Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

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A multi-level marketer who peddles pseudoscience—and whose product is endorsed by America’s leading conspiracy theorist (Alex Jones)—is scheduled to speak in a primetime slot Wednesday at the Republican National Convention.

I thought that Ben Carson was speaking on Tuesday?

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Why is Frank Jackson speaking?

A smart mayor welcomes any convention that is spending a lot in his city.

What's your excuse?

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#NeverTrump considering placing another person in nomination for Vice President against Mike Pence

Wth? NeverTrump doesn't like Pence because why?

Because he's a modern-day Eichmann figure, presumably.

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Live footage:

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Indeed, I'm watching this mostly to be glad I'm not a member of this ridiculous party, that is FAR different from the party of Calvin Coolidge and Robert Taft. And it's sad how so many people feel they have to defend one of the two evils, including many people who stood against drinking the party's cool-aid not that long ago.

In this case it seems like less a matter of picking "the lesser of two evils" than of choosing figurative evil over literal evil.

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I'm genuinely saddened.

I am genuinely scared.