# 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:** 58
**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, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1142 "2016-07-22T03:14:23Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > Clinton has a “radical immigration policy” to create “mass lawlessness.” > > This is like a bad movie. That’s actually true though. She intends to go further than Obama’s legally questionable policy and has said zilch about border security. Amnesty is her entire policy. ---
**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, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1143 "2016-07-22T03:14:23Z")
All of this yelling has changed him from orange to a red, sweaty mess. ---
**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, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1144 "2016-07-22T03:14:57Z")
It will all be fixed the instant he takes the oath of office! _BELIEVE HIM!_ ---
**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, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1145 "2016-07-22T03:15:29Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > 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.) You made the argument, I didn’t. You said that in order to get change, we have to go back to the last time Democrats ran everything. No one actually believes Clinton represents change. That is a fair, and effective attack by the Trump campaign. ---
**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, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1146 "2016-07-22T03:17:11Z")
Now we get into the science fiction and fantasy section - Trump’s taxes and budget policies. ---
**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, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1147 "2016-07-22T03:17:12Z")
and who is that tax cut really going to be for, Donnie? 68% of his tax plan goes to the top 20% income. ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1148 "2016-07-22T03:17:42Z")
amazing how Ivanka could confuse January 17 for January 20; unless that was part of her lovable bimbo thing. ---
**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, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1149 "2016-07-22T03:17:59Z")
All these problems fixed AND a huge tax reduction…I dunno, sounds like a pretty good deal ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1150 "2016-07-22T03:18:49Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > The cameras didn’t show what happened but whatever happened was quick. Ah well, that’s the best each of us can hope for when our time comes. ---
**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, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1151 "2016-07-22T03:19:05Z")
He has worked up quite a lather, hasn’t he? Angry speech, he is turning from orange to red.:mad::mad::mad: ---
**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, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1152 "2016-07-22T03:19:36Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > You made the argument, I didn’t. You said that in order to get change, we have to go back to the last time Democrats ran everything. > > No one actually believes Clinton represents change. That is a fair, and effective attack by the Trump campaign. “No one believes”? Just saying it over and over again doesn’t make it true. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1153 "2016-07-22T03:20:03Z")
“…trillions and trillions and trillions…” Carl Sagan’s evil twin. ---
**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, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1154 "2016-07-22T03:20:49Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > “No one believes”? Just saying it over and over again doesn’t make it true. In what way does Clinton plan to change the system? In what way does she plan to challenge the Beltway conventional wisdom? What current Obama policies will she change? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1155 "2016-07-22T03:21:28Z")
Trump didn’t commit any horrific errors. Good speech. He gained votes. Of course it’s all illogical hooey. Irrelevant. Facts don’t matter. If you’re rating this convention based on a presentation of logical arguments you don’t understand politics. He delivered a speech repeating his reassurances of greatness and didn’t screw it up. It will push him closer to the Presidency. ---
**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, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1156 "2016-07-22T03:22:00Z")
student loan debt rebuild the military crack down on deadbeat countries veteran care All without a single detail of how he is going to do it. ---
**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, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1157 "2016-07-22T03:22:10Z")
Now he’s on an actual strength. His VA plan is actually quite good. Other than how he’d pay for it, of course. ---
**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, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1158 "2016-07-22T03:22:30Z")
He is going to completely rebuild the military…after cutting the budget and reducing taxes. If he has a fucking genie in a bottle, why is he waiting until after the election to use it? ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1159 "2016-07-22T03:22:29Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > In what way does Clinton plan to change the system? In what way does she plan to challenge the Beltway conventional wisdom? What current Obama policies will she change? talking about changing the system sounds good, but its never going to change; this is politics filled with people trying to get ahead and asking millions of people for votes, which typifies “a friend to all is a friend to none.” ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1160 "2016-07-22T03:23:25Z")
This speech sure sounds like a whole lot of Big Government to me. ---
**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, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1161 "2016-07-22T03:23:59Z")
January 20, 2017 is a Friday. How is he going to get all of this done with a weekend looming? I mean, hell, I’ll give him until Monday to get it all fixed. He’s only human, after all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729.md?page=59)