Republican Convention Day 1: security, Melania and marines

[MZurf]

I think she was set up. This could not have been an accident. Someone on the inside (or recently on the inside) is trying to derail Trump's campaign.

That is most likely the explaination.

After all, why would a Babe like Melina intentionally copy a speech by Mooch?

Maybe because the First Lady is very intelligent and articulate, and Mrs trump is.....well, not.

I have an idea. Since the Donald was adamant that President Obama show his birth certificate I think it's only fair that Mrs Trump produce her high school diploma, right?

[Chicog]

Patricia Smith knocked it out of the park with her speech on her son's death, laying the blame squarely where it belongs, on Hillary.

I hope Trump gets some of Bill's rape victims up there to give the truth about him and Hillary's cover up of all that.

There has to be serious discussion now about dropping Hillary from the ticket.

We've got enough fairy stories to work with thanks.

[boomerangutang]

here's who's scheduled to speak on day 2:

Dana White, President, Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Governor Asa Hutchison, Governor of Arkansas

Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General

Michael B. Mukasey, Former Attorney General

Andy Wist, Businessman (Who is Andy Wist, you ask?)

Sen. Ron Johnson, R. Wis.

Chris Cox, Executive Director of NRA Institute for Legislative Action

Natalie Gulbis, Professional Golfer

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI-1)

U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23)

Gov. 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

Boomer's comment: nobody asked me, but it looks like a motley crew. Usually, a presidential candidate convention has a slew of prominent party members. This one; a smattering. It will be interesting to hear how Ryan tries to sound enthusiastic while hiding how, down deep, he detests Trump.

[MZurf]

Patricia Smith knocked it out of the park with her speech on her son's death, laying the blame squarely where it belongs, on Hillary.

I hope Trump gets some of Bill's rape victims up there to give the truth about him and Hillary's cover up of all that.

There has to be serious discussion now about dropping Hillary from the ticket.

Ah, yes. Maybe you could be so kind as to post links to those "serious discussions". If you can't then might i kindly suggest you crawl back under your bridge?

[keemapoot]

Dana White, the UFC fighting guy has been asked to speak as an expert on Brazil trade policy seeing as how he has experience with many Brazilian jui juitsiu fighters.

[Berty100]

The only difference is that todays speech was brought by an elegant lady, while the 2012 speech was brought by someone with the body language of a muay Thai fighter

White girls are 'elegant'. Black girls have 'body language'.

Thank you for conforming to stereotype.

No acknowledgement of the First Lady's education, eloquence or whatever black girls have to accept as a substitute for 'elegance'.

Did i say that? No I don't think so.

I was commenting on what I observed by watching both videos.

[iReason]

Although, the Bloviator's people aren't shy about fudging facts:

RNC program flubs Melania Trump's biography

The RNC refers to a college degree, but Trump left college after one year.

"The RNC’s convention program says Melania Trump “obtained a degree in design and architecture at University in Slovenia.”

"But, as POLITICO’s Julia Ioffe notes, that’s not quite true."

“She dropped out after a year,” reports Ioffe, who delved into the potential first lady’s background earlier this year."

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/rnc-2016-melania-trump-biography-225781#ixzz4ErHItwNY

It must be like pulling teeth to a straight story up there in Trump Tower. "Meet the Trumps", we just make things up...

See GOP Program here:

http://convention.gop/post/147558746375/2016-gop-convention-program-announced

[Scott]

Oversized graphic removed.

[ilostmypassword]

The only difference is that todays speech was brought by an elegant lady, while the 2012 speech was brought by someone with the body language of a muay Thai fighter

White girls are 'elegant'. Black girls have 'body language'.

Thank you for conforming to stereotype.

No acknowledgement of the First Lady's education, eloquence or whatever black girls have to accept as a substitute for 'elegance'.

Did i say that? No I don't think so.

I was commenting on what I observed by watching both videos.

It's clear you suffer from Venus Williams derangement syndrome.

[Chicog]

Hilarious watching Fox desperately trying to gloss over Mrs. Trump's feet in mouth moment.

[Chicog]

"

jesseWilliams. ✔ @iJesseWilliams

"Work, work, work, work, work, work

He say me have to

Work, work, work, work, work, work!" #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

10:15 PM - 18 Jul 2016"

[boomerangutang]

This is an appropriate time to watch a parody of the Trump family............

[PTC]

The only difference is that todays speech was brought by an elegant lady, while the 2012 speech was brought by someone with the body language of a muay Thai fighter

White girls are 'elegant'. Black girls have 'body language'.

Thank you for conforming to stereotype.

No acknowledgement of the First Lady's education, eloquence or whatever black girls have to accept as a substitute for 'elegance'.

Did i say that? No I don't think so.

I was commenting on what I observed by watching both videos.

It's clear you suffer from Venus Williams derangement syndrome.

Wot he said.

[Chicog]

Manafort doing his best to skip round her plagiarism is a hoot too. I wonder what more comedy gold awaits us?

[boomerangutang]

Best tweet so far....

"in hindsight it did seem odd when Melania talked about the challenges of being a black woman at Princeton 9:23 pm - 18 Jul 2016"

....or how she has two beautiful daughters; Malia and Sasha.

Patricia Smith knocked it out of the park with her speech on her son's death, laying the blame squarely where it belongs, on Hillary.

I hope Trump gets some of Bill's rape victims up there to give the truth about him and Hillary's cover up of all that.

There has to be serious discussion now about dropping Hillary from the ticket.

They should change the name of their party from GOP to OBP (old blame party).

Their logo should say; "Vitio et culpae infinitum" (Find Fault and Blame Forever)

[Skywalker69]

Patricia Smith knocked it out of the park with her speech on her son's death, laying the blame squarely where it belongs, on Hillary.

I hope Trump gets some of Bill's rape victims up there to give the truth about him and Hillary's cover up of all that.

There has to be serious discussion now about dropping Hillary from the ticket.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/why-the-new-child-rape-ca_b_10619944.html

[Jingthing]

It's Like Christmas In July!

[Jingthing]

Wow!

Bombshell!

This is a must read.

Of course it won't change any trumpeteers, but still ...

“I put lipstick on a pig,” he said. “I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is.” He went on, “I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes there is an excellent possibility it will lead to the end of civilization.”

If he were writing “The Art of the Deal” today, Schwartz said, it would be a very different book with a very different title. Asked what he would call it, he answered, “The Sociopath.”
...

Schwartz can understand why Trump feels stung, but he felt that he had to speak up before it was too late. As for Trump’s anger toward him, he said, “I don’t take it personally, because the truth is he didn’t mean it personally. People are dispensable and disposable in Trump’s world.” If Trump is elected President, he warned, “the millions of people who voted for him and believe that he represents their interests will learn what anyone who deals closely with him already knows—that he couldn’t care less about them.”

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all?mbid=synd_digg

[mesquite]

Michelle Obama Copied Alinsky in Speech Melania Trump Allegedly Plagiarized

"Mrs. Trump is in good company. She will spend days being likened to Michelle Obama. Which was, perhaps, the point"

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/07/19/melania-trump-plagiarism-hillary-biden-barack-michelle/

[Jingthing]

Michelle Obama Copied Alinsky in Speech Melania Trump Allegedly Plagiarized

"Mrs. Trump is in good company. She will spend days being likened to Michelle Obama. Which was, perhaps, the point"

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/07/19/melania-trump-plagiarism-hillary-biden-barack-michelle/

Deflection. But predictable from a right wing website.

[boomerangutang]

It would be interesting if Schwartz speaks at the Dem Nat'l Convention. Would The Divider put out 'a hit' on him? Doubtful, but stranger things have happened.

[iReason]

Trump's Republican party hits new low: Relentless Exploitation of Genuine Grief

No one could deny the agony of the parade of grieving parents and siblings at the convention's opening night, but it felt like an appalling abuse of the their suffering.

"To the serial dishonesty, overt racism and jaw-dropping sexism, we can now add a new, more subtle layer of shame to Donald Trump’s campaign to be president:

the relentless exploitation of genuine grief and heartbreaking pain."

"The first night of the Republican convention in Cleveland was devoted to a simple theme: Make America Safe Again."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/19/republican-convention-trump-gop-grief-exploitation

A fierce display of the RNC and the Bloviator's despicable fear mongering, and hateful, inaccurate, divisive bombast.

Truly repulsive.

[boomerangutang]

Wow!

Bombshell!

This is a must read.

Of course it won't change any trumpeteers, but still ...

“I put lipstick on a pig,” he said. “I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is.” He went on, “I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes there is an excellent possibility it will lead to the end of civilization.”

If he were writing “The Art of the Deal” today, Schwartz said, it would be a very different book with a very different title. Asked what he would call it, he answered, “The Sociopath.”

...

Schwartz can understand why Trump feels stung, but he felt that he had to speak up before it was too late. As for Trump’s anger toward him, he said, “I don’t take it personally, because the truth is he didn’t mean it personally. People are dispensable and disposable in Trump’s world.” If Trump is elected President, he warned, “the millions of people who voted for him and believe that he represents their interests will learn what anyone who deals closely with him already knows—that he couldn’t care less about them.”

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all?mbid=synd_digg

I read the whole article. Great. Many things I already strongly suspected about The Divider, but Schwartz filled in a lot of blanks with his first-hand observations and his straightforward talk. Trump reminds me, in some ways, or a former friend of mine who also grew up in NYC and also had orange hair. They share many distasteful character traits - too many to list here.

What would also be cool is if Ivana spoke up - and spoke the truth.

[Trouble]

What kind of cruddy prenuptial agreement did she have to sign to marry the Donald ... ???

I detest trump. He's a total fascist. He hasn't read a book in decades. His attention span is in minutes. He does get "information" from conspiracy theory websites though, as you would expect from the RACIST leader of the "birther" movement.

trump as president really IS dangerous.

It says some really bad stuff about the USA that trump is even getting as close as he is. But it's not too late to block this insanity.

Melania as first lady, a high end trophy wife that he'll dump later as he always does, is a minor consideration. trump as president would already be vomitous. She would just be icing on the vomit cake.

Tell us what you really think and get it out of your system. Your rants seem to be getting worse.

[iReason]

Trump Campaign Struggles to Manage Melania Trump Speech Fallout

"CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Trump campaign, already on shaky ground headed into this week's convention, struggled to find a response Tuesday to charges that Melania Trump's prime-time speech lifted passages from Michelle Obama's 2008 convention speech."

"The side-by-side video of the two speeches, replayed endlessly on cable news, is jarring."

"A potential first lady describing her family's values ("you work hard for what you want in life," "your word is your bond, you treat people with respect") in near-identical terms to a first lady whose own husband's integrity, faith, and patriotism Donald Trump regularly throws into question."

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/trump-campaign-struggles-manage-melania-trump-speech-fallout-n612446

Front Page.

Excellent. The Trump Garbage Fire has Officially become a Firestorm. Right out of the gate. Can't wait for the Bloviator's Tweets.

Lemmings, have you thought about it?

Of all of the speeches to plagiarize?

Dunning Kruger.

[iReason]

Trump Is Getting Even Trumpier!

"Does anybody else have the sense that Donald Trump is slipping off the rails?"

"His speeches have always had a rambling, free association quality,

but a couple of the recent ones have, as the Republican political consultant Mike Murphy put it,

passed from the category of rant to the category of full on “drunk wedding toast.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/opinion/trump-is-getting-even-trumpier.html

The Downward Spiral of the Bloviator is a magnificent episode to watch.

[dunroaming]

It was certainly worth the wait. Not had as much fun as this for a long time. How on earth has it sunk to this? This must now be the biggest fiasco in American politics of all time.

[mesquite]

What kind of cruddy prenuptial agreement did she have to sign to marry the Donald ... ???

I detest trump. He's a total fascist. He hasn't read a book in decades. His attention span is in minutes. He does get "information" from conspiracy theory websites though, as you would expect from the RACIST leader of the "birther" movement.

trump as president really IS dangerous.

It says some really bad stuff about the USA that trump is even getting as close as he is. But it's not too late to block this insanity.

Melania as first lady, a high end trophy wife that he'll dump later as he always does, is a minor consideration. trump as president would already be vomitous. She would just be icing on the vomit cake.

Tell us what you really think and get it out of your system. Your rants seem to be getting worse.

I think what we're seeing here on TV and other social media is that it is starting to sink in that Trump is going to win. Dems just don't know how to deal with it. They blame themselves for not running Bernie, who they feel would have a better chance. The latest NBC poll has Trump up by one if you include Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party Jill Stein. And this is PRE Convention! It's all over now Baby Blue.

[Gecko123]

"Put Melanie in jail, put Melanie in jail."

[Buzzz]

Manafort doing his best to skip round her plagiarism is a hoot too. I wonder what more comedy gold awaits us?

She lied about her college degree too. Lets see the transcript.

Probably allot more dirt on this imported trophy wife too. US Citizen? Check her papers. Did she cut corners because Trump has connections??

Trump will regret bringing family members into the gutter that is republican politics.