So the Republican National Convention started yesterday. I didn’t watch any of it. I don’t like watch politicians talk. Any of you watch Ann Romney or Chris Christie or any of the others? What did you think?
Anyway, Paul Ryan speaks tonight. This will, for many people, be their very first introduction to the concept of “math.” So Ryan will really have to sell that that’s something that’s important and relevant to government spending. It will be an uphill battle, but if he sticks to the facts (but not to many as facts can be rather dry) he should hopefully be able to convince some people.
Also, there is a “mystery speaker” scheduled for tomorrow. There’s some indication it will be Clint Eastwood. So expect him to say, “Go ahead: Tell me I didn’t build that.” and growl, “Get off my country!” Fun!
So anyway, it sounds exciting. Probably won’t watch any of it, though. But tell me how it goes.
Ann Romney gave a beautiful and moving speech.
Chris Christie’s speech was just flat-out awesome. His speech was so stirring, and he’s such a big teddy bear, that I just wanted to jump up on stage, and give him a hug and double bacon cheeseburger.
They went ahead with all that? I heard that due to Hu(R)ricane Isaac (R) it was all cancelled or something.
They should have had a THUNDERDOME gladiator steel cage with a disoriented hippie protester waking up as the lights when on it. Then hulk-like Chris Christie could lumber in, loudly cracking his knuckles. That would have been glorious!
I watched IT ALL on CNN’s Internet live feed. That’s a first for me.
Nikki Haley, Mia Love, and Rick Santorum were terrific.
Chris Christie sounded like he runs a meat grinder at a butcher shop while curing and eating overcooked hams on the side.
Ann Romney – great saleswoman. But I think she wants it a little too much.
Incoming in 3… 2… 1…
It was a pleasant, brightly lit, flashing and blinking evening of inoffensive eyewash.
Perhaps, having been spoiled by the ’76 and ’80 conventions which heralded an ascendant Reagan, all else pales in comparison.
Given what happened in the Rules Committee yesterday, the efforts at stemwinding seemed a bit effete, what with testicles having been swapped for ovaries.
Christie missed the mark with his “…if you will…then I will be there…” theme. (Er…’scuse me, ever hear about leading from the front of the troops?)
Not a one made even the slightest, airy swipe at Obama, and it doesn’t appear that there’s the remotest desire to get red of fang and claw.
Wussies!
I’m with ya — sounds very exciting and all but I probably won’t watch any of it.
Ryan could liven up his mathematics speech by alternatively shooting targets with his bow and punching hippies to help demonstrate his points. He could bring the targets with him and just recruit hippy protesters from outside the event with promises of government “handouts” Pow! Smack!.
The RNC is hinting that the “mystery speaker” will be either Colin Powell or Wesley Clark in a dead-butch nod to the troops from a lead-from-a-desk general.
Please let the mystery speaker be Joe Biden. Please please please please….
I watched them both. Ann started off rocky with her pro-women opening. She could only get better from there. She did. I really expected Chris Christie to end his speech with the final words Billy Joel used to say at his concerts. “Don’t take any shit from anybody!” That would have nailed it.