Republican National Convention Commentary Thread

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2004-09-01 04:32am

Stormbringer wrote:
Spice Runner wrote:Indeed Mccain's obvious cocksucking was very dissapointing.
Yeah, I wish he would just admit that he's become disgusted with the fundamentalism and just plain low-blow behaviour of the Republican Party. He could do a lot to help clean that up if he tried; there are a lot of moderates that would support him.

And very probably lose his Senate seat as Arizona Republicans are a pretty conservative bunch and would vote him out in a primary election.

That almost happened to 4 term Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania who won his primary election this year by 2% over Pat Toomey.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2004-09-01 08:22am

Vympel wrote:Look at this monstrosity:

Scott LoBaido stands with his painting, part of an exhibit meant to show GOPers some NYC artists support them

Good to know that political art is still complete and utter shit.

Puke. And it's on velvet —just like a Mexican Elvis-worship painting. How wonderfully trashy.

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2004-09-01 08:33am

Stravo wrote:I was disgusted by McCain but at the same time felt sorry for him. I honestly don;t think he's as strong a Bush supporter as he's playing at. He IS a loyal Republican soldier and is doing what it takes for his party to win. The two Republicans who I respected the most: Rudy and McCain made me want to cry to see them turn into this fucking cocksuck fest. Though Rudy truly pissed me off particularly with this gem:

"Sadaam Hussein himself was a weapon of mass destruction."

Fucking asshole.

I'm starting to suspect that McCain is far more conservative when it comes to foreign policy then he's let on. If he honestly believes half of what was in his speech, then he definitely has a lot more in common with Bush's view of the world than he's stated.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-09-01 09:03am

Glocksman wrote:And very probably lose his Senate seat as Arizona Republicans are a pretty conservative bunch and would vote him out in a primary election.

That almost happened to 4 term Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania who won his primary election this year by 2% over Pat Toomey.

Yeah, very much so. Arlen Specter shimmied like crazy to the right because his reputation as a RINO was starting to hurt him with conservative voters, even though he built his career on being palpable by both the right AND the left in PA. (unlike Rick Santorum, our very own Hyper-Conservative Fundie From Hell... sometimes I think he gets elected just so we can keep an eye on him)

Likewise, I think that McCain got a very strongly worded memo to consider where his loyalties lie. He can't afford to be too split with the President and the Conservative majority of the Republican party.

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2004-09-01 09:18am

My sig pretty much sums up my opinion of the RNC...

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-09-01 10:48am

On the program tonight:

"The Land of Oppurtunity"

Appearing is Dick Cheney who wil be introduced by his wife. Cheney will focus on the positives done this last term.

Democrat Zell Miller who will outline some of the Bush agenda.

The claim is that this day will focus on playing to the base. SO that means prepare for fundie, pro-life, anti-gay bullshit flying fast and furious.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2004-09-01 10:56am

Stravo wrote:Appearing is Dick Cheney who wil be introduced by his wife. Cheney will focus on the positives done this last term.

Cheney, all I know about him I gathered from these strips:
http://www.angryflower.com/cheney.gif
http://www.angryflower.com/cheneys.gif

Tell me more.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-09-01 11:06am

Stravo wrote:On the program tonight:

"The Land of Oppurtunity"

Appearing is Dick Cheney who wil be introduced by his wife. Cheney will focus on the positives done this last term.

Obviously, since Cheney is running the shadow government, they don't want him up there, exposed to the public, for very long.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-09-01 11:07am

Durandal wrote:
Obviously, since Cheney is running the shadow government, they don't want him up there, exposed to the public, for very long.

Or sunlight, for that matter.

Loner · Post by **Loner** » 2004-09-01 11:23am

Durandal wrote:
Stravo wrote:On the program tonight:

"The Land of Oppurtunity"

Appearing is Dick Cheney who wil be introduced by his wife. Cheney will focus on the positives done this last term.
Obviously, since Cheney is running the shadow government, they don't want him up there, exposed to the public, for very long.

He is working on that death ray.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-09-01 11:27am

Glocksman wrote:And very probably lose his Senate seat as Arizona Republicans are a pretty conservative bunch and would vote him out in a primary election.

Perhaps, perhaps not. He hasn't been supporting a lot of the fundamentalist agenda (he was of the Republicans that voted against the Gay Marriage Ban) and he's critisized the some of lying attack ads directed against Kerry. They might well cut him some slack simply for having integrity and decency, they have so far.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2004-09-01 11:35am

Loner wrote:
Durandal wrote:
Stravo wrote:On the program tonight:

"The Land of Oppurtunity"

Appearing is Dick Cheney who wil be introduced by his wife. Cheney will focus on the positives done this last term.
Obviously, since Cheney is running the shadow government, they don't want him up there, exposed to the public, for very long.
He is working on that death ray.

From his laboratory at the Earth's Core.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-09-01 11:43am

I got this in an e-mail from my sister... It's just too funny to not post.

In case you haven't seen this, they just released the
schedule for the Republican Convention:

6:00 PM Opening Prayer, led by the Rev. Jerry Falwell
6:30 PM Pledge of Allegiance
6:35 PM Burning of Bill of Rights (excluding 2nd
amendment)
6:45 PM Salute to the Coalition of the Willing
6:46 PM Seminar #1: Getting your kid a military
deferment
7:30 PM First Presidential Beer Bong
7:35 PM Serve Freedom Fries
7:40 PM EPA Address #1: Mercury, it's what's for
dinner
8:00 PM Vote on which country to invade next
8:10 PM Call EMTs to revive Rush Limbaugh
8:15 PM John Ashcroft Lecture: The Homos are after
your children
8:30 PM Roundtable discussion on reproductive rights
(MEN only)
8:50 PM Seminar #2: Corporations: the government of
the future
9:00 PM Condi Rice sings "I Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"
9:05 PM Second Presidential Beer Bong
9:10 PM EPA Address #2 Trees: the real cause of forest
fires
9:30 PM Break for secret meetings
10:00 PM Second prayer, led by Cal Thomas
10:15 PM Lecture by Karl Rove: Doublespeak made easy
10:30 PM Rumsfeld demonstration: How to squint and
talk macho
10:35 PM Bush demonstration of trademark
deer-in-headlights stare
10:40 PM John Ashcroft demonstrates new mandatory
Kevlar chastity belt
10:45 PM Clarence Thomas reads list of black
Republicans
10:46 PM Third Presidential Beer Bong
10:50 PM Seminar #3: Education: a drain on our
nation's economy
11:10 PM Hilary Clinton Pinata
11:20 PM Second John Ashcroft Lecture: Evolutionists:
the dangerous new cult
11:30 PM Call EMTs to revive Rush Limbaugh again
11:35 PM Blame Clinton
11:40 PM Laura serves milk and cookies
11:50 PM Closing Prayer, led by Jesus Himself
12:00 AM Nomination of George W. Bush as Holy Supreme
Planetary Overlord

Make sure you look at some of the times too, like the list of black Republicans.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-09-01 03:52pm

Out of curiosity, why is Kerry running around holding events, now? I thought the other guy was supposed to lay low during your convention.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-09-01 04:26pm

Master of Ossus wrote:Out of curiosity, why is Kerry running around holding events, now? I thought the other guy was supposed to lay low during your convention.

The whole American election system is screwed seven ways from Sunday, I'm sure Kerry can continue in this flagrant popularity contest of style-over-substance fallacies as long as he wishes. It's becoming alarmingly clear that logic is not a part of the selection process anyway but who has the most rabid and "American" fans cramming into their political fudgeholes.

Jesus, but just thinking about that choir singing to that abomination of a video the otherday makes me cringe.

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2004-09-01 04:55pm

Master of Ossus wrote:Out of curiosity, why is Kerry running around holding events, now? I thought the other guy was supposed to lay low during your convention.

What, you mean like the Bushies did during the DNC? Oh wait, they didn't

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-09-01 04:57pm

Master of Ossus wrote:Out of curiosity, why is Kerry running around holding events, now? I thought the other guy was supposed to lay low during your convention.

I'm pretty sure that the tradition has been that the president lays low during the opposing side's convention. The non incumbent has campaigned during the President's campaign going back to Clinton I believe who was campaigning hard during the RNC.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-09-01 05:30pm

Iceberg wrote:
Master of Ossus wrote:Out of curiosity, why is Kerry running around holding events, now? I thought the other guy was supposed to lay low during your convention.
What, you mean like the Bushies did during the DNC? Oh wait, they didn't

They didn't campaign. They simply issued terror alerts. That's not campaigning at all!

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-09-01 05:36pm

By the way, in case anyone was counting, the number of protestors arrested now tops 1,700.

Last night alone 1,100 were arrested for disorderly conduct outside the Garden and 7 Act UP activists were arrested inside the Garden after they started heckling a speaker on the podium.

Post by **Kuja** » 2004-09-01 06:01pm

What were they doing? Booing? Yelling naughty words? Throwing stuff?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-09-01 06:31pm

Kuja wrote:What were they doing? Booing? Yelling naughty words? Throwing stuff?

Apparently they exercised their First Amendment Rights a bit too 'effectively' for the Mastodons' comforts...

Anyone else reminded of Pink Floyd's The Wall video?

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2004-09-01 07:01pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Kuja wrote:What were they doing? Booing? Yelling naughty words? Throwing stuff?
Apparently they exercised their First Amendment Rights a bit too 'effectively' for the Mastodons' comforts...

Anyone else reminded of Pink Floyd's The Wall video?

Forgive me for sounding unsympathetic, but they were blocking traffic and being nude in public (2 different protests).

And IIRC, Bush went on vacation during the DNC.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-09-01 07:07pm

1,700 people were all being nude in public and obstructing traffic when they've herded the protesters and closed the roads near the RNC and Stravo says it looks so barren that its like 9/11 all over again?

EmperorSolo51 · Post by **EmperorSolo51** » 2004-09-01 09:19pm

On tuesday, A NYC police cop was beaten and kicked in the head by a bunch pf protestors. They were rightfuly hauled off to jail for that act. Last night and this morning, protestors snuch into the RNC and protested iside the hail. It took the Secret Service to haul thier asses of to jail.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-09-01 09:23pm

EmperorSolo51 wrote:On tuesday, A NYC police cop was beaten and kicked in the head by a bunch pf protestors. They were rightfuly hauled off to jail for that act. Last night and this morning, protestors snuch into the RNC and protested iside the hail. It took the Secret Service to haul thier asses of to jail.

Uh no. See here in NY where it happened it was ONE protestor that beat the P.O and he was caught on camera and arrested the next day as he took part in another protest.

7 Act UP protestors were arrested for heckling a speaker on the podium.

We're talking about 1,100 people arrested in one day. In the NY Post we have articles bragging about NYPD tactics like plastic nets to haul away groups of people at a time.