**The Official** Republican Convention thread

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yup. They're in trouble... Albuquerque, NM

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kahless said:
It always worries me when politicians including Obama say Abraham Lincoln was their favorite President.
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Damn, you make this too easy:

Well, I think Lincoln succeeded for numerous reasons. He was a man who was of great intelligence, which most presidents would be. But he was a man of great intelligence, but he was also a man who did something that was a very vital thing to do at that time. Ten years before or 20 years before, what he was doing would never have even been thought possible. So he did something that was a very important thing to do, and especially at that time. - D. Trump
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I think it's better than any ad I've ever taken for myself. I do. You know why? Let me just tell you why. No, I really mean it. I really mean it. I heard about the ad, then I said, oh, I'm not going to like this. But, when I looked at it... and I could be - by the way, I could be more Presidential than anybody. I can be more Presidential, if I want to be, I can be more Presidential than anybody. You know, when I have sixteen people coming at me from sixteen angles, you don't want to be so Presidential. You have to win, you have to beat them back, right? And, but, I would say more Presidential, and I've said this a couple of times, more Presidential than anybody other than the great Abe Lincoln. - D. Trump
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Brian4Liberty said:
Weak sauce.

Junior's speechwriter was F.H. Buckley! Guess he plagiarized himself.

Real important stuff here.
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On ABC’s Good Morning America on Wednesday, Donald Trump’s son said that “zero” speechwriters helped him compile his speech.

“I wrote every single word of my speech myself,” the executive president at the Trump Organization said.

“I think sometimes when you write from the heart, and I’ll certainly deliver it from the heart, the product will be what it will be,” Trump said, before adding that regardless the speech will “be certainly sincere and full of love and full of emotion.”
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ero-speechwriters-helped-his-speech/87331576/
 
CaptUSA said:
Damn, you make this too easy:
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Trump was specifically asked about Lincoln repeatedly in the Woodward interview and it sure sounded like Trump has little or only basic knowledge of that part of history.

That is a concern sure but I am more worried about a candidate like Obama that I believe has full knowledge of that period that frequently injects Lincoln into his speeches and makes the claim that Lincoln is his favorite President.

btw - "you make this too easy"? What do you mean? You cannot honestly believe Paul supporters here are lockstep with Trump or any candidate for that matter?
 
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ero-speechwriters-helped-his-speech/87331576/
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Multiple sources quote F.H. Buckley as speechwriter:



Brett LoGiurato
‏@BrettLoGiurato

F.H. Buckley tells @businessinsider: "I was a speechwriter for this speech. So I'm afraid there's no issue here."
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https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/755607692354420736
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Claudia Koerner Verified account
‏@ClaudiaKoerner

Claudia Koerner Retweeted The Daily Show

F.H. Buckley tells me he was principal speechwriter on Trump Jr.’s speech tonight. “It’s not an issue."
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https://twitter.com/ClaudiaKoerner/status/755610326196858880
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kahless said:
btw - "you make this too easy"? What do you mean?
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I mean that you "cringe" when politicians invoke Lincoln as being great and yet the guy you're supporting did just that. Oh, but he did it because he was ignorant... Much better. You Trumpsters always infer what you want to believe about him - no matter what he does or says. You made it too easy to point out your hypocrisy.
 
Is this 'old news' to everyone? (July 18)

Republican Platform Under Trump Backs Glass-Steagall's Return
"We support reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 which prohibits commercial banks from engaging in high-risk investment," said the platform released by the Republican National Committee.

Clinton, whose husband signed a repeal of the law in 1999, doesn't advocate for its return.

“We believe that the Obama-Clinton years have passed legislation that has been favorable to the big banks, which is one of the reason why you see all of the Wall Street money going to her," Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort told reporters prior to the platform's approval.

“We are supporting the small banks and Main Street. We talk about legislation that affects, you know, some of the mistakes made in repealing Glass-Steagall and some of the mistakes made in imposing Dodd-Frank. The platform reflects those things," Manafort said.
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https://theconservativetreehouse.co...gall-act-into-2016-republican-party-platform/
 
Brian4Liberty said:
The use of ghost-writers is not an issue worth debating. It's far too common.
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Then why bring it up? Donald Jr. said this:
“I wrote every single word of my speech myself,” the executive president at the Trump Organization said.
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There's no wiggle room for "ghost-writers" in that statement. He lied and lies easy like his father. My only point.

https://gma.yahoo.com/eric-trump-us...c-speech-115502514--abc-news-topstories.html#

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CaptUSA said:
I mean that you "cringe" when politicians invoke Lincoln as being great and yet the guy you're supporting did just that. Oh, but he did it because he was ignorant... Much better. You Trumpsters always infer what you want to believe about him - no matter what he does or says. You made it too easy to point out your hypocrisy.
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You did not even bother to read what I posted above or anyone posts for that matter if the topic concerns Trump. Your hatred of Trump has taken you to the point that one cannot have a rational conversation with you in forum. Get a hold of yourself, man!
 
Weren't you Trump supporters running around with hard-ons about how this would be the most exciting, most watched RNC ever? So far the most talked about thing is his wife's plagiarism. What a letdown.... Talk about hype for no reason....

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Published on Jul 20, 2016

Like Bruce Willis drilling himself into the core of an evil asteroid, Third Eye Blind performed to a sea of GOPers at a charity concert in Cleveland last night with the apparent intention of pissing everyone off.

According to Billboard, the band refused to play most of its hits—except for “Jumper,” which is about a gay man who jumps off a bridge, and which singer Stephan Jenkins introduced by talking about the need to bring people like “my cousins, who are gay, into the American fabric,” and to “not live your life in fear and imposing that fear on other people.” From Billboard:

Witnesses at the group’s Tuesday night show in Cleveland, a charity gig inside the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, reported that Jenkins used the occasion to say he “repudiates” what the Republican party now stands for. Clips uploaded to social media platforms show the crowd booing, followed by Jenkins exclaiming: “You can boo all you want, but I’m the motherf—-in’ artist up here.”
Jenkins also reportedly asked the crowd to “raise your hand if you believe in science,” to which they responded with boos. Nice!
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