Top Comments: Convention wrap-up Open Thread edition

The floor is yours for a convention wrap-up Open Thread, after-the-jump ...

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Anything stand-out in this convention for you? Or (being an Open Thread) anything else on your mind tonight?

Let’s close with a song that Herman’s Hermits made famous — but was written by Carole King/Gerry Goffin and originally recorded by this vocal group (reaching #38 in August, 1964). The title speaks to the feeling many of us have, going into the autumn.

Now, on to Top Comments:

From belinda ridgewood:

Flakposted a diary about a rumor they'd heard from a reliable source, one which unleashed a flood of speculation about who would be the top-secret mystery special guest appearing at the DNC tonight! It seemed like everyone had a guess, but I thought Crashing Vor'sguess won the day, maybe not as "most likely", but certainly as "act I would most like to see".

And from Ed Tracey, your faithful correspondent this evening ........

In the diary by ericlewis0 about the new house arrest in Romania (on sex crime charges) of Andrew Tate— inkstainedwretch reminded us his first arrest came after trolling Greta Thunberg in late 2022 … yet his video gave a clue… enabling Romanian authorities to track-down his location.

And lastly: yesterday's Top Mojo - mega-mojo to the intrepid mik ...... who rescued this feature from oblivion:

1)  Walz for the win!!! by kj in missouri +232

2)  My favorite part was watching Gus Walz.  Th … by PaulaG +192

3)  Merrick Garland has Detective Pikachu on the case. by LeMoJoust +183

4)  People all over Twitter saying seeing Gus cheer  … by teresahill +170

5)  He's a little bit neurodivergent. Saw a story to … by darthstar +166

6)  As Tim Walz pointed out, there have been protest … by samanthab +160

6)  That downward glance as his hands came together  … by Anne Elk +160

8)  Oh, I’m sure that Republicans will steer clear o … by TexasTom +144

9)  The reaction of his two children absolutely kill … by Free Jazz at High Noon +137

9)  He is wiser than most of those in the party. He  … by Cocob +137

11) It's not the first time that Lakoff has tried to … by pines of rome +128

11) These numbers are amazing.  I was talking w … by gchaucer2 +128

13) It’s inspiring to know that this is happening ev … by liammurdoch +125

14) Actually he is known for having limited colors o … by Rhyta +120

15) It was the highlight of the evening  … by The Lighthouse Keeper +118

15) They didn’t exactly cut Amy Carter any slack eit … by Anakai +118

17) Harris/Walz need to stay away from the "gatekeep … by solar10 +112

17) Walz is really a great choice for vp — his  … by Mr Meaner +112

19) I just can’t get enough of this kind of stuff. I … by ReignFall +110

20) He and his family are the real deal. by valib +108

21) The Official DOJ Memo: by LeMoJoust +106

22) POTUS Joe by Denise Oliver Velez +104

23) This convention just keeps getting better by the … by Austenite +103

24) He will be out the door once Kamala is sworn in. by gimmie truth +102

25) So did Jimmy Carter, another under-appreciated P … by Gaelsdottir +99

25) So, after a couple of days break, more Russian u … by 22 Trucks +99

27) Since the RW extremists have called the MSM fake … by pines of rome +97

28) He looked old, sounded old and if he had a kind  … by zenvegan +96

29) Good morning, Miss Denise. Thank you for the too … by bilboteach +94

30) Ha! On Day One of the convention, Kamala Harris  … by SottoVoce +92