***Official Republican Convention Thread***
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I don't normally watch political conventions, but I had an extremely long day, so I plopped down and turned this on CSPAN last night while hoovering a bowl of pasta. A few 'Mystery Science Theater 2000" reactions:
1. It's actually refreshing to watch something like this without any talking heads. It's also hilarious in spots, because you get to see "filler" stuff the networks don't broadcast, like videos of Trump "dancing" to YMCA and people who don't really have any business getting up on a podium. Like the reality tv woman who seemed to be bitching about her parents being convicted of fraud in GA but never really getting around to saying why their conviction was actually a problem.
2. On the whole, this was exceptionally dull. Not only that, I really think they overplayed the anti-immigrant hand, which even in good circumstances is pretty tough to hit the right tone with.
3. Best line of the night was the MT candidate on Tester: "He even drives a Prius". If he wins MT, watch him in the long term. Calm, normal.
4. Listening to Huckabee Sanders is like eating regurgitated dog food.
5. Vivek and Desantis actually had not bad material as these sorts of convention speeches go, but it was fascinating to me how truly badly they both presented. Neither has any concept of pacing or the dramatic pause, Vivek needs fatter fingers and to lose the pompadour, and Desantis comes across as an actor in an old Soviet movie breaking the fourth wall to speak to the TV audience at home.
6. The Minnesota guy sounded like Brian Doyle Murray if you closed your eyes.
7. The non-professional speakers were infinitely better than the banal political pros.
8. They should give Lee Greenwood's lifetime contract to the lady/crime advocate from Brooklyn. I was ready to run through a brick wall for her.
9. It's sort of funny how many of today's R's seem to have reverted to the 1970s practice of using "democrat" as an adjective ("Democrat policies"). Too pervasive to be accidental. I smell a Frank Luntz wannabe somewhere behind the scenes.
10. Interestingly, Trump's security detail seemed to have lost its female members from the brief glimpses I saw.
11. Haley seemed to have been dressed by her interior decorator, and was likewise dull enough to make one understand how she didn't have much of a chance. And a really back-handed "endorsement" if you ask me. No cabinet post for you.
12. Missouri has a Senator Schmidt? Who knew?!
13. Ben Carson quoting Tocqueville and...I'm getting sleeeeeeepppppyy.
14. Did Rubio lead with his immigrant upbringing? Because if he didn't, I owe a guy a beer.
1. It's actually refreshing to watch something like this without any talking heads. It's also hilarious in spots, because you get to see "filler" stuff the networks don't broadcast, like videos of Trump "dancing" to YMCA and people who don't really have any business getting up on a podium. Like the reality tv woman who seemed to be bitching about her parents being convicted of fraud in GA but never really getting around to saying why their conviction was actually a problem.
2. On the whole, this was exceptionally dull. Not only that, I really think they overplayed the anti-immigrant hand, which even in good circumstances is pretty tough to hit the right tone with.
3. Best line of the night was the MT candidate on Tester: "He even drives a Prius". If he wins MT, watch him in the long term. Calm, normal.
4. Listening to Huckabee Sanders is like eating regurgitated dog food.
5. Vivek and Desantis actually had not bad material as these sorts of convention speeches go, but it was fascinating to me how truly badly they both presented. Neither has any concept of pacing or the dramatic pause, Vivek needs fatter fingers and to lose the pompadour, and Desantis comes across as an actor in an old Soviet movie breaking the fourth wall to speak to the TV audience at home.
6. The Minnesota guy sounded like Brian Doyle Murray if you closed your eyes.
7. The non-professional speakers were infinitely better than the banal political pros.
8. They should give Lee Greenwood's lifetime contract to the lady/crime advocate from Brooklyn. I was ready to run through a brick wall for her.
9. It's sort of funny how many of today's R's seem to have reverted to the 1970s practice of using "democrat" as an adjective ("Democrat policies"). Too pervasive to be accidental. I smell a Frank Luntz wannabe somewhere behind the scenes.
10. Interestingly, Trump's security detail seemed to have lost its female members from the brief glimpses I saw.
11. Haley seemed to have been dressed by her interior decorator, and was likewise dull enough to make one understand how she didn't have much of a chance. And a really back-handed "endorsement" if you ask me. No cabinet post for you.
12. Missouri has a Senator Schmidt? Who knew?!
13. Ben Carson quoting Tocqueville and...I'm getting sleeeeeeepppppyy.
14. Did Rubio lead with his immigrant upbringing? Because if he didn't, I owe a guy a beer.
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oh yeah, i forgot that one. i kept watching expecting that the woman was actually going to sing something.
Did we really need one? It appears the GOP is having a good time in Milwaukee. So far, even though their nominee almost caught the dead, they don't appear to be very angry. Does that bother you?
The Republican convention will be material for SNL Saturday.
Not strictly convention related, but 538 this morning lists a poll showing Biden at 50%, and Trump at 51%. It's the kind of thing that might make a guy wonder about electoral irregularities. 
I'm curious how did progressives destroy anything? What have we done in any way to prevent you from living however the **** you want? We just want that for everyone and you got damn assholes think we ruined the world for you because we get in the way of your hate.
Were the “F Joe Biden!” chants before or after the prayer that put Trump to sleep?
All this Jesus-y stuff is so invigorating.
Trump got a little prick on the ear. LMAO.
You must have amazing stamina sucking Trump off day and night.
I think most of the people in the crowd MEAN well, they're just useful idiots for the Trump crime family who does not care about them AT ALL.
Your true colors are coming out I see. Straight to gay erotica too.. I expected better from you Ragnar.
