RNC - what a s**t show

[AquaMan]

Perhaps a crisis will effect campaign reform. Like if Texas secedes or is invaded, or Minnesota admits its been secretly socialist all along! Really, it seems like tragedy and crisis is all that effects change.

[Conan71]

The simple solution?  Campaign finance reform.  Too bad neither party has the balls to do it.

That and term limits, but again there is this lack of balls thingy.

[Hoss]

That and term limits, but again there is this lack of balls thingy.

Yeah, that too...

[Vashta Nerada]

There has been what would equate to 1/5 of a year's worth of gunfire related cop fatalities in one week.

....and a corresponding uptick in police violence against civilians; some particularly outrageous
Cop "doesnt know why" he shot autistic worker.

[Breadburner]

Lol...Now whats a smile show...Exactly...

[Breadburner]

I've been trying to stay away from politics this cycle moreso than in the last cycle on this forum, but last night's events force my hand.

First, some of the 'celebrity' speakers (an old soap star and Chachi?).  Then a fellow reality show star (Willie Robertson from Duck Dynasty, the biggest family of sellouts on reality TV).

Then, the presumptive nominee's wife gives a speech which looks like it was lifted from the First Lady's speech in 2008.  Then, the RNC director says the speechwriter should 'probably be fired'.

You think?

My favorite though?




Lou Holtz was seen roaming the floor with Crown Royal bag/bottle in hand.  Hilarious!

[Hoss]

I don't think it's going to be able to hold a candle to that s**tshow we just saw in Cleveland, as much as the Republicans would want it to.  Had they got a decent candidate maybe...

Scott Baio?  Really?  That's nearly as bad as Eastwood with the chair...

[Breadburner]

I don't think it's going to be able to hold a candle to that s**tshow we just saw in Cleveland, as much as the Republicans would want it to.  Had they got a decent candidate maybe...

Scott Baio?  Really?  That's nearly as bad as Eastwood with the chair...

How far in the sand is your head....

[Hoss]

How far in the sand is your head....

Obviously not far as yours is.

[rebound]

I don't think it's going to be able to hold a candle to that s**tshow we just saw in Cleveland, as much as the Republicans would want it to.  Had they got a decent candidate maybe...

Scott Baio?  Really?  That's nearly as bad as Eastwood with the chair...

Baio was worse.  Eastwood went rogue and didn't follow the script, but he's Clint Eastwood, so it wasn't a bad call strategically.   Scott Baio is all Trump could get.  That speaks volumes.

[erfalf]

Baio was worse.  Eastwood went rogue and didn't follow the script, but he's Clint Eastwood, so it wasn't a bad call strategically.   Scott Baio is all Trump could get.  That speaks volumes.

Scott's career is already toast. It's generally bad for business to be associated with Republicans in Hollywood. It doesn't really speak all that much to anything except that Hollywood is liberal.

[AquaMan]

enjoy yourselves boys. This election is over except the theatrics.

[heironymouspasparagus]

That and term limits, but again there is this lack of balls thingy.

That AND campaign finance reform....it isn't the politicians - they are ONLY doing what we tell them and elect them for!   

It's us.  We put them in, and we can take them out.  But we don't.  Because we like our guys.  It's just all the other people's guys that are the problem....not ours.

[cannon_fodder]

Gary Johnson on the issues:
https://www.johnsonweld.com/issues

More hit than miss from me. Some of the points are debatable, but at least he lays them out there. Reeks of pragmatism and a core belief that government is the "official" and shouldn't be in the game or influencing the outcome of the game. The guy delivers some hard truths in a succinct manner that will piss off the left and the right. Some of what his positions don't work for me, some of the Libertarian platform is a conspiracy based, but overall...

[erfalf]

That AND campaign finance reform....it isn't the politicians - they are ONLY doing what we tell them and elect them for!   

It's us.  We put them in, and we can take them out.  But we don't.  Because we like our guys.  It's just all the other people's guys that are the problem....not ours.

I usually think that line of thinking carries water, however I rarely meet anyone that is really that high on Inhofe, so I think it may be a little more complicated than that. I always just say follow the money. That is almost certainly the answer to every political question.