*****Republican National Convention thread. Let the games begin.*****

a reply to: olaru12

Oops! Sorry, olaru! I already owe someone a black Stetson. Now I have to U2U you a Lenovo, a Mt. Dew, and pants. Uh, does that include underwear by any chance.... I want to make sure I pay for everything.

a reply to: TheKnightofDoom

Wednesday: Make America First Again


America has always been an exceptional nation. Our Founding Fathers created a system of government that has protected our liberty, allowed American ingenuity to flourish, and lifted people out of poverty by creating the conditions for opportunity and prosperity. Unfortunately, years of bad policies and poor leadership have weakened our position in the world. Under a Trump administration, America will once again be a beacon of progress and opportunity.

Primetime Program, 7 P.M.

Laura Ingraham, Radio Host
A former white-collar defense attorney and Supreme Court law clerk, Laura Ingraham is the most-listened-to woman on political talk radio. The Laura Ingraham Show is ranked in radio’s Top 10, and heard coast-to-coast in 225 markets.

Phil Ruffin, Businessman
Ruffin is an American businessman with diverse interests in real estate, lodging, manufacturing, energy, and retail enterprises. Ruffin started his business in 1959 with a single convenience store and quickly grew to own 65 stores in four states. He currently holds 12 hotels in Kansas, Maryland, California, Oklahoma, Texas, and Alabama.

Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida
Pam Bondi is currently serving as Florida’s 37th Attorney General. Since being sworn into office on January 4, 2011, Bondi has worked tirelessly to protect the people of Florida and uphold the state’s laws and the Constitution. During her tenure, she has focused on defending Florida’s constitutional rights against the federal health care law.

Eileen Collins, Astronaut (retired)
Eileen Collins is an astronaut and veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. She was the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission and logged over 537 hours in space during her tenure at NASA.

Michelle Van Etten, Small Business Owner
Michelle Van Etten is a small business owner who was recently featured in The Greatest Networkers in the World second edition. Michelle runs an international multi-million dollar network marketing business with an organization of customers and distributors of over 100,000 people and is a strong supporter of Donald Trump, knowing his policies will support businesses all across America.

Kentucky State Senator Ralph Alvarado, Jr.
Ralph Alvarado is currently serving as a Kentucky State Senator. Trained as a physician specializing in internal medicine and pediatrics, Alvarado worked as President of Winchester Medical Associates before joining KentuckyOne Medical Group. Alvarado’s experience as a small business owner gave him firsthand knowledge of how tough business ownership can be.

Darrell Scott, Pastor
Dr. Darrell C. Scott, Senior Pastor and Co-Founder of New Spirit Revival Center Ministries, has given his life to spreading the word of God and helping those in need. Scott started the New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio on February 14, 1994, with just four members in attendance. His ministry has since grown to numbers in the thousands and has focused on reviving its Cleveland Community.

Harold Hamm, Continental Resources
Harold Hamm is an American entrepreneur and played a key role in the development of the technologies behind the United States’ recent renaissance in oil and natural gas production. Born in Lexington, Oklahoma, Hamm was the youngest of 13 children. With just a high-school education, Hamm started his own business at the age of 21. This grassroots startup, Continental Resources, soon became a NYSE-traded, Top 10 oil producer in the United States Lower 48.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
A candidate in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, Scott Walker is the 45th governor of Wisconsin. He was first elected in 2010 and re-elected to a second term in 2014. Upon taking office, Walker proposed bold reforms that eliminated Wisconsin’s $3.6 billion budget deficit without raising taxes. During his tenure in office, Walker has taken on public-sector labor unions, signing a bill to limit public employee collective bargaining and winning a recall election over the issue.

Lynne Patton, The Eric Trump Foundation
Lynne Patton is Vice President of The Eric Trump Foundation and Senior Assistant to Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr. As VP, Lynne works in tandem with the Executive Director/President of the Foundation to oversee all operations, volunteers, events, outreach, social media, vendors, and corporate partnerships. She assists with the planning of all major fundraising events for the Foundation. She also works to identify and develop viable partnerships and research projects for the Foundation in conjunction with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida)
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio was a candidate in the 2016 Republican presidential primary. The son of Cuban immigrants who came to America in 1956, Rubio has spent most of his life in West Miami, Florida, leaving only for a six-year period when his parents moved their family to Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2010, Rubio ran for the U.S. Senate. During his term, he has championed efforts to restore the American Dream: Social Security and Medicare reform, greater access to affordable higher education, the revitalization of America’s military, efforts to grow the economy, and the empowerment of states and their citizens in the fight against poverty.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a candidate in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, won election to the United States Senate in 2012, where he represents the state of Texas. During his tenure in office, Cruz has led the fight to repeal Obamacare, to stop President Obama’s executive amnesty, and to defend life, marriage, and the U.S. Constitution.

Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization
Eric Trump currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Development and Acquisitions for The Trump Organization. Alongside his father, Donald Trump, Eric works on new project acquisition, development and construction around the world. He has also spearheaded the rapid growth of the Trump Golf Collection. Eric attended Georgetown University where he earned a degree in finance and management. In 2006, he founded the Eric Trump Foundation to help raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Newt & Callista Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House and his wife
A candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, Newt Gingrich is best known as the architect of the Contract with America, the document that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. Callista Gingrich is the president of Gingrich Productions, a multimedia production company based in Washington, D.C. She and her husband host and produce historical and public policy documentaries.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Presumptive candidate for Vice President
Mike Pence was elected the 50th Governor of the State of Indiana in 2012. Since taking office, Pence has achieved the largest state tax cut in Indiana history while also lowering the business personal property tax and corporate income tax to attract new investment and bring more jobs to Indiana. He is the presumptive candidate for Vice President for Donald Trump.

Hang on to your hats tonight with Cruz's speech. He has just spoken to his supporters at a Cleveland even and he gave absolutely no indication that he is going to give any quarter in his relationship with Trump...

originally posted by: desert
a reply to: olaru12

Oops! Sorry, olaru! I already owe someone a black Stetson. Now I have to U2U you a Lenovo, a Mt. Dew, and pants. Uh, does that include underwear by any chance.... I want to make sure I pay for everything.

Don't worry about it....That was the highlight of entire Trump candidacy for me.

a reply to: Sillyolme

There are a lot of people very worried about a Hillary presidency as well. A lot of reasonable people who despise Trump, are just as worried about a Hillary presidency.

I agree with your comment about Americans and TV / short term memories - I would add that as a non-Trump or Hillary supporter, that is how we have gotten to the point we are at.

so tonight's circus hits the road at 7pm eastern time right?

originally posted by: TheKnightofDoom
When is it back on? and is trump going to actually speak?.

I think Trump's main speech is tomorrow night, but he is there today (he flew in and buzzed over Ted Cruz's event lol).
The event starts tonight at 7pm EST.

originally posted by: Squirlli
so tonight's circus hits the road at 7pm eastern time right?

correct

originally posted by: olaru12
a reply to: UKTruth

I'm waiting for Ted Nugent!!

One of the most despicable individuals ever to come out of the entertainment industry but that SOB can Rock. I respect that but come on....Scott Baio.

Even my republican compadres here in the press office face palmed that one and mentioned how out of touch the Trump convention has been and these are staunch Republicans. I sneak peak at their tablets and they are secretively perusing the Gov. Gary site. What's that tell ya?

Not to mention the Trump kids telling us how much they love their daddy....even the die hard family values folks gagged on that BS.

You are thinking in terms of celebrity.

Did you know Scott Baio's daughter was born with a rare disorder which prompted him to start a charity with his wife to help other families financially dealing with similar issues and newborn screening? You know just a regular guy who seems to care about other people. I'd rather hear from the likes of him than a hotshot celebrity or politician thanks. Our elected leaders are supposed to represent us, not Hollywood.

This should be a live stream for tonight:

originally posted by: UKTruth
Hang on to your hats tonight with Cruz's speech. He has just spoken to his supporters at a Cleveland even and he gave absolutely no indication that he is going to give any quarter in his relationship with Trump...

It will indeed be interesting to see how Cruz handles this.
Will he behave like a sore loser? Will he be gracious?

originally posted by: BlueAjah

originally posted by: UKTruth
Hang on to your hats tonight with Cruz's speech. He has just spoken to his supporters at a Cleveland even and he gave absolutely no indication that he is going to give any quarter in his relationship with Trump...

It will indeed be interesting to see how Cruz handles this.
Will he behave like a sore loser? Will he be gracious?

I think he is going to go off script and trash Trump and the GOP.
Newt Gingrich said this morning that despite reports the contrary, Cruz's speech has not been vetted and Trump has not even seen it.

Cruz will do the right thing and will support the Trump presidency...He knows the alternative is a sociopath lying crook named Hillary Clinton.

Gary Johnson is hinting Jeb Bush will endorse him.

a reply to: IAMTAT

they all will begrudgingly endorse Trump, not bc they agree with him or like him, but bc it will be easier to pass their agenda thru Trump than Hillary.

It has nothing to do with Hillary's "lies" or perceived "crook" way of life.

They endorse Trump because supporting the republican nominee is the comfort zone. To not support the nominee is to stand out and risk their career. Simple as that. Every candidate who said the most vile things about Trump and later endorsed him and ate their words... Fear...Lack of spine.

What we see now is a unanimous lack of spine.... Basically the idea is... Allow yourself to be raped, because if you fight it, it could be much worse.

originally posted by: UKTruth
Our elected leaders are supposed to represent us, not Hollywood.

You meant "your" elected leaders ... right?

I mean, you're not talking about "our" elected leaders in the US and UK, right?

Do you have UK leadership that's catering to Hollywood?

originally posted by: spiritualzombie
They endorse Trump because supporting the republican nominee is the comfort zone. To not support the nominee is to stand out and risk their career. Simple as that. Every candidate who said the most vile things about Trump and later endorsed him and ate their words... Fear...Lack of spine.

What we see now is a unanimous lack of spine.... Basically the idea is... Allow yourself to be raped, because if you fight it, it could be much worse.

That said, they are representing their party, and as the logic of political parties go (logic=illogic), they'd rather have the (R) beside the President's name than a (D).

I don't think it's purely or simply a matter of "spinelessness" ... politicians are politicians: they do what furthers their careers.

I do think, personally, they're betting on the wrong horse, but that's just me.

originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: desert

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There are some good people in their party. But they have to leave God and abortion at the door if they really want to be considered.
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In my humble opinion, I think that if people watch the convention with an open mind, and make a decision based on important factors, they might be better off than basing the decision on leaving God out of it and murdering babies.

We are selecting who should be the president of our country. We need a leader who puts the country on a path towards a better life for our children and grandchildren.

But, if all someone cares about is getting God out of their life and murdering babies, then I can see why they would choose Hillary. She will meet the criteria, if that is all that one requires in the leader of the country.

originally posted by: Gryphon66

originally posted by: UKTruth
Our elected leaders are supposed to represent us, not Hollywood.

You meant "your" elected leaders ... right?

I mean, you're not talking about "our" elected leaders in the US and UK, right?

Do you have UK leadership that's catering to Hollywood?

Your (US) elected leaders ARE my elected leaders too.
We're the 51st State of America - didn't you know? been that way for many years.

a reply to: UKTruth

LOL ... fair enough.

I think HRH might differ.

Off-topic: I look forward to hearing what you have to say about Mrs. May at some point.