Official Republican National Convention 2012 Discussion Thread

[Eraserhead]

Who wrote this speech? It's pretty messy.

[xavier110]

Who wrote this speech? It's pretty messy.

Romney's speeches are usually written by committee with Romney doing final edits...

[Phony Moderate]

Still hasn't even made the slightest hint of what he'll do as President.

[Supersonic]

It was Ryan's job go 'all out political' and attack the President.

Romney's speech is to connect and 'set the record straight'.

Both have done their jobs.

[Likely Voter]

its 11 so as of now he is eating into network time. They wont cut away though, but there wont be much post speech coverage. The networks dont like giving away time without commercials.

[Comrade Funk]

These puns are worse than the ones in a clean jokes book.

[Phony Moderate]

"Obama's spending cuts suck!"

"Obama's deficits suck!"

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Gotta love it when Mittens criticizes Obama for cutting spending.

[muon2]

I gotta say, Ryan's speech, even with all of the falsehoods, was about 100x better than this. This is bad.

Yup.

Ryan's speech actually ticked me off, which is a good thing for Republicans.

Mitt's is just pathetic.

Interestingly, I've been talking to an independent-minded middle-aged woman just now. When I asked what she thought of the speech so far, her reaction is "I think it's a good speech".

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

"I have a plan to create 12 million jobs in four years!"
What is it Mitt?

I was hoping for this.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx5X3Jd8DI4

[5280]

He's doing a good job appealing to be non-partisan.

[pepper11]

Fellas, this speech ain't for us... I think it has thus far worked however.

[Supersonic]

This is the Polk section.

The 'five' items to judge a President Romney by.

[Eraserhead]

Shouldn't people in the audience be smiling or something? Everyone looks like their goldfish just died.

[Likely Voter]

This is the Polk section.

The 'five' items to judge a President Romney by.

I agree but I dare anyone to remember what they were tomorrow...or even 10 minutes from now.

[後援会]

"I have a plan to create 12 million jobs in four years!"
What is it Mitt?

Not be Barack Obama.

That's 250k jobs a month. That's actually about exactly where I think monthly payrolls will be during a Romney presidency. That number probably was not randomly picked.

[pepper11]

That line about helping your family will lead the morning

[Tender Branson]

Now the speech seems to get more interesting. Maybe it was worth after all to wake up at 3am.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Shouldn't people in the audience be smiling or something? Everyone looks like their goldfish just died.

That one blonde woman they keep showing on PBS looks like she's about to CRY!!!!!

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

I like how instead of Romney they just chant USA.

[Holmes]

"I have a plan to create 12 million jobs in four years!"
What is it Mitt?

Not be Barack Obama.

Wow, I didn't know I had the power to create 12 million jobs in 4 years.

[5280]

It's 1980 all over again.

[Yank2133]

Shouldn't people in the audience be smiling or something? Everyone looks like their goldfish just died.

Can you blame them?

I mean do you remember how you felt when John Kerry was our nominee.

[fezzyfestoon]

I came in here to defend the speech. It didn't seem all that bad to me, but it just keeps getting worse. The USA chants give me bubble guts and I find myself constantly wondering how much of this Romney even believes.

[Likely Voter]

Mitt's right. In early 2009 there was no deficit, the economy was booming, we were at peace, the country was united in purpose, dogs and cats found common ground, unicorns danced on the streets paved with gold