# The Republican national Convention **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 18, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729 "2016-06-18T21:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/461 "2016-07-19T18:06:12Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m stunned that Trump has opened himself up to being called a bad husband by not defending his wife by refusing to fire the person responsible for humiliating her in front of millions. > > I love my wife and, if I were in DJT’s shoes, the only way heads aren’t rolling is if I wrote those words myself. That’s all I’m saying. Oh, well, that is nearly universal! All of us guys who are among the smartest and hippest people ever, and who are blessed with having an SO who is equally so…our only real challenge is meeting the standards of deserving such good fortune! Being smart and all, they know this, and never feel any need to sneak a peak at our browser history, or check what we might be saying on some message board! Nosiree, Bob, no need for that! ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/462 "2016-07-19T18:08:33Z")
Coming from weird, whacked out Europe, what I can’t imagine is the partner of a candidates being in any way relevant to the election of the politician. LIke I really want to hear what Mr May has to say. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/463 "2016-07-19T18:08:49Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > And anyway, you don’t think he loves Melania Trump, do you? She’s always maybe 20 pounds away from being tossed to the curb. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/464 "2016-07-19T18:09:41Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > It’s funny that Melania plagiarized Michelle Obama’s speech on the very same day the Rep. King said that whites are responsible for Western Civilization and all the other sub-groups have contributed nothing. > > Well, not funny. Not funny at all. But maybe it’s good, in a sad way. Enough of the dog whistles, the winks, the nods. Trump has emboldened the bigots and the racists, and I want to see those freak flags flying. If I turn on the convention tonight and see some of the delegates wearing white sheets, it will be downright refreshing. Let these people disgrace themselves publicly. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/465 "2016-07-19T18:16:54Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > Coming from weird, whacked out Europe, what I can’t imagine is the partner of a candidates being in any way relevant to the election of the politician. LIke I really want to hear what Mr May has to say. I actually saw an article talking about how handsome Mr. May looked in a suit, but I think it was satire making fun of the way the wives of politicians are treated. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/466 "2016-07-19T18:18:06Z")
MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall had Scott Baio on and really castigated him over his claims to being a Christian after posting disgusting imagery of Michelle Obama and Hillary. He did not appreciate it. > **[WATCH: MSNBC interview gets heated when Tamron Hall confronts Trump-loving...](https://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/watch-msnbc-interview-gets-heated-when-tamron-hall-confronts-trump-loving-actor-over-sexist-tweets/)** > > Until now, Scott Baio was perhaps best known for playing the character Chachi on the kitschy 1970s television series, Happy Days.Now 55, Baio has found a new role in the public eye -- outspoken supporter of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. On... ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/467 "2016-07-19T18:18:46Z")
What I don’t get is who keeps marrying that douchebag! There is NO MONEY in the world that would entice me to allow The Donald anywhere near my vagina. Now some other old white guy from Iowa has said that no other group other than white people have contributed more to society. There was a black woman on the panel, you should watch the video just to see her reaction! But this kind of shit comes out of Republican reps’ mouths _all the fucking time_ and then people are like “hur dur dur…what do you mean you’d never vote republican?” ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/468 "2016-07-19T18:20:57Z")
Oh, and it kind of breaks my heart that Scott Baio is apparently a sexist misogynistic dinosaur. He insisted it was “not nice” of Tamron Hall to question his faith. But calling the opposition a cunt is perfectly Christian? Ugh. I just threw up a little in my mouth. ETA: On the other hand, I think I have a little girl-crush on Tamron Hall now. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/469 "2016-07-19T18:30:23Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Oh, and it kind of breaks my heart that Scott Baio is apparently a sexist misogynistic dinosaur. He insisted it was “not nice” of Tamron Hall to question his faith. But calling the opposition a cunt is perfectly Christian? > > Ugh. I just threw up a little in my mouth. > > ETA: On the other hand, I think I have a little girl-crush on Tamron Hall now. And he actually said that Obama is not a Christian name. WTF is a Christian name? Does he know _anything_ about his own faith? Since when do names have anything to do with it? ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/470 "2016-07-19T18:36:22Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > Coming from weird, whacked out Europe, what I can’t imagine is the partner of a candidates being in any way relevant to the election of the politician. LIke I really want to hear what Mr May has to say. It’s not that long ago that Cherie Blair was making quite a few political statements, and getting media coverage for it. Seemed to help Mr Blair more than harm him overall. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/471 "2016-07-19T18:38:38Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I agree. This controversy isn’t, or at least shouldn’t be, about Melania Trump herself. Having fun with Melania’s accent (or any other element of her immigrant background) isn’t _about_ Melania either. It’s about the hypocrisy of Donald’s playing to xenophobic nativism. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/472 "2016-07-19T18:41:59Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Oh, yeah? Was it covered [like this](http://www.cnn.com)? > > And who cares if it was from a friend and ally? Obama presented it as his own. I had never seen that. I didn’t look into the whole matter but if Obama really did plagiarize that other guy’s speech then that is really fucking lame. Still, “But… but… but… he did it too!” isn’t much of a defense. I laughed when I read about Mrs. Trump’s plagiarism. I cringe now that I’ve heard about Obama’s. The different reactions are because I support Obama and I do not support Trump. But I think both situations are ridiculous and shameful… why would anyone do that? Do they think they won’t be caught? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/473 "2016-07-19T18:42:03Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > And he actually said that Obama is not a Christian name. WTF is a Christian name? Does he know _anything_ about his own faith? Since when do names have anything to do with it? The dog-whistle is: “Obama is not a white name” ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/474 "2016-07-19T18:46:01Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > And he actually said that Obama is not a Christian name. WTF is a Christian name? Does he know _anything_ about his own faith? Since when do names have anything to do with it? I think that was Antonio Sabato Jr., another speaker Monday night. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/475 "2016-07-19T18:46:54Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > And he actually said that Obama is not a Christian name. WTF is a Christian name? Does he know _anything_ about his own faith? Since when do names have anything to do with it? [That wasn’t Baio, that was Antonio Sabato, Jr.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/antonio-sabato-jr-obama-muslim-rnc_us_578d9974e4b0fa896c3fca7e) ETA: Ninjaed! And by the only thing I have to fear! ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/476 "2016-07-19T18:47:34Z")
In other news from last night, Scott Baio is apparently a complete douschecanoe. Interesting exchange with an NBC anchor [here.](http://www.msnbc.com/tamron-hall/watch/what-s-in-store-for-rnc-s-day-two-727846467985) ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/477 "2016-07-19T18:48:19Z")
One thing about this whole incident: It proves Donald Trump’s contention that immigrants steal from hardworking Americans! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/478 "2016-07-19T18:50:06Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I think that was Antonio Sabato Jr., another speaker Monday night. > [@Miller](#): > > [That wasn’t Baio, that was Antonio Sabato, Jr.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/antonio-sabato-jr-obama-muslim-rnc_us_578d9974e4b0fa896c3fca7e) > > ETA: Ninjaed! And by the only thing I have to fear! Okay. I heard that second hand. That’s what I get for not researching before posting. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/479 "2016-07-19T19:06:01Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > Unsurprisingly, her [backstory](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/rnc-2016-melania-trump-biography-225781), now getting some attention, is as fictitious as her husbands. Can you imagine if Michelle Obama had pulled anything like this? Does that mean that Trump will now refer to her as “Liar Melania”? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/480 "2016-07-19T19:07:22Z")
_Never Trump_ delegates plan one final push tonight. > **[Never Trump delegates have a new plan to stand up to Trump](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/never-trump-delegates-have-one-last-chance-stand-trump/)** > > The Trump opposition plans to go down swinging on Tuesday. > [@](#): > > During the roll call of the states, the head of each delegation will declare his or her states’ vote breakdown. But delegates who are bound under convention rules to vote for Trump—but who personally oppose him—plan to register their dissent at this time using a specific parliamentary procedure. > > “There’s a process that you use,” Unruh explained. “You have to actually directly challenge at the microphone to the chairman and say a specific phrase or they are going to call it out of order.” She declined to state the phrase, citing strategic reasons. A secret phrase? Probably something to do with the Uniform Commercial Code. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729.md?page=25)