Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

[Seriously?]

She speaks with an accent and sounds like an "immigrant."
Why is this Republican arena clapping for Melania ?

Red and faux "Independent"/Blue avatars do not understand: Republicans are NOT anti-immigrant. We are anti-ILLEGAL immigrant. Can you understand the difference?

[DrScholl]

This is not compelling at all. It doesn't even seem like she likes him all that much, because there is no feeling behind anything she is saying.

[Seriously?]

This is not compelling at all. It doesn't even seem like she likes him all that much, because there is no feeling behind anything she is saying.

Give her a break.

1) English is not her first language.
2) She's not a politician.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Well despite the usual red icon response, this was a very good speech. Very refined and a better speaker then Trump in all honestly.

[ProudModerate2]

She speaks with an accent and sounds like an "immigrant."
Why is this Republican arena clapping for Melania ?

Red and faux "Independent"/Blue avatars do not understand: Republicans are NOT anti-immigrant. We are anti-ILLEGAL immigrant. Can you understand the difference?

And trump also believes that an American citizen born in Indiana, but with "Hispanic Heritage" can not do their job in this nation, properly.
Must be that the judge's skin must have been just slightly "darker" than Melania's.

[Lyin' Steve]

Meh, Melania sounds like she's reading a speech off a teleprompter that someone else wrote for her.  Maybe it's her strong accent, maybe it's the nervousness in her eyes, maybe it's just the stilted way she delivers the lines, but something about it just doesn't come off as authentic.

The speech itself was fine.  Melania did a very good job with something she's clearly not the most comfortable person doing.

[Seriously?]

She speaks with an accent and sounds like an "immigrant."
Why is this Republican arena clapping for Melania ?

Red and faux "Independent"/Blue avatars do not understand: Republicans are NOT anti-immigrant. We are anti-ILLEGAL immigrant. Can you understand the difference?

And trump also believes that an American citizen born in Indiana, but with "Hispanic Heritage" can not do their job in this nation, properly.
Must be that the judge's skin must have been just slightly "darker" than Melania's.

People have real world biases.

[tmthforu94]

I thought that was really, really good. Much better than I was expecting.

[Pyro]

"Our country has a unique place in American history." - Michael Flynn.

[ProudModerate2]

Did you see that ? ..... just before the CBS camera went live with a short interview with Christie on the delegate floor (after Melania's speech), Christie hid his Big-Mac behind his back, as he spoke with the interviewer.
No seriously ..... no lies involved with this act !

[ProudModerate2]

She speaks with an accent and sounds like an "immigrant."
Why is this Republican arena clapping for Melania ?

Red and faux "Independent"/Blue avatars do not understand: Republicans are NOT anti-immigrant. We are anti-ILLEGAL immigrant. Can you understand the difference?

And trump also believes that an American citizen born in Indiana, but with "Hispanic Heritage" can not do their job in this nation, properly.
Must be that the judge's skin must have been just slightly "darker" than Melania's.

People have real world biases.

And "some people" have real world racism and bigotry within them.

[Lyin' Steve]

wtf is this new american century bs

[Free Bird]

New American Century

[Devout Centrist]

She speaks with an accent and sounds like an "immigrant."
Why is this Republican arena clapping for Melania ?

Red and faux "Independent"/Blue avatars do not understand: Republicans are NOT anti-immigrant. We are anti-ILLEGAL immigrant. Can you understand the difference?

Your party would like to deport the illegals currently here and have no plan for reforming immigration visas beyond some vague, "skilled workers," promises. In addition, Fonald Trump advocates a closed border.

If that's not anti immigration, then I don't know what is.

[Gass3268]

wtf is this new american century bs

Sounds like fascism to me.

[Devout Centrist]

wtf is this new american century bs

Sounds like fascism to me.

You've never heard of Project for a New American Century?

[Pyro]

tbh this entire convention is the best Hillary Clinton ad I've ever seen.

[Seriously?]

She speaks with an accent and sounds like an "immigrant."
Why is this Republican arena clapping for Melania ?

Red and faux "Independent"/Blue avatars do not understand: Republicans are NOT anti-immigrant. We are anti-ILLEGAL immigrant. Can you understand the difference?

Your party would like to deport the illegals currently here and have no plan for reforming immigration visas beyond some vague, "skilled workers," promises. In addition, Fonald Trump advocates a closed border.

If that's not anti immigration, then I don't know what is.

Should the law be followed or not? If you come here illegally, should you be allowed to stay if you are caught? You have no right to be here.

[Maxwell]

I found it interesting that Melania was promoting programs for the poor in her speech.

Also Michael Flynn sounds stiff, even by Military dude standards.

[heatcharger]

Wannabe Zell Miller here.

[Gass3268]

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[Bismarck]

wtf is this new american century bs

Sounds like fascism to me.

Oh yes, republicans who want a strong prosperous country are fascists.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Michael Flynn is a terrible speaker.

[Classic Conservative]

wtf is this new american century bs

Sounds like fascism to me.

It was Rubio's slogan too. Do you really think Rubio is a fascist?

[NOVA Green]

THIS IS SUCH BS

GO AWAY PATRICIA SMITH

Oh piss off. She still lost her son.

No what pisses me off, is not that she is emotional regarding the death of her son in Libya.

What *does* piss me off is that the RNC in an attempt to "slime" Hillary Clinton regarding Libya/Benghazi that there appears to be a completely blind eye when it comes to the death of Americans in Iraq.

I lost a good friend in Iraq, assigned to the Oregon National Guard, who died in combat outside of Taji/Camp Cooke at the hands of a roadside bomb and decisions made by the Bush Administration, not only to go into Iraq, but additionally to use "stop-loss" and not provide uparmored Humvees...

It sickens me that the RNC decided to use this mother's grief to make political points against Hillary Clinton, while not even addressing the real grief that families and friends of those who have fallen in Iraq in order to try to score cheap political points.

If anyone is interested, here is a tribute to my friend from Corvallis/Albany who served his country and died in Iraq, despite his personal reservations about the merits of the mission.

http://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-spc-eric-s-mckinley/263041

So none of the "chicken-hawks" out there even felt a need to respond to my post, let alone Atlas "Liberal Democrats"....

Sad day for America and the forum when we have multiple pages of discussion regarding a grieving mother who lost a child in Libya, but no interest or even comments regarding the loss of my friend in Iraq.

I tried to answer, but I keep getting knocked-out of the site, or the site keeps locking-up (very busy time).
I wanted to say "sorry for your loss."
But don't feel that people are intentionally ignoring your post, it's just that there are so many posts, that one post after another, gets buried very quickly.

Thank You, Proud Moderate..... very much appreciate your kind comments and response.

My one and only issue is the hypocrisy when it comes to the way in which certain political parties frame military service and patriotism, whereby certain stories are forgotten in two of the largest wars in recent American history ( Iraq & Afghanistan), but yet one political party brings out a grieving mother, while neglecting so many other grieving military families over these past 15 years.

There used to be a time of decency and respect where those that died in the service of our country (Mission right or wrong) were all viewed as heroes and not used as political pawns.

Although I am not from a military family, have four Vietnam era friends, my son-in-law as USMC based out of Camp Pendleton was two weeks away from being deployed to Afghanistan in 2010, but the vaccine injection sent him to the ER into a coma, and he is now on permanent disability as a result.

Reality is that those of military friends and families do need to stick together, and it makes me sick to my stomach when I hear politicians (Of both political parties) claim that they speak and represent how enlisted men and women actually think.

Hopefully, the DNC will actually tell a better story that provides greater honor and respect for those that have served and died in the wars overseas over the past 16 years....