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madaboutharry

(40,248 posts)
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:46 PM Aug 2020

The republicans have 4 days.

It is too late.

They are stuck with whatever they’ve put together since last month when Jacksonville was cancelled.

It is obvious that Democrats have worked at this for months after having brought together teams of people who knew what they were doing.

Republicans don’t possess any creativity. I think their convention will be dreary.

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The republicans have 4 days. (Original Post) madaboutharry Aug 2020 OP
The A-talent won't work for Trump and the Trumpist party. nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #1
Well, they got Moscow Mitch to substitute, FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #2
What was his excuse? "Travel plans"? Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2020 #5
Putin probably called him FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #13
I think their convention will be hilarious. Squinch Aug 2020 #3
Me, too DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #11
Please Jared, we want more Bobby Jindel. NCjack Aug 2020 #16
Ted Nugent will be there calguy Aug 2020 #4
I was hoping for "Wango Tango" or "My Love Is Like a Tire Iron" JohnQFunk Aug 2020 #12
Kid Rock, Cha-Chi and the My Pillow Guy. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 sarcasmo Aug 2020 #14
The contrast will be illuminating. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2020 #6
The Pillow Guy is in charge of snacks Horse with no Name Aug 2020 #7
And I will view it as a hoax just like the Pandemic in their eyes . .. Iliyah Aug 2020 #8
The original theme was "The pandemic is not a thing" chriscan64 Aug 2020 #9
They wanted their "this is a hoax" convention with packed crowds and no masks Takket Aug 2020 #10
Trump's acceptance speech will be monotone and lackluster. Frasier Balzov Aug 2020 #15
It will be a clusterfuck CanonRay Aug 2020 #17
I'm actually looking forward to it BlueSpot Aug 2020 #18
I expect 8 angry white guys per day yelling about conspiracy theories and hated groups. nt hvn_nbr_2 Aug 2020 #19
They will show endless reels of Portland and burning buildings LeftInTX Aug 2020 #20
The RNC will be 4 nights of white grievance and hard to differentiate from Fox News prime time Efilroft Sul Aug 2020 #21
Earlier, I read somewhere that they haven't yonder Aug 2020 #22
... DesertRat Aug 2020 #23

OAITW r.2.0

(24,803 posts)
6. The contrast will be illuminating.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:52 PM
Aug 2020

Independents, apolitical folks, and even Republicans saw a 1st class presentation done by Democrats. Now lets see how well the Republican braintrust can bring the magic. It will be obvious which Party has the capabilities and messaging to run this country.


Without a pageant, they can't compete.

chriscan64

(1,789 posts)
9. The original theme was "The pandemic is not a thing"
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:54 PM
Aug 2020

So they moved it to a friendlier state that, ooops had the worst case count in the country because of THEIR POLICIES. They decided at the last minute to go virtual while the Dems had already been hard at work. It will be the sloppiest, rushed together piece of shit on national TV since guys had to wear big foam rubber hamburger suits on live commercials in the 50's.

Takket

(21,729 posts)
10. They wanted their "this is a hoax" convention with packed crowds and no masks
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:54 PM
Aug 2020

And they aren’t going to know what to do without. Whatever they do will be a betrayal of their base. Right now they are frantically trying to copy what he Dems did

Frasier Balzov

(2,682 posts)
15. Trump's acceptance speech will be monotone and lackluster.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:58 PM
Aug 2020

Employing his typical rhetorical "flourish" of repeating phrases from the teleprompter in a futile attempt to make the words sound like his own.

Trump's handlers will not let him riff extemporaneously, and he is absolutely horrible at delivering prepared text.

BlueSpot

(856 posts)
18. I'm actually looking forward to it
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 12:39 AM
Aug 2020

I don't know if it will make me spit, puke or laugh (probably all three), but I wouldn't miss it. I am pretty sure it will be pathetic by comparison and anything they can make look good will be copied from our convention. Apparently the ass has been taking notes. I hope he drives them this way and that way and the whole thing is just chaos. It probably won't be but I can hope. I expect it will be a lot of attack hate because I don't think they have anything else.

LeftInTX

(25,836 posts)
20. They will show endless reels of Portland and burning buildings
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 12:47 AM
Aug 2020

I'm sure they have some mug shots and CCTV of black people behaving badly. They will also show black block/antifa. They will probably also show lame boring protesters (old hippies) It will be all negative against us. They say Biden wants to abolish the police, so that is what they will campaign on.

Efilroft Sul

(3,586 posts)
21. The RNC will be 4 nights of white grievance and hard to differentiate from Fox News prime time
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 12:48 AM
Aug 2020

"Honey, why is Fox News running repeats on the other channels?"

yonder

(9,687 posts)
22. Earlier, I read somewhere that they haven't
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 01:38 AM
Aug 2020

yet nailed down their lineup of speakers. If that's the case, I don't see how they can come up with a smooth production.

I'm so impressed with our effort and wouldn't mind to see it become the norm.

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