Seth Meyers praises Bernie while dissecting 'terrible start' to Hillary's Democratic convention


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The Democrats' major goal at this week's Democratic National Convention is "to unify the party and present themselves as the safe and steady alternative to the forest fire in cufflinks that is Donald Trump," Seth Meyers said on Monday's Late Night. But before the first speaker even took the stage, "things got off to a terrible start." First, Hillary Clinton picked Tim Kaine as her running mate. "The only way Hillary could have been safer is if she picked a Volvo wearing a bike helmet," Meyers said, underwhelmed. "As attack dogs go, Tim Kaine seems like one of those who licks the burglar's hand while he's stealing your candlesticks." At least, he said, Kaine's Spanish language skills are "guaranteed to get under Trump's skin."
Then Meyers tackled the Democratic National Committee's hacked email leak, suggesting an anti-Sanders bias at the DNC and leading to the ouster of Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. "At this point, emails are to Hillary what snakes were to Indiana Jones — 'Emails, why did it have to be emails?'" Meyers said. "The entire purpose of this convention is to unify the party, and these emails only serve to further the rift between the Hillary and Bernie supporters." But Clinton just fanned the flames, naming Wasserman Schultz as honorary chairwoman in her campaign, after passing over more progressive, Sanders-like VP picks. "Basically, Hillary said, 'Have you been feeling the Bern? Why not try some Nova-Kaine?'" Meyers said. Democrats should be thankful that Sanders took the high road, he added, and you can watch his "closer look" below. Peter Weber
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Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.
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