In the lead up to the conventions full of more hot air than that being pushed ahead of a hurricane, Rush claims gubmint weather modifications were used to cancel GOP convention and Robertson says the big guy did same to protect Tampa. Plus, GOP grassroots members may be forced out of convention starting today, according to Red State
"At 2:00 p.m. today in Tampa, the Republican National Committee, led by Team Romney, is moving to shut down conservative grassroots activists. I’ve been on the phone with several individuals involved in the fight who tell me that the fight is not over, it is only just starting."
"Specifically, the media is reporting that the rules fight is over because Team Romney is abandoning Ben Ginsberg’s effort to allow candidates to control delegates. Under an initial proposal, delegates would, in effect, be chosen by the presumed nominee’s campaign and not based on votes in the states and delegate selection processes in the states."
Will Rand Paul sell out his dad for 30 pieces of end times silver/gold?
This is an Open thread folks as the next 2 weeks promise to be a doozy of a storm, so hang on to your parasols and straw hats.
Some Updates tonight from twitter:
@ GingerGibson : Number of times "I" appears in Christie's prepared text:37. Number of times "Romney" appears: 7
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@ howardfineman : A tough, harsh, nasty speech by Chris Christie -- but effective for the GOP base if nowhere else. @ jbendery : 20 mins into his speech, Chris Christie actually stops talking about himself and says Mitt Romney's name for the first time. @ howardfineman : Ann said nothing in particular by way of a narrative; did not mention her MS or their charity or any direct mention of the Mormon Church. |
BR is drinking the "Don't Roofrack Me, Bro'!" koolaid about Seamus the dog. Now he's been joined by musical group DEVO (yeah these mental giants have re-formed and have released two new songs -"Don't Roofrack Me, Bro!", amd "Seamus,We Need You"- Medved played them on his show)......the truth of the matter is that Seamus would leap up willingly and eagerly onto the roof and into his box when it was time to start driving again, after a rest stop on the road trip. This totally puts the lie to the "catatonic" and "traumatic" nonsense. Apologize to the nice man, BR. Now. hahahahaahah Who would have thunk it? The One who was parting seas and taming the wild beasts by his mere presence, pre-inauguration four years ago, has produced such a meager, shameful record, that his campaign team has to manufacture a bogus, exaggerated tall tale about a Romney family vacation from decades ago, probably when DEVO was the hot new band on the radio, to try to score points. Pathetic.
Posted by: Hedge Fund Hal (edited by Esmerelda H.) | August 31, 2012 at 03:40 AM
Don't knock me editor, T-S. Esmerelda was smart enough to answer my ad for a live-in maid and quit her job as a Seattle Public Schools English teacher. I pay her 125k a year and a 10k a year bonus for the extra job as editor. 135k is slightly above what S.P.S.D. was paying her. Now THAT'S your "upward mobility".I got ya "upward mobility" right heah, T-S. 24/7 use of the rooftop pool included.
Posted by: Hedge Fund Hal (edited by Esmerelda H.) | August 31, 2012 at 03:55 AM
Eastwood, with his ad lib,inventive and mos tof all sidesplitting imaginary dialogue with Obama, put "cool" into the convention, probably for the first time in RNC history. Smuggy First Dude and gang thought they had the hipness factor all locked up, as they mocked and ridiculed the Pubbie gathering, as just so many Caucasian Square Johns, wearing white sweat socks with brown wingtips and polyester leisure suits. Clintwood blew all of that to Hell Thursday night, especially as he suggested and implied that the phantom Obama in the stool was telling him and Romney to go f##k themselves, and Eastwood to shutup a couple of times. His quips that Biden was "the intellect of the Democratic Party" and "kind of s big grin with a body attached to it " had the place roaring with laughter. Obama is the guy who was upstaged by Clint, not Romney. You Dems don't get it. First Dude now knows that his jocular, smooth Mr. Cool persona, all ready to ridicule the uptight, anal Pubbies when he hits the stage next week in Charlotte, has been completely upstaged by the much cooler and much funnier Eastwood, and he doesn't like it. He doesn't like it one bit. Boy, is he pissed. The inclusion of Eastwood onto Thursday night's speakers list, was a brilliant move.
Posted by: Hedge Fund Hal (edited by Esmerelda H.) | August 31, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Eastwood was seen talking to a luggage cart on his way through the Tampa airport.
Posted by: Coiler | August 31, 2012 at 10:07 AM
I’ve read many opinions about Clint Eastwood’s performance last night, but none as glowing as Thomas. Although I do understand his reasoning, it must be exhilarating to know you’re not the only adult with imaginary friends.
Posted by: Finis Hominis | August 31, 2012 at 04:11 PM
What happened T-S ? What credible evidence do you have about that ? (The left wing rag blogs, MSNBC or progressive talkers and websites you hear/read that crap from would not pass the truthorfiction.org test)
Today, George Will said it all; Romney should say that he is running against the fundamentally reactionary liberalism party, who would rather keep 77 and 47 year-old government programs (Social Security & Medicare) the same as they always were forever...despite the big demographic changes since then. Corruption and stupidity play into this.
Obama is running as the chief reactionary. Look at what he has done, not what he says as a predictor and keep eating that crap sandwich that he gives you.
Posted by: KS | September 02, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Rmoney should say that he is running against the fundamentally proven government programs like city workers who log in here spewing tea party nonsense.
Posted by: Coiler | September 02, 2012 at 03:15 PM