# 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:** 30
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/581 "2016-07-20T01:50:31Z")
Just not sure what good beating the email issue to death is going to do. Is that how you’re trying to flip suburban women in swing states? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/582 "2016-07-20T01:59:17Z")
This just in from CNN: Christie’s turn in the spotlight not quite what he might have hoped. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/583 "2016-07-20T02:08:39Z")
Interesting speech by Gov. Christie. So, to the former federal prosecutor, apparently the justice system under a Trump administration will consist of a prosecutor reading off a litany of charges, during which the accused will be given no chance to respond, much less mount a defense, will be immediately pronounced ‘guilty’ by a baying mob, then thrown to them to do what they will. The sight of all those good Republicans holding up crossed wrists and screaming “lock her up” easily gets my vote for most chilling image of the night. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/584 "2016-07-20T02:08:43Z")
Trump’s son is pretty Kennedy-esque. Might be a dynasty aborning. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/585 "2016-07-20T02:11:06Z")
I heard part of Christie’s speech on the radio. It sounded like a barnburner. Factually challenged, to be sure, but fiery. ---
**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 20, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/586 "2016-07-20T02:13:23Z")
Arrogant Donald Jr., the poster boy for nepotism, is making the case for hard work and the American dream. :smack: ---
**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 20, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/587 "2016-07-20T02:16:31Z")
David Duke: [A Jewish speechwriter sabotaged Melania.](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/07/19/3800078/david-duke-jewish-sabotage/) ---
**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 20, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/588 "2016-07-20T02:19:44Z")
Donald Jr says dad will create opportunities for Americans of all backgrounds. Does that include people with Mexican and Muslim backgrounds too? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/589 "2016-07-20T02:22:39Z")
> [@](#): > > So I assume that at some point in this convention he will announce that his first act as president will be to establish a Committee to Find Out What’s Going On, with the explicit goal of finding out what’s going on, and issuing a full report by a certain date which I assume will be titled “What’s Going On: A Report on the Findings of the Committee to Find Out What’s Going On”. If only he would pay attention to [what’s going on](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kA3UtBj4M). ---
**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 20, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/590 "2016-07-20T02:22:56Z")
They are scraping the bottom of barrel tonight. Rejected VP Christie. Trump kids. This senator from West Virginia that no one has heard of. Boring. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/591 "2016-07-20T02:25:37Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > They are scraping the bottom of barrel tonight. Rejected VP Christie. Trump kids. This senator from West Virginia that no one has heard of. Boring. Hey, they had a professional golfer who’s ranked 495th in the world! Anyway, get used to it. I’ll bet cash money that we see two or three of these mooks on the next season of _Dancing with the Stars_. ---
**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 20, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/592 "2016-07-20T02:25:55Z")
They apparently invited the wrong Chris Cox. The program said Chris Cox, former Congressman and former Commissioner of the SEC, would be speaking, but they got Chris Cox, NRA spokesman, on Jobs night. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/593 "2016-07-20T02:25:57Z")
When does Tiffany Trump speak? She was my bet for Trump family member most likely to plagiarize her speech (if only for the fact that his older children have actually been known to give speeches in the past). ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/594 "2016-07-20T02:26:25Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > Arrogant Donald Jr., the poster boy for nepotism, is making the case for hard work and the American dream. :smack: I didn’t know a spray tan was hereditary. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/595 "2016-07-20T02:29:14Z")
Tiffany spoke about 45 minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/596 "2016-07-20T02:29:22Z")
Yeah, the whole lock her up thing is creepy. The FBI investigated the issue, and found no grounds for indictment? Why, those guys are just bureaucrats who tell you they are experts in like, law enforcement and stuff, and then don’t. lock. up. Hillary! Trump said if he were president, he would have Hillary locked up. 2nd Amendment, yes, due process, I guess not. But it Is the Party of Lincoln, and Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, so… Anyway, how come none of these speakers are pontificating on how great tax cuts for the wealthy are going to be? That is, after all, the firmest and most central plank of the GOP, whether establishment, Trump, or you name it. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/597 "2016-07-20T02:30:12Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > When does Tiffany Trump speak? She was my bet for Trump family member most likely to plagiarize her speech (if only for the fact that his older children have actually been known to give speeches in the past). Sorry, you missed her. She was on immediately after Christie. ETA: Ninja’d, as usual. ---
**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 20, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/598 "2016-07-20T02:30:44Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I didn’t know a spray tan was hereditary. Arrogant Donald Jr. may have time to get a real tan with his incredibly demanding job of being Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/599 "2016-07-20T02:34:53Z")
“Don’t eat up my time!” LOL Carson is still worrying about not getting enough speaking time. ---
**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 20, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/600 "2016-07-20T02:38:08Z")
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