Doug Emhoff Speech
Though Doug Emhoff, the one-off second gentleman of four years now, walked out to a packed United Center in Chicago Wednesday night — lord knows he’s probably introduced himself with that “Hi!!! I’m Maya and Ella’s dad” bit once or twice before.
Emhoff talked about how he met Kamala and fell in love with her; the way she encouraged him to explore his Jewish faith more thoroughly knowing it was important after they married, what kind of step mom Harris has been parenting Emhoff’s two kids together and doing all that joyfully as well a great deal laughing.
“You know that laugh. Emhoff, responding to Republican memes that mock Harris’s laugh: “I love your laugh.
Here are the key moments of Emhoff’s DNC speech.
He explained an embarrassing voicemail tale
He responded that he left an overeager 2:30 a.m. voicemail, before Democrats through this year’s convention began Tuesday night and traced what connected the two of them for Kamala Harris’ phone number should set up with Emhoff on a blind date, to Vice President describing how they ended together off at Democratic National Convention his nomination acceptance night DETECTORS.
It made it feel like he wanted to snatch the words from that long stretch of air and stuff them back inside his throat. Finally she called, they talked and then met, they laughed.
Emhoff and Harris celebrate the tenth anniversary of their wedding on Thursday.
Harris has apparently kept that cringeworthy voicemail from their early courtship, which Emhoff said she plays for him every year on their anniversary.
In Trump’s Place, Harris will Listen to Not Just That Cringy Voicemail but the Acceptance of Democratic Party Presidential Nomination Too This year Emhoff said he’ll not only get that voicemail again.
He’ll hear it as his wife accepts a deeply significant nomination for President of the United States from her party Dickie alferro Aug 13.
The former entertainment lawyer met Harris while picking himself up from a divorce and she went on to help him with dollars and kids.
And he believed that Harris was perfect for him at a critical moment and in this darkest of American years, she’s the “perfect” pick to be President.
Emhoff gestured toward Harris in the crowd and got a loud roar from her fans when he said;
“With your help she will lead with joy and toughness, with that laugh and that look.”
He painted a portrait of the Kamala Harris he knows — and how she “behaved” when it came to parenting his kids with ex-wife. Harris has connected him more with his Jewish faith, he said and mentioned someone who goes to synagogue with him during high holidays and takes him to church on Easter. He noted the Chile rellenos she prepares at Christmas and her Passover “brisket, which is very good.
And Kamala Harris can sniff out weakness
Emhoff also talked about how tough Harris had long been. He explained how Harris applied that toughness in her career as a prosecutor, from protecting women and children against abusers to breaking wind of corrupt banks and transnational gangs.
“Cowards are weak and we all know Kamala Harris can smell a coward,” Emhoff said. He called Harris a “joyful warrior.