# 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:** 57
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1122 "2016-07-22T03:01:15Z")
So…no immigrants from countries that have terrorism problems? Does that mean that no country should accept any emigrants from the U.S.A., you fucking moron? ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1123 "2016-07-22T03:01:31Z")
> [@duality72](#): > > I don’t know. I think if you buy his ridiculous premise, it’s a very effective pitch. The question is, how much of the electorate will see it for the obvious bullshit it is? Somehow I don’t think the mountains of fact-checking, and correcting, that will follow this speech will make much difference. What bullshit? I’ve listened to him for thirty minutes now and all he’s managed to do is say absolutely nothing VERY FUCKING LOUDLY!!! ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1124 "2016-07-22T03:01:43Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > To change the\* status quo\*, we need to dump a bunch of Republican Senators, Congressmen & Governors. We did that. And the Democrats then made government more powerful, ignored the will of the public, and doubled down on insider poiltics. ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1125 "2016-07-22T03:04:36Z")
> [@duality72](#): > > I don’t know. I think if you buy his ridiculous premise, it’s a very effective pitch. The question is, how much of the electorate will see it for the obvious bullshit it is? Somehow I don’t think the mountains of fact-checking, and correcting, that will follow this speech will make much difference. I wasn’t really critiquing the content. I’m saying his delivery is not very solid tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1126 "2016-07-22T03:04:50Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > We did that. And the Democrats then made government more powerful, ignored the will of the public, and doubled down on insider poiltics. When? The New Deal? ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1127 "2016-07-22T03:04:54Z")
This is a relentlessly, angry negative speech. He is yelling about immigrants, terrorism, and crime victims. ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1128 "2016-07-22T03:05:32Z")
[QUOTE=TRUMP] We could solve these problems so quickly. [/QUOTE] Okay. Are you ever going to get around to tell us what your solutions are?? Or, are you just going to yell at us some more? ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1129 "2016-07-22T03:06:14Z")
> [@Drum\_God](#): > > Okay. Are you ever going to get around to tell us what your solutions are?? Or, are you just going to yell at us some more? My money is on option B. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1130 "2016-07-22T03:06:20Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > When? The New Deal? Okay, if Democrats are truly great, then Clinton should run on resuming the progress made from 2009-2010. The golden years. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1131 "2016-07-22T03:07:15Z")
He hasn’t said how he is going to do jack shit yet. ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1132 "2016-07-22T03:08:42Z")
Lets drop a few facts in here. Newcomers to the US are less likely than the native population to commit violent crimes or to be incarcerated. Immigrants also start businesses at a higher rate than native born citizens, and pay more in taxes than they take in government benefits. Now back to the orange man who is screaming at us. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1133 "2016-07-22T03:08:46Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > Doesn’t fit with his reported lack of charitable involvement and giving. Not buying it. It probably fits his style in at least two ways. Stepping in to fix a highly visible problem involves self aggrandizement, and is shallow and only requires a short attention span. Unlike effective charity which involves trying to fix long term structural problems that are far too boring to make the papers. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1134 "2016-07-22T03:09:42Z")
USA! USA! Gotta love those patriotic Republicans. Meanwhile, I hear that the DNC has hired the Iron Sheik to start each night of next week’s convention with “USA, hawk, ptooie!” ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1135 "2016-07-22T03:10:13Z")
Clinton has a “radical immigration policy” to create “mass lawlessness.” This is like a bad movie. ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1136 "2016-07-22T03:11:07Z")
> [@Drum\_God](#): > > Okay. Are you ever going to get around to tell us what your solutions are?? Or, are you just going to yell at us some more? Maybe he thinks all the criminals will leave if you yell enough. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1137 "2016-07-22T03:11:18Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > I wasn’t really critiquing the content. I’m saying his delivery is not very solid tonight. Okay, but I don’t think there’s much difference. I still think the delivery is good for those who buy what he’s selling. And he’s doing a good job of selling it, alternate reality that it is. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1138 "2016-07-22T03:11:58Z")
He is going to do for/to our country what he did to/for his casinos and his university. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1139 "2016-07-22T03:12:05Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Okay, if Democrats are truly great, then Clinton should run on resuming the progress made from 2009-2010. The golden years. Oops. I’ve fallen for the Standard adaher distraction. When His Guys are looking bad, adaher changes the subject. So–what did The Donald say tonight that made you Proud Of Your Party? (Really, you picked a bad century to be a Republican.) ---
**Author:** ![rock\_party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rock\_party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rock_party)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1140 "2016-07-22T03:12:13Z")
His immigration policy will be totally the opposite of Hillary Clinton. Immigrants will be hot women only. ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1141 "2016-07-22T03:12:15Z")
Donnie apparently has some kind of magic wand. Man, I hope he does the right thing and gives it to Hilary if she happens to defeat him. I mean, if he loves America, he would, right? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729.md?page=58)