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Democrats: Convention offers nothing but Trump bashing

If the Democrat convention is shades of things to come, no thanks.

There were hours of bashing President Trump from every angle for things he didn’t cause and can’t stop alone, with no mention of any substantive, realistic platform.

One hint was Bernie Sanders comments regarding the party’s incremental acceptance of his progressive, bloated, government-driven economy.

Topping it off was complete absence of any denouncement of the violence the progressive movement has inflicted on innocent Americans in the name of social justice.

Talking about “unity” and “integrity” won’t cut it if you look the other way when people you advocate for are beating innocent people senseless and shooting children in our streets.

Until politicians show me their words and actions align, they have no integrity. Like him or not, until we were handed COVID-19, Trump had done much of what he said he would before his election.

Joe Biden has 40-plus years of service with little to show, and now denounces what once were his accomplishments, like opposing busing and the infamous crime bill.

Until “progressives” show me some integrity, no thanks.

Mike Ogden, Puyallup

This story was originally published August 26, 2020 at 10:08 AM with the headline "Democrats: Convention offers nothing but Trump bashing."

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