WSJ - Peggy Noonan - "Crickets" on the RNC floor. Are RP people the cause?

[Anti Federalist]

A Quiet Convention

August 29, 2012, 3:25 PM.

http://blogs.wsj.com/peggynoonan/2012/08/29/a-quiet-convention/

People are talking about how subdued the floor is. Normally Republicans in convention are whomp-’em, stomp-em full of cheers. They interrupt the speakers too much!

But last night Chris Christie said a few lines that you knew he knew would garner big applause, and he got what a young speechwriter this morning called “crickets.”

It happened to Ann Romney a few times too.

I asked a US senator from the midwest if he’d noticed and he said yes. His staffers, standing with him, nodded and wondered aloud: Is it the high number of Ron Paul supporters, who aren’t that enthused? Maybe, said another, it’s in the nature of Mitt Romney’s supporters: they’re not all that excitable. Anyway the floor is dead. The Romney campaign and the RNC should send out one of their alerts: Everyone, wake up

 

[acptulsa]

They don't need to. Rand is currently trashing Son Of Romneycare, alias Obamacare, and he's being interrupted on a regular basis.

 

[Anti Federalist]

 

[Mini-Me]

Hahaha...
You know, after all of the petty humiliation they put us through yesterday, this gave me an idea for some embarrassing convention coverage: What if Ron Paul supporters literally snuck in a whole bunch of crickets to chirp for the rest of the convention?

 

[LibertyEagle]

Barf. Bush.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Hahaha...
You know, after all of the petty humiliation they put us through yesterday, this gave me an idea for some embarrassing convention coverage: What if Ron Paul supporters literally snuck in a whole bunch of crickets to chirp for the rest of the convention?

LOL

I endorse this idea.

 

[Murray N Rothbard]

It is just a boring year for the GOP regardless. Mitt Romney- boring. Paul Ryan- boring. Sarah Palin-- not boring, but retarded, and not present at this convention. Meanwhile Obama-- as bad as he is-- has been more of a centrist than the GOP would have liked. They also have no core philosophy anymore. All they have left is fear mongering and platitudes.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Grand
Ole
Politburo

Con Men like Reice Bulbus & Bob McDonnell, to Old Fossils like John McCain, Mike Huckabee, & Mitch McConnell... It's almost turned into the quiet Tampa assisted living convention

 

[acptulsa]

What if Ron Paul supporters literally snuck in a whole bunch of crickets to chirp for the rest of the convention?

We've got 'em. By the millions this year.

Take our crickets. Please.

 

[AJ Antimony]

Going into the convention, we already knew that the establishment people had zero enthusiasm for their presumptive nominee.

 

[nobody's_hero]

This convention is going to change webster's dictionary's definition of 'dead'.

 

[mad cow]

While this is great news,how crickets ever became a euphemism for quiet,I'll never know.

I've had one I can't find in my house for 2 days and i'm about ready to go blind hunting with a shotgun.

 

[affa]

While this is great news,how crickets ever became a euphemism for quiet,I'll never know.

I've had one I can't find in my house for 2 days and i'm about ready to go blind hunting with a shotgun.

that's why.

it's nice and peaceful, dead silent... except for the damn crickets chirping, driving you crazy.

 

[kpitcher]

it's nice and peaceful, dead silent... except for the damn crickets chirping, driving you crazy.

Don't need crickets for that. The RNC has shown they're full of crazy without any help.

 

[jbauer]

So I'm in for a chip in for crickets. How many do you think we could come up with? In Tn they use them for fishing so they're at all the bait shops. I'm thinking several hundred would be enough although I'm not sure they'd chrip because there would be people moving around.

 

[opal]

{s Crickets

outstanding! Near the press mic's please

 

[TheTyke]

During WWII, our troops were issued "crickets" - clicking devices used to signal and identify each other that sounded somewhat like crickets. I still see them for sale at flea markets and such. The idea of hundreds of those clicking away during speeches amuses me.

 

[donnay]

During WWII, our troops were issued "crickets" - clicking devices used to signal and identify each other that sounded somewhat like crickets. I still see them for sale at flea markets and such. The idea of hundreds of those clicking away during speeches amuses me.

You know that was my first thought when I read that. LOL!

Even the Duke agrees!

 

[parocks]

Hahaha...
You know, after all of the petty humiliation they put us through yesterday, this gave me an idea for some embarrassing convention coverage: What if Ron Paul supporters literally snuck in a whole bunch of crickets to chirp for the rest of the convention?

Ha, once they're somewhere, they are so hard to find. Yes. Agree with this. But sneaking anything in is presumably hard. I ruled out most of the sneak ins.

 

[parocks]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Wenzel-Emergency-Blanket/15111420

this product could be useful.

Wenzel Emergency Blanket

"This blanket is made of aluminum-laminated polyethylene and is waterproof. "

I should also add that when placed against your face, you can see through it. However, they can't see in.
It's quite large, can be formed into a bag with 2 pieces of duct tape. That bag is large enough to cover an entire human body, and allows freedom of movement
within the bag.