RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary
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Mike Johnson has been about the only politico to impress me so far
The Brad
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Mike Johnson has been about the only politico to impress me so far
@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
Mike Johnson has been about the only politico to impress me so far
If you want a firebrand, he ain't your guy. He is conservative and a fundamentalist Christian, but he's got a pragmatic streak. He will compromise on some issues and he will try to work across the aisle.
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@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
Mike Johnson has been about the only politico to impress me so far
If you want a firebrand, he ain't your guy. He is conservative and a fundamentalist Christian, but he's got a pragmatic streak. He will compromise on some issues and he will try to work across the aisle.
@Jolly said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
Mike Johnson has been about the only politico to impress me so far
If you want a firebrand, he ain't your guy. He is conservative and a fundamentalist Christian, but he's got a pragmatic streak. He will compromise on some issues and he will try to work across the aisle.
I’ve got no problem with pragmatism.
Having Teamster President addressing a party dedicated to right to work has my hackles raised, though., I will carefully be going over the platform.
I have a hunch that we’re finally seeing the actual Trump that I was concerned about and voted against in 2016.
The Brad
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@George-K said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
ONE DAY AT COSMETICLIPS
"What'll it be today sir?"
"Feeling like a new look. Gimme the Hasselhoff, extra on the eyebrows."
zweeee ggrrrnnddd
30 MINUTES LATER
spins around chair
"How's that look?"
"Perfect. What's the damage?"
"$29.95."
"Here's $40, keep the change." -
@Jolly said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
Mike Johnson has been about the only politico to impress me so far
If you want a firebrand, he ain't your guy. He is conservative and a fundamentalist Christian, but he's got a pragmatic streak. He will compromise on some issues and he will try to work across the aisle.
I’ve got no problem with pragmatism.
Having Teamster President addressing a party dedicated to right to work has my hackles raised, though., I will carefully be going over the platform.
I have a hunch that we’re finally seeing the actual Trump that I was concerned about and voted against in 2016.
@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
@Jolly said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
Mike Johnson has been about the only politico to impress me so far
If you want a firebrand, he ain't your guy. He is conservative and a fundamentalist Christian, but he's got a pragmatic streak. He will compromise on some issues and he will try to work across the aisle.
I’ve got no problem with pragmatism.
Having Teamster President addressing a party dedicated to right to work has my hackles raised, though., I will carefully be going over the platform.
I have a hunch that we’re finally seeing the actual Trump that I was concerned about and voted against in 2016.
The platform is an attempt to "big tent" the party. You may or may not agree with what they're doing
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I didn’t. This from a summary in Reason magazine:
In his RNC speech, there were plenty of scapegoats. To highlight just a few:
"NAFTA, a bad trade deal that sent countless good jobs to Mexico."
"From Iraq to Afghanistan, from the financial crisis to the Great Recession, from open borders to stagnating wages, the people who govern this country have failed and failed again."
"Wall Street barons crashed the economy, and American builders went out of business."
"Thanks to these policies that [President Joe] Biden and other out-of-touch politicians in Washington gave us, our country was flooded with cheap Chinese goods, with cheap foreign labor, and in the decades to come, deadly Chinese fentanyl."Literally all of those were Bush Administration (1 and 2) initiatives and/or failures. But he blames Biden?
"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
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I didn’t. This from a summary in Reason magazine:
In his RNC speech, there were plenty of scapegoats. To highlight just a few:
"NAFTA, a bad trade deal that sent countless good jobs to Mexico."
"From Iraq to Afghanistan, from the financial crisis to the Great Recession, from open borders to stagnating wages, the people who govern this country have failed and failed again."
"Wall Street barons crashed the economy, and American builders went out of business."
"Thanks to these policies that [President Joe] Biden and other out-of-touch politicians in Washington gave us, our country was flooded with cheap Chinese goods, with cheap foreign labor, and in the decades to come, deadly Chinese fentanyl."Literally all of those were Bush Administration (1 and 2) initiatives and/or failures. But he blames Biden?
@jon-nyc said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
I didn’t. This from a summary in Reason magazine:
In his RNC speech, there were plenty of scapegoats. To highlight just a few:
"NAFTA, a bad trade deal that sent countless good jobs to Mexico."
"From Iraq to Afghanistan, from the financial crisis to the Great Recession, from open borders to stagnating wages, the people who govern this country have failed and failed again."
"Wall Street barons crashed the economy, and American builders went out of business."
"Thanks to these policies that [President Joe] Biden and other out-of-touch politicians in Washington gave us, our country was flooded with cheap Chinese goods, with cheap foreign labor, and in the decades to come, deadly Chinese fentanyl."Literally all of those were Bush Administration (1 and 2) initiatives and/or failures. But he blames Biden?
Yeah I watched two thirds or more of it. I noticed the same; pinning Bush admin initiatives and follies on Biden.
The guy could easily shoe horn himself into provincial politics here with the UCP. Opportunist. Like Jolly said, a big tipi booster.
His yak leaves me cold. Will wait and see how he fairs as VP to Trump
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@Jolly said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
Mike Johnson has been about the only politico to impress me so far
If you want a firebrand, he ain't your guy. He is conservative and a fundamentalist Christian, but he's got a pragmatic streak. He will compromise on some issues and he will try to work across the aisle.
I’ve got no problem with pragmatism.
Having Teamster President addressing a party dedicated to right to work has my hackles raised, though., I will carefully be going over the platform.
I have a hunch that we’re finally seeing the actual Trump that I was concerned about and voted against in 2016.
@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
I will carefully be going over the platform.
I have a hunch that we’re finally seeing the actual Trump that I was concerned about and voted against in 2016.
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@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
I will carefully be going over the platform.
I have a hunch that we’re finally seeing the actual Trump that I was concerned about and voted against in 2016.
@Axtremus said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
@LuFins-Dad said in RNC Convention Day 1 Commentary:
I will carefully be going over the platform.
I have a hunch that we’re finally seeing the actual Trump that I was concerned about and voted against in 2016.
Yeah, you think he's a dictator.
Drink. Drink deeply...
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Trying to decide who to vote for by watching conventions is like deciding what beer to buy based on TV commercials.
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Oh Lord, I just watched the Kid Rock performance. That was HI-LARIOUS!!!
The Brad
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Here we go, I’ll watch…
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I like his praise of the Secret Service despite the concerns…
