# 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:** 27
**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, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/521 "2016-07-19T21:40:26Z")
Pence and Trump are holding a reception at the Great Lakes _ **Science** _ Center. I’ll just leave that there. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/522 "2016-07-19T21:48:57Z")
Quick show of hands: Anyone else out there not really give two shits if she lied about writing it herself or whether she (or someone) plagiarized it? Granted, I am glad that it shows that he does not have absolute control over the media cycle, and glad that it took away a bit of an opportunity to repeat the handful of rather inane talking points (to say nothing of the [blatant lies](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/07/19/fact-checking-the-first-day-of-the-2016-republican-national-convention/)). But this was a minor point-and-laugh at the oopsie thing or a smirk at yet another sign that Trump isn’t as politically savvy as he is reality television savvy thing. I’m not excoriating anyone for talking about it (although some of the logical contortionists do need a gentle pat on the head and a “aren’t you precious” comment), just wondering if anyone else kept skimming through all the Rickrollgate comments looking for something else. ---
**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, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/523 "2016-07-19T22:00:50Z")
Its silly as compared to dark and scary. Bit of a relief. Fleeting, you may be sure. ---
**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, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/524 "2016-07-19T22:01:44Z")
The roll call is starting at this moment. It may be interesting if some use the “secret phrase” tactic. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/525 "2016-07-19T22:10:00Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > The roll call is starting at this moment. It may be interesting if some use the “secret phrase” tactic. I’m waiting to hear Rule 37 (I believe it is) invoked. ETA And Ryan is explaining how invoking rue 37 will go - the poll will be done by the Secretary. It doesn’t sound like it will be public, exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/526 "2016-07-19T22:10:39Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Rick Kitchen** : > > Pence and Trump are holding a reception at the Great Lakes Science Center. > > I’ll just leave that there. Sounds like a good way to inflate your crowd numbers: Pop in unannounced at a museum when it’s not only doing a free admission day, but actually busing in people for it. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/527 "2016-07-19T22:14:16Z")
They’re making a point of announcing bound delegates. ---
**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, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/528 "2016-07-19T22:18:45Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > So, the GOP has moved on to trying the My Little Pony defence: [And the blame game has begun.](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-jr-blames-speechwriters-for-melania-trumps-convention-speech/) Which speechwriter will be thrown under the bus? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/529 "2016-07-19T22:22:14Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > They’re making a point of announcing bound delegates. If only they were gagged too. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/530 "2016-07-19T22:22:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Even the atmospherics were off, with dim lighting and the strange choice of the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” as the music to which Trump entered the event. Odd? ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/531 "2016-07-19T22:24:03Z")
Dubya’s speechwriter weighs in on Melania’s plagiarism or “rhetorical dependence” as he calls it. I like his answers which are very business-like and to the point. The opposite of what I would expect from a speechwriter. > **[What George W. Bush’s chief speechwriter thinks of the Melania Trump mess](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/19/what-george-w-bushs-chief-speechwriter-thinks-of-the-melania-trump-mess/)** > > A Q and A with Michael Gerson. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/532 "2016-07-19T22:24:20Z")
No rule 37 for Colorado - but 2 delegates abstained, ---
**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, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/533 "2016-07-19T22:27:22Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > Dubya’s speechwriter weighs in on Melania’s plagiarism or “rhetorical dependence” as he calls it. I like his answers which are very business-like and to the point. The opposite of what I would expect from a speechwriter. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/19/what-george-w-bushs-chief-speechwriter-thinks-of-the-melania-trump-mess](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/19/what-george-w-bushs-chief-speechwriter-thinks-of-the-melania-trump-mess) I think his answer to “who, ultimately was to blame?” was spot on: > [@](#): > > This was a staff failure, indicating a weak campaign apparatus. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/534 "2016-07-19T22:29:05Z")
DC was 10 Rubio, 9 Kasich, 0 Trump- and was recorded as 19 for Trump. The DC delegates are not happy with the way the rules were applied. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/535 "2016-07-19T22:39:53Z")
Iowa has the ‘hardest working senator’ in Chuck Grassley, the guy who won’t hold hearings on the Supreme Court ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/536 "2016-07-19T22:51:23Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > It looks like there’s going to be a repeat of what happened in 2012, where only one candidate’s votes will be “officially” counted by the secretary…in part because Ted Cruz apparently doesn’t want his name put into nomination, even though it is possible. Did I miss a memo? They’re officially confirming all votes cast for non-candidates. Pursuant to the rules of this convention, shut the hell up, DC, and you’re casting your votes the way we say you are. The next question: apparently, they will need a 2/3 majority by voice vote to nominate Trump “unanimously.” Will they need to take Michael Moore’s advice and have Trump supporters standing next to the microphones? ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/537 "2016-07-19T22:52:03Z")
Michigan passes? What was that? ---
**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, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/538 "2016-07-19T22:56:10Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#): > > Michigan passes? What was that? Possibly to leave it up to New York to put Trump over the top. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/539 "2016-07-19T23:04:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Possibly to leave it up to New York to put Trump over the top. Yeah, I believe that’s traditional (for both parties–we’ll see it for Hillary, too). ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/540 "2016-07-19T23:07:37Z")
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