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« Reply #1525 on: July 21, 2016, 08:44:34 PM »
Quote from: emcee0 on July 21, 2016, 08:43:22 PM
Tom Barrack might be the only good speaker that this convention has had.
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« Reply #1526 on: July 21, 2016, 08:45:12 PM »
Quote from: emcee0 on July 21, 2016, 08:43:22 PM
Tom Barrack might be the only good speaker that this convention has had.

Yeah, he gave a good speech. Probably helped that he actually told humanizing anecdotes about Trump and didn't resort to attacking Hillary, the Democrats, or the "establishment".
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« Reply #1527 on: July 21, 2016, 08:46:34 PM »
It's funny that the best speaker so far's last name is basically "Barack"

Just saying...
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« Reply #1528 on: July 21, 2016, 08:46:34 PM »
Quote from: emcee0 on July 21, 2016, 08:43:22 PM
Tom Barrack might be the only good speaker that this convention has had.

Agreed.  He had a motivational speaker-esque quality about him.
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« Reply #1529 on: July 21, 2016, 08:46:52 PM »
Tom Barrack was absolutely stellar.
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« Reply #1530 on: July 21, 2016, 08:48:21 PM »
Apparently the North Carolina delegation is pissed about Thiel calling bathrooms a "distraction".
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« Reply #1531 on: July 21, 2016, 08:48:50 PM »
That speech fell flat. I guess he was the only speaker that didn't have to submit prepared results.

Also this song is painful.
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« Reply #1532 on: July 21, 2016, 08:49:58 PM »
If Trump's speech is delivered as amazingly as it reads, we're getting a bounce and it's gonna be hard for Hillary to keep up.
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« Reply #1533 on: July 21, 2016, 08:54:42 PM »
Trump's speech to start soon, and it will probably change from the script (as Trump usually does anyways).


 How many "facts" will he make up, or take completely out of context?

 How much will Trump blame all the violence on people who aren't white, whether they're Mexican immigrants or Muslim refugees or African-American protesters? How much will he talk about ending America as a sanctuary for all kinds of people, and stopping "them" from coming here, ending trade deals with "them", like it will magically cure everything when combined with tax cuts (for the rich)?

 And how much will Trump talk about himself and how he's God's greatest gift to America, and how much he hates Hillary (despite saying in 2008 she would be a great President)?


 It's only a matter of "how much" and "how many," really. It will happen.
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Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.
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« Reply #1534 on: July 21, 2016, 08:55:34 PM »
« Edited: July 21, 2016, 08:57:15 PM by Jet fuel can't melt dank memes »
Quote from: musicblind on July 21, 2016, 08:31:42 PM
Quote from: Jet fuel can't melt dank memes on July 21, 2016, 08:28:37 PM
Is 'Silicon Valley tech billionaire' really going to play well across the fruited plain?

I don't see why not. Thiel is a brilliant guy. I don't agree with his politics, but I admire him for his success and for not shying away from his sexual orientation.

I mean, it's very 'new economy'. (And a terrible, terrible industry, but that's often the way...)
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« Reply #1535 on: July 21, 2016, 08:56:12 PM »
Quote from: ChairmanSanchez on July 21, 2016, 08:49:58 PM
If Trump's speech is delivered as amazingly as it reads, we're getting a bounce and it's gonna be hard for Hillary to keep up.


That doesn't read as amazing, but considering the train-wreck of the last three days, all he need to is not f*** it up to be considered to have done well.
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« Reply #1536 on: July 21, 2016, 08:58:10 PM »
Yeah this is the stuff a steelworker in PA or OH can relate to.
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« Reply #1537 on: July 21, 2016, 08:58:19 PM »
Now it's primetime. It's when the low information people, the casual people tune in and see who Trump really is.
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« Reply #1538 on: July 21, 2016, 08:59:19 PM »
And all of this is relevant to the responsibilities of POTUS... how?
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« Reply #1539 on: July 21, 2016, 08:59:32 PM »
Quote from: bronz4141 on July 21, 2016, 08:58:19 PM
Now it's primetime. It's when the low information people, the casual people tune in and see who Trump really is.

Unfortunately who Trump is presenting himself as is who those people find appealing.
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« Reply #1540 on: July 21, 2016, 08:59:58 PM »
Not much about Atlantic City in this video.
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« Reply #1541 on: July 21, 2016, 09:00:43 PM »
Holy sh**t, this video is H Y P E.
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« Reply #1542 on: July 21, 2016, 09:04:19 PM »
This RNC video is actually good.
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« Reply #1543 on: July 21, 2016, 09:04:53 PM »
Quote from: Ronnie on July 21, 2016, 08:46:34 PM
Quote from: emcee0 on July 21, 2016, 08:43:22 PM
Tom Barrack might be the only good speaker that this convention has had.

Agreed.  He had a motivational speaker-esque quality about him.

You guys that was soooooo boring. It started ok, but just got worse and worse and worse. This night has been a complete bore.
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« Reply #1544 on: July 21, 2016, 09:06:18 PM »
^what he said
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« Reply #1545 on: July 21, 2016, 09:06:29 PM »
Ivanka's really not coming off that bad at all. I wouldn't be surprised if she were, like, the one person Trump actually loves.
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« Reply #1546 on: July 21, 2016, 09:06:41 PM »
The video was weak. These attempts to sell Trump as a credible and decent person are weak. I have never seen such a phony, weak effort to sell any nominee at any convention.
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« Reply #1547 on: July 21, 2016, 09:06:46 PM »
Ivanka seems more intelligent than I thought she was.
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« Reply #1548 on: July 21, 2016, 09:07:23 PM »
The video was like the Biff Tannen story in Back to the Future 2.
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« Reply #1549 on: July 21, 2016, 09:07:56 PM »
"Feelling that life can be great again" lol.
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