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

open boos at the finish there

this fucken party

MSNBC saying they're boos.

is Cruz giving an anti-Trump speech? bless his soul

So now Trump is waving to people? Cruz def. didn't endorse.

What an entrance! "Hey, everyone, look over here--pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"

Let's see some WWE shit

Nick Confessore Reporter
9:56 PM ET
That is louder than any boo Hillary Clinton got.

Nick ConfessoreReporter
9:58 PM ET
But as Cruz finished his speech, and it became apparent he would not endorse Trump, the boos rose to a loud roar.
Nick ConfessoreReporter
9:57 PM ET
Some delegates began chanting and cheering in response.
Nick ConfessoreReporter
9:57 PM ET
Readers not seeing this on TV: We began hearing scattered boos, and it wasn’t clear what or who was being booed.

How in the world is Trump going to stay in his Trump Family Box without getting antsy and freaking out?

kudos to lyin ted

Maggie HabermanReporter
9:59 PM ET
Apparently people were chanting, “Keep your pledge!”

Gingrich is on his way to restore calm and order.

@timobrien
When we deposed Trump in our lawsuit, he threw Meredith McIver under the bus for inflating his financials: https://t.co/q5UWXtvPCF

Ok so is this a real person or no

― frogbs, Wednesday, July 20, 2016 6:52 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think it's a real person, Time confirmed someone with that name attended the university of Utah and the school of American ballet, which is what was in that speaker bio that got cited initially. I think it's just someone basically without an online footprint.

http://time.com/4415378/meredith-mciver-donald-trump-speech/

re: manafort & putin, I'm surprised I haven't heard more about Antonio Sabato Jr's flacking for Russian mail order brides

http://www.prweb.com/releases/online-dating/anastasia/prweb11347406.htm

just one more weird footnote, i guess

Sad!

man, it sure seems that if cruz hadn't pissed off every key GOP official on a personal level, he would totally be the GOP nominee

I mean, obviously cruz is a disgusting villain, but at least he knows how to give a speech. From a pure delivery standpoint, that garbage was many times better than anything else I've seen over the last few days

Eric Trump like this guy from the Sound of Music: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e1/5c/40/e15c40a95c9c08801d707ce6994a2cb0.jpg

Matthew Cooper
✔
@mattizcoop

If you let a cribbed speech make it to the podium why would you be any better at vetting someone who won't endorse.

intheblanks
Posted: July 20, 2016 at 8:04:31 PM
man, it sure seems that if cruz hadn't pissed off every key GOP official on a personal level, he would totally be the GOP nominee

ya p good chance imo

he even mentioned Alton Sterling!

"CNN’s Manu Raju is reporting that Heidi Cruz was escorted out by security because the crowd was so rowdy and angered by Cruz’s speech. One Trump supporter shouted “Goldman Sachs!” at her, according to him."

I've been hearing for days he wouldn't endorse--I don't know, I don't think that was a surprise. I thought the deal to let him speak--no endorsement, but stay clear of Never-Trump maneuvering--was struck weeks ago.

And they seemed to try to keep him away from the 10:00 hour...and I'm not sure if they succeeded--did that awkward finish happen before or after 10:00?

teds got more vision and game than rubio et al jokers, its a good thing hes singularly repulsive

ted said he wldnt endorse but he just subliminaled the hell out of trump that speech cldve been light n airy and it decidedly was not he came abt as close as possible to saying not to vote trump as u can w o uttering his name xp

Has Trump ever specified the exact point in time that America was great?

I think it's a real person, Time confirmed someone with that name attended the university of Utah and the school of American ballet, which is what was in that speaker bio that got cited initially. I think it's just someone basically without an online footprint.

well if it is, then they violated a FEC regulation. who needs to follow rules though

@EWErickson
SOURCE: The Trump camp knew this morning Cruz would not endorse and told Cruz's camp they'd orchestrate booing if he refused.

oh shit . . . not booing

cnn chyron writer at it again as this guy tries to argue that trump is running on behalf of the middle class

"eric trump and his siblings run the trump hotel collection" "eric trump renovated the trump turnberry golf course in scotland" "eric trump is the owner of trump winery in virginia"

What a bunch of fucking assholes. He's not Joe the Plumber, he's fucking Donald Trump and he hates you.

xpost

so the trump campaign is so incompetent they feel it's more important for them to put cruz on and orchestrate boos/walk out at the end of his speech to try and make him look bad, rather than.. negotiate some kind of resolution that wouldn't make this the big story tomorrow because everyone looked ridiculous??

This is chilling stuff, like watching a scary dystopian movie.

We about to get some full frontal Newtidy?

Obviously I'm not a trump voter, but to me it seems super-desperate to have all your kids, night after night, endorse you at the convention. Like, doesn't it seem transparently pathetic? Especially since it's not like they have distinguished records of their own, they're all just rich kids who work for their dad.

so the trump campaign is so incompetent they feel it's more important for them to put cruz on and orchestrate boos/walk out at the end of his speech to try and make him look bad, rather than.. negotiate some kind of resolution that wouldn't make this the big story tomorrow because everyone looked ridiculous??

― arts and crafts THIS GUY (daria-g),

good point

Would it be illegal to pay Ted Cruz a million dollars to endorse Trump

enjoying these guys https://twitter.com/NRO/lists/nr-convention-tweets

From a rhetorical point of view, Gingrich has been the best tonight. And my boo at NRO agrees:

Jay Nordlinger ‏@jaynordlinger 2m2 minutes ago Manhattan, NY

One thing about Newt: He speaks in normal cadences. Not in stagey, slo-mo applause lines. This is a first-rate performer. (And ex-prof.)

Probably one of many reason he couldn't be picked as VP. Pence is going to be so boring.

Disappointing. Where's the vitriol? Where's the incendiary rabble-rousing? Where's Newt? I think he spent himself in 2012

more like bae nordlinger

i love the CNN sidebar doubling as a cruz-o-meter:

8 min
Gingrich ad libs, goes after Cruz

17 min
Ark. delegate on Cruz: "He's finished"

21 min
Delegate: Cruz's "conscience dog whistle" is "disappointing"

27 min
Heidi Cruz heckled, gets escorted out

29 min
Arena screens flickering during Eric Trump speech

35 min
Trump enters hall near end of Cruz speech

35 min
Cruz doesn't endorse Trump. Huge boos

36 min
Delegates chant, "say his name" as Cruz speaks

40 min
Cruz: "Vote your conscience." Gets booed

44 min
Cruz backs plan to build border wall

48 min
Cruz: "Gay or straight, Bill of Rights protects ... all of us"

53 min
Watch: Cruz congratulates Trump

59 min
Huge applause for Ted Cruz

I honestly don't understand why the audience is so livid with Cruz. Unless they assumed the widely-discussed non-endorsement was just a ruse and he'd dramatically endorse tonight. This wasn't a surprise!

I think they just don't like him and got impatient.

Golly gee, it's Paul Ryan again.

Paul Ryan is like the host of some Christian reality show.

man there still aren't that many people in this arena, are there?

It's late! They're tired!