What will happen at the Republican Convention?

[gypsyjackson]

How much do Americans care about China's currency manipulation? Do they understand it?

 

[NoahFence]

This is legit scary.

 

[Denver]

I think i've detected the flaw in that

I predicted Trump would never be the nominee. Wrong.
I predicted he would reconcile now with Cruz. Wrong.

And I predict he will not be president.

 

[Stacko]

The crowd is chanting, "Yes he will!"

 

[Travis]

Holy **** Trump just promised to make it so churches can get involved directly with politics and not lose their tax exempt status.

 

[Ladewig]

I know it is just me, but when he puts on that smug expression, tilts his head back and starts nodding is looks like Mussolini. I need to get over that.

 

[Stacko]

I'm not even surprised about this bungle.

Not only did the text not translate "Hispanics" to "Hispanos," it also used "para" instead of "por."

The two words — which both denote various meanings of the word "for" — are easily mixed up and a common point of frustration for those learning the language.

 

[acbytesla]

I know it is just me, but when he puts on that smug expression, tilts his head back and starts nodding is looks like Mussolini. I need to get over that.

Just wait until he gives up on the toup and shaves his head.

 

[Foolmewunz]

No balloons? I want balloons.


ETA: Ah, there's the balloons. Had to get the families up on stage first.

 

[Travis]

Wow, that was chilling. By the end of it I wanted to throw up I had heard so many promises to do things I hate and abhor.

 

[Stacko]

They should have scheduled Ivanka for a different night. This record length tirade of doom and fascism is going to eat up any attention her wonderful speech would have gotten. I was wrong about her being able to eclipse this.

 

[Meadmaker]

Not a bad speech, but really low energy in the crowd. They don't seem enthused.


Which is good. Let's hope it stays that way.

ETA: And, who picks the songs?

All Right Now

followed by

You Can't Always Get What You Want

 

[Foolmewunz]

America First. America First. America First.


Let's back that up with some classic Brit Rock. "It's All Right" is by Free. Segue to Rolling Stones.

USA. USA. USA.

 

[Stacko]

America First. America First. America First.


Let's back that up with some classic Brit Rock. "It's All Right" is by Free. Segue to Rolling Stones.

USA. USA. USA.

At least they stopped playing songs about one night stands. Was the band trolling the convention the whole time?

ETA: You Can't Always Get What You Want. Troll on music, troll on.

 

[gypsyjackson]

I wonder who chooses the music. In the same week Queen threatened action for using a song without permission, the walkoff track is by Free, whose singer is currently performing with and occasionally recording with...Queen.

 

[NoahFence]

Why are they playing "You can't always get what you want"?

 

[Tony Stark]

Fact check: Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention

 

[steve s]

Why are they playing "You can't always get what you want"?

I turned on the TV just in time to see that. I guess Trump will be able to say "You can't say I didn't warn you."


Steve S

 

[gypsyjackson]

Why are they playing "You can't always get what you want"?

Hilarious, but beggars belief.

OK, the message I take away is that Trump wants to cut taxes, massively increase spending on infrastructure, replace the military, instigate trade wars, and bring down the deficit, paying for it with cuts in programmes in the first 100 days.

Is this perhaps why his companies have gone bankrupt so many times?

 

[gypsyjackson]

Fact check: Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention

There's an NPR one too:

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/21/48688...trumps-republican-convention-speech-annotated