The second night of the Republican National Convention hasn’t even begun, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo already faces a probe for his speech.
It’s highly unusual for the United States’ top diplomat to participate in such a partisan domestic political event. In fact, Pompeo’s appearance violates his own State Department’s policy against taking a stance in a political campaign.
When has that ever stopped anyone? I mean, seriously, who’s going to stop them? Barr? It is to laugh.
Movie night at my place.
I’ll be watching Cleveland and Minnesota baseball with dear Hubby. I’ll follow the blog and comments here - that’s as close as I want to get to any of this vitriol (uplifting, indeed…).
This is emblematic of the double standard Republicans insist upon. If a Dem SecState had done this, they would make a huge stink about it and not let it go until the media roasted them. But when THEY do it, they feel it’s okay to ignore the law or anything as long as they get their way.
First lady Melania Trump is set to close out the evening with a pole dance…
FIFY
Oh look, another predictable night of Fourth Estate failure. Thanks, but I’d rather gouge my eyes out with a spork and then pack my still bleeding eye sockets with pig shit.
I’ll be watching the Yanks and reading TPM summaries. Good stuff.
When we move to CT in a couple of years, hubby will have a choice, but right now, the Yankees seem to be winning his heart. Why not both, it’s ok with me.
Here’s to viewership numbers as abysmal as they were last night. Down 28% from the 2016 republican convention, and 15% fewer viewers than the first night of the DNC this year. Sadly, though, the DNC was also down from their 2016 viewership – around 24%.
I’ll be watching something almost as horrible and ungodly, the Mets 7 inning double header games against the Marlins. (shuddering in disgust)
But I will follow along here for the updates. It’s the best way to endure the RNC.
So…recon it is. It’s not so much Trump as the normalizing of the GOP and Trump which makes it difficult for me to watch.
It’s like calling a beginner saxophonist David Sanborn
Not sadly, he is behind. Conventions used to be fun. Now they are just a paid advertisement. Time to end them since there is no drama.
That requires some talents that silicon mannequins don’t have.
The very first words of the RNC last night were "Welcome to the RNC in Washington DC! It sounded like Trump trying to snub the governor of North Carolina for not letting him have his rally in Charlotte.
I could barely tune in for more than one minute at a time. I tried. … I ended up watching a documentary on the Magna Carta on netflix instead.
I like the seven inning stuff. I hope they make it permanent. The colleges have done it for years.
The only uplifting things about this convention so far is a number of faces.
Pompousass can do and say whatever he wants and he will get away with it.
When is Clint Eastwood’s Dialog with an Empty Chair as interpretive dance?
Did I spoil the big surprise?
