The Republican national Convention

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@dalej42

That’s one white convention. Wow.

Meh, they are Republicans, after all.

[RTFirefly]

It’s worth reading the official GOP convention schedule for each night, just for the capsule bios of the speakers. For example:

Reince Priebus, RNC Chairman
Reince Priebus’ three terms make him the longest-serving chairman in modern history. During his first term as chairman, Priebus oversaw a dramatic turnaround of the RNC, rescuing its finances, rebuilding the operations, and implementing the best ground game effort the committee had ever organized. Priebus dedicated his second term to taking the party’s message of freedom and economic opportunity to all states and all communities. By welcoming new voices and voters and harnessing the power of new technology, he led the RNC in building the infrastructure needed for a landslide GOP victory in the midterm elections. Now in his third term, Priebus is working to deliver victories in races across the country in the 2016 campaign.

The links: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

[JohnT]

Is it traditional to refer to the nominee as “the presumptive nominee” during the convention?

[carnivorousplant]

Mike Huckabee pulled out from speaking at the command of Fox News.

[carnivorousplant]

Leslie Rutledge is the first Republican Arkansas Attorney General since reconstruction.

[Boyo_Jim]

Is Reconstruction all done in Arkansas?

[running_coach]

@carnivorousplant

Mike Huckabee pulled out from speaking at the command of Fox News.

Fixed link.

[running_coach]

@Boyo_Jim

Is Reconstruction all done in Arkansas?

Did they ever start?

[aurora_maire]

If anyone has uverse, they have channels dedicated to the RNC and the DNC conventions (1211 and 1212). I checked out the RNC at lunch. Looks like everything from the podium is being covered. Priebus was calling for votes on a bunch of boring shit. Could be good for entertainment without commentary in the evening.

[BobLibDem]

So who is the keynote speaker?

[elucidator]

Gentlepersons, one cannot help but notice the glaring absence of Trump supporters in this, and other, threads. Given that the man has huge popularity…huge, mind you!..one can draw no other conclusion but conspiracy! There’s something going on here!

I would remind that our founding document celebrates our perversity! Even as we laud ourselves for being the smartest and hippest, we also accept the minority presence of…and I quote!..“total dipsticks”. Another example of the shame of literal hypocrisy, and I mean that liberally!

Free the Dipsticks!

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@Boyo_Jim

Is Reconstruction all done in Arkansas?

The First Arkansas Cavalry, C.S.A., fought the First Arkansas Cavalry, U.S.A. in Fayettville, AR in 1863. I’m not sure how that influenced Reconstruction.

[Northern_Piper]

@wolfpup

Ah, the state constitution may throw a new wrinkle into it – I was thinking of the federal one. However, I’m not sure that your conclusion necessarily follows, because there are lots of examples of restrictions being enacted despite the Second Amendment and surviving constitutional scrutiny, like the open-carry ban in DC. The rationale supporting those restrictions has nothing to do with the “militia” preamble but simple matters of common sense, like the fact that it may not be a terrific idea for batshit crazy rednecks to be roaming the streets of Washington, DC festooned with assault rifles. The same logic might seem to apply in Cleveland next week.

Perhaps Kasich indeed doesn’t have that authority, although I’d bet that there would be a variance of opinion among legal experts on something that has probably never been tested.

Not at all familiar with Ohio laws, but poking around on the internet a bit suggests that state law simply does not address open carry, except in a few cases, and therefore it is unregulated. To change that, and create an offence of open carry generally, would presumably require a new law from the Legislature, not simply an executive order from the Governor.

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@Northern_Piper

Not at all familiar with Ohio laws, but poking around on the internet a bit suggests that state law simply does not address open carry, except in a few cases, and therefore it is unregulated. To change that, and create an offence of open carry generally, would presumably require a new law from the Legislature, not simply an executive order from the Governor.

Try this site. Section 9.68 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws

[elucidator]

Since I am going nowhere near this, and cant do anything about it anyway, I am content to let Darwinism take its course.

[That_Don_Guy]

@bengangmo

When is the actual nominee election held?

Tuesday, presumably in the 10-11 PM Eastern timeslot, so all of the networks can carry it.

What state is expected to put Trump “over the top”? If it’s New Jersey, then somebody had better count the delegates to see if the states before NJ have enough Trump delegates to do this (a few would pass if they have too many) - otherwise they have to go through the entire list and then go back to states that would have to pass a second time.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Here’s Colbert’s RNC Bingo. Click to refresh; “Stone-faced Chris Christie” is my fave: http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/convention-bingo/?nm

[Frank]

Womack just gaveled the adoption of the rules and walked off the stage. I thought signatures would force a roll call vote, but I guess not.

Now, he’s back for a another voice vote.

[Merneith]

Here’s a list of the scheduled speakers for each day.

RNC 2016: Complete schedule, speakers, events, what to expect from GOP in...

Monday’s delights include Willie Robertson, Tom Cotton, Rick Perry, Scott Baio and Melania Trump.
Is there a list somewhere of just the musical acts? I was curious about the tamborine man just before the rules adoption lady.

[MindsEye_Watering]

@Happy_Lendervedder

I’m going to flip over to the convention at some point this week and there’ll be a close-up of a wild-eyed 70-something white man feasting on the entrails of a bloated corpse on the floor of the convention while fires burn and empty Glenfiddich Whisky bottles are flying in the background. The picture will be sideways because the cameraman dropped the camera and ran; the charred smoking corpse dangling from the convention center rafters may or may not be him. A tiny woman with large blonde hair wearing a sparkly red-white-and-blue pantsuit will casually walk up to the wild-eyed man and shoot him in the back of the head with a .44 Magnum. I’ll turn to my wife and be like “It’s Wednesday already?”

Brilliant! :D:D:D