Keynote speech last night for the Democratic National convention. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, august 18th, along with joe, willie welcome back and me, we have white house reported for the associated press, Jonathan Lemire. Politics and journalism professor and msnbc political contributor jason johnson. And senior opinion writer at the boston globe, Kimberly Atkins is with us. Good to have you all. Its good to have willie back. It is. Youre not going to be talking ability ttal talking about the red sox. Willie has been on assignment, we cant talk about where that was but hes been on assignment. The Convention Last night, judging from the reviews across the political spectrum was quite a success. You had a couple of fox news anchors talking about dana prino talking about how Michelle Obama stuck the landing and Chris Wallace talking about what a great contribution she gave to the Biden Campaign. That she splayed donald trump. Its great to be back. Id rather be
Of empathy. Greg i dont know about you, but i dont think they like donald trump. Hes responsible for covid, he is responsible for the economy. He is not just hitler anymore, now he is nero. Hes an evil autocrat who eats kittens, probably with catch up. In short, it was just a dramatic reading of what youve seen on cnn for years. But absolutely no policy. Yet, minus measurable facts, they argued unmeasurable opinions stolen from morning joes dream diary. Hey, covid, not only did trump shutdown travel early on against the democrat wishes, he also gave each state the ability to choose a path. So much for inaction and authoritarianism. He also didnt spread death into rest homes. I think that was a democrat. Covid is a symptom, not the illness. Our nation is in crisis in many ways, and covid is just a metaphor. Greg may be set this one out, fella. What about empathy . This is coming from a party who deemed you deplorable, than a redeemable, offering a candidate who said many of you were jus
We have got to vote like we did in 2008 and 2012. Weve got to show up with the same level of passion and hope for joe biden. Weve got to vote early, in person if we can, weve got to request our mailin ballots right now, tonight, and send them back immediately and follow up to make sure theyre received, and then make sure our friends and families do the same. We have got to grab our comfortable shoes, put on our masks, pack a brown bag dinner and maybe breakfast, too, because weve got to be willing to stand in line all night if we have to. Look, we have already sacrificed so much this year. So many of you are already going that extra mile. Even when youre exhausted, youre mustering up unimaginable courage to put on those scrubs and give our loved ones a fighting chance. Even when youre anxious, youre delivering those packages, stocking those shelves and doing all that essential work so that all of us can keep moving forward. Even when it all feels so overwhelming, working parents are so
Margin of error. So, we call that a tie. In 15 key battleground states, the surveys find bidens lead narrowing to just one single point. However, a new abc News Washington post poll out today she was biden ahead by 12 points nationally, 5341 . President trump will Counter Program the convention all week long with trips to battleground states, beginning today in minnesota. In wisconsin on thursday, when joe biden accepts the nomination. President trump will take the stage near bidens hometown of scranton, pennsylvania. The president called in to fox friends today, accusing the media of not Holding Biden accountable. Watch the president. Somebody like biden, he doesnt know what to do. He doesnt come out because he cant. He doesnt take any questions from reporters. I keep saying to my people, here i am getting bombs thrown at me every day by people that are totally, frankly, dishonest reporters. But this guy doesnt come out of his basement. He hasnt taken one question. Harris youre watchi
Way through this job. Being president doesnt change who you are. It reveals who you are. Joe biden will end the hate and Division Trump has created. Just getting americans to wear masks has been a hurdle in many places, including schools. Four covid clusters uncovered at unc chapel hill. I wish that when we went into lockdown, we looked like italy. I mean, people werent allowed out of their house. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is tuesday, august 18th. 6 00 here in new york. Which comes very quickly after a Convention Ends at 11 03. Thats exactly right. So, if you missed some of it, were about to bring you the highlights. Michelle obama delivered this heartfelt dissection of President Trump his character, his record, and his fitness for the job saying he is the wrong president for the country at this time. She says hes clearly in over his head and incapable