Running commentary: Republican National Convention 2016

Well, here we are. The 2016 election season is about to kick into top gear as the first of the two major parties holds their National Convention.

This thread is a holding place for all things RNC 2016.

 

First thing of note is that the RNC Secretary Susie Hudson has apparently disappeared. Petitions need to be handed to her but she is nowhere to found and the Stop Trump is NOT happy about it since they were planning to submit a petition.

Dirty trick or did she just find a hole to nap in?

 

Lol Chachi speaks today

 

Daily schedule:

Monday: Make America Safe Again
Headliners: Melania Trump, Lieutenant General (ret.) Michael Flynn, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jason Beardsley and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke (Mont.).
Tuesday: Make America Work Again
Headliners: Tiffany Trump, Kerry Woolard, Donald Trump, Jr., U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Ben Carson and Kimberlin Brown.
Wednesday: Make America First Again
Headliners: Lynne Patton; Eric Trump; former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, whom Donald Trump has chosen as his vice presidential running mate.
Thursday: Make America One Again
Headliners: Peter Thiel, Tom Barrack, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump


Here is more information about the daily schedule:


Monday: Make America Safe Again
Primetime Speakers
Willie Robertson, CEO of Duck Commander and Buck Commander, star of Duck Dynasty
Governor Rick Perry, Former Governor of Texas
Marcus Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL
Scott Baio, Actor and Television Producer
Pat Smith, Mother of Benghazi victim, Sean Smith
Mark Geist, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Fought in Battle of Benghazi
John Tiegen, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Fought in Battle of Benghazi
Kent Terry and Kelly Terry-Willis, The Brian Terry Foundation
Antonio Sabato, Jr., Actor
Mary Ann Mendoza, Immigration Reform Advocate
Sabine Durden, Immigration Reform Advocate
Jamiel Shaw, Immigration Reform Advocate
U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (TX-10)
David Clarke, Sheriff of Milwaukee County
U.S. Representative Sean Duffy (WI-7)
Rachel Campos Duffy, The LIBRE Initiative
Darryl Glenn, El Paso County Commissioner
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas)
Karen Vaughn, Mother of fallen U.S. Navy SEAL
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)
Rudy Giuliani, Former Mayor of New York City
Melania Trump, Businesswoman and Wife of Donald Trump
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, U.S. Army (ret.)
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Jason Beardsley, Concerned Veterans for America
U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (MT)


Tuesday: Make America Work Again
Primetime Speakers
Sharon Day, Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee
Dana White, President, UFC
Governor Asa Hutchison, Governor of Arkansas
Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General
Michael B, Mukasey, Former Attorney General
Andy Wist, Businessman
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin)
Chris Cox, Executive Director of NRA Institute for Legislative Action
Natalie Gulbis, Golfer, LPGA
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)
U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (WI-1)
U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23)
Governor Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey
Tiffany Trump, Daughter of Donald Trump
Kerry Woolard, General Manager, Trump Winery
Donald Trump, Jr., Son of Donald Trump and EVP, The Trump Organization
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia)
Dr. Ben Carson, Neurosurgeon
Kimberlin Brown, Actor


Wednesday: Make America First Again
Primetime Program, 7 P.M.
Laura Ingraham, Radio Host
Phil Ruffin, Businessman
Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida
Eileen Collins, Astronaut (retired)
Michelle Van Etten, Small Business Owner
Kentucky State Senator Ralph Alvarado, Jr.
Darrell Scott, Pastor
Harold Hamm, Continental Resources
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
Lynne Patton, The Eric Trump Foundation
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida)
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization
Newt & Callista Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House and his wife
Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Presumptive candidate for Vice President


Thursday: Make America One Again
Primetime Program, 7:30 P.M.
Brock Mealer, Motivational Speaker
U.S Representative Marsha Blackburn (TN-7)
Governor Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma
Dr. Lisa Shin, National Diversity Coalition for Trump
Reince Priebus, RNC Chairman
Jerry Falwell, Jr., President of Liberty University and evangelical leader
Peter Thiel, Venture Capitalist
Tom Barrack, CEO of Colony Capital
Ivanka Trump, Daughter of Donald Trump and EVP at the Trump Organization
Donald J. Trump, Republican presumptive candidate for President of the United States]

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Monday is going to be the best day of the RNC, in my opinion. I'm really looking forward to hearing from Mark Geist, John Tiegen and Pat Smith.
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Drinking game: Take a drink every time a Trump takes the podium to speak.

 

Take a shot every time somebody mentions "God" and "guns" in the same sentence.

Take a shot every time somebody mentions "what a strong conservative Mike Pence is"...but doesn't say it about Trump.

Take a shot every time somebody mentions Michelle Obama.

Take a shot every time somebody mentions "crony capitalism" before they nominate their crony capitalist Nominee.

 

WTF Gorn, do you want people to get alcohol poisoning?

 

6 drinks over 4 days? I don't think you know what a drinking game is.

 

The basic legal word is " if I hide they cannot give me the petition, and if they cannot give me the petition we cannot act on it, and if we can it act on it it just will not happen"

 

Dumpster fire.

Philadelphia won't be any different.

We are doomed.

 

Want to get REALLY hammered?

Watch Ted Cruz' speech. Take every time he says something negative about Hillary and subtract every time he says something positive about Trump. Take that many drinks.

You'll probably run a 90-10 or 95-5% ratio.


Calgary Ted's speech will be the equivalent of Bill Clinton's 1988 Dem Convention speech.....he's springboard for a 2020 run after Trump loses.

 

I am looking forward to the Melankia speech. It will be great. She dill knock it out of the soccer field. She will earn a trophy . No wait she is the trophy.

 

Take a drink every time he redundantly posts a Trump can't win message - and die of alcohol poisoning.

 

Take a drink every time a Trump Cultist says "He'll win big"....but refuses to give ANY kind of ballpark figure on how "big" that win will be.

Also take 5 drinks after Trump gives his speech when a TC says it was the greatest speech in human history....even if Trump's teleprompter goes out and he sings "I'm A Little Teapot" while the techs are getting it back up and running.



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Will her speech be translated into her native language of "Goldiggerisch"?

 

You still here? I suppose technically you didn't lose your bet that Jeb! would be the nominee or you'll quit the forum until Trump is the official nominee.
You should have a drink for each speaker who doesn't urge nominating Jeb!

 

Mocking Hilliary is too easy, like shooting fish in a barrel. She's given us enough negative material for a thousand elections. She's a dream opponent.

I hope Ted skewers her.

 

Let's take it up a notch and go for cirrhosis of the liver:

Take a shot/swig a beer every time someone says Hillary Clinton is a liar/dishonest/can't be trusted

 

Add Benghazi to that and you've got a pass-out drinking game...

 

Yeah Einstein said "Repeating the same action over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity."

So it's logical that Republicans would keep harping on BENGHAZI!!!!!! which has failed time after time after time after time for them for nearly 4 years.

 

Here comes the last ditch effort of the "Dump Trump." The petition is being recognized now.

Doubt that it will go anywhere, but hey, it provides some entertainment. Probably more than Scott Baio ever would.

 

The ayes have it on a voice vote.

Now the GOPers are ignoring another petition.

Ken Cuccinelli (AG-Va) just tossed his pass down and is walking out.

 

Don't just rollover Dump Trumpers. Fight the power!!!

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

 

If so 99% of the left will not need a translator.

 

The Colorado delegation is walking out.

Regina Thompson: we're walking out and will go with "Plan B".

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Most likely a really REALLY expensive trophy.

 

Go ahead with the roll call vote for (*)(*)(*)(*)'s sake. It's not like it's going to pass...