Official Republican National Convention 2012 Discussion Thread

[You kip if you want to...]

Just watching the Christie speech.

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He's actually kidding right? How are these people even a party?

[Frodo]

I can't believe anyone here was impressed by Ann Romney's performance -she reminds me of an elementary school teacher.  And about as fake as Mitt with her attempts to connect with the lives of ordinary Americans.  The only aristocratic family that managed this feat was the Roosevelts, and no one else has come close -most certainly not the Romneys of the current generation. 

[Eraserhead]

and in other news....

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Oh god, is this more Republican "outreach" to the African-American community?

[Peeperkorn]

I just find the entire idea of masses of people coming together to excitedly cheer for Mitt Romney, of all people, bizarre and unrealistic.

[Peeperkorn]

Governor Christie just delivered one of the greatest speeches in the history of U.S. political conventions.

wat

[Incipimus iterum]

what did u guys think of Arturs Davi's speech?

[Supersonic]

what did u guys think of Arturs Davi's speech?

It was brilliant.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

what did u guys think of Arturs Davi's speech?

It was as miserable as all the rest.

[後援会]

Artur Davis should have been our keynote speaker.

[Lief 🗽]

and in other news....

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Oh god, is this more Republican "outreach" to the African-American community?

One thing you can say about Republicans: almost all of them don't think it's okay to pelt black people with peanuts and call them animals.

[Eraserhead]

I didn't bother watching last night's stuff. However, I find it amusing that the consensus on this board seems to be that Christie did a great job and that Ann Romney was bad and/or nothing special.

Why? Because the consensus pretty much everywhere else is the exact opposite.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80362.html?hp=t1_3
http://swampland.time.com/2012/08/29/about-last-night-chris-christie-on-a-no-red-meat-diet/
http://riehlworldview.com/2012/08/chris-wallace-calls-chris-christies-speech-off-key-and-self-promoting.html

[Comrade Funk]

I didn't bother watching last night's stuff. However, I find it amusing that the consensus on this board seems to be that Christie did a great job and that Ann Romney was bad and/or nothing special.

Why? Because the consensus pretty much everywhere else is the exact opposite.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80362.html?hp=t1_3
http://swampland.time.com/2012/08/29/about-last-night-chris-christie-on-a-no-red-meat-diet/
http://riehlworldview.com/2012/08/chris-wallace-calls-chris-christies-speech-off-key-and-self-promoting.html

I think everyone here agrees he did a good job, however, it is laughable when some call it one of the greatest speeches in modern political history. It wasn't even close to that,

[J. J.]

I didn't bother watching last night's stuff. However, I find it amusing that the consensus on this board seems to be that Christie did a great job and that Ann Romney was bad and/or nothing special.

Why? Because the consensus pretty much everywhere else is the exact opposite.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80362.html?hp=t1_3
http://swampland.time.com/2012/08/29/about-last-night-chris-christie-on-a-no-red-meat-diet/
http://riehlworldview.com/2012/08/chris-wallace-calls-chris-christies-speech-off-key-and-self-promoting.html

I think everyone here agrees he did a good job, however, it is laughable when some call it one of the greatest speeches in modern political history. It wasn't even close to that,

It was not the best every, but it sets up Romney and Ryan to be forward looking.

[Eraserhead]

I didn't bother watching last night's stuff. However, I find it amusing that the consensus on this board seems to be that Christie did a great job and that Ann Romney was bad and/or nothing special.

Why? Because the consensus pretty much everywhere else is the exact opposite.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80362.html?hp=t1_3
http://swampland.time.com/2012/08/29/about-last-night-chris-christie-on-a-no-red-meat-diet/
http://riehlworldview.com/2012/08/chris-wallace-calls-chris-christies-speech-off-key-and-self-promoting.html

I think everyone here agrees he did a good job, however, it is laughable when some call it one of the greatest speeches in modern political history. It wasn't even close to that,

It was not the best every, but it sets up Romney and Ryan to be forward looking.

The speech barely mentioned Romney.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

what did u guys think of Arturs Davi's speech?

It was brilliant.

Yes, it was. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think he should run for Senate in Alabama if Sessions or Shelby doesn't run again.

[Supersonic]

I didn't bother watching last night's stuff. However, I find it amusing that the consensus on this board seems to be that Christie did a great job and that Ann Romney was bad and/or nothing special.

Why? Because the consensus pretty much everywhere else is the exact opposite.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80362.html?hp=t1_3
http://swampland.time.com/2012/08/29/about-last-night-chris-christie-on-a-no-red-meat-diet/
http://riehlworldview.com/2012/08/chris-wallace-calls-chris-christies-speech-off-key-and-self-promoting.html

I think everyone here agrees he did a good job, however, it is laughable when some call it one of the greatest speeches in modern political history. It wasn't even close to that,

It was not the best every, but it sets up Romney and Ryan to be forward looking.

The speech barely mentioned Romney.

Obama's in '04 barely mentioned Kerry too.

[Phony Moderate]

I highly doubt that Davis would have switched if he had won that gubernatorial primary.

[Peeperkorn]

How much do I have to wait? Lazy republicans...

[Phony Moderate]

McConnell's voice isn't unlike Ted Kennedy's actually.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Here's the racially-tinted lies about how Obama wants America to decline from Turtleman himself.

[Phony Moderate]

Now the No. 1 reprobate is speaking.

[Phony Moderate]

And he doesn't seem to be aware that John Adams was a supporter of mandates.

[Supersonic]

YES, Rand Paul! Rand Paul!

[LiberalJunkie]

Is anyone else getting tired of the "Obama says you didn't build that" rhetoric?

[Angel of Death]

That intro sound sounded suspiciously much like Tom Sawyer, very much not an American song.