2016 RNC Discussion

[DinkinFlicka]

Was it Graham or Walker who wrote the big "**** you, Don" letter when he suspended his campaign?

Also, side note: Scott Walker shares a name with one of the talented composers you've never heard before. Dude could croon.

 

[malinoisvol]

Of that pool, Kasich was the most reasonable. However, my tangible support went to Gary Johnson.

Why did you pick an old white guy? Just wondering, not pickin'.

 

[VolnJC]

List of speakers tonight...looking forward to Cruz, Walker, and Newt...all can deliver great speeches.

Theme: Make America First Again

Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization
Eric Trump currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Development and Acquisitions for The Trump Organization. Alongside his father, Donald Trump, Eric works on new project acquisition, development and construction around the world. He has also spearheaded the rapid growth of the Trump Golf Collection. Eric attended Georgetown University where he earned a degree in finance and management. In 2006, he founded the Eric Trump Foundation to help raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Presumptive candidate for Vice President
Mike Pence was elected the 50th Governor of the State of Indiana in 2012. Since taking office, Pence has achieved the largest state tax cut in Indiana history while also lowering the business personal property tax and corporate income tax to attract new investment and bring more jobs to Indiana. He is the presumptive candidate for Vice President for Donald Trump.

Newt & Callista Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House and his wife
A candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, Newt Gingrich is best known as the architect of the Contract with America, the document that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. Callista Gingrich is the president of Gingrich Productions, a multimedia production company based in Washington, D.C. She and her husband host and produce historical and public policy documentaries.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a candidate in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, won election to the United States Senate in 2012, where he represents the state of Texas. During his tenure in office, Cruz has led the fight to repeal Obamacare, to stop President Obama’s executive amnesty, and to defend life, marriage, and the U.S. Constitution.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida)
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio was a candidate in the 2016 Republican presidential primary. The son of Cuban immigrants who came to America in 1956, Rubio has spent most of his life in West Miami, Florida, leaving only for a six-year period when his parents moved their family to Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2010, Rubio ran for the U.S. Senate. During his term, he has championed efforts to restore the American dream: Social Security and Medicare reform, greater access to affordable higher education, the revitalization of America’s military, efforts to grow the economy, and the empowerment of states and their citizens in the fight against poverty.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
A candidate in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, Scott Walker is the 45th governor of Wisconsin. He was first elected in 2010 and re-elected to a second term in 2014. Upon taking office, Walker proposed bold reforms that eliminated Wisconsin’s $3.6 billion budget deficit without raising taxes. During his tenure in office, Walker has taken on public-sector labor unions, signing a bill to limit public employee collective bargaining and winning a recall election over the issue.

Laura Ingraham, Radio Host
A former white-collar defense attorney and Supreme Court law clerk, Laura Ingraham is the most-listened-to woman on political talk radio. The Laura Ingraham Show is ranked in radio’s Top 10, and heard coast-to-coast in 225 markets.

Phil Ruffin, Businessman
Ruffin is an American businessman with diverse interests in real estate, lodging, manufacturing, energy, and retail enterprises. Ruffin started his business in 1959 with a single convenience store and quickly grew to own 65 stores in four states. He currently holds 12 hotels in Kansas, Maryland, California, Oklahoma, Texas, and Alabama.

Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida
Pam Bondi is currently serving as Florida’s 37th Attorney General. Since being sworn into office on January 4, 2011, Bondi has worked tirelessly to protect the people of Florida and uphold the state’s laws and the Constitution. During her tenure, she has focused on defending Florida’s constitutional rights against the federal health care law.

Eileen Collins, Astronaut (retired)
Eileen Collins is an astronaut and veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. She was the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission and logged over 537 hours in space during her tenure at NASA.

Michelle Van Etten, Small Business Owner
Michelle Van Etten is a small-business owner who was recently featured in The Greatest Networkers in the World second edition. Michelle runs an international multimillion dollar network marketing business with an organization of customers and distributors of over 100,000 people and is a strong supporter of Donald Trump, knowing his policies will support businesses all across America.

Kentucky State Senator Ralph Alvarado, Jr.
Ralph Alvarado is currently serving as a Kentucky State Senator. Trained as a physician specializing in internal medicine and pediatrics, Alvarado worked as President of Winchester Medical Associates before joining KentuckyOne Medical Group. Alvarado’s experience as a small-business owner gave him firsthand knowledge of how tough business ownership can be.

Darrell Scott, Pastor
Dr. Darrell C. Scott, Senior Pastor and Co-Founder of New Spirit Revival Center Ministries, has given his life to spreading the word of God and helping those in need. Scott started the New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio on February 14, 1994, with just four members in attendance. His ministry has since grown to numbers in the thousands and has focused on reviving its Cleveland Community.

Harold Hamm, Continental Resources
Harold Hamm is an American entrepreneur and played a key role in the development of the technologies behind the United States’ recent renaissance in oil and natural gas production. Born in Lexington, Oklahoma, Hamm was the youngest of 13 children. With just a high-school education, Hamm started his own business at the age of 21. This grass roots startup, Continental Resources, soon became a NYSE-traded, Top 10 oil producer in the United States Lower 48.

Lynne Patton, The Eric Trump Foundation
Lynne Patton is Vice President of The Eric Trump Foundation and Senior Assistant to Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr. As VP, Lynne works in tandem with the Executive Director/President of the Foundation to oversee all operations, volunteers, events, outreach, social media, vendors, and corporate partnerships. She assists with the planning of all major fundraising events for the Foundation. She also works to identify and develop viable partnerships and research projects for the Foundation in conjunction with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Why did you pick an old white guy? Just wondering, not pickin'.

I favor Governors before anyone else. Carson had no experiemce in the executive world. Fiorina's track record was pretty disastrous. Cruz is whiter than all of us and just plain creepy. Rubio is a scripted robot.

 

[Burhead]

So apparently Trump is having an event in Cleveland at 12pm. I can't remember but has a nominee ever had a campaign event during the convention?

 

[malinoisvol]

I favor Governors before anyone else. Carson had no experiemce in the executive world. Fiorina's track record was pretty disastrous. Cruz is whiter than all of us and just plain creepy. Rubio is a scripted robot.

I can appreciate your reasons.

 

[Septic]

List of speakers tonight...looking forward to Cruz, Walker, and Newt...all can deliver great speeches.

Theme: Make America First Again


Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida
Pam Bondi is currently serving as Florida’s 37th Attorney General. Since being sworn into office on January 4, 2011, Bondi has worked tirelessly to protect the people of Florida and uphold the state’s laws and the Constitution. During her tenure, she has focused on defending Florida’s constitutional rights against the federal health care law.

LOL @ Pam Bondi.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

I can appreciate your reasons.

I can recognize the diverse pigmentation and assortment of nether regions put forth by the GOP. It still doesn't save them from how utterly weak every single person was. Again, it's why Donald Trump is their nominee.

That and the typical American voter is ******n ****ing stupid. We're swayed by attack ads and talking points. Hell, it just takes one, measly letter next to some jackasses name to nab our vote.

 

[AirVol]

Misremember Lying Brian Williams needs to stfu. He's done much worse.

MSNBC Panel On Melania Trump?s Plagiarized Speech: ?This Turns This Night Into A Catastrophe?

 

[n_huffhines]

You got two outta three right, care to guess which ones?

He's a bigot because he says prejudiced things, not because he's a republican.

I agree the Ds throw "racist" around liberally, but Trump is definitely a bigot.

 

[gcbvol]

LOL @ Pam Bondi.

If anyone is trying to prioritize speaker viewing I'd suggest placing Bondi low on the list. Viewers unlikely to be impressed.

 

[malinoisvol]

He's a bigot because he says prejudiced things, not because he's a republican.

I agree the Ds throw "racist" around liberally, but Trump is definitely a bigot.

Who the hell isn't!

big·ot
ˈbiɡət/
noun
noun: bigot; plural noun: bigots
a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.

 

[malinoisvol]

If anyone is trying to prioritize speaker viewing I'd suggest placing Bondi low on the list. Viewers unlikely to be impressed.

Who is she?

 

[n_huffhines]

Who the hell isn't!

Let's have a semantics battle. That sounds fun.

 

[gcbvol]

Who is she?

Florida AG.

 

[Stoked]

Trump truly is a bigot, misogynist, and a narcissist. Try to defend it all that you want, but his words and actions prove it. We have a fraud and the shadiest politician probably ever running for president. Terrible times for our country ahead. Only if the rigged two party system would give Gary Johnson a chance.

 

[malinoisvol]

Let's have a semantics battle. That sounds fun.

So you meant to call him "Racist"?

 

[Stoked]

Who the hell isn't!

Bigot: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance

 

[hog88]

Trump truly is a bigot, misogynist, and a narcissist. Try to defend it all that you want, but his words and actions prove it. We have a fraud and the shadiest politician probably ever running for president. Terrible times for our country ahead. Only if the rigged two party system would give Gary Johnson a chance.

I don't get the "bigot" label, s far there isn't any proof of that. The other two adjectives, sure but both could describe either candidate. Yes, I believe Hillary hates women.

 

[RikidyBones]

Trump truly is a bigot, misogynist, and a narcissist. Try to defend it all that you want, but his words and actions prove it. We have a fraud and the shadiest politician probably ever running for president. Terrible times for our country ahead. Only if the rigged two party system would give Gary Johnson a chance.

Every person who runs for office is a narcissist. He's a bigot? Link to his words that prove it

 

[n_huffhines]

So you meant to call him "Racist"?

I meant to avoid this nonsense.

 

[hog88]

Every person who runs for office is a narcissist. He's a bigot? Link to his words that prove it

They can't.

 

[malinoisvol]

Trump truly is a bigot, misogynist, and a narcissist. Try to defend it all that you want, but his words and actions prove it. We have a fraud and the shadiest politician probably ever running for president. Terrible times for our country ahead. Only if the rigged two party system would give Gary Johnson a chance.

Clinton (x2) is a racist, misandrist and misogynist, narcissist, liar, and greedy. Try to defend it all that you want. She is the most fraudulent and shadiest politician ever running for president. Terrible times for our country ahead. I got taken by a third party candidate twice before, we won't get fooled again. They are all basically the same. Just a D-lite or a R-Lite. Pick your poison.

 

[VolnJC]

They can't.

Racist bigot and misogynist is a term automatically applied to anyone with an R by their name by people who have no clue as to that person's character

 

[Stoked]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjQ03C46aBo[/youtube]

My son is half Mexican and has Mexican heritage through his mom's side. I guess I have to tell him that if he wanted to be a judge he can't because Trump is building a wall, and he has Mexican heritage so it will make him biased.