RNC starts today

[shauni27]

He looks like he has sweaty hands. I look at him and just think he is such a creep.

[Patsy Baloney]

Jul 15, 2024 14:40:47 GMT -5 stuffandthings said:

Jul 15, 2024 14:38:41 GMT -5 Patsy Baloney said:

This is my brother and I. We’ve had our check-in, both hanging in there, lol.

SOLIDARITY. Did you also grow up in rust belt Ohio??

No, just hate coming at him from the prairie.

[elleblue]

Jul 15, 2024 14:26:41 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I’m so extra glad I never read Hillbilly Elegy now.

My book club way back when in SoCal read it one month. I couldn't finish because it was just all around terrible. It's the only Kindle book I've ever returned (which in this case makes me extra happy because the money is taken out of the author's earnings).

[TR]

Jul 15, 2024 14:26:41 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I’m so extra glad I never read Hillbilly Elegy now.

The podcast If Books Could Kill did a pretty hilarious take down of Hillbilly Elegy.

[rubytue]

Jul 15, 2024 14:26:41 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I’m so extra glad I never read Hillbilly Elegy now.

I’ll sum it up for you. 

my family is poor. But I had bootstraps and they all didn’t.

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 15, 2024 16:06:35 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Jul 15, 2024 14:26:41 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I’m so extra glad I never read Hillbilly Elegy now.

I’ll sum it up for you. 

my family is poor. But I had bootstraps and they all didn’t.

🤪🥴🤮

[rachers]

Jul 15, 2024 16:06:35 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Jul 15, 2024 14:26:41 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I’m so extra glad I never read Hillbilly Elegy now.

I’ll sum it up for you. 

my family is poor. But I had bootstraps and they all didn’t.

YUP.

I vaguely remembered downloading it so I went to check and it’s definitely one I didn’t finish.

[rubytue]

Jul 15, 2024 18:03:44 GMT -5 rachers said:

Jul 15, 2024 16:06:35 GMT -5 rubytue said:

I’ll sum it up for you. 

my family is poor. But I had bootstraps and they all didn’t.

YUP.

I vaguely remembered downloading it so I went to check and it’s definitely one I didn’t finish.

I think I finished it. Or got really close before I threw it across the room. As someone who came from Appalachia, I thought it would resonate.  So I really tried to read it. It did not. I can’t think of a book I hated more. 

[icedcoffee]

Oh god Katie Britt. LOL. Public speaking is not for you.

[Pom]

Jul 15, 2024 19:19:11 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

Oh god Katie Britt. LOL. Public speaking is not for you.

When SNL pulls out the big guns after your first attempt, maybe don’t.

Skimming through some of this entire shit show, but holy cow. It’s like a miscreant mouth-flapping circus, but less entertaining.

[elleblue]

Trump (noticeably) fell asleep because of course he did. Not that I'm confident that the media will question his stamina now, although they clearly should.

[mrsukyankee]

Jul 15, 2024 23:47:37 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Trump (noticeably) fell asleep because of course he did. Not that I'm confident that the media will question his stamina now, although they clearly should.

His people will, of course, say that he's been going non-stop since getting shot, so of course he fell asleep. Idiots.

[neverfstop]

I couldn't bring myself to watch any of it, but I found this interesting.  ETA: I hope the Dems invited him too...

Per Axios email www.axios.com/2024/07/16/teamsters-sean-obrien-trump-rnc-speech

Teamsters president Sean O'Brien delivered a fiery address to close out the first night of the Republican National Convention, castigating big businesses and corporate lobby groups for "waging a war against American workers," Axios' Emily Peck and Sophia Cai write.

Why it matters: You would be forgiven for mistaking the speech with an address at a Democratic convention or in a union hall.
The big picture: O'Brien stood out among the partisan lineup because he didn't endorse former President Trump, yet he got the most speaking time of the evening.

His prominence at the convention highlights how important the labor vote is in pivotal swing states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The speech is the clearest sign of a potential realignment in political loyalties that has Democrats nervous.
👓 Between the lines: A Teamsters president had never spoken at an RNC.

O'Brien called for bipartisan action on labor reform — a stunning move at a political convention for a party traditionally opposed to unions. He even called out the GOP for its opposition to labor.

[shauni27]

Jul 16, 2024 6:31:02 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

I couldn't bring myself to watch any of it, but I found this interesting.  ETA: I hope the Dems invited him too...

Per Axios email www.axios.com/2024/07/16/teamsters-sean-obrien-trump-rnc-speech

Teamsters president Sean O'Brien delivered a fiery address to close out the first night of the Republican National Convention, castigating big businesses and corporate lobby groups for "waging a war against American workers," Axios' Emily Peck and Sophia Cai write.

Why it matters: You would be forgiven for mistaking the speech with an address at a Democratic convention or in a union hall.
The big picture: O'Brien stood out among the partisan lineup because he didn't endorse former President Trump, yet he got the most speaking time of the evening.

His prominence at the convention highlights how important the labor vote is in pivotal swing states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The speech is the clearest sign of a potential realignment in political loyalties that has Democrats nervous.
👓 Between the lines: A Teamsters president had never spoken at an RNC.

O'Brien called for bipartisan action on labor reform — a stunning move at a political convention for a party traditionally opposed to unions. He even called out the GOP for its opposition to labor.

NPR stated that he has requested to speak at the DNC but has not been approved/invited as of yet. They would be smart to invite him. NPR played clips of his speech yesterday and he said "one thing is certain, president Trump is one strong SOB" and the crowd went insane.

They also said that historically, the teamsters backed Nixon, Reagan and Bush.

[cous0226]

Jul 15, 2024 23:47:37 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Trump (noticeably) fell asleep because of course he did. Not that I'm confident that the media will question his stamina now, although they clearly should.

CNN was all over him last night on the sympathy bandwagon.

He was definitely out of it last night. He was either shaken up still or pissed he had to wear a patch on his ear.

[underwaterrhymes]

I guess Trump fell asleep again at the RNC? Why isn’t the MSM questioning his stamina?

ETA - I see elleblue has covered this.

[dirtyred]

Jul 15, 2024 18:25:21 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Jul 15, 2024 18:03:44 GMT -5 rachers said:

YUP.

I vaguely remembered downloading it so I went to check and it’s definitely one I didn’t finish.

I think I finished it. Or got really close before I threw it across the room. As someone who came from Appalachia, I thought it would resonate.  So I really tried to read it. It did not. I can’t think of a book I hated more. 

I am also from Appalachia,  and I just wanted to punch him right in the mouth. He understands NOTHING about his supposed culture and its values. He just wants to shit on them to act superior.

[rubytue]

Jul 16, 2024 13:20:28 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

Jul 15, 2024 18:25:21 GMT -5 rubytue said:

I think I finished it. Or got really close before I threw it across the room. As someone who came from Appalachia, I thought it would resonate.  So I really tried to read it. It did not. I can’t think of a book I hated more. 

I am also from Appalachia,  and I just wanted to punch him right in the mouth. He understands NOTHING about his supposed culture and its values. He just wants to shit on them to act superior.

NPR this morning was talking about his hometown. Born and raised in Middleton, OH, between Dayton and Cincinnati. My brain went “whu?!” So I dove into when I got into the office, and there is no map of Appalachia that includes western Ohio. Ok, so I thought back and remembered his granny who he visited was actually in west VA. But… spending some time in a holler in the summer ain’t the same. Am I gate keeping Appalachian? Yeah, I guess so. At least when you make it your persona and major claim.

[pixy0stix]

Jul 16, 2024 14:35:40 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Jul 16, 2024 13:20:28 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

I am also from Appalachia,  and I just wanted to punch him right in the mouth. He understands NOTHING about his supposed culture and its values. He just wants to shit on them to act superior.

NPR this morning was talking about his hometown. Born and raised in Middleton, OH, between Dayton and Cincinnati. My brain went “whu?!” So I dove into when I got into the office, and there is no map of Appalachia that includes western Ohio. Ok, so I thought back and remembered his granny who he visited was actually in west VA. But… spending some time in a holler in the summer ain’t the same. Am I gate keeping Appalachian? Yeah, I guess so. At least when you make it your persona and major claim.

I have a friend who I can wind up pretty tightly by just mentioning this book, lol! Her argument is the same. She was born and raised in Appalachia.

[elleblue]

Jul 16, 2024 1:49:34 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

Jul 15, 2024 23:47:37 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Trump (noticeably) fell asleep because of course he did. Not that I'm confident that the media will question his stamina now, although they clearly should.

His people will, of course, say that he's been going non-stop since getting shot, so of course he fell asleep. Idiots.

They’re actually claiming he was praying. And no, I'm not making that up.

[somersault72]

Jul 16, 2024 14:35:40 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Jul 16, 2024 13:20:28 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

I am also from Appalachia,  and I just wanted to punch him right in the mouth. He understands NOTHING about his supposed culture and its values. He just wants to shit on them to act superior.

NPR this morning was talking about his hometown. Born and raised in Middleton, OH, between Dayton and Cincinnati. My brain went “whu?!” So I dove into when I got into the office, and there is no map of Appalachia that includes western Ohio. Ok, so I thought back and remembered his granny who he visited was actually in west VA. But… spending some time in a holler in the summer ain’t the same. Am I gate keeping Appalachian? Yeah, I guess so. At least when you make it your persona and major claim.

Besides his bullshit bootstraps mentality, this is why I think I hated the book so much. I live in southern Ohio and my great grandparents lived in rural central Kentucky. I don't feel qualified to write a book about their lives.... because I wasn't fucking there 98% of the time. Yes, I VISITED them as a child. But that's not the same as living there. At all.

[dirtyred]

Jul 16, 2024 14:35:40 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Jul 16, 2024 13:20:28 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

I am also from Appalachia,  and I just wanted to punch him right in the mouth. He understands NOTHING about his supposed culture and its values. He just wants to shit on them to act superior.

NPR this morning was talking about his hometown. Born and raised in Middleton, OH, between Dayton and Cincinnati. My brain went “whu?!” So I dove into when I got into the office, and there is no map of Appalachia that includes western Ohio. Ok, so I thought back and remembered his granny who he visited was actually in west VA. But… spending some time in a holler in the summer ain’t the same. Am I gate keeping Appalachian? Yeah, I guess so. At least when you make it your persona and major claim.

Yeah, he likes to pretend he's from Appalachia but he's never spent any significant time there.  All he knows is that people make fun of hillbillies, so he jumped on the pile.

[pixy0stix]

Jul 16, 2024 16:01:12 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Jul 16, 2024 1:49:34 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

His people will, of course, say that he's been going non-stop since getting shot, so of course he fell asleep. Idiots.

They’re actually claiming he was praying. And no, I'm not making that up.

I'd be shocked if that man ever prayed in his life.

[maudefindlay]

Jul 16, 2024 17:15:25 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Jul 16, 2024 16:01:12 GMT -5 elleblue said:

They’re actually claiming he was praying. And no, I'm not making that up.

I'd be shocked if that man ever prayed in his life.

I've read multiple articles today that he hasn't called the victims or their families, did not attend church Sunday, and did play golf Sunday. Meanwhile our President did attempt to talk to the widow, she declined but indicated she appreciated it and doesn't blame him/Dems and said she just blames the 20 yr old man. She only declined in respect for her late DH she said.

[maudefindlay]

Savannah Chrisley is speaking, they are really lining up the brains at this thing. Savannah knows DT will release her parents.

[basilosaurus]

Jul 16, 2024 18:28:06 GMT -5 maudefindlay said:

Savannah Chrisley is speaking, they are really lining up the brains at this thing. Savannah knows DT will release her parents.

dafuq? I hate that I even know who this is. And I only know because I lived in Nashville a couple decades ago and still have close friends there. Why should anyone care about her opinions? I do respect that she apparently took on a parental role when quite young due to her parents being shitpigs.

[AAM2012]

Jul 16, 2024 23:01:00 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Jul 16, 2024 18:28:06 GMT -5 maudefindlay said:

Savannah Chrisley is speaking, they are really lining up the brains at this thing. Savannah knows DT will release her parents.

dafuq? I hate that I even know who this is. And I only know because I lived in Nashville a couple decades ago and still have close friends there. Why should anyone care about her opinions? I do respect that she apparently took on a parental role when quite young due to her parents being shitpigs.

I had to google…

Her parents were convicted of fraud right? So of course she’s pandering to the guy who gets away with everything that’s illegal (with penalties) for everyone else…

[rubytue]

Since we had a discussion of hillybilly elegy in this thread, I wanted to give a link to someone who has curated 15 books to read instead of it. I know it’s tangential to the RNC discussion, but I just saw it and wanted to shared bookriot.com/books-about-appalachia/

[mrsd2006]

Lol. These ass clowns.

www.yahoo.com/news/gaetz-interrupts-mccarthy-cnn-interview-004639988.html

The animosity between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was on display again Tuesday, when the latter interrupted an interview between McCarthy and CNN on the floor of the Republican National Convention to mock him about not having a speaking gig at the event.

The pair have been sparring for more than a year. Gaetz told colleagues that he led the effort to remove McCarthy as speaker last fall after the then-California congressman revived a House Ethics Committee probe into sex trafficking allegations against him, The Daily Beast reported in January. For his part, McCarthy has said that Gaetz “belongs in jail,” and at a Georgetown University event in April, told attendees that he is no longer speaker because “one person wanted me to stop an ethics complaint because he slept with a 17-year-old.” That congressional probe is ongoing. Federal prosecutors decided not to charge Gaetz in February 2023, and Gaetz has maintained his innocence.

[pixy0stix]

Gaetz's face is... something.