A couple of hours before beclowning themselves with the ridiculous level of praise they heaped on Vice President Kamala Harris for her speech concluding Night Four of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, the co-hosts of CNN’s coverage lined up to celebrate the Democratic Party for supposedly putting on the “best-produced” political convention they’ve ever been to.
“But I have to say, Abby, despite the logistical challenges that have existed, especially in the first night, and then people were having a tough time getting into the arena tonight, this is one of the most – this is one of the best-produced events, in terms of a political event, that I have ever attended,” boasted Jake Tapper. “And right now, the energy is palpable. American flags all over the entire arena. It's pretty remarkable.”
CNN hosts are enthralled with the DNC's Night Four:
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) August 23, 2024
Tapper: "This one of the best produced events.. that I've ever attended."
Phillip: "Too many people want who want to be part of this event" ... more "happiness" than GOP.
Bash: "Trying to reclaim" patriotism from GOP. pic.twitter.com/tfQ6XqrcAL
Abby Phillip agreed that organizers had fixed the issue of getting delegates into the arena quickly, but their new problem was a good one to have in that that have “too many people who want to be part of this event.”
She went on to bloviate about how the Republican National Convention was too “solemn” at times and how there was supposedly more “happiness” at the DNC:
We were all at the RNC, we’re at the DNC now. The RNC was an electrifying environment for many of those nights, but this is different, tonight, I think. It feels to me like there is an enormous amount of energy and happiness in this room, which is a bit of a contrast from what we saw about four weeks ago at the RNC, which was a little more solemn times, and the anticipation here for all kinds of surprises tonight! I think it's really overwhelming.
The RNC had somber moments because they paid tribute to the Americans killed by the Biden/Harris administration’s open-borders policy.
“All I will say is, the DJ played Beyoncé and this place went wild for like five seconds!” Phillip touted. They all got a laugh out of it because there was a rumor that the artist was a surprise guest performer. That rumor turned out to be false, with the DNC laughably claiming Harris was the special guest.
CNN: "There was anticipation here and elsewhere that there may be a special guest. I am told by Democrats that Kamala Harris was their special guest."
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 23, 2024
Lmfao 😂pic.twitter.com/INQkcw2ezJ
Co-host Dana Bash was up next and she marveled at all the American flags that were handed out, lauding that it was all part of the DNC’s attempt at “trying to reclaim” “patriotism” from the GOP:
You can see it on the screen, in person, to see this sea of American flags that were given out to all of the delegates, patriotism is definitely the watch-word here tonight. It is not an accident that this is what they are leaning into. This is the theme of – one of the main themes of Kamala Harris's discussion and what they say they are trying to reclaim from Republicans.
If a party has to make that much of a concerted effort to show patriotism, to show love for their country, one might be curious about why it didn’t come more naturally.
The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read:
CNN Democratic National Convention: Night 4
August 22, 2024
9:02:00 p.m. Eastern(…)
JAKE TAPPER: But I have to say, Abby, despite the logistical challenges that have existed, especially in the first night, and then people were having a tough time getting into the arena tonight, this is one of the most – this is one of the best-produced events, in terms of a political event, that I have ever attended. And right now, the energy is palpable. American flags all over the entire arena. It's pretty remarkable.
ABBY PHILLIP: Yeah! They’ve gotten it together, big-time, and I think that they’re dealing with now, too many people who want to be part of this event.
We were all at the RNC, we’re at the DNC now. The RNC was an electrifying environment for many of those nights, but this is different, tonight, I think. It feels to me like there is an enormous amount of energy and happiness in this room, which is a bit of a contrast from what we saw about four weeks ago at the RNC, which was a little more solemn times, and the anticipation here for all kinds of surprises tonight! I think it's really overwhelming.
All I will say is, the DJ played Beyoncé and this place went wild for like five seconds!
DANA BASH: they sure did.
TAPPER: They thought something was happening.
[Laugher]
BASH: You can see it on the screen, in person, to see this sea of American flags that were given out to all of the delegates, patriotism is definitely the watch-word here tonight. It is not an accident that this is what they are leaning into. This is the theme of – one of the main themes of Kamala Harris's discussion and what they say they are trying to reclaim from Republicans.
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