Have I been watching it? No, not per se. Have I seen some here and there? Yeah. And I’ve got some thoughts on the matter.
Disclaimer: We’re shooting from the hip here. If you’re looking for data driven analysis you’re in the wrong place.
I actually saw part of the convention on Monday night and it was…well, let’s call it an experience. A few observations, in no particular order:
** The Republicans have a lot of women with long blond hair speaking. Like, a lot. Is this a requirement for representing the conservative right? Do these women all go to the same hairstylist? Is there a specified range of acceptable Clairol colors?
** The phrase “my Lord and Savior” gets tossed around like popcorn when these women are trying to rile a crowd. Funny ’cause I didn’t think Jesus was down with that sort of name dropping.
** Falling under the “isn’t that malpractice” category was the woman diagnosed with terminal bone cancer who alleged her doctor said attempting treatment would make her a drain on her family and society at large so she should just go ahead and die. Apparently PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HER LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST – in that order – saved her life.
** That was a common thread actually. There seems to be a whole lot of worshipping at the Donald Trump altar going on in the Republican party, heaven help us all.
** Mark and Patty McCloskey made a doomsday video declaring dramatically – and I paraphrase – the radical Democrats’ mobs will come for you next because in Joe Biden’s America first they take your guns and then they take your children’s safety and then they take YOUR ENTIRE LIVES. Good Lord.
The rest of my coverage so far has spanned a scattered combination of twitter and NPR. I do best with blips or audio-only.
** Melania Trump took a shot at looking compassionate. The words seemed shiny but it’s a hard sell after her “I really don’t care. Do U?” jacket or the birtherism racist attacks on Obama. Even more ridiculous was her comment that “Total honesty is what we as citizens deserve from our president.” Sounds an awful lot like one of those coded messages kidnap victims put in their ransom videos…
** Trump staging a naturalization ceremony at the White House reminds me of that story about the frog and the scorpion.
** And just let me say how thrilled I am that part of Pompeo’s taxpayer funded trip to Jerusalem was spent taping a diplomat’s pitch to evangelicals for the Republican party.
** THE HATCH ACT. Don’t let them distract you, none of this is normal.
** Republicans: WE LOVE AMERICA. NOBODY LOVES AMERICA LIKE WE LOVE AMERICA.
** Also Republicans: Now sit there quietly while we round up people exercising their first amendment right to protest.
** Pence: Officer Dave Underwood was KILLED in those California riots. (mouths silently: by a far-right white Boogaloo boy)
** The sheer volume of gaslighting here should catapult their followers into an alternate universe. Believing even one-tenth of this convention requires a suspension of disbelief worthy of children convinced they can fly after watching Peter Pan.
** As some random speaker at the GOP convention might drawl: “I’ve lived here all my life, y’all, and nobody’s done more for this country than Donald J. Trump. Those liberal haters keep trying to bring him down with their pussy-grabbing tape recordings and porn star payoffs and ridiculous impeachment hoaxes. They can’t stand to see a strong, virile, God-loving, freakishly “tan” man sitting in this White House that okay, might have been built by Black slaves but it was out of a love for this country they were blessed to work in…anyway, join me right now to pledge your blind loyalty/hefty donation/teenage daughter vote for our next president and, the good Lord willing, if we can get sixteen more years, our last president, DONALD TRUMP. Amen and hallelujah!”
The only way I could stand to watch any of it was in second hand bits and pieces, mostly on Stephen Colbert. Otherwise, I would have been sick. Your reports confirm this. Talk about propaganda.
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I prefer these shot from the hip remarks to much of the coverage. Thank you 🙂
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I don’t watch bc they all make me puke. With the Dems, i read the transcripts but I’m not doing that with the Trumpers since i know it’s all rah rah Donnypoo
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Yeah, I wasn’t thrilled when the hubby turned on night one so he could be “informed”. Even he burned out after an hour or so, but that’s one hour of my life I’ll never get back. It’s painful.
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OMG! I have also seen only bits and pieces – unfortunately, Don Jr’s girlfriend’s speech was one of those bits – hellfire and brimstone for sure! Melania obviously is able to stay with the Donald because she views him through rose-colored glasses – I think so heavily rose-colored that they are opaque. Was her militaristic outfit a hidden message? It is completely beyond my ability to comprehend how people who call themselves Christian can support this person. How do they rationalize that with their “Christian” beliefs?
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I don’t know! I’m super confused by all the Jesus name dropping because any people I know who are Trump supporters ARE super Jesus-y (or better framed, super religious) — but when I think Jesus I think of that whole love your neighbor thing and Republicans sure aren’t on board with that concept. It just seems like a big mess of contradiction to me.
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Me too. I always thought Jesus was about love, as you said, tolerance, empathy. All things missing in the GOP right now.
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Agreed. The Republicans always struck me as more of an Old Testament, eye for an eye organization. Not sure why they claim the guy who preaches compassion and inclusion as their copilot. [big shrug here]
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It just seems listening and watching The Republicans it’s split between those who believe Trumps evil crap or those will support him but stay quiet while he is winning, watch them turn when if he gets beat.
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Absolutely. Every single one of those silent supporters is complicit in Trump’s immoral/inadequate/illegal leadership. We won’t forget.
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We have been watching the post convention summary. And I might add not on Fox. One needs – absolutely needs a mask, rubber gloves, hip boots, a full bio-hazard suit, a crash helmet and a first aid kit to watch this stuff. Constitution and any other sundry laws be damned. St. Donald is coming bow down… And I though the cure – or lack there of was bad. Is this the republican convention or the throw out the American Constitution convention ? jeeesh ! Good thing I am not allergic to boundless lies.
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It is most definitely the throw out the Constitution convention. Also the stand here and drop five bald faced lies a minute convention. I’m struggling to see how anyone can believe this stuff.
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I have watched pieces here and there, but it is so frustrating to hear all the lying, knowing some out there are believing it. I felt like half the speakers shared the same last name, trump.
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Guess that family loyalty runs deep.Can’t imagine typing myself to him publicly like that, family or not.
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Right!
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I is difficult to stomach this even second hand! 😱🤬
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True. NPR was playing a clip this morning when my daughter came in the kitchen and she exclaimed “what IS this??”. 😆
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🤣🤣🤣
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