Liberal Redneck’ Trae Crowder Recaps the Republican Convention: WATCH

Liberal Redneck Trae Crowder turns in a video recap of last week’s Republican National Convention which took apart the confab piece by piece, from Melania’s plagiarism to Ted Cruz’s Trump snub:

“Ted Cruz emerged from his mucus sac having fully assimilated into his latest flesh vessel to give a speech in which he pointedly refused to endorse his party’s nominee,” enthuses Crowder.

Crowder also parses the Trump speech but concludes on an upbeat note:

“The whole thing last night was one of the most disturbing experiences I can remember having watching an American politician, but, to keep me from being guilty of what I am accusing Donny of, I am gonna end on a positive note. Not once, but twice, overtly pro-LGBT sentiment received rounds of applause and cheers at the Republican National Convention. Holy s**t. I never thought I’d see that. And secondly, Trump himself didn’t mention God once. and that is the one glimmer of sunlight I saw through the s**t cyclone that was the Republican Convention this week.”

Watch:

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HRC’s Sarah McBride to Become First Openly Transgender Person to Speak at a Major Party Convention

Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced that HRC Foundation National Press Secretary Sarah McBride will speak at the DNC on Thursday — marking the first time in history an openly transgender person will speak at a major party convention. HRC President Chad Griffin will also address the Democratic National Convention that evening.

“Hillary Clinton won’t be the only woman to make history this Thursday. When Sarah McBride takes the stage, she will become the first transgender person to speak at a national Democratic or Republican convention,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Sarah’s inclusion in Thursday’s program is a significant milestone for our community, and it sends a strong message that transgender people and their voices matter. I’m also honored to address a national convention where LGBTQ advocates will play such an integral and historic role. Next week’s Democratic National Convention will underscore the stark contrast between Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine’s vision for a more equal America and Donald Trump and Mike Pence’s agenda of hate and division.”

McBride currently serves as the National Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and on the steering committee of Trans United for Hillary, a volunteer effort dedicated to educating and mobilizing transgender people and their allies in support of Hillary Clinton. McBride was invited to speak on the main stage of the convention by the Congressional LGBT Caucus and her speech will follow remarks by Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, (D-NY).

“I’m honored for this opportunity to share my story and to be the first transgender person to speak at a major party convention,” said Sarah McBride, National Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. “People must understand that even as we face daily harassment, tragic violence, and an onslaught of anti-LGBTQ political attacks across the country, we are real people merely seeking to be treated with the dignity and respect every person deserves. I’m so proud to stand with the LGBT Caucus and speak out in support of Hillary Clinton, because we know she stands with us.”

Last week, the RNC adopted the most anti-LGBTQ platform in the Republican Party’s history, including an endorsement of so-called “conversion therapy” and dangerous, discriminatory laws like North Carolina’s HB2. A number of speakers at the Convention and related events also mocked and ridiculed transgender people.

A record number of LGBTQ delegates — including a historic high of 27 transgender delegates — will also be attending the Democratic convention.The party is slated to adopt the most inclusive and progressive platform ever on LGBTQ equality. That proposed platform includes planks endorsing comprehensive non-discrimination protections, opposing anti-LGBTQ bills, condemning violence against transgender people, and calling for LGBTQ equality to continue to be a part of U.S. foreign policy. Mara Keisling, veteran trans advocate, served on the platform committee.

The Human Rights Campaign endorsed Hillary Clinton in January 2016. With 1.5 million members and supporters nationwide, HRC is planning an unprecedented organizational effort to register and mobilize the nation’s pro-equality majority, and elect pro-LGBT candidates up and down the ballot. In 2016, HRC expects that the pro-equality vote will be larger, stronger, and more energized than at any point in history.

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‘Justice League’ and ‘Wonder Woman’ Debut Must-See Footage at Comic-Con: WATCH

Warner Bros. has released the first official image from its forthcoming Justice League movie at San Diego’s Comic-Con during its Hall H presentation on Saturday morning

In the first footage from Justice League we see Flash (Ezra Miller), Superman (Henry Cavill), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Batman (Ben Affleck) and Aquaman (Jason Momoa), as the crime-fighting coalition is assembled.

Writes Bleeding Cool:

The sorta quick two-paragraph run-down version of the trailer goes basically like this: Batman, as Bruce Wayne, tracks down Aquaman and the Flash—separately in different sequences—to recruit them for a team to fight an enemy that’s coming (an enemy he doesn’t name and whom we don’t see because the focus of this trailer is solely on the good guys). Aquaman is a beer swiggin’ tough guy who runs around delivering fish to hungry land dwellers in need. It’s the whole he’s-rough-around-the-edges-but-has-a-really-good-heart sort of routine, but he’s not happy to see Wayne—at all. When Wayne meets the Flash in his civilian identity as Barry Allen, he throws a batarang at Allen to force him to reveal his superspeed, and it totally works. Allen dodges the projectile, with some cool speed lightning effects, and catches it. When Wayne asks Allen to join up, Allen quickly agrees because he says he needs more friends (he’s lonely, you see), and there we have the start of our team.

There’s also some funny Wonder Woman-Batman banter, and we see glimpses of most of the heroes in costume doing cool poses and stuff, including Cyborg, who actually doesn’t do too much in the teaser but say a few lines and look good in metal. And Superman is nowhere to be seen in the footage, though his portrayer Henry Cavill was present during the panel in Hall H.

Justice League has a release date of November 2017.

Coming sooner is Gadot in Wonder Woman, and that also saw a fully-fleshed official trailer appear at Comic-Con. The film, coming in June 2017, also stars Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen and Robin Wright.

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Clinton Campaign Chair Robby Mook: DNC Email Hack May Be Russian Plot to Help Trump

Clinton campaign chair Robby Mook said that “experts” have told the Clinton campaign that the DNC email hack may be a Russian plot to help Donald Trump.

RELATED: Debbie Wasserman Schultz ‘Quarantined’, Won’t Speak at DNC Convention

Said Mook to George Stephanopoulos:

Experts are telling us that Russian state actors broke into the DNC, took all these emails and now are leaking them out through these websites. Obviously they have to determine what’s accurate, what’s doctored, what hasn’t been doctored..Some experts are now telling us that this was done by the Russians for the purposes of helping Donald Trump.”

Clinton camp. chair Mook: Experts say DNC email leak done by Russian hackers “for purpose of helping Donald Trump” t.co/l69kgSrzWm

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) July 24, 2016

Mook said he thinks it’s “concerning” that last week Trump changed the Republican platform to make it “pro-Russian.”

CNN’s Jake Tapper later spoke with Mook about the emails:

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz ‘Quarantined’, Won’t Speak at DNC Convention

In the wake of a WikiLeaks release on Friday which showed that certain top Democratic National Committee officials looked for ways to potentially damage Bernie Sanders’ campaign and suggested complaining to CNN after Sanders criticized Wasserman Schultz on the air, Democratic Party officials plan to limit Wasserman Schultz’s exposure at the convention and say she won’t speak.

CNN reports:

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose stewardship of the DNC has been under fire through most of the presidential primary process, will not have a major speaking role in an effort “to keep the peace” in the party, a Democrat familiar with the decision said. The revelation comes following the release of nearly 20,000 emails.

…”She’s been quarantined,” another top Democrat said, following a meeting Saturday night.

This is seen as a concession to Sanders, who has been furious at Wasserman Schultz for what he believed was favoritism to Clinton.

ABC News reported:

Democratic officials are considering as one possibility finding someone besides Wasserman Schultz to preside over the convention, perhaps by naming a new permanent convention chairperson to handle podium and administrative duties — though not to serve as chair of the Democratic National Committee itself, the source said.

…The party’s officials fear that giving Wasserman Schultz in a prominent role would lead to widespread booing on the convention floor from Sanders’ supporters and delegates.

Possible replacements for Wasserman Schultz are Nancy Pelosi who is the honorary chair, or Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) who is reportedly next in line as the convention’s chairperson. Wasserman Schultz is facing a primary challenge in her Florida district in August and officials are also concerned punishing her might damage her chances of reelection there.

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