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Related: About this forumIs this speech longer than usual for a nominee?
It seems like it's going on forever. Is it longer than usual or does it just feel like it because it's so painful to watch?
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Is this speech longer than usual for a nominee? (Original Post)
democrattotheend
Jul 2016
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femmocrat
(28,394 posts)1. He might have set out to pass Bill Cllinton's really long convention speech.
Bill wasn't the nominee that year though!
democrattotheend
(11,607 posts)4. Are you talking about 2012?
Or 1988, when he bombed at the convention?
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)5. It must have been 1988.
He was very young.
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)2. But he has the best words.
Perhaps he's trying to use all of them.
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C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)3. Believe me.
The greatest.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)6. It's so incredible, you're gonna love it. Believe me. n/t
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)7. Takes time to believe your own lies.
Rhiannon12866
(206,074 posts)8. Both.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)9. It was the LONGEST acceptance speech in history.
Seriously. The longest fucking acceptance speech ever.