Rncc national convention in game thread

the 2020 Republican National Convention’s Committee on Arrangements (COA) announced plans to livestream the formal nomination of President Donald J. Trump on Monday, August 24, 2020. Monday’s convention proceedings will be attended by six delegates from each state and territory, amounting to 336 delegates total, as decided by Rule 37(e).

Given the flexibility indicated by the N.C. Governor’s team upon receiving the RNC 2020 Health Protocol Plan, the COA has worked with the Congressional Press Galleries who will select a limited group of reporters to cover Monday’s formal nomination. However, given the in-person capacity limitations by the state of North Carolina due to COVID-19, the group will be small as to meet capacity and social-distancing restrictions in place.

For television broadcast, the COA is working with the major news networks and C-SPAN to provide the primary TV coverage for Monday’s event. The livestream is also available for broadcast purposes for news media entities upon request. 

Reporters seem to be staking out at treasure clubs in the area in hopes.of getting photos of delegates involved with strip club activities. Interesting angle for the Atlantic magazine.

The RNC is still technically in Charlotte, NC, but apparently their will be
a rally in D.C. with an awesome list of speakers like: Ivanka trump-Kushner,
Jared Kushner, Donald trump jr, Eric trump, Melania trump, and of course
Dr.Death himself. Yaaaayy!

Unfortunately, it looks like Steve Bannon won't be available to speak.

And with thanks to our award-deserving correspondent, Midnight1,
here's more trump associates who won't be available:

Rick Gates..........CONVICTED
Paul Manafort.....CONVICTED
G. Papadopulos...CONVICTED
Michael Flynn.....CONVICTED
Michael Cohen....CONVICTED
Roger Stone.......CONVICTED
George Nader.....CONVICTED
Jeffery Epstein......SUICIDE
Ghislaine Maxwell...INDICTED

...plus 179,000 Americans who died largely due to trump's negligence

Expect operation warp speed to become a household word....

  Ahh yes.....the much vaunted RNC speakers list!

So far here is the list of exciting HEADLINERS supporting trumpism:

Donald trump (Dr.Bleach himself, all 4 nights!!)
Melania trump (3rd wife; immigrant)
Donald trump Jr
Donald trump Jr girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle (a former FOX host)
Eric trump
Lara trump (Eric's wife and FOX contributor)
Tiffany trump (from trump's 2nd marriage)
Ivanka trump-kushner
Ivanka trump's husband, Jared Kushner
VP Mike Pence
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at
peaceful BLM protesters when they walked passed their home.
The couple were charged last month with a class E felony.

There will be a few GOP from Congress of course, but notably missing
will be Moscow Mitch McConnell;  Joe the Plumber;  Sherrif Joe Arpaio;
Steve Bannon;  infoWars Alex Jones;  that weird guy from Duck Dynasty;
Stormy Daniels;  anyone from CDC or NIH;   Dan Boningo

wow . rivetting tv .

that superb lineup will dwarf the dnc and make them look like a 3rd graders report on her cat fluffy

Tiffany Trump's opening comment..."I know my father never loved me and can't remember my name but I'm here tonight because the RNC pays my bills."

Just a reminder that former Florida AG Pam Bondi - who is speaking at the GOP convention on Tuesday - accepted an illegal $25,000 contribution from the Trump Foundation while her office was reportedly investigating Trump University and then chose not to pursue the case.

Only the best..

Draining the swamp.

The group good at.its finest.  Yes that the really sad moment this the the creme de la creme list...

Tomorrow night we will hear from Burgess Owens, a former Jet & Raiders player, who is running for a spot in Utah.

Oh yeah, he also helped Bannon raise money for the We Build The Wall scam. 

Half of the RNC speakers are from Trump's immediate family. What? No friends? No former business partners? 

We'll get to hear Michelle Obama's speech again when Melania speaks at the convention. 

The word you are guaranteed to hear uttered most frequently at
the Republican National Convention is "Democrats"

This will be closely followed by names/words including:
Biden, Obama, Pelosi, crooked Hillary, Cam-uh-la Harris, "HOAX", "witch hunt" China.

Words, names, and phrases we are NOT likely to hear much if at all include:

I alone can fix it
drain the swamp
Russian bounties
yosa-might national park
IMPEACHED president
disinfectant
hydroxchloroquine cure
preventable death toll
record budget deficit
crippling national debts
record opioid deaths
worst unemployment since great depression
my low approval ratings
the Kurds
cognitive test
Dr. Fauci
George Floyd
Breonna Taylor
Rudy Giuliani
Vladimir Putin
General Mattis
General Kelly
John Bolton
Michael Cohen
Mayanne trump-Barry
Mary trump
Miles Taylor (former DHS)
Steve Bannon
Stormy Daniels

Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller on Sunday told NBC's "Meet the Press" that viewers can plan on hearing Trump "speaking at various parts through each of the nights" at the GOP convention, but would not elaborate whether that meant live remarks, speeches or prerecorded video segments.

Miller said Republicans will present an "optimistic and upbeat convention this week" in contrast with what he described as last week's "massive grievance fest" of a Democratic National Convention

Donnie is going to ad lib every night.... oh boy...

This year's theme should.ahorten the program a bit.

The RNC will focus heavily on Trump's accomplishments over his first four years, lay out a second term vision for the administration, and promised "a complete change in the perception that I believe the media tries to tell of what a Trump supporter looks like, or who a Trump supporter is," Miller added

Monday, "Land of Promise": During the day, a 336 lucky delegates will convene in Charlotte, conduct the roll-call vote and formally renominate Trump and Vice President Pence for the Republican Party's presidential ticket.

Speakers on Monday include South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley and Donald Trump .

Land of Opportunity": First lady Melania Trump is slated to speak, likely from the White House. Also speaking will be Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Eric and Tiffany Trump.

Nick Sandmann, a former student of Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky, is also expected to speak Tuesday. In January 2019, a  face-to-face with a Native American protester on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial went viral. Sandmann later sued several media organizations for their coverage of the events, which he said falsely represented what happened.

Land of Heroes": Pence will speak from Baltimore at Fort McHenry. Second lady Karen Pence will also give remarks Wednesday.

Other speakers this night include Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Madison Cawthorn, 

Land of Greatness": Trump will deliver his acceptance speech from the White House.

Also set to deliver remarks Thursday are Housing Secretary Ben Carson, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and Ivanka Trump.

I haven't seen this type of talent since a rerun of monte pythons boadville act... who wearing black face . Meh who hasn't in this group...

Delegates arriving in Charlotte for the scaled down, in-person portion of the Republican National Convention aren't being greeted by the Charlotte mayor or even business leaders.

Instead, they are ushered into a purple tent outside the downtown Westin hotel. That's where they are given a coronavirus test — even though they already had to take a self-swab COVID test at home before getting on a plane.

Delegate Steve Scheffler, 72, is from West Des Moines and has been to eight other GOP conventions. He wants the 2020 convention to be safe, but he said the rules are all a bit much.

Masks are mandatory. 

"I mean I'll follow the rules because it's what we're here to do to get the president renominated — and the vice president," he said. "But I don't like where this might be going down the road. Maybe mandatory masks today, maybe mandatory vaccines tomorrow."

But there's more.

Every delegate's badge has a fob that uses Bluetooth technology to track who they come in contact with, said the RNC's health consultant, Dr. Jeffrey Runge.

Runge said that data will only be used if someone gets infected with COVID, and it's meant to make contract tracing easier.

"It's completely private," Runge said. "The badges have a number, and we will know what numbers are in contact with other numbers. But they won't be identified with a person unless there is someone who is positive for COVID."

The GOP created a semi-bubble to satisfy the state's Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has been cautious during reopening.

It slashed the number of people coming, to just 336 delegates. A traditional convention has nearly 2,500.

The RNC is requiring masks and temperature checks. And it says delegates can't even move their chairs inside meeting rooms. That rule is to make sure everyone stays six feet apart.

Chris Ager is a delegate from New Hampshire.

His state doesn't have many coronavirus cases — 7,000 to date — and he doesn't usually wear a mask.

"There's very, very low risk up there, but to me if you join an organization and you attend their event then you follow their rules," he said. "And so the rules of wearing a mask ... it's fine."

John Lassiter is a longtime Republican, who raised $38 million as the CEO of the local host committee for the traditional convention. He was shocked when the GOP announced they were leaving for Florida.

He's not attending any part of the scaled-back convention.

"No, we're not connected at all at this point to whatever goes on," he said. "We're fully focused on efforts to finish our wind down."

By winding down, Lassiter means settling broken contracts for a convention that didn't happen. The city of Charlotte has spent $17 million on security preparing for the event. Leaders are keeping their fingers crossed that the federal government pays it back.

Don't hold your breath buddy... 

Updated speaker list.

Here is who will speak at the Republican National Convention:

• Senator Tim Scott
• House Republican Whip Steve Scalise
• Representative Matt Gaetz
• Representative Jim Jordan
• Nikki Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
• Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel
• Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones
• Amy Johnson Ford
• Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump campaign fundraiser and girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr.
• Natalie Harp, Trump campaign advisory board member
• Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA
• Kim Klacik, Republican congressional nominee
• Mark and Patricia McCloskey, St. Louis couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters
• Sean Parnell, Republican congressional nominee
• Andrew Pollack, father of Meadow Pollack, who was killed in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
• Donald Trump, Jr., oldest son of President Trump
• Tanya Weinreis, small business owner whose coffee shop qualified for a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program

• First Lady Melania Trump
• Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
• Senator Rand Paul
• Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
• Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez
• Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron
• Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
• Abby Johnson, anti-abortion rights activist
• Jason Joyce
• Myron Lizer, Navajo Nation vice president
• Mary Ann Mendoza, mother whose son was killed by an illegal immigrant
• Megan Pauley
• Cris Peterson
• John Peterson
• Nicholas Sandmann, student who sued news outlets after confrontation with Native American activist
• Eric Trump, son of Mr. Trump
• Tiffany Trump, daughter of Mr. Trump

• Vice President Mike Pence
• Second Lady Karen Pence
• Senator Marsha Blackburn
• Senator Joni Ernst
• South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
• Representative Dan Crenshaw
• Representative Elise Stefanik
• Representative Lee Zeldin
• Richard Grenell, former acting director of national intelligence
• Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor
• Keith Kellogg, national security adviser to the vice president
• Jack Brewer, former NFL player
• Sister Dede Byrne, surgeon and military veteran
• Madison Cawthorn, Republican congressional nominee
• Scott Dane, executive director, Associated Contract Loggers & Truckers of Minnesota
• Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist
• Ryan Holets, police officer known for adopting opioid-addicted baby
• Michael McHale, National Association of Police Organizations president
• Burgess Owens, former NFL player and GOP congressional nominee
• Lara Trump, Trump campaign adviser and wife of Eric Trump

• President Trump
• HUD Secretary Ben Carson
• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
• Senator Tom Cotton
• House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
• Representative Jeff Van Drew
• Ivanka Trump, White House senior adviser
• Ja'Ron Smith, White House assistant
• Ann Dorn, widow of former police officer killed in St. Louis
• Debbie Flood
• Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor
• Franklin Graham, evangelical leader
• Alice Johnson, ex-inmate pardoned by Mr. Trump
• Wade Mayfield
• Carl and Marsha Mueller, parents of U.S. aid worker killed by ISIS
• Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

538 has put Biden winning the Presidency at 73 to 27 chance. Electoral college votes 327 to 213.

Popular vote 56 to 41 percent.