2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

(109,028 posts) Tue Jul 26, 2016, 04:46 PM Jul 2016

Tom Harkin!!!!! Thank you!!!!

One more Dem to make me cry.

For those who missed it: Tom, the brother of a deaf man, taught us all how to say "America" in sign language. The sign is interlocked fingers, moved in a circle -- to include everyone.

Wow. That was brilliant.

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Tom Harkin!!!!! Thank you!!!! (Original Post) pnwmom Jul 2016 OP

That was wonderful. Gave me chills. femmocrat Jul 2016 #1

I am sitting here in tears! Just love him and our livetohike Jul 2016 #2

Wonderful speech. Loved the sign for "America". auntpurl Jul 2016 #3

He makes Iowa proud. ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2016 #4

I am not from Iowa, so I was not a constituent, yet... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #5

I am from Iowa and I went into a bit of shock that Saturday morning rurallib Jul 2016 #6

I am your next door... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #7

Love Tom Harkin & wanted him to be POTUS back in the day. KittyWampus Jul 2016 #8

Me, too! AwakeAtLast Jul 2016 #9

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

1. That was wonderful. Gave me chills.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 04:48 PM

Jul 2016

Everyone who is watching MSNBC should switch to C-span to experience the actual convention!

Senator Harkin!

livetohike

(22,173 posts)

2. I am sitting here in tears! Just love him and our

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 04:48 PM

Jul 2016

Democratic Party .

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)

3. Wonderful speech. Loved the sign for "America".

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 04:49 PM

Jul 2016

Got tears. AGAIN. I am such a crybaby during this convention!

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,869 posts)

4. He makes Iowa proud.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 04:49 PM

Jul 2016

Shame he was replaced by such an immoral hateful person.

3catwoman3

(24,150 posts)

5. I am not from Iowa, so I was not a constituent, yet...

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 05:23 PM

Jul 2016

...I grieved when he announced his retirement.

rurallib

(62,494 posts)

6. I am from Iowa and I went into a bit of shock that Saturday morning

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 05:29 PM

Jul 2016

and we got a Koch puppet in return.

3catwoman3

(24,150 posts)

7. I am your next door...

Reply to rurallib (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 05:36 PM

Jul 2016

...neighbor in one of the far northwest suburbs of Chicago. I live in a really, really red county, sad to say.

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

8. Love Tom Harkin & wanted him to be POTUS back in the day.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 06:08 PM

Jul 2016

AwakeAtLast

(14,134 posts)

9. Me, too!

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:16 PM

Jul 2016

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