Oh the irony of it all...

"What is necessary in order to attend the Democratic National Convention is....A PHOTO ID. "

I saw nothing like that in the article. All I saw was:

"Tens of thousands of people lined up at offices in North Carolina last weekend to get the credentials needed to secure a seat, Obama officials said."

Nothing there about Voter ID to vote. In fact there will be no vote as to the ticket as it is acclaimed. Besides, voting is by delegate sent by each state association so each state supports a plank in the platform.

You seem to know very little about US politics and the two party system and how it works Hemmer.

"The circus IS in town!!!"

Well better than the freak show in Tampa ( how will they ever recover their reputation those poor Tampa residents ). More two faced, horses behinds gathered there tan any play on earth.

jman99: Here's the contract between the DNC and the convention hosts: http://content.news14.com/DNC%20Contracts/Final%20DNC%20Master%20Contract.pdf

Pay particular attention to section 5.3, which details the photo ID requirement for "staff, visitors, and volunteers."

By the way, I didn't mention ANYTHING about requiring a photo ID to vote at the convention. I was talking about a photo ID to ATTEND the convention itself. Ironic, isn't it??? LOL...

And there is your dagger!!!

Bruce, go back to school and learn to read. I was not attacking Jmann. My
comments had nothing to do with Jmann, they had to do with Dumbya.

Now that you mentioned her, Jmann based on what I heard you have to show that
photo ID 3 times at the Democratic Convention before you can come inside to
watch Oboma's nose grow a foot. And now your going to sit here and defend this?
It truly is hard to imagine anyone making this stuff up!

"Imagine - the very people who claim that the poor and minorities are "disenfranchised" by having to provide a Voter ID to vote REQUIRE a Voter ID to attend their Convention!!! "

Seriously Hemmer, you've been caught out again making bumble.

jman,

A more accurate reading of the article will state the following; "Imagine - the very people who claim that the poor and minorities are "disenfranchised" by having to provide a photo ID to vote REQUIRE a photo ID to attend their Convention!!!"

You may have read 'voter' ID into the paragraph instead of 'photo' ID.

Since political convention attendance is not specified in the constitution as a
right of the people there is no irony here,just another lame rant .

Mitt the guy who thinks businesses other then his should receive government
bailouts.

http://m.rollingstone.com/?redirurl=/politics/news/the-federal-bailout-that-
saved-mitt-romney-20120829

Now there is irony!

Oop should "not" receive

Bernie: I had incorrectly typed the words "voter ID" in my original post, as jman99 so kindly pointed out. I have since corrected my mistake. Spell check, unfortunately, cannot catch every mistake in a blog, and when one works on a post themselves, the chance to overlook something is always there. Jman99 wouldn't know this, since he doesn't blog but only offers frequent criticisms to those of us willing to do so.

@ BruceSpringsteen: As I have stated before, you are no longer welcome on my site to comment due to your own inability to adhere to Discussion Guidelines. Now, go get ready for school!

Carl I totally agree !!! The problem is that we had decent Conservatives running but
the media attacks them to get rid of them and we are left with Rino's !!! But when it
comes to anything political the Rino's are so much better than the Dumocrats that it
still plays out as if Mitt was a true Conservative . That is how bad the o and his
policies are !!

Had a good laugh while reading today's Urinal/Sentinel (9/5/12). Small blurb in the paper (main section if I recall, regarding the convention ala Urinal/Sentinel reporters) saying how it wasn't really true that photo ID is required at the DNC "in most cases" (which the paper doesn't bother to list).

So, the Urinal/Sentinel is trying to insist that the very contract the DNC signed with the convention site holders (see: http://content.news14.com/DNC%20Contracts/Final%20DNC%20Master%20Contract.pdf ) which specifically mentions photo ID IS indeed required for "visitors, staff, and volunteers" somehow isn't necessary for....who? Who is left out of "visitors, staff, and volunteers?"
Yet, the Urinal/Sentinel writes of a reporter who didn't need a photo ID to pick up their press credentials...hmmmm. What's really funny is that the DNC lists a requirement for a "state ID" to APPLY for credentials in the first place!

Here's a great read on the steps - requiring a photo ID THREE TIMES - that a reporter DID have to go through, which kind of disputes the spin the Urinal/Sentinel is throwing out there: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/dems-dont-seem-to-oppose-id-requirements-when-it-comes-to-their-convention/

and another site discusses the photo ID requirement at the DNC convention: http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/phillynow/2012/09/05/new-voter-id-smear-hits-dnc-convention/

But here's the nail in the coffin. From the DNC's own website (http://www.demconvention.com/official-providers-distribution/), listing the requirements for applying for credentials to get into the DNC conventions. Notice the line: "All pickup persons must have a state-issued ID that matches the name submitted below."

Again, there is your dagger!!! The Urinal/Sentinel is about as credible as Politicrap...

I think everybody knows that the democrats are in serious trouble. They cannot
agree on who they are and what they represent. Clinton ought to be real hoot
tonight. I can't wait for the head wiggle and the biting of the lower lip. They are on
the run.

I agree the Dems are in serious trouble. They couldn't even agree on their platform - deleting the words "God" and "Jerusalem," then having to add the words back in after some were upset. The vote on the platform itself was bizarre.
This was also the same party that wanted to devote 2 hours to Muslim prayers and exclude Cardinal Timothy Dolan from appearing to say a prayer. At the end, they caved to pressure and did begrudgingly invite the Cardinal to appear.
The Democratic Party has become the Barack Obama Party - no donkey logos to be seen, but the weird Obama/Pepsi logo all over the place. Surprisingly, there are a few American flags - a slight nod to the country. Maybe Barry O. can come up with an "Obama" flag to replace Old Glory!
Face it, the DNC circus could be called "the me-me-me" crowd - give me what I want, Barry, so I don't have to lift a finger and you got my vote!!!
What was really strange was the Susan "political activist posing as college student" Fluke speech - couldn't stomach more than a few seconds of Rush-bashing, didn't sit around to wait for her to demand taxpayers pay for her birth control....
Then, with total irony, the womanizer/adulterer/accussed rapist/impeached ex-Prez Bill Clinton touts Prez Kardashian. Says we "cannot afford" to elect Mitt Romney (no, guess we just want Barry to continue to rack up debt to the tune of trillions of dollars...)
TOO FUNNY.

All you really need to know:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/sep/06/bill-clinton/bill-clinton-says-democratic-presidents-top-republ/

"Since 1961, for 52 years now, the Republicans have held the White House 28 years, the Democrats 24," Clinton said. "In those 52 years, our private economy has produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So what's the jobs score? Republicans 24 million, Democrats 42 (million)." In the packed convention hall, it was one of the night’s biggest applause lines.

True.

Democrats hypocrisy strikes again on National Television!

The Party that claims to be for having "all voices heard" can't hear!!!

Watch as the Dems disenfranchise HALF their delegates on live television:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BitudQ7QUEk

Not only do they require ID to enter the convention to vote - They don't even count your vote if you disagree with them!

Wow - sucks to be an atheist or arab-american Democrat knowing your own party doesn't listen to you.

Speaking of Irony....

It seems that Willard Mitt Romney may never have come to be except for the welfare help his father received

http://www.politicususa.com/shame-liar-mitt-romneys-mother-talks-father-welfare.html

jman - That is why Romney wants to make sure the USA is in a position to keep it solvent. The current president is spending the rainy day fund while he does a rain dance.

Oh look more good news the republicans won't like:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-06/jobless-claims-in-u-s-fell-last-week-to-lowest-level-in-a-month.html