Discussion: Kasich: An Open Convention Would Make Kids Love Politics

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  1. Kasich’s remarks remind me of “Make America more like the Waltons
    and less like the Simpsons” in their out-of-touchness.
  2. A brokered Republican convention will be the greatest of all reality television
    shows. White supremacists for Trump and fundie blowhards for Cruz
    are straight out of Jerry Springer. You’ll have violence, old folks
    screaming about goodness knows what, teatards walking around with
    rifles to show off their Second Amendment rights (outside, however;
    pity, because them killing each other will be great television). This will
    be fucking wild! TiVo the whole thing.
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Why hell to the yes!! Clowns galore…every kid loves a circus! And the Ringmaster is just raring to go!!!

#Welcome to the BIG TENT! Step right this way!
Unleash hell! (*and pass the popcorn!)

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Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Sunday
that he thinks an open convention would be a whole lot of fun – so fun,
in fact, that kids will pry their eyes from reality TV and ears from
Justin Bieber’s music to tune into politics.

The GOP convention may be unsuitable for younger or more sensitive viewers. It’s shaping up to be kind of like the “Red Wedding” episode in Game of Thrones

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An open convention might make Kasich’s kids love politics but the others are sticking with Bieber, sorry.

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and street war games with swat vehicles… everyone’s talking about inside the convention hall, there’s still a scenario where ramped-up Trumpladytes take to the streets if their dear leader gets dissed in the delegate count game.

And here we thought all those military vehicles were intended for Ferguson-esque victims… who’d a thunk it would be Trump’s mob on the wrong end of an assault vehicle water cannon?.

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Grandson too busy playing drums, oldest granddaughter going to summer school (college) and working, youngest too smart to waste her time on the convention. But Nana (me) will watch it as entertainment.

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The only way the kids would watch this is if Colbert showed up in his old character and stole the nomination.

HEY, now there’s a plan. Or the closest thing to a plan I’ve seen since Trump’s cue-ball hit the republican rack and scattered the whole pack into chaos…

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or maybe because there might be armored water canons on the street?
…every kid wants to drive one for real these days.

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There are, but could the 8 of you watch it at your house so the rest of us don’t have to? Just teasing:) So as an adult, did you match your worklife with your passion?

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Because, as everyone knows, there’s nothing kids like better than tuning in to watch a bunch of adults in business suits acting like assholes.

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Kasich is all about the kids (“where’s ma bass?”) And what do you think Trumps purpose was all this time? Will he get the nom? The GOP will do a Jerry Brown and go with BIG OIL Cruz (from 2 oil states, Canada and Tejas) or Lying Ryan at the last minute.

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I 'm okay with the Rethuglican conflation of the “constituckey” rights to petition one’s government and open carry. Circular arguments deserve a circular firing squad :blush:

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