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[applause] i am delighted to see you here tonight, hillary. [laughter] i was thrilled to get this invitation. I feel right at home here because it is often said i share the politics of alfred e. Smith and the ears of alfred e. Newman. [laughter] it is an honor to be here with al smith iv. Obviously, i never knew your greatgrandfather. But from everything senator mccain told me [laughter] the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] of course i am delighted, but not surprised, by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. I have said all along that when it was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people, they would readily see that it had no place in our constitution. It would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country from the lesson taught to the coming generation, to make it their business to see that no such matter as this is ever again made the subject of federal constitutional laws. You have been listening to the 2008
Places. Even in this room full of proud manhattan democrats. I cant shake that the link that some people here are pulling for me. [applause] i am delighted to see you here tonight. I was thrilled to get this invitation. I feel right at home here because it is often said i share the politics of alfred e. Smith and the ears of alfred newman. It is an honor to be here with al smith. I never knew your great grandfather. Everything senator mccain told me, the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] i am not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. When this matter was submitted, they would readily see it had no place in our constitution. It would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country to make it their business to seek that no such matter as this is ever again made the subject of a federal constitutional laws. You have been listening to the 2008 president ial nominees talking at that yours Al Smith Dinner followed by a
Including white House Counsel or kellyanne conway, and of course the formal acceptance by Vice President mike pence to serve another four years if reelected. That event in baltimore at fort mchenry. We will also hear from two members of congress, republican mike kelly and democrat Debbie Dingell, joining us from chevy chase, maryland is the executive editor for the wall street journal. Also the author of a brandnew book titled we should have seen it coming from reagan to trump. Ofst, your topline thoughts the speeches tonight, most notably that of the president Vice President. I think the Vice President gave a fairly conventional speech, but the kind you expect to hear and there have been a lot of unconventional speeches at this convention and i would say last week as well. He did what a Vice President is supposed to do when he is renominated. You praise the boss, you go through the policy achievements, then you attack the other guy. That is pretty much what he did in turn in that spee
We will also hear from two members of congress, republican mike kelly and democrat Debbie Dingell, joining us from chevy chase, maryland is the executive editor for the wall street journal. Also the author of a brandnew book titled we should have seen it coming from reagan to trump. Ofst, your topline thoughts the speeches tonight, most notably that of the president Vice President. I think the Vice President gave a fairly conventional speech, but the kind you expect to hear and there have been a lot of unconventional speeches at this convention and i would say last week as well. He did what a Vice President is supposed to do when he is renominated. You praise the boss, you go through the policy achievements, then you attack the other guy. That is pretty much what he did in turn in that speech. I think one of the most notable things was what he had to say about joe biden that sets the tone for the fall campaign. He said, you wont be safe and joe bidens america. That is the law order lin