Anyone watching this jingoistic drivel (GOP convention)?

[Anonymous]

I know this will be probably be moved to the political forum, but just remarking here (kind of as a cultural zeitgeist). Anyone watching this? I wonder who they think they're talking to? Are they trying to reach out? Their use of non-whites just seems like tokenism.

[Anonymous]

Let me get back to you. I'm choking on my own vomit right now. This is like a giant SNL skit.

[Anonymous]

This is horrible. Ann Romny was horrible, Chris Christie is not the best either.

[Anonymous]

I laughed. I did see 3 black people in the audience though.
*chuckles*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I laughed. I did see 3 black people in the audience though.
*chuckles*

I too noticed the lack of ethnicity, there are plenty of white people at this convention.

[Anonymous]

They are just so freaking uncool.

[Anonymous]

I'm waiting for them to start jogging in place. stand up. stand up.

[Anonymous]

Nah. Waiting for the debates.

[Anonymous]

Did you hear that an attendee threw nuts at a black tv camerawoman and said "this is how we feed the animals." ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you hear that an attendee threw nuts at a black tv camerawoman and said "this is how we feed the animals." ?

Yes I saw that on huff post and tpm. CNN confirmed an incident but did not elaborate.

Of course the republicans are going to be appalled, but they probably don't see how they created a climate in which guys like this end up as delegates to the convention.

[Anonymous]

Here's another one. Chanting down the Puerto Rican delegate with USA USA!

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2012/08/hbc-90008805

Klassy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you hear that an attendee threw nuts at a black tv camerawoman and said "this is how we feed the animals." ?

Yes I saw that on huff post and tpm. CNN confirmed an incident but did not elaborate.

Of course the republicans are going to be appalled, but they probably don't see how they created a climate in which guys like this end up as delegates to the convention.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/cnn-republican-convention-black-camerawoman.php

It might have been racist probably more inline with the stereotype that cnn is liberal and they are animals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's another one. Chanting down the Puerto Rican delegate with USA USA!

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2012/08/hbc-90008805

Klassy

The USA shouts were not aimed at the woman onstage. There was a rebellion of Ron Paul delegates against a decision not to seat Paul delegates from Maine, and the USAs were meant to shout them down. Why Romney's people wanted to piss off Ron Paul, I have no idea. They also refused to announce any votes for Paul from the stage. It's not as though there was any chance Paul was going to surprise us and win; it would have cost Romney nothing to be generous.

[Anonymous]

There's no there there. Is anyone going to move past platitudes and actually talk policy? I can't wait for the debates - I predict that Mitt will commit more gaffes and blunders trying to actually articulate policy than can be imagined. And Ann Romney's speech was so pandering to women that I wanted to vomit, not to mention protest on behalf of all the enlightened men in my life who are involved fathers and equal partners to their wives. No less than Peggy Noonan gave Ann Romney and Chris Christie a big "meh."

"Republicans aren’t really hungry for red meat, that’s not what this is about. They’re hungry for someone who is an elected official at a high level, and who is admired, to push back, to have fun, to stir the blood, to make the case, to get the troops going again.

I want to tell you they marched out of the hall Tuesday night on fire for their side. But I was there and they did not. They walked out like people who weren’t quite sure what to think or how to feel but were hoping for the best because they love their country. A lot." - Peggy Noonan in today's WSJ

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's another one. Chanting down the Puerto Rican delegate with USA USA!

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2012/08/hbc-90008805

Klassy

The USA shouts were not aimed at the woman onstage. There was a rebellion of Ron Paul delegates against a decision not to seat Paul delegates from Maine, and the USAs were meant to shout them down. Why Romney's people wanted to piss off Ron Paul, I have no idea. They also refused to announce any votes for Paul from the stage. It's not as though there was any chance Paul was going to surprise us and win; it would have cost Romney nothing to be generous.

Except for that the only "generosity" he shows is forced on him by his church. I doubt he has a truly gracious or caring bone in his body for anyone outside of his privileged, white world.