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Sen. Elizabeth Warren may have been addressing the challenges facing childcare in the U.S. during her DNC speech, but there was another message that was getting plenty of attention.
As the Massachusetts Democrat and former 2020 presidential candidate spoke during the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, eagle-eyed viewers noticed a not-so-subtle plug paying tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement.
(Source: CNN)
In a virtual speech delivered from a classroom in the Early Childhood Education Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, Warren pushed the idea of universal preschool and the need for childcare for working parents, especially amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“Childcare was already hard to find before the pandemic. And now, parents are stuck — no idea when schools can safely reopen and even fewer childcare options,” Warren said.
But as the camera focused on the Democrat speaking, colorful letters spelling “BLM” were seen set up on the shelves over her shoulder.
“BLM” spelled out in blocks while Warren speaks pic.twitter.com/NTgsVpsAj3
— Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) August 20, 2020
“We all need to be in the fight to get Joe and Kamala elected. And after November, we all need to stay in the fight to get big things done,” Warren said during her speech which came just ahead of Sen. Kamala Harris’s official acceptance of the Democratic nomination for vice president.
“We stay in the fight so that when our children and our grandchildren ask what we did during this dark chapter in our nation’s history. We will be able to look them squarely in the eye and say, we organized, we persisted, we changed America,” she said.
BLM blocks for Black Lives Matter. pic.twitter.com/7ZfYoCraEB
— Warren Democrats (@TeamWarren) August 20, 2020
Naturally, the liberal media swooned over Warren’s nod to the leftist “BLM” movement.
CNN’s Angela Rye actually called it “Woke Sesame Street,” laughing at her slip of the tongue when she explained how “B-L-M was nicely placed in the black — background.” MSNBC’s Joy Reid declared the foam letters “gave me a little bit of life,” as she credited Rachel Maddow for first noticing them.
Even at Fox News the letters were noted, as anchor Bret Baier got a laugh out of Chris Wallace when he said it was “signaling — well, whatever,” offering a long pause between his words.
Other media outlets also caught on.
Elizabeth Warren speaks from a classroom at the #DemConvention in front of blocks that spell out BLM. More from the third night here 👉https://t.co/bY1r69cysd pic.twitter.com/kXANbdsEBa
— Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) August 20, 2020
“It’s time to recognize that childcare is part of the basic infrastructure of this nation, it’s infrastructure for families.”
Sen. Warren, speaking in front of blocks that spell out #BLM, speaks on affordable childcare at the #DemConvention https://t.co/jxyPSYoNRF pic.twitter.com/nEwY9owJjf
— Bloomberg (@business) August 20, 2020
Twitter users celebrated the move.
Of course @ewarren spelled out BLM in children’s blocks in her background ♥️ 11/10 @ratemyskyperoom
— Tara McGowan (@taraemcg) August 20, 2020
“BLM” spelled out in kid blocks in Sen. Warren’s background here. We see you Liz. pic.twitter.com/gDlmH3NTVV
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) August 20, 2020
Warren leading with childcare as an economic issue is just 💯.
Also props to the advance staffer who arranged the letter blocks to say #BLM.
— Amy Spitalnick (@amyspitalnick) August 20, 2020
Messaging was apparently a part pf the plan as the classroom appeared to be peppered with subtle images that were meant to score political points. An advance photo of the speech showed another acronym spelled out “DBFH” behind Warren as she sat holding a children’s book. The letters apparently stood for Warren’s “Dream Big, Fight Hard” message.
Just getting set here in Springfield. Fired up and ready for @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris! https://t.co/HFFi6mwZzb pic.twitter.com/wrH0jyHGxb
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 20, 2020
Text DBFH to 30330 🌎 pic.twitter.com/Oz6YgW9chT
— Warren Democrats (@TeamWarren) August 20, 2020
There were plenty of other not-so-hidden pieces of propaganda in the classroom:
Spotted: Converse (a Massachusetts company!) and @JoeBiden! pic.twitter.com/InQrwioDpL
— Warren Democrats (@TeamWarren) August 20, 2020
Also 30330 in back of the DBFH is the number to text Joe Biden’s campaign 👀👀👀
— johnny 🌍🌏🌎 (@FearlessJohnny) August 20, 2020
While liberals loved the “BLM” messaging, other Twitter users panned the gesture.
Pandering!!
— Elly Razzini-Stevens (@ErazzCubsWin) August 20, 2020
Schools can’t open, millions have lost jobs, millions have lost healthcare, we’re facing an eviction crisis, 40% of small businesses will permanently close and we’re supposed to be impressed that democrats spelled out BLM with blocks and that Joe passed VAWA in the 90s.
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) August 20, 2020
warren getting praised for putting “BLM” in the background of her DNC speech while not actually saying anything about racism, state brutality, or any victims or anything of substance is the absolute height of liberalism.
— risgüey (@risguey) August 20, 2020
This is a reminder of how schools become indoctrination centers under Democrats.
— Reliably Right (@ReliablyRight) August 20, 2020
Elizabeth Warren be like, “Shout out to my sponsors!”
— Unsafe Space (@unsafe__space) August 20, 2020
And just like that, she solved racism
— Yahya 🇾🇪 (@YahyaMishaq) August 20, 2020
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