Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

why is don jr in primetime...snooooze

Preparation for his future run in 2032, after President Ivanka Trump leaves office.

[musicblind]

Trump Jr. looks like a cartoon character of an arrogant rich kid. That look on his face when he pauses between sentences... That's the "rich kids of instagram" look.

[izixs]

Son of a billionaire rails against elites.

Nope, not convincing.

[Wells]

Like Trump would actually do any of that. It's going to be funny if he does win and starts governing as a liberal.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Like Trump would actually do any of that. It's going to be funny if he does win and starts governing as a liberal.

[swf541]

Trump Jr 2024?

[Stockdale for Veep]

Has someone told Jr. that they were running long? The Mico-Machines guy better watch his back.

[Suburbia]

Trump Jr. made a decent speech. We'll see how it plays.

[Seriously?]

Has someone told Jr. that they were running long? The Mico-Machines guy better watch his back.

I don't think they are running long. If anything, they are running early tonight. It's just Capito, Carson and Kimberlyn Brown left.

[Holmes]

Any of the speeches so far plagiarized?

[ElectionsGuy]

Why did the Utah delegation vote Drumpf?

They didn't, I think the RNC changed it to all Trump because under the rules in some states if a candidate with a suspended campaign got delegates then its invalid, meaning it would have to go to the only active campaign (Trump)

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Any of the speeches so far plagiarized?

Trump likes to vary his attention-grabbing cries, so I don't think he inserted anything tonight.

[Seriously?]

Any of the speeches so far plagiarized?

Every single one of them, I am sure.

[Holmes]

Any of the speeches so far plagiarized?

Every single one of them, I am sure.

I expect it from an intellectually bankrupt party like the GOP.

[Seriously?]

Any of the speeches so far plagiarized?

Every single one of them, I am sure.

I expect it from an intellectually bankrupt party like the GOP.

I'd expect the same from the Democrats next week. Political rhetoric gets recycled. News at 11.

[Joe Republic]

Here's the scene

Is "OVER THE TOP!" the tagline of this convention?  Legit question; I haven't been watching because I value my IQ.

[Xing]

Democrats chose a candidate that Americans don't trust? What about your guy, Shelley?

[Devout Centrist]

Why does the Republican Party continue to repudiate environmental protection?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Here comes Sleepy Surgeon!

[Xing]

This definitely is the "BUT HILLARY" day, since I've heard nothing but fluff so far about why Trump is so great, or how he'll actually handle the presidency.

[Pyro]

"Don't eat up my time." - Ben Carson
STILL upset about not having enough speaking time!!

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

This definitely is the "BUT HILLARY" day, since I've heard nothing but fluff so far about why Trump is so great, or how he'll actually handle the presidency.

Its been BUT HILLARY day since the first day of the campaign.

[musicblind]

So far, Donald Trump Jr. was the only truly effective speech tonight. At least for my tastes.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Here's the scene

Is "OVER THE TOP!" the tagline of this convention?  Legit question; I haven't been watching because I value my IQ.

It's a tradition to show that banner when the nominee crosses 1237 in the roll call. The same banner, with different coloring, was used for Romney.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Ben Carson has either a good microphone or a good speech coach. The calmness that he had in debates is largely gone.