RNC 2012: Tuesday night thread – roll call, Ann Romney, Chris Christie
Good evening from Tampa, where Mitt Romney has just become the official presidential nominee of the Republican Party. New Jersey’s votes put him over the top in the alphabetical-order roll call of state delegations. He might have gotten there a couple of states earlier if not for a smattering of votes for Ron Paul, including three of Georgia’s 76 votes; one additional Georgia delegate was reported as unassigned, meaning Romney received 72 votes from a state whose March primary was won by Newt Gingrich.
Paul Ryan was confirmed as the vice presidential nominee, and now we’ll have a brief recess and then several speeches in a lineup packed due to the cancellation of Monday’s agenda. Among the speakers are Rick Santorum (on the welfare reform he championed in the 1990s and the Obama administration’s recent move to weaken it), Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Democrat-turned-Republican Artur Davis, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Ann Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
I’ll be commenting on the speeches here, so feel free to join in below.
– By Kyle Wingfield
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Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer's ineptocracy
August 28th, 2012
8:38 pm
Government by its definition is an restraint on individual liberty and freedom. More government equal more restraint.
Lil' Barry Bailout - Vote American
August 28th, 2012
8:39 pm
OT but too funny not to share:
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School: Teacher Helps Students Cheat Because She Says They’re ‘Dumb As Hell’
ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) – A former fifth-grade teacher implicated in a cheating scandal reportedly gave students the illegal assistance because she thought they were “dumb as hell.”
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That can happen after five years of government schooling.
Finn McCool (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
August 28th, 2012
8:39 pm
so Janine Turner is another con who claims Obama isn’t an American?
Finn McCool (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
August 28th, 2012
8:42 pm
Government by its definition is an restraint on individual liberty and freedom.
Ok, get rid of the government and see how much freedom and liberty you have.
No private property laws? Cool, the guy with the biggest gun gets to take all your stuff so you can live on what? Dirt is edible, right?
gm
August 28th, 2012
8:44 pm
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer’s ineptocracy:Local authorities are responsible for local emergencies.
So thats why the locals are calling Obama for help and money wow what a bunch of hypocrites.
Lil' Barry Bailout - Vote American
August 28th, 2012
8:45 pm
That Janine Turner is hotter today than when she was on “Northern Exposure”!
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer's ineptocracy
August 28th, 2012
8:45 pm
Guess Janine did not hear about the “war on women”. Lots of women there it seems, guess Obama sent the memo on the war out by government mail.
Class of '98
August 28th, 2012
8:47 pm
Whatever you do Finn, don’t discuss the economy, unemployment, the debt or deficit. You are a liberal so you MUST discuss birtherism, Romney’s tax returns from ten years ago, Cayman Island accounts, Todd Akin, and most importantly, Romney’s pet dog in a kennel on top of a car.
Those topics, after all, are what American’s really care about.
Don’t look behind the curtain! There is nothing to see behind the curtain!
Archibald Leach
August 28th, 2012
8:48 pm
Class of ‘98
I’m not speaking at the GOP convention
gm
August 28th, 2012
8:48 pm
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer’s ineptocrac
The right think gov is like a food buffet, where they can pick and chose when its benefits them, lets see Bush ineptocrac, 3500 Americans dead 911, thousands drown katrina.
I’m sorry that tittle will always belong to GW, Bush”"”"”"”"‘
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer's ineptocracy
August 28th, 2012
8:51 pm
So thats why the locals are calling Obama for help and money wow what a bunch of hypocrites.
They are asking to be declared a natural disaster area, to allow them to be eligible for federal loans, etc. Every gov does this every time something unusual happens in their state. They will not be standing on some police car, whining about where are the Feds, when they haven’t asked the Feds for assistance, like Nagin did.
Michael H. Smith
August 28th, 2012
8:51 pm
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer’s ineptocracy @ 8:38 pm
That is not the constitutional definition of what government should mean. Which is to protect our rights. Restraining government was why our founder’s wrote the constitution. We should remind the socialist libs of that fact often, as they do tend to forget it far too conveniently every waking moment apparently.
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer's ineptocracy
August 28th, 2012
8:53 pm
gm
I can still see those school buses floating in all that water and people asking Nagin, why didn’t you bus these people out of here. Blame whomever you wish, Nagin and Blanco were there on the scene and had four or five days notice.
Lil' Barry Bailout - Vote American
August 28th, 2012
8:54 pm
Another idiot thinking that limiting government is the same as eliminating government.
Where are those shades of gray you libtards are so famous for being able to deal with?
Pea-brain.
Lil' Barry Bailout - Vote American
August 28th, 2012
8:58 pm
Don’t know about the NO mayor, but LA has a competent governor this time around.
Prediction: Anything that goes wrong gets blamed on Jindal. Any credit goes to Obozo.
So goes it in the America-hating Obamamedia.
Michael H. Smith
August 28th, 2012
8:59 pm
Whatever you do Finn, don’t discuss the economy, unemployment, the debt or deficit
Not to worry, brucie will never talk about his dear leader’s handling of the economy, unemployment, the debt or deficit… OR those two wars he whines about all the time that obama and the democrats could have ended but chose to continue spending all that money on. Let alone will brucie like being reminded that his dear leader called one of those wars, GOOD!
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer's ineptocracy
August 28th, 2012
8:59 pm
MHS
What I meant by that is obviously if three people come together and form a government, no matter how they limit it, it will intrude on some of the things they felt like they could do before the government was formed.
Yes, the founders tried their best to limit Government. Obama has said many times that is what he dislikes about the Constitution, is that it limits what Gov can do, but does not require Gov to do anything. He thinks the Gov should be required to feed the poor and provide them with insurance, free cell phones, EBT cards, etc.
Li'l Aynie
August 28th, 2012
9:08 pm
Kyle, don’t repeat a Romney campaign lie; you should know better! Obama has not “weakened” the welfare reform enacted in the Clinton administration. He responded to the pleas of state governors, including Republicans, to allow the states more flexibility in administering the work/study requirements.
The highlights of this evening will be the speeches of Ann Romney and Governor Fatso. In preparation for her attempt to “connect” with women voters, Mrs. Romney has been shopping for clothes at Costco, and serving home-made cookies to some of the delegates.
I’m not sure of Governor Fatso’s preparations; a heavy meal, I suppose. He’s sure to highlight his record of fiscal responsibility in New Jersey, but I doubt he’ll mention the results of his “responsible” agenda: New Jersey’s unemployment is the 4th highest among the states, higher even than Michigan’s.
Just a reminder to commentors about lineage. President Obama’s father was born in Kenya. Mrs. Obama’s father was born in the USA. Romney’s father was born in Mexico. Mrs. Romney’s father was born in Wales.
Lil' Barry Bailout - Vote American
August 28th, 2012
9:12 pm
Just a reminder to commentors about lineage…
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…and posession of a U.S. birth certificate does not an American make.
Michael H. Smith
August 28th, 2012
9:13 pm
obama thinks his Marxist mommy and daddy’s anti-colonialist dreams is what should become of America.
Funny how they want things both ways though, hating capitalism on the one hand and wanting all the capital they could take from it on the other to redistribute in a quest for power.
Michael H. Smith
August 28th, 2012
9:16 pm
Out of here for now. Goodnight.
Thulsa Doom
August 28th, 2012
9:17 pm
The speeches are somewhat interesting. I would have liked to have seen John Kasich speak. But earlier today I was working and listening to the delegations on tv call out their delegate votes and award them to Romney one by one. Could that stuff possibly be any more of a bore? All 50 of them going through that seems like just a monumental waste of time. I would have rather suffered through Chinese water torture. Sheesh. Good thing I changed the channel after just a few moments of that.
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer's ineptocracy
August 28th, 2012
9:17 pm
Being American is a state of mind, as well as a place of birth.
They BOTH suck
August 28th, 2012
9:22 pm
Rafe
Yes it is and thank goodness that state of mind is not one that is necessarily one of the left or the right, but a combination of ideals, people, religions, races, greeds etc, etc.
Both sides attempt to monopolize the meaning and their sheep fall right into place, however it is great that it isn’t one side or the other.
Secular Humanism Is Ruining America
August 28th, 2012
9:25 pm
Maybe Saywhat and Aynie can educatef themselves.
For those that understand Politifact leans left in the battle:
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/08/08/politifact_clinton_push_back_on_romneys_welfare_ad
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
August 28th, 2012
9:28 pm
Utah’s Mia Love Gets Enthusiastic Reception in Tampa
Awesome.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/08/28/utahs-mia-love-gets-enthusiastic-reception-in-tampa/
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
August 28th, 2012
9:31 pm
Convention protesters try to arrest Condoleezza Rice
Sick, sick, sick. Grow up, punk liberal trash.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
August 28th, 2012
9:34 pm
SCHOOL: Atlanta Teacher Helped Students Cheat Because ‘They’re Dumb As Hell’…
Yeah, I know.
Thulsa Doom
August 28th, 2012
9:45 pm
Oh my God. The kook left at its worst. Funny how they want to arrest anyone and everyone in the W administration but no one in the current administration which continued the Iraq war and continues the Afgh war. So were they really anti- war? Or just anti-W?
Police in Tampa stopped a dozen anti-war protesters from entering an event attended by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after the group said it intended to arrest her for war crimes.
The protesters from Code Pink carried handcuffs Tuesday and tried to enter a performing arts center. Rice was attending an event in conjunction with the Republican National Convention. They said they wanted to make a citizen’s arrest of Rice, who was Secretary of State when the Iraq War started.
The officers told the protesters to leave because they were on private property. They went back to the sidewalk and several lay down under sheets made to look like they were blood-splattered.
The group says it will try to arrest other members of the George W. Bush administration.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/28/4764651/convention-protesters-try-to-arrest.html#storylink=cpy
Dusty
August 28th, 2012
9:47 pm
So Romney is now our official Republican presidential candidate . I am looking forward to seeing him in the White House. We will have a strong steady atmosphere in Washington. The last few years have been a roller coaster ride…
Good that Kyle gives us a first hand review of the Convention. If all the speakers who cancelled last night show up to take part, he is going to have a very long evening.
Lynnie Gal
August 28th, 2012
9:49 pm
Why are you conservatives lying about Welfare Reform–on TV at your own convention? The WORK REQUIREMENT IS STILL THERE! Everybody KNOWS you guys are LYING. It has been debunked and called outright FALSE…well, everywhere! In every newspaper, on all legitimate news networks (notice–Faux News is NOT Legitimate). You look like fools! Sanatarium, Robme–all Republicans are lying about welfare reform now. The only people that believe you are the knuckle draggers–and they’re in your party and are gonna vote Republican anyway! This LIE should be an embarrassment to you–it is an insult to the intelligence ofl Americans. Because everybody knows that this “Welfare Work Requirement Gutting” lie is a LIE. Democrats are gonna keep pounding the FACT that this is a LIE. Fact checkers say “PANTS ON FIRE”. You guys have completely lost your minds. Does anyone in your party know what a LIE is anymore? I guess when you lie enough, you can’t tell the truth anymore.
Thulsa Doom
August 28th, 2012
9:50 pm
I’m looking forward to watching Romney drill Obama in the debates over and over and over on the economy, the economy, the economy. Obama can’t hide behind lofty platitudes and pretty speeches this time around. He’s got a record. And it aint pretty.
JamVet
August 28th, 2012
10:04 pm
One of the numerous great reasons that I’ll be voting for Rocky Anderson this November is that he was the only mayor of a major American city who called for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney for war crimes.
Damn straight. A man with balls.
My kinda guy…
Thulsa Doom
August 28th, 2012
10:05 pm
Didn’t Lynnie Gal used to work at Pravda?
Secular Humanism Is Ruining America
August 28th, 2012
10:10 pm
Lynnie, see post at 9:25pm and educate yourself. And don’t discount the message because of the messenger. It makes one appear ignorant.
Dusty
August 28th, 2012
10:11 pm
Thulsa,9:45
Do you have to guess? Those protestors in Tampa are Anti-Bush, continuing their hate against a president who led us through the worst of times.
You don’t have to look for them just in Tampa. Their sentments creep into this blog and others. For me, that puts them right in with the KKK, the Black Panthers and drug cartels as those who do great damage to the USA.. They should be arrested for endangering the lives of others.
Must we wait until one of those crazies shoots a former member of the Bush administration?
Dusty
August 28th, 2012
10:15 pm
Speaking of crazies, see the 10.04 post.
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer's ineptocracy
August 28th, 2012
10:15 pm
Adrian! Adrian! I’m running for President, is this a great country er what!
They BOTH suck
August 28th, 2012
10:17 pm
Thulsa
Let me guess, you looked forward to McCain and Palin drilling Obama and Biden in 08….
just saying
Thulsa Doom
August 28th, 2012
10:17 pm
Dusty,
It was a rhetorical question. Of course I know they are simply anti-Bush. The day he left office is the day they up and disappeared into obscurity.
The irony of course is that its Obama who has committed numerous armed drone attacks against civilian villages in Pakistan- rendering of course numerous civilian casualties. If anyone is really doing anything that can be considered an atrocity or war crime it would be the bombing of civilian targets. It would be Obama that a serious case of war crimes could possibly be established.
Secular Humanism Is Ruining America
August 28th, 2012
10:18 pm
How does Rocky Anderson feel about killing civilians with drones?
Thulsa Doom
August 28th, 2012
10:22 pm
they both suck,
Naw. McCain to me was a major disappointment. Washington had corrupted the man. He had been there way too long and I think Washington just rots people at the core. And McCain had little if any private sector experience to my knowledge. He was stale and just a Wash insider in my opinion.
Romney and Ryan are exciting because Romney has actually accomplished things and actually understands the economy and business. He has succeeded in several walks of life and not just as a politician. And Ryan understands the danger of our escalating debt crisis as well as or better than anyone.
Be honest. Romney’s executive experience dominates Obama’s limited experiences. And as for Joe Biden good God. The man is a walking, talking asshat of a joke. He is a national embarrassment.
Secular Humanism Is Ruining America
August 28th, 2012
10:25 pm
Calling Joe Biden as asshat does a disservice to any respectable fedora that ever covered a derriere.
They BOTH suck
August 28th, 2012
10:26 pm
Thulsa
I could be wrong, but I didn’t bet Bruno because I thought I was going to lose.
Romney / Ryan are too far right for me so I am being honest.
Romney a great business and family man, but at the end of the day too far on the social conservative right for my taste.
Chance of a Repub Congress and a flip flopping spinelss Romney is not appealing at all
B3
August 28th, 2012
10:28 pm
Does Ann Romney have big enough hair to be a first lady?
Secular Humanism Is Ruining America
August 28th, 2012
10:30 pm
I would have voted for Bin Laden against Obama. At least he was up front about his desire to destroy America as we know it.
JamVet
August 28th, 2012
10:34 pm
Grow up, dust.
Ruined, try reading, It is informative and fun!
http://www.voterocky.org/
Thulsa Doom
August 28th, 2012
10:35 pm
Bet with Bruno?
As for Romney I wouldn’t let the social conservative aspect bother me if I were you. I don’t see Romney as giving a flip about abortion and stuff like that. I see him as being more focused on the economy, the debt, etc. And I think most cons right now are much more focused on the economy and the debt than the social issues. Personally I’m not that concerned about abortion, gay rights, etc. My issue is limiting the size and scope of the federal govt, getting the debt under control, and restoring economic growth. I’m much more Libertarian about the other issues and I suspect Romney is the same. One thing is for certain. If he does become potus I don’t think his priority is going to be social issues- its going to be getting the economy going and the debt under control.
JamVet
August 28th, 2012
10:35 pm
I would have voted for Bin Laden…
Air Iran is ready when you are.
You’ll fee right at home, they have tons of America haters there…
Dusty
August 28th, 2012
10:39 pm
B3 10:28
Ann Romney has everything she needs to be a first lady. Just saw her rmaking her speech.. Tres good!
And……The Braves scored one in the first inning. Now that’s good too!!