Thursday Republican National Convention running commentary thread

[Eraserhead]

Attacking women... thats nice.

[12th Doctor]

LOL

Ground noise!

Send more in!

I agree.  That was good.  Might help.

[Keystone Phil]

Attacking women... thats nice.

Enough with the trash. Really.

[ChrisFromNJ]

I'm sure woman are going to love the image of John McCain disrespecting woman like that.

[12th Doctor]

Attacking women... thats nice.

I wonder what its like to live without having a single objective thought.

[Beet]

Attacking women... thats nice.

I wonder what its like to live without having a single objective thought.

Is it your objective opinion that Eraserhead goes through life without a single objective thought?

[Eraserhead]

Attacking women... thats nice.

I wonder what its like to live without having a single objective thought.

I wouldn't know... maybe I should ask you?

[Ty440]

EH.. So far a C.....  God D**n Protestors  ...This is  the  type of crowd that supports the other side......

[Cubby]

Okay, now I am getting pissed at CNN.  They keep showing the handful of protesters.

I'm sorry, but those people are worthless.  If I interrupted them, they would go on for hours about how I was "taking away their free speech," obviously they have no problem breaking in and interrupting legitimate political discourse.

Those few protestors are more patriotic than any of the rich bigots below them (except McCain, of course). They have a right to free speech, and I'm surprised they showed them on TV. I love how the automatons started to scream "USA, USA" to drown out said free speech. The idea that Jesus and the GOP aren't the answer to everything unsettles them. The 1st Amendment means nothing to these people. All they need or care about is the 2nd one.

I watched the first couple minutes of McCain's speech but turned it off when he was going on about his wife. Thats all I will have seen of the RNC. I watched all of Obama's speech and a little of Hillary's. There's really no reason to watch them since they are the nominees already. Both parties would save a lot of money by not having them.

[NOVA Green]

He does look 10-15 years younger with the makeup and the lighting. Still playing on the reformer aspect of the brand, being not particularly harsh to Obama, unlike last night's speakers.

I fought....

[12th Doctor]

Attacking women... thats nice.

I wonder what its like to live without having a single objective thought.

Is it your objective opinion that Eraserhead goes through life without a single objective thought?

Objectively?  Yes.

[Keystone Phil]

They have a right to free speech

And we have the right to have a convention.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Okay, now I am getting pissed at CNN.  They keep showing the handful of protesters.

I'm sorry, but those people are worthless.  If I interrupted them, they would go on for hours about how I was "taking away their free speech," obviously they have no problem breaking in and interrupting legitimate political discourse.

Those few protestors are more patriotic than any of the rich bigots below them (except McCain, of course). They have a right to free speech, and I'm surprised they showed them on TV. I love how the automatons started to scream "USA, USA" to drown out said free speech. The idea that Jesus and the GOP aren't the answer to everything unsettles them. The 1st Amendment means nothing to these people. All they need or care about is the 2nd one.

I watched the first couple minutes of McCain's speech but turned it off when he was going on about his wife. Thats all I will have seen of the RNC. I watched all of Obama's speech and a little of Hillary's. There's really no reason to watch them since they are the nominees already. Both parties would save a lot of money by not having them.

Peaceful protest is one thing, but they are disrupting a speech now. Should McCain just stop and allow them to shout insults at him? Give me a break.

[Cubby]

They have a right to free speech

And we have the right to have a convention.

You never hear about Democrats complaining about protests and free speech. Its only one party that is bothered by it.

[NOVA Green]

The pundits....  going after another unpopular national institution. Wraps it around to the war.

He's on message.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

Okay, now I am getting pissed at CNN.  They keep showing the handful of protesters.

I'm sorry, but those people are worthless.  If I interrupted them, they would go on for hours about how I was "taking away their free speech," obviously they have no problem breaking in and interrupting legitimate political discourse.

Those few protestors are more patriotic than any of the rich bigots below them (except McCain, of course). They have a right to free speech, and I'm surprised they showed them on TV. I love how the automatons started to scream "USA, USA" to drown out said free speech. The idea that Jesus and the GOP aren't the answer to everything unsettles them. The 1st Amendment means nothing to these people. All they need or care about is the 2nd one.

I watched the first couple minutes of McCain's speech but turned it off when he was going on about his wife. Thats all I will have seen of the RNC. I watched all of Obama's speech and a little of Hillary's. There's really no reason to watch them since they are the nominees already. Both parties would save a lot of money by not having them.

Yes... they have a right to free speech... no... they should not be expressing it at the convention. They can go outside. I know you know that, stop trying to be cute.

[Cubby]

Peaceful protest is one thing, but they are disrupting a speech now. Should McCain just stop and allow them to shout insults at him? Give me a break.

No, but I didn't like Supersoulty saying they were worthless. They were FF to me.

[Beet]

EH.. So far a C.....  God D**n Protestors  ...This is  the  type of crowd that supports the other side......

Don't worry. They are not the majority, never will be. If "the other side" wins, and that's certainly not even an overwhelming favorite at this point, it will be because much more reasonable people put them over the top- and will check them from going too far. I would say the same for the GOP, but there's the problem that too oft repeated success creates hubris- as well as the matter of the Courts.

[Ty440]

Okay, now I am getting pissed at CNN.  They keep showing the handful of protesters.

I'm sorry, but those people are worthless.  If I interrupted them, they would go on for hours about how I was "taking away their free speech," obviously they have no problem breaking in and interrupting legitimate political discourse.

Those few protestors are more patriotic than any of the rich bigots below them (except McCain, of course). They have a right to free speech, and I'm surprised they showed them on TV. I love how the automatons started to scream "USA, USA" to drown out said free speech. The idea that Jesus and the GOP aren't the answer to everything unsettles them. The 1st Amendment means nothing to these people. All they need or care about is the 2nd one.

I watched the first couple minutes of McCain's speech but turned it off when he was going on about his wife. Thats all I will have seen of the RNC. I watched all of Obama's speech and a little of Hillary's. There's really no reason to watch them since they are the nominees already. Both parties would save a lot of money by not having them.

Hey Pim Fortuyn  are you a typical white person clinging to your guns and religion?  Do you Say god bless or america  or god da*n america..When was the first time in your adult life that you were proud of your country??

[Eraserhead]

They have a right to free speech

And we have the right to have a convention.

You're having one.

[12th Doctor]

Okay, now I am getting pissed at CNN.  They keep showing the handful of protesters.

I'm sorry, but those people are worthless.  If I interrupted them, they would go on for hours about how I was "taking away their free speech," obviously they have no problem breaking in and interrupting legitimate political discourse.

Those few protestors are more patriotic than any of the rich bigots below them (except McCain, of course). They have a right to free speech, and I'm surprised they showed them on TV. I love how the automatons started to scream "USA, USA" to drown out said free speech. The idea that Jesus and the GOP aren't the answer to everything unsettles them. The 1st Amendment means nothing to these people. All they need or care about is the 2nd one.

I watched the first couple minutes of McCain's speech but turned it off when he was going on about his wife. Thats all I will have seen of the RNC. I watched all of Obama's speech and a little of Hillary's. There's really no reason to watch them since they are the nominees already. Both parties would save a lot of money by not having them.

I love how you defend breaking into a place and interrupting someone will they are speaking by saying that the people doing the interrupting are just being good free speech patriots.

[Lief 🗽]

More empty words.

Still no issues. Still no plans. Still no substance.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

They have a right to free speech

And we have the right to have a convention.

You never hear about Democrats complaining about protests and free speech. Its only one party that is bothered by it.

That's because most Republicans don't protest. The only ones at the Democrats conventions were anarchists.

[JohnCA246]

....protesters were asking for it.  I agree CNN should have not shown them.  Encourages people to sabotage things.

This speech is really boring though.

[12th Doctor]

More empty words.

Still no issues. Still no plans. Still no substance.

You do realize that there are going to be debates, right?