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DNC Charlotte: Start Time and Speaker List
Illinois stars tonight at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Among state and Chicago pols speaking are Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov. Pat Quinn and candidate Tammy Duckworth.
A slew of political powerhouses, many from Chicago and Illinois, are set to speak at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) today in Charlotte, N.C. at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. Former White House Chief of Staff and now Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will address delegates around 9 p.m. Emanuel has been under fire all summer as violence in Chicago's troubled neighborhoods reached an all time high. The spike in criminal activity landed the mayor on CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. Like Niles-Morton Grove Patch on Facebook and join the conversation Also slated to speak is Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. The governor will be speaking between 6 and 7 p.m. Some have speculated that Quinn is responsible for the recent failure in pension reform that led…
Tony Kovacs
12:23 am on Thursday, September 6, 2012
To save you from the ordeal of having to watch, here are the most frequent themes you will hear at the DEM convention. 1. Spend more on education for the 21st century (as if two-thirds of our property taxes don't already go there and more fed funds too. Coincience that teacher unions support dems who give them more money so they can contribute even more to Dems? ) 2.Repair the crumbling … more ›