Dnc, turned down for what? are we ready to elect kamala harris and tim walz? together, let s all choose kamala harris! this convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where anything is possible. Who s going to tell him that the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those black jobs? it s the honor of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. Everybody over here say kamala! everybody overhears say law! together let s write the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told. It was a winning week for democrats as they wrapped up their highenergy, joy filled convention in chicago. Memorable moments included the first delegate rollcall to feature littlejohn. Gus waltz beautiful shout out that s my dad to his father. Beautiful and powerful rhetoric from both obama s, and vice president kamala harris s historic acceptance of the democratic presidential nomination. The convention was a hit
Has been in these last four days. The capstone on this unprecedented period of Campaign History with Vice President Kamala Harris, who was not the democratic choice five weeks ago, is now very much the democratic choice to be the nominee for president. She accepted that nomination on thE Stage Last Night the entire career ive only had one client, the people on behalf of everyone, whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth i accept your nomination and that was the Moment History was made. The first woman of color as a major Party Nominee on a stage like that Last Night. And now in just 18 days, she will debate the republican rival ill trump in many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man but the consequences but the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious imagine Donald Trump would no guard railS With us now speaking of no guardrails, cnn chief national Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny, Resident Scholar at Uva Center for
Now, to an outsider, you do seem like a deeply rooted writer. That sounds so dull, doesnt it . Yeah, no, ishould have gone places and done things, and i did a little, but, yeah, i returned to ireland. But would you acknowledge that those roots are hugely important to you . I pass the building where i was born when i go into town. So it is, it is quite close. Yeah. Its fascinating because, just the other day, i interviewed a colombian novelist and he said to me, i only really was able to write about my country and the things that really mattered to me when i left it, when i had a little bit of Space And Distance and freedom to actually express what i really thought. But youve always felt free enough from within. Orfoolish enough one or the other to say whatever i wanted to say at any given time. Yeah, um. So i think it was difficult in The Deep past for writers to write from within the country. And a lot of people do thrive in exile. I like to. Write about people who leave and come back
A colombian novelist and he said to me, i only really was able to write about my country and the things that really mattered to me when i left it, when i had a little bit of Space And Distance and freedom to actually express what i really thought. But youve always felt free enough from within. Orfoolish enough one or the other to say whatever i wanted to say at any given time. Yeah, um. So i think it was difficult in the deep past for writers to write from within the country. And a lot of people do thrive in exile. Ilike to. Write about people who leave and come back. But there is an aspect of return in a lot of the fiction. And i live in ireland, but for a long time i was quite averse to writing as an irish writer, so i was kind of in contention with the tradition rather than writing from inside it. And also, you know, it is a relatively small country, in terms of population size, and its quite intimate in that, you know, if you have extended family, as you do, you tend to know a lot
Unjustly in russia. Paul, nearly six years. Vladimir since 2022. Evan since march 2023. Alsu since october 2023. They were convicted in Show Trials and sentenced to long Prison Terms with absolutely no legitimate reason whatsoever, none. Now, their brutal ordeal is over and theyre free. Joe biden speaking at the white House Yesterday about the most substantial Prisoner Swap since the cold war. Well have more of the president s comments and the emotional reunions for the wrongly Detained Americans in just a moment. Plus, Donald Trump is doubling down on his racebased attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris after falsely claiming this week that she only recently decided to become a black person. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is friday, august 2nd. Im Jonathan Lemire along with the bbcs katty kay. Joe and mika will be back on monday. Willie continues his hard assignment at the paris olympics. This story unfolded while we were on air yesterday, we were talking. We knew a Prisone