CNN: Most Memorable Political Convention One-Liners

TAPPER A zinger from ░░░░░░░░ Obama has likely just ░░░░░░░░ a spot in the ░░░░░░░░ of all time memorable ░░░░░░░░ convention quotes Last night ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic National Convention ░░░░░░░░ in Chicago the former ░░░░░░░░ Lady took Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ controversial debate night complaint ░░░░░░░░ migrants taking black jobs ░░░░░░░░ she turned it against ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts M Obama ░░░░░░░░ s going to tell ░░░░░░░░ that the job he ░░░░░░░░ currently seeking might just ░░░░░░░░ one of those black ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends TAPPER That ░░░░░░░░ electrified the crowd and ░░░░░░░░ made us think about ░░░░░░░░ lines in convention history ░░░░░░░░ continue to stand the ░░░░░░░░ of time Think back ░░░░░░░░ example to the 2016 ░░░░░░░░ convention when Texas Senator ░░░░░░░░ Cruz who had just ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump in ░░░░░░░░ GOP primary in which ░░░░░░░░ had nonsensically implicated Cruz ░░░░░░░░ father in the assassination ░░░░░░░░ President John F Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ insulted the appearance of ░░░░░░░░ s wife and much ░░░░░░░░ more So here s ░░░░░░░░ happened when it was ░░░░░░░░ s turn to speak ░░░░░░░░ the convention and endorse ░░░░░░░░ Trump Clip starts Cruz ░░░░░░░░ you love our country ░░░░░░░░ love your children as ░░░░░░░░ as I know that ░░░░░░░░ do stand and speak ░░░░░░░░ vote your conscience Clip ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Vote your conscience ░░░░░░░░ pretty shocking at the ░░░░░░░░ because it was a ░░░░░░░░ explicit non endorsement of ░░░░░░░░ party nominee on a ░░░░░░░░ stage These times it ░░░░░░░░ especially shocking because Ted ░░░░░░░░ of course has become ░░░░░░░░ devoted to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ years before that at ░░░░░░░░ Republican National Convention John ░░░░░░░░ s running mate Sarah ░░░░░░░░ made a confident speech ░░░░░░░░ skyrocketed her out of ░░░░░░░░ obscurity and scared Democrats ░░░░░░░░ starts PALIN You know ░░░░░░░░ they say the difference ░░░░░░░░ a hockey mom and ░░░░░░░░ pit bull Lipstick Clip ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER That line was ░░░░░░░░ knock at some of ░░░░░░░░ sexist questions about her ░░░░░░░░ to do the job ░░░░░░░░ vice president while raising ░░░░░░░░ But her star fell ░░░░░░░░ as quickly as it ░░░░░░░░ John McCain and Palin ░░░░░░░░ lost to Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden Which brings ░░░░░░░░ to Obama s breakout ░░░░░░░░ back in 2004 20 ░░░░░░░░ and three weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ he endorsed Senator John ░░░░░░░░ for president Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Obama Tonight there is ░░░░░░░░ a liberal America and ░░░░░░░░ conservative America There is ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ ends TAPPER With those ░░░░░░░░ then State Senator Obama ░░░░░░░░ the show It was ░░░░░░░░ that he was the ░░░░░░░░ of the party not ░░░░░░░░ much the nominee Senator ░░░░░░░░ Kerry Here s a ░░░░░░░░ liner from Kerry s ░░░░░░░░ speech that year Clip ░░░░░░░░ KERRY I m John ░░░░░░░░ and I m reporting ░░░░░░░░ duty Clip ends TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ was supposed to play ░░░░░░░░ Kerry s honorable military ░░░░░░░░ during the Vietnam War ░░░░░░░░ was attacked at the ░░░░░░░░ with blatant falsehoods by ░░░░░░░░ group called Swift Boat ░░░░░░░░ for Truth Kerry went ░░░░░░░░ to lose to George ░░░░░░░░ Bush Bush s father ░░░░░░░░ H W Bush delivered ░░░░░░░░ gem at the 1988 ░░░░░░░░ convention Clip starts BUSH ░░░░░░░░ my lips No new ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends TAPPER But ░░░░░░░░ Senior did end up ░░░░░░░░ some existing taxes which ░░░░░░░░ to the loss of ░░░░░░░░ second term for him ░░░░░░░░ the most notable line ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic convention that ░░░░░░░░ year was not from ░░░░░░░░ Dukakis but from Texas ░░░░░░░░ Ann Richards who said ░░░░░░░░ about George H W ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts RICHARDS He ░░░░░░░░ born with a silver ░░░░░░░░ in his mouth Clip ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER It was generally ░░░░░░░░ that it s not ░░░░░░░░ good sign for a ░░░░░░░░ if the best line ░░░░░░░░ a convention speech isn ░░░░░░░░ theirs especially if the ░░░░░░░░ line is from an ░░░░░░░░ which we saw at ░░░░░░░░ 1980 Democratic National Convention ░░░░░░░░ after Senator Ted Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ President Jimmy Carter and ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy delivered a concession ░░░░░░░░ for the ages Clip ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy For all those ░░░░░░░░ cares have been our ░░░░░░░░ the work goes on ░░░░░░░░ cause endures the hope ░░░░░░░░ lives and the dream ░░░░░░░░ never die Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ More epic one liners ░░░░░░░░ lie ahead Tonight will ░░░░░░░░ the 12th time Bill ░░░░░░░░ has addressed the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Convention In his 1992 ░░░░░░░░ speech the former president ░░░░░░░░ not only with a ░░░░░░░░ line but a memorable ░░░░░░░░ moment Clip starts Clinton ░░░░░░░░ still believe in a ░░░░░░░░ called Hope God bless ░░░░░░░░ and God bless America ░░░░░░░░ ends TAPPER The delegates ░░░░░░░░ nuts as they sang ░░░░░░░░ to his Fleetwood Mac ░░░░░░░░ theme song Don t ░░░░░░░░ Thinking About Tomorrow It ░░░░░░░░ a real rallying cry ░░░░░░░░ the Boomers Not unlike ░░░░░░░░ s Freedom perhaps which ░░░░░░░░ as the campaign song ░░░░░░░░ Vice President Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ had been tied with ░░░░░░░░ H W Bush in ░░░░░░░░ pre convention New York ░░░░░░░░ polling He left that ░░░░░░░░ with an unthinkable lead ░░░░░░░░ 24 points So if ░░░░░░░░ re reading between the ░░░░░░░░ liners yeah convention speeches ░░░░░░░░ We ll be right ░░░░░░░░