August 28, 2012
— Ace Someone is slated for Thursday "TBD," possibly speaking during the network's coverage. (Although that seems impossible, given that Rubio and Romney will speak during that time too, and it's just an hour.)
I wonder if it's Governor Wilder. There was that whole business of him showing up at a Ryan fundraiser for Romney, and then the claim he just accidentally showed up at the wrong hotel. Bryan Preston's sources say that's bunk. But there wasn't much pushback on the "wrong hotel" claim -- maybe they were trying to keep it quiet?
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Posted by: Havedash at August 28, 2012 08:42 AM (ToMJU)
Posted by: lorien1973 at August 28, 2012 08:42 AM (0tkqC)
Posted by: no good deed at August 28, 2012 08:43 AM (mjR67)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at August 28, 2012 08:43 AM (caAEA)
Posted by: angler at August 28, 2012 08:44 AM (SwjAj)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 28, 2012 12:42 PM (UOM4
I'd pay to hear him say, "a man's got to know his limitations".
Posted by: Havedash at August 28, 2012 08:44 AM (ToMJU)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro,Vt at August 28, 2012 08:44 AM (48wze)
Posted by: Countrysquire at August 28, 2012 08:45 AM (QB3JR)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 28, 2012 08:45 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at August 28, 2012 12:43 PM (caAEA)
Wow. Wouldn't that be something.
Posted by: Havedash at August 28, 2012 08:45 AM (ToMJU)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 08:45 AM (Z2fb7)
I would not trust him.
What if he goes off on stage against Willard?
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 28, 2012 08:45 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 28, 2012 08:46 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Havedash at August 28, 2012 12:44 PM (ToMJU)
How about "You gonna pull those levers or whistle Dixie?". (voting levers)
Posted by: Vic at August 28, 2012 08:46 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at August 28, 2012 08:46 AM (caAEA)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 28, 2012 08:46 AM (9Q7Nu)
Better yet, just get his clear conservative pal Dennis Miller to go off on a rant in prime time.
Posted by: grognard at August 28, 2012 08:46 AM (NS2Mo)
Posted by: Vic at August 28, 2012 08:47 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Zombie John Wayne at August 28, 2012 08:47 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: Chris Matthews at August 28, 2012 08:47 AM (RuUvx)
Posted by: Hobbitopoly at August 28, 2012 08:47 AM (oR1uH)
I would not trust him.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 28, 2012 12:45 PM (3ZjAP)
Exactly. He has no business speaking at an RNC convention, anyway. None, at all. I don't care what anyone thinks he might say.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 28, 2012 08:48 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 08:48 AM (Z2fb7)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 12:44 PM (Z2fb7)
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Oooo. Good one. Please make it so.
Posted by: Soona at August 28, 2012 08:48 AM (zrO2Q)
Posted by: Jon at August 28, 2012 08:48 AM (Onq3t)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 28, 2012 08:48 AM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: The Guy who shot Liberty Valance? at August 28, 2012 08:48 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 08:49 AM (Z2fb7)
Posted by: the pink cracker formerly known as the hobbit Donna at August 28, 2012 08:49 AM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at August 28, 2012 08:49 AM (XrGnJ)
Posted by: Gov. Douglas Wilder at August 28, 2012 08:49 AM (zrpqj)
Posted by: Clemenza at August 28, 2012 08:49 AM (Q8Pu5)
Wilder is one of the Dems I've always liked. Disagree with, sure. But like.
There's plenty of bad blood between Wilder and Tim Kaine, that's for sure.
Posted by: Bat Chain Puller at August 28, 2012 08:50 AM (SCcgT)
"It should be Buzz Aldrin or another real hero."
Nobody works the base into a lather like old Buzz.
Posted by: jwest at August 28, 2012 08:50 AM (ZDsRL)
Posted by: BumperStickerist at August 28, 2012 08:50 AM (RuUvx)
Even if he were a Romney supporter, he wouldn't do it openly. Maybe I'm wrong, though. If it's Doug Wilder, the election is over and possibly the whole Democrat party. I'm not kidding.
Clint Eastwood would be worth the subterfuge, certainly.
It's got to be somebody big enough to justify the speculation. This is not going to be a Charlie Crist situation.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 28, 2012 08:50 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 28, 2012 08:50 AM (Q/1Jp)
Let's have a post about the important shit. Some pics?
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 28, 2012 08:51 AM (3ZjAP)
But I don't think it will be. That's just not how Wilder rolls, unless he's decided this late in life to just say "eh, fuck it" and endorse Romney. He's far more of the wink-and-a-nod type.
Clint Eastwood, suggested above, would actually be a pretty great choice too. One of the very, very few Hollywood types that would make Americans sit up and take note.
Finally, I really really really hope it's NOT Sarah Palin. This is not the demographic Romney needs to play for in November. The voters he needs still hate her with a passion...and I know this infuriates a lot of conservatives around here. Moreover I don't really see what she brings in terms of 'juice.' Her skillz as a speaker are...tactfully, I'll say that I think they're overrated.
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 08:51 AM (Z2wcK)
Zombie Breitbart? A girl can dream.
Posted by: Ms Choksondik, extremely extreme radical extremist at August 28, 2012 08:51 AM (YOZSv)
Posted by: the pink cracker formerly known as the hobbit Donna at August 28, 2012 08:51 AM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 08:52 AM (Z2fb7)
Posted by: Countrysquire at August 28, 2012 08:52 AM (QB3JR)
Posted by: Almost Zombie Henry Kissinger at August 28, 2012 08:52 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at August 28, 2012 08:52 AM (NzBQO)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 28, 2012 08:52 AM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: tasker at August 28, 2012 08:52 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: BidenloidTheHappy at August 28, 2012 08:53 AM (0udxW)
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at August 28, 2012 08:53 AM (xAtAj)
Posted by: Zombie Hamilton at August 28, 2012 08:53 AM (ixmGa)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 28, 2012 08:53 AM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 28, 2012 08:53 AM (05RcU)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at August 28, 2012 08:53 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: Darth Cheney at August 28, 2012 08:54 AM (3ZjAP)
Yeah, OK, but what's the surprise?Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 28, 2012 08:54 AM (05RcU)
It HAS to be someone with either big crossover credibility, someone with celebrity juice AND credibility (i.e. Eastwood-like), something like that. Palin just doesn't fit that mold.
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 08:54 AM (Z2wcK)
Posted by: t-bird at August 28, 2012 08:54 AM (FcR7P)
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They already have him on the schedule--an old schedule before the delay. that's who I thought it was--but looks like he has been announced already.Posted by: tasker at August 28, 2012 08:54 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 28, 2012 08:54 AM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 28, 2012 12:50 PM (wtvvX)
Still like mine better.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at August 28, 2012 08:54 AM (xAtAj)
Posted by: TOTUS at August 28, 2012 08:54 AM (TnrY8)
Posted by: RKinRoanoke at August 28, 2012 08:55 AM (DOEXI)
Barry will be in the corner whimpering. Axelrod will be found in the linen closet again. And Jarret the Ferret will be found in a chandelier.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 08:55 AM (Z2fb7)
Posted by: BumperStickerist at August 28, 2012 08:55 AM (RuUvx)
Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at August 28, 2012 08:55 AM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Phil in Houston at August 28, 2012 08:55 AM (Sb4ot)
My squishy friends who are leaning to Romney will head to the hills.
Posted by: Jalopy at August 28, 2012 08:55 AM (0kf1G)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at August 28, 2012 08:55 AM (NzBQO)
Posted by: reason at August 28, 2012 08:56 AM (V40IZ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 28, 2012 08:56 AM (05RcU)
Posted by: tasker at August 28, 2012 08:56 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: tasker at August 28, 2012 08:57 AM (r2PLg)
So you are saying it's Sandra Fluke?
Posted by: garrett at August 28, 2012 12:55 PM (ixmGa)
No mystery there. She's wide open for any and all takers but you should bring a friend or two to spot you.
Posted by: every man at Georgetown U at August 28, 2012 08:57 AM (YOZSv)
Posted by: jjshaka at August 28, 2012 08:57 AM (Lvw/O)
Posted by: the pink cracker formerly known as the hobbit Donna at August 28, 2012 08:57 AM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 28, 2012 08:57 AM (05RcU)
I just wish we were more inclusive of our Muzzie breathren.
/s
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 28, 2012 08:57 AM (UOM48)
"My squishy friends who are leaning to Romney will head to the hills."
If they are basing whether or not to vote for Romney (versus the SCOAMF) upon who the RNC has speak at the convention, then I'm thinking the odds are good they weren't really planning on voting in November at all.
Posted by: reason at August 28, 2012 08:57 AM (V40IZ)
Posted by: Jay in Ames at August 28, 2012 08:58 AM (UEEex)
Posted by: Y-not hasn't read the comments at August 28, 2012 08:58 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: brak at August 28, 2012 08:59 AM (nIoiW)
Applause.
Putin, "Thank you for your warm welcome. I support the re-election of President Obama because he is an easy tool to dupe. Good evening."
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 08:59 AM (Z2fb7)
It would be AWESOME.
They could come out and play the first side of '2112'. Posted by: garrett at August 28, 2012 12:55 PM
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There could be a styrofoam Temple of Syrinx Mitt comes out of.
I can see it now...
Posted by: Time Travelling Flaneur at August 28, 2012 08:59 AM (ay6+/)
As I said at H.A. Please God. NOT TRUMP! For the love of all that is holy. He's a buffon. He was blabbing a week or so ago about having some big or special role in the convention. It could just be him being a bloviating dick, but I swear if it's Teh Dunald. I am going to freak.
Posted by: Minnfidel at August 28, 2012 08:59 AM (bp/sa)
My squishy friends who are leaning to Romney will head to the hills.
It would actually shake my confidence in the judgment of the Romney campaign. She's just so toxic to the nation at large (ESPECIALLY women), and doesn't even do much more to juice up base enthusiasm than Paul Ryan already has.
Actually, since I really do think Team Romney is not stupid, the real result would be to make me depressed, because the unspoken takeway would be that the poll numbers are looking grim underneath the hood and that a Hail Mary 'motivate the base' move is needed. If that's the case we're probably not going to win.
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 08:59 AM (Z2wcK)
Posted by: garrett at August 28, 2012 08:59 AM (ixmGa)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 28, 2012 08:59 AM (05RcU)
Posted by: Y-not hasn't read the comments at August 28, 2012 08:59 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Jay in Ames at August 28, 2012 12:58 PM (UEEex)
The only tough part? Convincing him that big water was Lake Norman.
Posted by: AoSHQ Romneybot director at August 28, 2012 09:00 AM (3ZjAP)
"Finally, I really really really hope it's NOT Sarah Palin. "
You and me both. What voters could she possibly energize? And even if she could manage to give a speech without Steve Schmidt helping her memorize it, the voters she appeals to aren't really the type of people we want to be associated with.
Now, turning Linc Chaffee back with a primetime speech would be more than worth it.
Posted by: jwest at August 28, 2012 09:00 AM (ZDsRL)
Posted by: jjshaka at August 28, 2012 09:00 AM (Lvw/O)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 28, 2012 09:00 AM (05RcU)
/s
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 28, 2012 12:57 PM (UOM4
I've suggested to the RNC that they behead Huckabee live on stage to honor our Muslim friends.
Posted by: Ms Choksondik extremely extreme radical extremist at August 28, 2012 09:00 AM (YOZSv)
Posted by: tasker at August 28, 2012 09:00 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Soona at August 28, 2012 09:00 AM (zrO2Q)
Mystery Speaker will be "The Girls" of "Hey Girl It's Paul Ryan" fame.
Posted by: reason at August 28, 2012 09:00 AM (V40IZ)
No one has mentioned her and she smoked them in Utah.
I am going with Condi.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 28, 2012 12:58 PM (3ZjAP) .........
Nope, She's already scheduled to speak.
Posted by: Minnfidel at August 28, 2012 09:00 AM (bp/sa)
Posted by: Y-not at August 28, 2012 09:01 AM (5H6zj)
It's a double bill, Dick Cheney's Warcock and Bolton's mustache Regis.
Posted by: Bosk at August 28, 2012 09:01 AM (n2K+4)
Posted by: Paladin at August 28, 2012 09:01 AM (YNPwP)
No, a GOP convention mystery speaker, if it's a celebrity has to be more than even an A-lister (Sinise is B-list, I think). Sinise, Voigt, Adam Baldwin are all cool guys, but not prime-time convention mystery speaker material.
It has to be a legend if it's a celebrity and somebody not easily identified as a Republican. Eastwood has been tied to Republicans and has been one, but he's done the whole Libertarian dance and the Super Bowl commercial.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 28, 2012 09:01 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Colonel Pooteh at August 28, 2012 09:01 AM (z1pR+)
Posted by: scofflawx at August 28, 2012 09:01 AM (N1Rjx)
It HAS to be someone with either big crossover credibility, someone with celebrity juice AND credibility (i.e. Eastwood-like), something like that. Palin just doesn't fit that mold.
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 12:54 PM (Z2wcK)
thththt
Whoa, hey! Stop with the logic. I really want Palin.
Posted by: Wisrich at August 28, 2012 09:01 AM (hdpay)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 28, 2012 09:02 AM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Scruffy McGee at August 28, 2012 09:02 AM (LI1g/)
Posted by: RKinRoanoke at August 28, 2012 09:02 AM (DOEXI)
I have no idea...BCocran and I had our almost low and slow little dance but evidently we have some Paulnuts lurking...
my anger in that thread is real...
we're gonna do unilateral cuts to DoD and get rolled into holding the bag for the "evil shutdown" meme by the M$M it'll be great...
*sigh*
Posted by: sven10077 at August 28, 2012 09:02 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Vic at August 28, 2012 09:02 AM (YdQQY)
>>Oderus Urungus.
You, sir, are Human Filth!
Posted by: garrett at August 28, 2012 01:01 PM (ixmGa)
Well...uh, ya got me there!
Posted by: model_1066 at August 28, 2012 09:02 AM (yYKoR)
This is just so wrong in so many ways I don't even know how to respond to it. Anyway, it's attitudes like this that get us buried in elections. Trust me, the sorts of people who have gut-level revulsion-reactions to politicians DO exist and they DO vote and they CAN get pushed by things as seemingly unimportant to you as this. Remember Pat Buchanan in 1992?
Rudy Giuliani wouldn't be quite as exciting as the other options named so far, but would be a decent enough fit. I have trouble seeing it, though, given the notorious bad blood between Romney and Rudy. Not impossible, however.
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 09:02 AM (Z2wcK)
Posted by: Y-not at August 28, 2012 09:03 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Naomi Wolf's Self-Aware Vagina, doin' all the thinkin' at August 28, 2012 09:03 AM (d0Tfm)
She's already scheduled.
Posted by: Y-not at August 28, 2012 01:01 PM (5H6zj)
Great. A Barky supporter speaking at the RNC - one who supported him while she was in the Bush admin ... WTFFF??
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 28, 2012 09:03 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: the pink cracker formerly known as the hobbit Donna at August 28, 2012 09:04 AM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: Please at August 28, 2012 09:04 AM (Zs83Q)
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 01:02 PM (Z2wcK)
Oh, just shut up, already.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 28, 2012 09:04 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 28, 2012 09:04 AM (8y9MW)
"...Popular African-American Democratic Governor of Virginia would be a coup."
Yes, this!
A Wilder endorsement could bring the republican share of the African-American vote up by over .003%.
Posted by: jwest at August 28, 2012 09:04 AM (ZDsRL)
Dennis Miller would be great, but way over most people's head.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 28, 2012 09:04 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: RKinRoanoke at August 28, 2012 09:05 AM (DOEXI)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 09:05 AM (Z2fb7)
Posted by: Dave S. at August 28, 2012 09:05 AM (/BwGa)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 28, 2012 09:05 AM (NRgLh)
Do you not understand that modern political conventions are basically an infomercial for the uninformed to sell your brand?
There's a reason why you try to avoid polarizing figures at Conventions.
Palin tarnishes the GOP brand. Palinistas can scream and attack people all they want for pointing this out, but it's true.
Posted by: Jalopy at August 28, 2012 09:05 AM (0kf1G)
Posted by: Vic at August 28, 2012 09:05 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Y-not at August 28, 2012 09:06 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at August 28, 2012 09:06 AM (NzBQO)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 28, 2012 09:06 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 28, 2012 09:06 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 28, 2012 09:06 AM (05RcU)
Posted by: eureka! at August 28, 2012 09:06 AM (1qHOu)
Posted by: exceller at August 28, 2012 09:07 AM (ROGMG)
Posted by: brak at August 28, 2012 09:07 AM (nIoiW)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 28, 2012 01:06 PM (3ZjAP)
From all the bratwurst, cheese curds and beer, no doubt.
Posted by: model_1066 at August 28, 2012 09:07 AM (yYKoR)
Posted by: radar at August 28, 2012 09:07 AM (eNZFc)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 28, 2012 09:07 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Meggie Mac at August 28, 2012 09:07 AM (tf9Ne)
I can assure all of you, my Moustache of Justice has never been within even shouting-range of Dick Cheney's Warcock.
Posted by: a slightly perturbed Abmassador Bolton at August 28, 2012 09:07 AM (V40IZ)
You are both full of shit.
Posted by: Vic at August 28, 2012 09:08 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 28, 2012 09:08 AM (05RcU)
Posted by: Up with people! at August 28, 2012 09:08 AM (kzFo5)
Posted by: yinzer at August 28, 2012 09:08 AM (/Mla1)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 28, 2012 01:07 PM (UOM
He can't get a visa.
Posted by: Please at August 28, 2012 09:08 AM (Zs83Q)
Posted by: jjshaka at August 28, 2012 09:08 AM (Lvw/O)
"Joe Manchin"
Posted by: Jon at August 28, 2012 01:02 PM (Onq3t)
Joe Manchin speaking in that slot could turn a 16 point victory for Romney/Ryan in West Virginia into a 17 point blowout.
The rest of the country doesn't know or care who Joe Manchin is.
Posted by: jwest at August 28, 2012 09:08 AM (ZDsRL)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 28, 2012 09:08 AM (TMB3S)
I think she's fine for revving up the base, but I wouldn't invite her to speak at a national level.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at August 28, 2012 09:09 AM (xAtAj)
Posted by: sherlock at August 28, 2012 09:09 AM (s0hlt)
Posted by: Bob Dole at August 28, 2012 09:09 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Soona at August 28, 2012 09:09 AM (zrO2Q)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 09:09 AM (Z2fb7)
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Oh, jeez. THAT would be so cool.
How 'bout Rachel, the Chick-fil-A girl?
Posted by: Time Travelling Flaneur at August 28, 2012 09:09 AM (ay6+/)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 28, 2012 09:09 AM (05RcU)
So it's not a hurricane yet?
Posted by: the pink cracker formerly known as the hobbit Donna at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: Y-not at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro,Vt at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (48wze)
My guesses on surprise appearances:
1. Brigham Young's ghost to tell us we were all wrong for not being Mormons (seriously, this would ever surprise Willard)
2. Hurricane Katrina --- there to explain she was born by Gaia, not GWB.
3. Mr. T.: He'll say he does not pity the fool any longer. Rather, he wants to understand and relate to fools on their level. Then he'll say 'Shut up fool. You think I'm serious? Of course I pity the fool. I pity all the fools who voted for the biggest SCOAMF ass mother fucker of entire time. I pity the fools who going to Charlotte to support that fool.'
Posted by: Greg's Mom at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (qxcKC)
Posted by: God at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (8g9qq)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: t-bird at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Nukie at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (uRbX6)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (Z2fb7)
Posted by: TFC3Tweets at August 28, 2012 09:10 AM (bgzAd)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 28, 2012 09:11 AM (TMB3S)
I think she's fine for revving up the base, but I wouldn't invite her to speak at a national level.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at August 28, 2012 01:09 PM (xAtAj)
Agreed. I'm not a big Palin fan, but I don't have any particular problem with her either. Her fans, on the other hand, make me want to rip my hair out of my head.
Posted by: radar at August 28, 2012 09:11 AM (eNZFc)
Posted by: tasker at August 28, 2012 09:11 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Countrysquire at August 28, 2012 09:11 AM (QB3JR)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 28, 2012 09:11 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: jjshaka at August 28, 2012 09:12 AM (Lvw/O)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at August 28, 2012 09:12 AM (jucos)
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Isn't he already speaking? And Nancy rebuking Choomer's similarities to Ronald would be awesome...but I realize she's probably too frail now to really be "it."
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 28, 2012 09:12 AM (lTVJy)
You understand that this isn't the demo that Wilder appeals to, right? In VA he speaks to centrists, moderate Democrats, and (most critically) the increasingly squishy Northern Virginia exurbs that have fled from their traditional GOP roots.
Nationally speaking, it's hard to get much better messaging than "first elected black governor since Reconstruction -- from a swing-state no less -- tells America that it's okay to vote for Romney because Obama's an incompetent, divisive turd."
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 09:12 AM (Z2wcK)
Posted by: Y-not at August 28, 2012 09:12 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: sherlock at August 28, 2012 09:12 AM (s0hlt)
I don't believe you people. It's staring you right in the face...
***opening riffs to ZZ Top's "Just Got Paid Today"***
Ladies and Gentlemen... DOCTOR!! RON PAAUULLLL!!!"
***pyrotechnics, shower of silver dimes from the cardboard spaceship lowering Ronulus Prime to the stage***
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 28, 2012 09:12 AM (nHMBg)
I don't know, guys...
Honestly, how many people, moderates, low-information, independents, whatever you want to call them...how many of them would be SHOCKED!!! and SCANDALIZED!!! by the knowledge that Sarah Palin was a speaker at the convention? Most people, love her or hate her, are already pretty aware of her political alignment.
Yes, having her speak lends credence to the notion that she is still relevant to the party as a whole. And, to that, again I'd say, "durr!" She is.
Will she win voters? Probably not. Will she lose voters? Probably not.
I'm not saying I'd want it to be her. But let's not accept the Liberal Premise that Sarah Palin is a biohazard.
All that said, if he hasn't already been scheduled directly, I would love to see Alan West come out as the mystery speaker. And not pull any punches.
Posted by: reason at August 28, 2012 09:13 AM (CGjum)
Posted by: RKinRoanoke at August 28, 2012 09:13 AM (DOEXI)
Posted by: the pink cracker formerly known as the hobbit Donna at August 28, 2012 09:13 AM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: Shep Smith Furiously Stroking His One Eyed Trouser Snake at August 28, 2012 09:13 AM (jucos)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 09:14 AM (Z2fb7)
Posted by: jjshaka at August 28, 2012 09:14 AM (Lvw/O)
Hint:
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Posted by: Up with people! at August 28, 2012 09:14 AM (kzFo5)
Posted by: Y-not at August 28, 2012 09:15 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Dave S. at August 28, 2012 09:15 AM (6Zy+s)
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at August 28, 2012 09:15 AM (xAtAj)
But, again, what would be the point of him being a surprise?
Maybe Nancy Reagan. MAYBE Lech Walesa, although I think there'd be a lot of shrieks and howls from the MSM over that.
Posted by: Y-not at August 28, 2012 01:15 PM (5H6zj)
Once more: Ted. Fucking. Nugent.
Posted by: model_1066 at August 28, 2012 09:15 AM (yYKoR)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 28, 2012 09:15 AM (Z2fb7)
Posted by: tasker at August 28, 2012 09:15 AM (r2PLg)
Palin would be great for countering some of the blowback Huckabee is causing in the pro-life social conservatives. But I do not think that is a problem, so I douby her.
Bibi would be great, but do we want to bring in a "foreigner?" Imagine the kittens the anti-semitic leftist media would have?
Please not Bloomberg!!!
Posted by: rd at August 28, 2012 09:16 AM (9sUlj)
Mike Bloomberg? Now that's hilarious. The pure operator in me kind of thinks it might be helpful in some ways, but the conservative in me simply spits the bit. I wouldn't mind his endorsement. But I think my essential conservative immune system would vomit out the idea of that little authoritarian speaking at a GOP convention.
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 09:16 AM (Z2wcK)
Posted by: Puffington Host on Paul Ryan at August 28, 2012 01:13 PM (60GaT)
This was by far the lamest fake outrage I'd seen this week.
I almost spit my coffee.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at August 28, 2012 09:16 AM (xAtAj)
unilateral disarm now for promises of future domestic cuts fan is okay with no domestic cuts coming down the pike....
I am making my peace with it.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 28, 2012 09:16 AM (LRFds)
You understand that this isn't the demo that Wilder appeals to, right? In VA he speaks to centrists, moderate Democrats, and (most critically) the increasingly squishy Northern Virginia exurbs that have fled from their traditional GOP roots.
Wilder would be a major coup and decimate a lot of Obama's attacks. Plus he is an obvious Democrat, unlike the faux Republicans for Obama that his campaign has been pushing.
Posted by: Colonel Pooteh at August 28, 2012 09:17 AM (z1pR+)
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 01:12 PM (Z2wcK) @291
Why screw around with Wilder if you want to get the moderates? Have John McCain speak in that slot.
Posted by: jwest at August 28, 2012 09:17 AM (ZDsRL)
Posted by: DangerGirl AKA Ellke Deadly at August 28, 2012 09:17 AM (uAcgi)
Posted by: Tami at August 28, 2012 09:18 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Up with people! at August 28, 2012 09:19 AM (kzFo5)
The inventor of the Internet!!!
Almsted F. Perambulous!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 28, 2012 01:17 PM (Q/1Jp)
The inventor of the teleprompter would be hi-larious.
Posted by: model_1066 at August 28, 2012 09:20 AM (yYKoR)
Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at August 28, 2012 09:20 AM (XrGnJ)
I don't think Lech speaks English well enough to give a speech at the RNC.
Maybe the sign language interpreter that joey choo choo insulted, also translates Polish ?
Posted by: Cu'Chulainn at August 28, 2012 09:21 AM (Vk2CC)
Posted by: SH at August 28, 2012 09:21 AM (AiZkN)
Posted by: rd at August 28, 2012 01:16 PM (9sUlj)
Absolutely not. There's no place for any non-American to speak at a political convention. Not even at a political rally of any sort. Our elections are strictly American affairs. Barky should have been arrested and tossed out fo the 2008 race for that criminality of his campaigning in foreign nations, for foreigners. National sovereignty means something and it needs to be defended - more than anything else. Without the clear concept of sovereignty there is no "nation".
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 28, 2012 09:21 AM (X3lox)
I have no idea who the mystery guest will be. A bare-torsoed Paul Ryan demonstrating bow-hunting would be my wish for the slot.
Posted by: 56 and loving RR at August 28, 2012 09:22 AM (e9kQC)
Absolutely not. There's no place for any non-American to speak at a political convention.
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So Castro won't be speaking at the Dem convention live via staellite?
Posted by: Up with people! at August 28, 2012 09:23 AM (kzFo5)
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OMFG, Don Rickles would be SWEET! He'd bring Moron level snark, though I'm not sure party could handle him. It wouldn't be pretty...in all the right ways. His over-the-top discussions of dogs on rooftops and parody of MSM assumed racism would be awesome.
Posted by: Time Travelling Flaneur at August 28, 2012 09:26 AM (ay6+/)
Wilder would just be an earthquake and I don't see that. Nancy would have the added benefit of driving the Left insane and having them tweet the most awful hate you've ever seen.
Lech Walesa? The problem is that he hasn't been relevant to Americans for 20+ years.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 28, 2012 09:28 AM (T0NGe)
Agree for the most part, I feel the same way about Ron Paul. I was actually a HUGE Palin fan at first, but her stock cratered when she left in the middle of her first term as Governor and decided to be a celebrity.
But I really have had enough anecdotal data to know Palin speaking at the Convention would be like the Democrats having Al Sharpton be a featured speaker.
I can't tell you how many REPUBLICAN women I know that loathe her. We can psycho-analyze that all we want, and scream it's unfair all we want, but it is what it is.
I'm more interested in winning elections than I am trying to will the world to see things the way I do. Palinistas SHOULD be Palin fans because they want to defeat the Left and see conservatives succeed, not because of a cult of personality.
Posted by: Jalopy at August 28, 2012 09:32 AM (0kf1G)
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 09:32 AM (Z2wcK)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro,Vt at August 28, 2012 09:32 AM (48wze)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 28, 2012 09:34 AM (oZfic)
This. She is completely loathed by Republican/conservative women outside of a certain cultural demographic. She gives educated/professional-class women in particular hives.
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 09:35 AM (Z2wcK)
Wilder? It's been, what, 18 years since he held statewide office?
Half the voters in Virginia probably only remember his administration dimly if at all, and the national TV audience could care less.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 28, 2012 09:35 AM (kdS6q)
Villaraigosa is one of the keynote speakers at Obama's convention in Charlotte. And he's an ultra-liberal d-bag anyway. So you can safely rule that one out.
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 09:35 AM (Z2wcK)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 28, 2012 09:36 AM (oZfic)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 28, 2012 09:37 AM (oZfic)
A large crate is rolled out onto stage. At the same time, ushers are passing out small unmarked boxes to all of the delegates and convention attendees.
Mitt Romney comes out on stage with a crowbar. "On the count of three, we are all going to open our boxes at the same time! Ready? One, Two, Three!"
Each of the small boxes that the attendees received contains a water balloon.
The crate Mitt opened on-stage contains a dazed, stumbling Alan Grayson, in his jammies, wrists bound in duct-tape, blindfolded, the blow-dart still sticking out of his neck.
Posted by: reason at August 28, 2012 09:38 AM (CGjum)
Robert Downey Jr...yeah, probably not. That would be awesome though. I don't buy that he went back to the dark side just because he went to an Obama fundraiser (the guy has a picture of him and his wife with W and Laura on his fridge). $40,000 is a drop in the bucket for RDJ and Obama's campaign. I think either he wanted to meet the President (as sucky as he is, he's still the President), or keep up appearances. If it's the latter, he's probably not coming to the RNC this year. He did attend the RNC in 2008: http://preview.tinyurl.com/8eq5fs
Posted by: Calvin at August 28, 2012 09:39 AM (9hrZ0)
Posted by: a ravel rouser at August 28, 2012 09:40 AM (CGjum)
Taking the temperature of the convention on the ground, throwing a little flak into the media's airspace, nothing else. Same stuff Joe Biden was supposed to be doing.
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 09:41 AM (Z2wcK)
A video montage of the "best of" Barack Obama with all of his broken and bullshit promises, showing how the economy has fared over his term, ending with "“if I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”
Then out comes Mitt Romney.
Posted by: Eric at August 28, 2012 09:43 AM (oWWqw)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 28, 2012 09:43 AM (oZfic)
Rush has spent about 2 hours now talking about how the RNC is kicking conservatives to the curb. I do not think it will be Rush, even though he is 3 hours away.
I hope I am wrong, but this may end up as a big "meh?"
Posted by: rd at August 28, 2012 09:46 AM (9sUlj)
Why on Earth would it be Palin, (or someone else like Herman Cain for that matter)? This part of the convention is going to be on all the networks, I would think you would want to use that spot to reach out to a lot of people who don't aggressively follow politics and are looking to be persuaded. These people are not going to flip it on and be like "Wow, Sarah Palin is speaking at the Republican National Convention?!?! Didn't see that one coming..." It might surprise folks like us because we follow this stuff closely, but the vast majority of people are not going to see that as a surprise of any kind, it would be sort of expected to them.
Posted by: Uncle Milty at August 28, 2012 09:51 AM (8J5Ck)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at August 28, 2012 09:53 AM (i0vBR)
Posted by: Joeboo at August 28, 2012 09:53 AM (w6MNR)
Posted by: TheNoseKnows at August 28, 2012 09:59 AM (yoZIW)
It's RABBLE-ROUSER, nitwit.
Rouse (arouse) the Rabble (also known as the horde)
Stupid, elitist know-nothing.
Posted by: In the Belly of the Beast, aka Kathy in MD at August 28, 2012 10:01 AM (A5iH4)
Posted by: Jeff B. at August 28, 2012 12:51 PM (Z2wcK)
What the crack are you mcfucksmokin talking about?
The only people that hate her with a passion are left wing liberal nutjobs and morons like you with weak simpleton minds easily bent by the fear of the opinion of left wing liberal nutjobs.
Its people like you that make me want to support Barack Obama.
Not really, just showing you how idiotic you sound.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 28, 2012 10:07 AM (ovpNn)
Posted by: Y-not at August 28, 2012 10:10 AM (5H6zj)
I don't mean to blow the surprise but...it's me. I found out a few things recently that's swayed my opinion.
Posted by: Michelle Obama at August 28, 2012 10:14 AM (8J5Ck)
Posted by: Dave S. at August 28, 2012 10:14 AM (d4o2E)
Posted by: museisluse at August 28, 2012 10:15 AM (pQ1p8)
Gene Cernan in a tribute to Neil Armstrong.
Posted by: alf767 at August 28, 2012 10:20 AM (o4xuH)
Posted by: Chris at August 28, 2012 10:26 AM (t1iPt)
Posted by: Chris at August 28, 2012 10:30 AM (t1iPt)
Clint Eastwood would probably be my 2nd choice, and I see that as a much more realistic bet. The man is an icon, and has been cool with every generation. It would also break through to a lot of voters that don't pay attention during Conventions.
Posted by: Jalopy at August 28, 2012 10:36 AM (0kf1G)
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Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 28, 2012 12:42 PM (UOM4
I'd pay to hear him say "Get off my lawn!" Or even better...
"Obama. I'm surprised you're still around. I was always hoping you'd die off and they got someone in here that knew what the hell they were doing."
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