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The DNC Hasn’t Been Too Eventful, But It Has Driven Right-Wing Media Mad

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US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.The has been a mild affair this year. At times, it has felt like a charity telethon, which is perhaps inevitable with an all-remote event. It has been for defining ’s biography and humanizing the Democratic presidential nominee, while also being as too much of a bland, ideological grab bag. The most viral moment so far arguably involved .&nbsp;But for right-wing media, the DNC has been a parade of breathtaking outrages.&nbsp;The far left is taking over the “Democrat Party.” Former first lady hates America. are “the party of anti-Semitism” for allowing activist Linda Sarsour to speak at a sub-event for Muslim delegates. And Biden is simply “pretending to be faith &amp; family candidate,” as one chyron read. These are the main storylines to emerge out of the DNC in much of right-wing media.&nbsp;Much of conservatives’ ire targets two prominent women of color who spoke: Obama and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who only talked for 60 seconds.&nbsp;&nbsp;Radio host Rush Limbaugh, whom Trump awarded with a Presidential Medal of Freedom earlier this year, went on a accusing Obama and “all Democrat women” of being unable to pronounce certain words. Right-wing media personality Ben Shapiro questioned why Obama would be qualified to criticize Trump in the first place.&nbsp;Fox News host Laura Ingraham, for instance, aired a scattered segment questioning various aspects of Biden’s character, while senior Trump 2020 campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp , “Democrats took God out of their platform not too long ago.”&nbsp;Calling all HuffPost superfans!Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapterDo you have information you want to share with HuffPost?Today is National Voter Registration Day!We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote!

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.The has been a mild affair this year. At times, it has felt like a charity telethon, which is perhaps inevitable with an all-remote event. It has been for defining ’s biography and humanizing the Democratic presidential nominee, while also being as too much of a bland, ideological grab bag. The most viral moment so far arguably involved .&nbsp;But for right-wing media, the DNC has been a parade of...

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