tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28314143242811626252011-04-21T12:33:15.641-07:00Updates on the Democratic National Convention from Riverdale's delegationRiverdale Ramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03979140775302745390noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831414324281162625.post-71821766904806421042008-08-28T07:01:00.000-07:002008-08-28T07:08:04.233-07:00

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz sent us his thoughts on last night's events in Denver a little earlier this morning. Here they are in full:The highlights of the convention's third night were the speeches by Bill Clinton, John Kerry and Joe Biden, and Hillary's graciousness in moving to nominate Obama by acclamation at the beginning of the evening. Like Hillary, President Clinton strongly and

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Jeffrey Dinowitz on how he felt when his candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton, released her delegates — him included — to vote for Sen. Barack Obama, if they wished, when it came time to name their constituents' choices for the Democratic nominee to the presidency:At about 2 pm. Denver time Hillary released her delegates in advance of tonight's roll call. It's pretty hard to accept, but it's also

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Late this morning, Helen Morik sent a rave review for the speech Sen. Clinton gave last night."[Last night] was amazing," she wrote. "Sen Hillary Clinton gave one of the most electrifying speeches ever delivered at a Democratic convention . . . she reinforced for those of us who supported her that she is intelligent and caring and an outstanding public servant . . . she convinced us that she is

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This is my fifth convention. I have heard a lot of speeches. I will always remember the Ted Kennedy speech of 1980 as the best speech I’ve ever heard, until now. I always thought that maybe I’m just getting older and it’s harder to move me. Hillary disproved that last night. I thought it was the best, the most effective and most moving speech I’ve heard, period. Can there possibly be any skeptics

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Mr. Dinowitz, who was — if you couldn't tell already — a very firm supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton in the primaries, sent us a little more detail on his take on yesterday's happenings at the DNC earlier this morning, but since we're pulling together the paper today, we haven't had time to post it until now.Among other questions, our editor, Marie Villani-York, asked him if there was tension in

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This morning’s breakfast for the New York State delegation was dedicated to women since it’s the 88th anniversary of the 19th amendment. Speakers included Michelle Paterson, the First Lady of New York; Louise Slaughter, an upstate congresswoman who has the distinction of being one of the longest-serving women; Janet Napolitano, the governor of Arizona (who was terrific); and Caroline Kennedy.I

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Last night's opening night for the Democratic National Convention was exciting, emotional, and gave us the right message.Seeing Sen. Ted Kennedy in person gave everyone a boost. He exhorted the audience to get behind Barack Obama for a win in November. He told the crowd, many of whom were surprised to see him in person, that he wouldn't have missed it for the world.The tribute to him was moving

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Michelle Obama's speech was positively received by almost everyone. I think she hit a home run. She did her job. It's all about the American Dream and parents struggling to give their children lives better than theirs. She showed that the Obamas are no different than millions of other hardworking Americans. —Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz

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The first time I was elected delegate to the Democratic National Convention was in 1980. I was a Kennedy delegate. At 25 I was one of the youngest delegates. Sen. Kennedy gave one of the greatest speeches I ever heard.Tonight's speech was shorter but no less inspiring. The mere fact that he appeared at all was amazing. What a giant! I'm so glad my children Kara and Eric were here to be part of

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As you can tell, Dispatches from the DNC is live, and we're awaiting our first reports from the Riverdale-area politicos who have agreed to contribute for us -- Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, a delegate, and Helen Morik, a City Council candidate going as a guest.West Bronx News has a reporter on the ground in Denver thanks to the help of the New York Community Media Alliance and we're looking

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