The Republican National Convention Megathread: Cleveland rocks!

[The Minsky Moment]

Yes I tuned in just in time to see Ben Carson accuse Clinton of devil worship.
If the goal is to make republicans feel better about Trump's nomination, it was a wild success.

[The Minsky Moment]

There needs to be an emoticon for a zombie Saul Alinsky rolling his eyes.

[sbr]

Yes I tuned in just in time to see Ben Carson accuse Clinton of devil worship.
If the goal is to make republicans feel better about Trump's nomination, it was a wild success.

It's nice to see that my Twitter isn't exaggerating things and tonight is as crazy as it seems.

[mongers]

Yes I tuned in just in time to see Ben Carson accuse Clinton of devil worship.
If the goal is to make republicans feel better about Trump's nomination, it was a wild success.

It's nice to see that my Twitter isn't exaggerating things and tonight is as crazy as it seems.

So those social media tweet/facebook images someone posted in the other thread were real? 

[Liep]

This is brilliant spin. All of it. Or maybe it's just really stupid.

[Liep]

And the Hillary hate going on is terrifying. They're riling up people who probably all own more than one gun.

[Admiral Yi]

It's not totally clear from that falling on her sword note whether The Melania said over the phone "I'm now reading Michelle Obama's speech" or whether she said "here are some brilliant lines I came up with that you should include in the speech."

[Jacob]

It's not totally clear from that falling on her sword note whether The Melania said over the phone "I'm now reading Michelle Obama's speech" or whether she said "here are some brilliant lines I came up with that you should include in the speech."

I don't think that was the important part. The important parts were "no harm was meant" and "I apologize for the confusion and hysteria [the] mistake has caused."

I mean, what more could people want?

[Admiral Yi]

I mean, what more could people want?

A coherent cover story.

[Jacob]

I mean, what more could people want?

A coherent cover story.

Seems to me that coherency is not a primary strength of the GOP presidential campaign at this point.

[merithyn]

Third Eye Blind openly trolled the RNC.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/third-eye-blind-troll-republicans-at-cleveland-fundraiser-w429964

Third Eye Blind trolled an audience filled with Republican National Convention attendees during a charity concert at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Tuesday night, with singer Stephan Jenkins continually blasting the GOP and antagonizing the crowd with remarks like, "Raise your hand if you believe in science."

Although the Musicians on Call fundraiser, a nonprofit that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities, wasn't officially affiliated with the RNC, the RIAA, who sponsored the charity event, made it clear that the gala was tied to the Donald Trump victory party down the street, and many of those in attendance were members of the Republican Party.

Knowing his audience, Jenkins used the microphone to condemn Republican ideology and perform a set list that refrained from playing any Third Eye Blind hits. At one point, after someone in the audience loudly booed the band, Jenkins responded, "You can boo all you want, but I'm the motherfucking artist up here," Cleveland.com reports.

The one Nineties hit Third Eye Blind did play was "Jumper," a song inspired by the suicide of Jenkins' gay friend. The singer prefaced the performance by telling the crowd, "To love this song is to take into your heart the message and to actually have the feeling to arrive and move forward and not live your life in fear [not] imposing that fear on other people."

[alfred russel]

I really think this sort of nonsense story is highly effective cover for the massive stories Trump has lurking in his background.

[garbon]

Now I am jealous that  I wasn't there. I like many of these non hit songs.

[Sheilbh]

I don't think that was the important part. The important parts were "no harm was meant" and "I apologize for the confusion and hysteria [the] mistake has caused."

I mean, what more could people want?

I mean if they were a normal political campaign I'd imagine that the Trump camp would be quite happy that this faux-controversy distracted from the seven shades of batshit that's been going on at the rest of the convention.

But I really don't know....

[OttoVonBismarck]

Case Western Reserve University (located in Cleveland) has announced they will be providing a "safe space" on campus to protect students upset by the convention.