMON: That’s who I’m speaking to.
RYE: To the 20 people in California?
LEMON: Show some class.
RYE: Listen, we don’t have the time to even talk to those 20 people. They’re going to go home, whatever. They’re fine.
LEMON: I just think there were people saying very important things and they were shouting down the overall more important message.
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BEINART: Interesting the divide though. You saw the Democratic Party last night into tonight go out with this strong national security message, right? “We can protect you.” But what was underlying it, I think—you see this with the Sanders people, you’re going to see this more years to come— is that we are so focused on the fact that Donald Trump is not the traditional national security Republican. But most Democrats are significantly more dovish than Hillary Clinton. And that was the voice you were hearing from the floor. That's going to play itself out in the years to come.
LEMON: Alright, we’ll be right back. Less is more, remember that.
