{"id":2327006,"date":"2024-08-19T17:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T21:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tracking-the-lies-of-the-left-at-the-dnc\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T17:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T21:34:17","slug":"tracking-the-lies-of-the-left-at-the-dnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tracking-the-lies-of-the-left-at-the-dnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking The Lies Of The Left At The DNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftracking-the-lies-of-the-left-at-the-dnc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327006&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Democratic\u200d National \u200cConvention (DNC)\u200c in Chicago commenced with an atmosphere \u2062of enthusiasm,\u2062 signaling the party&#8217;s \u200ceagerness for the\u200b upcoming \u200dgeneral\u200d election. However, \u2062notable controversies surrounded the event, particularly\u2063 involving Vice President\u200c Kamala Harris&#8217;s choice for a running mate, Tim Walz. He was mistakenly \u200cintroduced as &#8220;Command Sergeant Major&#8221; \u200cdespite not having completed the\u2063 necessary \u200bcoursework\u200c to hold that title, and\u200d allegations of his departure from \u2064the military during a critical moment were highlighted. <\/p>\n<p>While Politico \u200bdescribed the party as\u2064 &#8220;lacking \u2063drama,&#8221; tensions loomed\u2062 as President Joe Biden\u2062 was removed from the ticket, and security measures were heightened \u200ddue to protests by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Illinois\u2063 Governor J.B.\u200d Pritzker announced the \u2063deployment of\u200b the National Guard to maintain order\u2064 amidst these protests, which occurred even before the\u2062 convention&#8217;s \u2062formal proceedings. <\/p>\n<p>The underlying discontent among leading Democrats regarding the decision to replace Biden was palpable, with reports indicating widespread\u200c frustration within the party as they prepared for a united front. the convention opened amid a mix of optimism and \u2064brewing unrest both inside and outside the \u2062venue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Democrats kicked off their convention in Chicago with all the fanfare of a rejuvenated party eager for the general election &mdash; having escaped any and all critical press interviews of the two candidates leading the ticket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/13\/tracking-kamala-harris-biggest-and-baddest-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tracking Kamala Harris&rsquo; Biggest And Baddest Lies: 20 And Counting<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Tim Walz Introduced as &lsquo;Command Sergeant Major&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>The Democrats&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-reynolds-declares-parents-matter-in-sotu-response-speech\/\" title=\"Kim Reynolds Declares &#039;Parents Matter&#039; in SOTU Response Speech\">vice-presidential pick<\/a> was introduced at a DNC meeting as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-misrepresented-his-military-service\/\" title=\"Tim Walz Misrepresented His Military Service\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-ignored-warnings-about-withdrawing-troops-from-afghanistan-military-leaders-say\/\" title=\"Military leaders say the Biden administration disregarded Afghanistan troop withdrawal warnings.\">command sergeant major<\/a>&#038;rdquo<\/a>; without correction, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/08\/tim-walzs-lies-about-his-military-record-include-inflating-his-rank-and-ducking-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">never completing<\/a> the coursework to claim the title in retirement. Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/09\/tim-walz-abandoned-his-national-guard-comrades-when-they-needed-him-most\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">left<\/a> the military as his unit began preparations for deployment to Iraq.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&#128680; JUST IN: Tim Walz was just introduced as &ldquo;Command Sergeant Major&rdquo; at a DNC meeting in Chicago<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats are DOUBLING DOWN on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ive-been-with-some-of-you-when-weve-been-shot-at-biden-revives-story-of-being-under-fire\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019ve Been With Some Of You When We\u2019ve Been Shot At\u2019: Biden Revives Story Of Being Under Fire\">stolen valor<\/a>, and Walz STILL refuses to correct it<\/p>\n<p>Why are Democrats supporting stolen valor??!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/djzVPETIR6\">pic.twitter.com\/djzVPETIR6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1825560793003507855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Politico Celebrates &lsquo;A Party Lacking Drama&rsquo; at DNC Kickoff<\/h2>\n<p>Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/08\/19\/democrats-unity-gop-2024-dnc-00174525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> Democrats arrived for their nominating convention on Monday in Chicago as &ldquo;a party lacking in drama&rdquo; even though President Joe Biden was booted from the ticket and organizers are struggling to manage pro-Palestinian demonstrators who&rsquo;ve already interrupted events.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats,&rdquo; Politico reported, &ldquo;are disciplined, orderly and united around Vice President Kamala Harris and, more to the point, thwarting former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s restoration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chicago protests, however, erupted in the nation&rsquo;s third-largest city even before the start of the Democrats&rsquo; convention, with &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/08\/19\/chicago-protests-democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hundreds<\/a>&rdquo; of anti-Israeli demonstrators crowding city streets and forcing road closures on the eve of the event.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.am1100theflag.com\/news\/illinois-governor-confirms-presence-of-national-guard-ahead-of-dnc-in-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> the preemptive deployment of the National Guard to assist with security, confirming the likelihood of political unrest as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/live\/2024\/aug\/19\/joe-biden-dnc-democratic-national-convention-kamala-harris?page=with:block-66c364d08f08dc0eb7d233b2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thousands<\/a> of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Chicago&rsquo;s Union Park on Monday and some have already interrupted official DNC programming.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Top Democrats, meanwhile, are still harboring resentment over the way Democrats removed the incumbent commander-in-chief from the top of the ticket as the convention gets underway. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Top Democrats are bristling with resentments even as they are about to try to put on a united front at the United Center in the Windy City,&rdquo; New York Times opinion writer Maureen Dowd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/17\/opinion\/election-dnc-convention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> over the weekend, adding that &ldquo;everyone&rsquo;s mad at one another.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>DNC Platform Endorses Biden&rsquo;s &lsquo;Second Term&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Four weeks after President Joe Biden was successfully pushed off the ticket, the Democrat Party&rsquo;s 91-page <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">platform<\/a>, unveiled on the eve of the nominating convention, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/19\/dnc-platform-admits-a-kamala-harris-presidency-would-be-bidens-second-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsed<\/a> his &ldquo;second term&rdquo; in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In President Biden&rsquo;s second term,&rdquo; the official platform reads, &ldquo;he will push Congress to pass legislation that is consistent with our values as a nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden, however, will be in California as Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepts the party&rsquo;s nomination on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<h2>DNC Platform Blames Republicans for Biden&rsquo;s Border Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>While celebrating plans for the wrong candidate, the DNC platform also blames Republicans for the border crisis after lawmakers rejected the package negotiated between Democrats and Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congressional Republicans,&rdquo; the platform reads, &ldquo;are currently blocking President Biden&rsquo;s bipartisan border security proposals because they lack the courage to stand up to Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/06\/nothing-about-the-rigged-senate-border-bill-is-in-the-national-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposal<\/a> shot down last winter was little more than a rubber stamp of congressional approval for the ongoing crisis, with 5,000 crossings legalized per day plus&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/05\/under-the-senates-atrocious-border-bill-everybody-gets-asylum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asylum<\/a>&nbsp;for all.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democrats launched their convention in Chicago with great enthusiasm, presenting themselves as a revitalized party ready for the general election, all while avoiding any challenging press interviews regarding their leading candidates. <\/p>\n<p>**Tim Walz Introduced Incorrectly**<br \/>\nDuring a DNC meeting, Tim Walz was mistakenly introduced as &#8220;Command Sergeant Major,&#8221; despite not having completed the necessary coursework to hold that title in retirement. He left the military just as his unit was preparing for deployment to Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>**Politico Highlights Lack of Drama at DNC Kickoff**<br \/>\nAccording to Politico, the Democrats arrived at their nominating convention on Monday in Chicago as &#8220;a party lacking drama,&#8221; even though President Joe Biden had been removed from the ticket and organizers were struggling with pro-Palestinian protesters who had already disrupted events. The report noted that Democrats appeared disciplined and united around Vice President Kamala Harris while focusing on preventing former President Donald Trump&#8217;s return.<\/p>\n<p>However, protests erupted in Chicago before the convention began, with hundreds of anti-Israeli demonstrators taking to the streets and causing road closures. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that National Guard troops would be deployed for security due to anticipated political unrest from thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathering at Union Park.<\/p>\n<p>Top Democrats are reportedly still upset about how Biden was ousted from leading the ticket as they attempt to present a united front during the convention. New York Times opinion writer Maureen Dowd noted over the weekend that there is significant tension among top party members.<\/p>\n<p>**DNC Platform Endorses Biden\u2019s \u2018Second Term\u2019**<br \/>\nDespite Biden being pushed off the ticket four weeks prior, the Democratic Party&#8217;s 91-page platform released just before the nominating convention endorsed his &#8220;second term&#8221; in office. The platform states that during this term, he will advocate for legislation aligned with national values.<\/p>\n<p>Biden will be in California when Kamala Harris formally accepts her nomination on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>**DNC Platform Blames Republicans for Border Crisis**<br \/>\nWhile promoting plans centered around an alternative candidate, the DNC platform also placed blame on Republicans for ongoing border issues after they rejected a bipartisan package negotiated between Democrats and Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma. The platform claims Congressional Republicans are obstructing Biden&#8217;s border security proposals out of fear of Trump\u2019s influence; however, critics argue that last winter&#8217;s proposal merely sought congressional approval without addressing underlying problems related to daily crossings and asylum requests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":830,"featured_media":2327007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dnc.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[14599,7705,34059,38600,33017],"class_list":["post-2327006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-fact-checking","tag-dnc","tag-election-2024","tag-leftist-lies","tag-political-analysis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dnc.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/830"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}