The Republican National Convention

[GwynnInTheHall]

Post your incident reports here...........

[Moonlight J]

60 years ago...

[GwynnInTheHall]

So Trumps wife pretty much paraphrases Michelle Obama's speech from 2008.


Seriously, the GOP slogan for this years election should be

"Who gives a fuck, we're stupid, but you're stupider"

IDIOCRACY, It's REAL.

[B-Fly]

Hey, if Melania is going to choose a role model first lady to emulate, she could do a lot worse than channeling Michelle Obama.

[Moonlight J]

The plagiarizing thing is a welcome distraction from:

[umjewman]

in hindsight it did seem odd when Melania talked about the challenges of being a black woman at Princeton

— Michael Crowley (@michaelcrowley) July 19, 2016

[swampdragon]

There have been some extreme examples of hatred highlighted by speeches already and there has only been one day - do a quick check of the list above and each one is more appaling than the next

[Pogues]

I don't know how much longer I can take this. I believe better times are in the future, but I don't know if I can hang on until that happens. I see it 50/50 that I'll be changing parties before the election.

[revo]

Is it ironic that Drumpf 's entrance to the stage was backed by "We Are the Champions" by Queen -- a group that was led by a gay frontman. I wonder if Freddie Mercury would be OK being associated with Drumpf and the GOP.

[TranaGreg]

Is it ironic that Drumpf 's entrance to the stage was backed by "We Are the Champions" by Queen -- a group that was led by a gay frontman. I wonder if Freddie Mercury would be OK being associated with Drumpf and the GOP.

well as of a month ago (this is from June 9) Brian May wasn't ...

"This is not an official Queen statement, but I can confirm that permission to use the track was neither sought nor given. We are taking advice on what steps we can take to ensure this use does not continue," May wrote on his website, brianmay.com.

http://abc7chicago.com/news/queen-gu...paign/1378543/

[Hodor]

It's like every asshole you went to high school decided to hold a convention and brought their friends.

[B-Fly]

The plagiarizing thing is a welcome distraction from:

Ultimately and unfortunately, I think the constant references to Hillary Clinton as a criminal who should be a candidate for a jail cell rather than the White House is probably the correct strategy for Trump and the GOP. I also think that decisively taking the side of the police and raising fears about the Black Lives Matter movement's incitement of would-be cop killers is good political strategy, as well as continuing the drumbeat about "calling our enemy by its name" on Radical Islam. Sure, that stuff makes us cringe as Democrats/liberals/Clinton supporters, and it draws media rebukes, but if I try to step outside my own political beliefs and evaluate it purely in terms of campaign strategy, I think that stuff is where Trump can drum up enthusiasm, get out the vote, and pull over undecideds who just don't like or trust Clinton.

[B-Fly]

On the flip side, if I were advising the Trump campaign I'd recommend toning down or eliminating the stuff that links Latino immigration to crime or terror and see if I can bring back some of the conservative-leaning Latino voters. And I'd stay as far away as possible from abortion/contraception/Supreme Court during the prime time speeches. Let Pence and other surrogates bang that drum in more targeted campaign events, rather than for a national audience.

[swampdragon]

On the flip side, if I were advising the Trump campaign I'd recommend toning down or eliminating the stuff that links Latino immigration to crime or terror and see if I can bring back some of the conservative-leaning Latino voters. And I'd stay as far away as possible from abortion/contraception/Supreme Court during the prime time speeches. Let Pence and other surrogates bang that drum in more targeted campaign events, rather than for a national audience.

advising???? - I am smart man I can do it myself

[Moonlight J]