The 2020 Republican National Convention thread

[Huntn]

Yeah, I remember it. Thought it was dumb as hell. Laughed when he didn't get his way.

Though that doesn't mean we should freak out over standard protocol here. Apply outrage where outrage is appropriate, otherwise it only serves to make you look like you're trying too hard.

I’m not outraged over the images I replied to, neither was the person who originally tweeted, they just said it was curious and it is when you see Dumbo emulating the Strong men he admires. However there is a mountain of Trump shit that we can be rightfully outraged over.

 

[DT]

Link maybe behind a paywall.

It is, dummies ... see attached (if you'd like a PDF copy)

 

[Huntn]

It is, dummies ... see attached (if you'd like a PDF copy)

Here’s an idea for the GOP they would love, let’s elect our leadership based on who can tell the best, biggest lies for a great outcome.

 

[lizkat]

It's kind of you, but I'm a father with small kids in 2020. It literally doesn't get more boring than this.:/

Hah, yeah. You know this while pretending enthusiasm for a memorized bedtime story as the kid turns the pages and points at the tiger or the choo-choo train, even as in your mind a calculator tots up reading #273, estimates remaining marginal utility of that particular story and figures that inside another 30 days you'll have to be memorizing another whole book.

The only excitement is getting caught out by a three yo after you say something like "and so the puppies made it back safely back home to get supper" when the page you're on is about a goat that ate some laundry.

Still there are those moments of terror ahead, at least in normal times when one is out and about with the kids as they become more mobile. Stuff like running into a neighbor on the street with a kid in tow and having the kid pipe up with "Dad, Dad, don't talk to her, mom says she's a nosy neighbor."

[ I don't really know how a mom might deal with such stuff on the street but I do know that a dad comes home and confronts an older daughter in the kitchen over the fallout. What mine said to me was "I know your mother is not that stupid so what the hell did you say to the boys about Mary Ellen?" ]

Edit: how the hell did I get this far off topic in a thread about the Rs convention??

 

[DT]

So is the dummy standing out on the lawn saying this right now?

JFC, I wondered how quickly he's had something to say about the NBA ...

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1299051064101154817/

 

[DT]

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1299057964653989888/

 

[lizkat]

So is the dummy standing out on the lawn saying this right now?

JFC, I wondered how quickly he's had something to say about the NBA ...

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1299051064101154817/

For a minute I thought he said NRA.

 

[Edd]

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1299057964653989888/

There’s so much wrong, stupid shit in that video. Fuuuuuck, he sucks.

 

[Eric]

There’s so much wrong, stupid shit in that video. Fuuuuuck, he sucks.

I just can't watch it, within the first seconds of any of his speeches he's like "the CHINA virus" or "Dems did this!" he's just too divisive. Man, I really miss Obama's cool demeanor during a crisis.

 

[DT]

Trump probably never got picked for a game of half court at the park, he's still mad ...

 

[DT]

"Hey man, you're down a player, Donny hasn't been picked."

"Yeah, I'd rather go 3 against 4 ..."

 

[Edd]

Grew up and raised in Italy, moved here 20-ish years ago.

Took my first trip there last September. Florence and Venice, 7 days total, had a delightful time. I ordered steak Florentine once, not knowing it was 1 kg. I tried, man, I really tried to finish it in one sitting.

 

[Huntn]

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1299057964653989888/

POS Alert....

 

[JayMysteri0]

For anyone even trying to pass off taking this whole thing seriously...

RNC Video Showing Rioters In “Biden’s America” Is Actually Spain

The video is part of a pattern of Trump and his supporters portraying BLM protests as violent.

www.buzzfeednews.com

On the first night of the Republican National Convention, the party aired a segment featuring Catalina and Madeline Lauf warning of dire consequences if Democratic candidate Joe Biden is elected president.

“This is a taste of Biden’s America,” one sister says in a voiceover as images of protests play onscreen. “The rioting, the crime. Freedom is at stake now and this is going to be the most important election of our lifetime.”

The problem is that one of the images in the segment doesn’t show the US at all — it shows Spain.

There's not checking your facts which I associate with the RNC often & some PRSI posters, but then there's just blatant intentional deception.

Again.

Since the campaign showed pictures of another country's unrest, and associated with America & Biden. Also not including showing unrest going on NOW, but saying 'it's coming' with Biden.

 

[Alli]

I’m so relieved the storm wasn’t as bad as they’d feared so that Donald can still make his speech tonight.

 

[JayMysteri0]

I’m so relieved the storm wasn’t as bad as they’d feared so that Donald can still make his speech tonight.

I'm still curious how all those supposed religious types don't see it as some kind of sign that a literal storm is headed towards DC during the week of RNC?

If this happened during the DNC, Faux would be holding televised tent revivals signaling how Biden's run is a sign of the 'end of times'.

 

[SuperMatt]

I was offended by some of the Republican defenses of Trump on coronavirus. There must have been a fact sheet distributed to the speakers, as the same main points kept coming up:

1. Everybody accused Trump of being xenophobic when he banned travel to/from China early on, but it “saved lives”.
2. The person who really screwed up was governor Cuomo, killing thousands of senior citizens.
3. Why are the democrats politicizing this? :-(

On a BBC interview with Vernon Jones, the same exact talking points came out again.

1. Trump’s ban on travel didn’t save any lives. We have more deaths than any other country!
2. It was unreasonable to blame Trump or any governor for the initial outbreak. It was the 2nd wave that was Trump’s fault for refusing to call for a nationwide lockdown, and also attacking governors who DID lock things down. After the first wave, NY has been safe. It’s Trump-country that got pummeled By the 2nd wave, and it was COMPLETELY preventable.
3. Trump is the one who ignored public health experts and made the decisions based on his political calculations.

Most people are not buying this revisionist history, but there are enough weak-minded people who will buy it.

I hope they listen to Joe Biden instead:

“More people have died on this president’s watch than at just about any time in American history, on a daily basis,” Mr. Biden said. “And what’s he doing, what’s he doing about it? He continues to flaunt every single basic rule and basic tenet that Democrats and Republicans both have adhered to.”

 

[Thomas Veil]

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1299057964653989888/

Fucking CLUELESS. Doesn’t give a shit about anybody.

Media: “America’s in trouble. There’s crooked cops, coronavirus and hurricanes.”
President Clueless: “America’s not in trouble. The economy is doing great!”

 

[lizkat]

I'm still curious how all those supposed religious types don't see it as some kind of sign that a literal storm is headed towards DC during the week of RNC?

If this happened during the DNC, Faux would be holding televised tent revivals signaling how Biden's run is a sign of the 'end of times'.

Yeah well maybe some of those religious types are still trying to puzzle out the meaning of the fact that Hurricane Laura took out a confederate statue on a pillar that the church that owned it voted to keep up a couple weeks ago. Jes' sayin'.

Hurricane Laura Rips Down 'South's Defenders' Confederate Statue In Lake Charles, La.

Protesters had asked the parish to remove the prominent memorial this summer, only to be turned away two weeks ago. Then came the hurricane.

www.npr.org

 

[SuperMatt]

This guy from Utah is talking about how much Trump has done to fight human trafficking. Hmmm...

President Donald Trump addresses solicitation charges against friend Robert Kraft

President Donald Trump addressed the arrest in Florida of his friend, Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

sports.yahoo.com

Everything We Know About Donald Trump's Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein

Here's how the president was connected to the late sex offender.

www.esquire.com

Trump Doubles Down On Wishing Ghislaine Maxwell Well, Muses About How Epstein Died

In an interview with Axios, the president repeated publicly that he does wish the accused sex abuser "well" and empathized with her.

www.huffpost.com

Maybe they meant he’s fighting FOR human trafficking?