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An attendee wears Hillary Clinton-themed shoes and socks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, on July 28, 2016 . Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party’s nomination. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Daily Dose: 7/29/16

Hillary Clinton is very here for the haters

Clinton Yates @clintonyates

12:15 PMIf you don’t know, the homey Domonique Foxworth and I have discussions. This time, Morgan Moody was smart enough to put it on camera. Our new bit is called “Locker Room Lawyer.” Enjoy.

I mean, let’s be real: Hillary Clinton came out and stunted on everyone with the all-white pant suit, acting like we didn’t know that was EXACTLY what she was going to do the whole time. She was super communicative, mad elegant and did a great job redefining what we like to call the definition of “presidential.” It was pretty glorious on many levels. Anyway, the reason this all matters is because what she said was paramount, obviously. Her daughter, Chelsea, was out there as well, by the way. Whatever, Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination, so this presidential race is officially a party.

So, there’s a show I can’t stop watching on television. It’s Action Bronson — the Queens, New York-bred rapper who occasionally finds himself in a decent amount of controversy — and his friends watching the pseudoscience classic Ancient Aliens and getting extremely high the whole time. Look, this program is extremely stupid, particularly pointless, but exceedingly hilarious. Think about it, do you really believe in dinosaurs? How do you feel about prehistoric space travel? VICE has the latest episode here.

Football is so annoying. I just needed to say that. I respect the game in the sense that everyone who chooses to potentially blow their brain to shreds for the sake of entertaining the masses is someone who I am in no position to pass judgment on. But in late July, we start thinking about certain teams in the NFL and how they are going to fix all their problems and ease the pain of some fan base I definitely do not care about. One of those squads is definitely the New York Jets, who are perpetually useless. FiveThirtyEight’s Chase Stuart has a lot to say about their quarterback situation.

If I asked you what Carmelo Anthony’s greatest achievement as a basketball player was, what would you say? It’s kind of a tough question. He won a national championship at Syracuse, then went into the league, started scoring mad buckets and then, yeah nothing. No rings. No NBA Finals appearances. But you know what he does do? Win gold medals at the Olympics. So, if he wins a third gold medal in Rio, are we in a position to say he’s a definite Hall of Famer as a result? The homey Amin Elhassan has an answer.

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Coffee Break: We need to talk about vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine. He showed up to the Democratic National Convention dressed like a guy who used to manage a Circuit City and I love him for it. But also, he’s just so affable and tremendous that’s it next to impossible to dislike him. But, he’ll still get these dad jokes.

Snack Time: Natalie Randolph is an awesome person. She used to coach Coolidge Senior High School’s football team in Washington, D.C., and was a heck of a player for the D.C. Divas. Now, she’s still doing big things.

Dessert: Young Kofie is next in these streets, by the way. And not just because he’s up on his Arthur game.

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