Curb Your Authoritarianism? The 2016 Conventional Wisdom Thread (Elections, Part 6)

in retrospect Ted Cruz would have been the perfect VP pick. Or Jeb. Either one really. Trump LOVED having them around to pick on. They made Trump better! but Pence makes him worse. Emasculates him almost. because Trump is constrained around him, isn't allowed to pick on him. you can tell Trump resents having to say nice things about him.

'you know Ted, well, we shook the lies outta him and he's gonna be fine. Got a few things to learn, I'm not going to lie. that's why he's only gonna be Vice! but he'll be a fine Veep. Now give him a break! Moving on'

I am uneasy enough about Trump that I thank heaven for every misstep and mistake that makes it less likely he will win. The man is nearly unadulterated id. He should not get anywhere near the presidency, and yet he is nearer to it now than all but one person. That's way too close for comfort.

http://www.wkyc.com/news/politics/rnc/utah-delegate-threatened-in-rnc-bathroom/276234308

G.E. Smith doin Station to Station is so beautiful

ok i found my news sources for convention coverage

1) washington post periscope robot
https://www.periscope.tv/washingtonpost/1YpKkobMdyEKj

2) shep smith free associating on foxnews website/facebook from 4-6pm each day for some 'digital hangout' thing

oh my god mike pence is a living farce

Are they broadcasting any of this for free? Or should I just wait for the commemorative DVD?

"SITCOM STAR: WE HAVE A CHOICE IN NOVEMBER"

cnn chyron writers rn

i apologize for my shitty faux trump impression, it's like a disease

xp any proper response to that is going to rightly end up in the trenchant social commentary thread

did not know the meaning of the word "chyron" til now. i'm gonna go with my first reading which is that they got this guy as a convention speaker and CNN erroneously described him as a "sitcom star"

http://static3.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_small/0/5344/1640158-khyron_03.png

i think i found the free live stream https://twitter.com/i/live/753267649300144129

oh nm it's tv journalists talking over the speeches

i really wanted to hear what the creepy twin guy was saying

ok maybe here http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/18/us/elections/gop-conventions-speakers.html?partner=IFTTT

so uh.. they really didn't give anyone any coordinated messaging tonight or anything did they

i just heard about 5,000 people in the audience call hillary clinton a bitch

is that what it was. i assumed 'liar' but not suprised rn

kind of striking how every time they show the crowd there are always some delegates looking at the speaker like UH

a video!

so what really happened in Benghazi?

why did they make this look like a video game

war is a video game to these clowns so why not

the audience looks like a giant santorum family photo

Maggie HabermanReporter
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Meanwhile, Trump is right now calling into Fox News, during his own convention, and providing additional programming, which is also unusual for a nominee.

trump couldn't stand the spotlight not being directly on himself for a second obvs

the stage is pretty cool, very Bush I era

"it's kind of like whack-a-mole"

Yeah this Benghazi story needed tampon jokes to make it more relatable

man there's no one in this stadium

from my local paper

Benghazi-related speakers drive home first night's focus on national security
Antonio Sabato Jr., the soap star-turned-Chippendales performer, is up next

Is there even a convention happening

Willie Aames ‏@WAames 4h4 hours ago Vancouver, British Columbia
There is a proverb that essentially says: "Willingness and Stupidity don't go well together"-Apply it where you will..#hardtokeepmymouthshut

Holy shit this Megyn Kelly interview of Malik Shabazz...."do you think white people are inherently evil? Have you ever said the word cracker?" What the fuck is this???

i mean, if you watched megyn kelly spending literally several dozen segments a few years ago scaring viewers oh nevermind here:

http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2010/07/megyn-kellys-minstrel-show/184788/

So glad this exciting outsider nominee is jettisoning the usual parade of boring politicians, bringing the awesome celebrity star power and pizazz of Scott Baio, Kimberlin Brown, and Antonio Sabato Jr.

I'm wary of making such statements after having to eat my hat on the nomination, but when I see this convention lineup, it's really, really hard for me to believe they can win this year.

BTW "Kimberlin who?" you may ask. "An actress best known for her roles in the television dramas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, Kimberlin Brown is also a California avocado farmer, host of The Design Network’s interior designer show Dramatic Design, and a small business owner."

Two soap opera stars and a sitcom star from decades ago.

They couldn't get Tim Tebow and apparently decided against going with Dennis Rodman, so what globally beloved sports figure did they go with? Why, the LPGA's Natalie Gulbis!!!!!

boy would I give Tom Cotton a hate fuck

"No one can boss us around"--reminiscent of Anderson Cooper and "With all due respect, sir, that's what a five-year-old says."

The fuck was his "hell is on the way" line

not a good idea for Cotton to use John Kerry's 2004 DNC line.

'help is on the way' was kerry theme in 2004

lol that was so dead-in-the-water, I remember grimacing when I heard that. Same with "reporting for duty"

whos the jedi

So he said help? I was so confused I thought he was just wishing death on a bunch of people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuONvtOLb_M

Hell is on the way. Can you pick me up some smokes there thanks

lol that was so dead-in-the-water, I remember grimacing when I heard that. Same with "reporting for duty"

― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Monday, July 18, 2016 9

my friend the progressive consultant said at the time that he groaned and said, "We've lost in November."

i remember all my friends in '04 being convinced that bush was toast and i was like, have you seen kerry in action?