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city should never agreed to host the Republican Convention. The potential for negatives coming from this are huge.
Backwoodsrider
(764 posts)The economy of Cleveland is going to be infused with a lot of money and TV time.
Auggie
(31,163 posts)not to mention the odious thought of hosting a bitter convention that probably elects Trump.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Quick..when I say Nuremberg what do you think of?
WDIM
(1,662 posts)Backwoodsrider
(764 posts)Per MSNBC news
fat cats
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)No rec
Auggie
(31,163 posts)celebrate your victory, Person 2713.
I'm from Cleveland, by the way. I remember Mayors Perk and Kucinich, Euclid Beach Park and Ghoulardi. Very happy for the BB championship. Just wish the RNC was in Pittsburgh or Detroit.
Buzz cook
(2,471 posts)Auggie
(31,163 posts)and "Laff-In-The-Dark." Thanks for the link.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)for Donald Trump ... or the Republicans, for that matter. Cleveland can use the revenues that will come from hotels and restaurants and taxi services, etc. generated by a large influx of visitors. They do not endorse the Republican Party by allowing it to hold its convention there, just as any city that hosts a convention does not.
I was kind of rooting for Golden State ... until the end, of course. I'm ecstatic for Cleveland!
Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)far before Trump was the nominee, probably before he was a declared candidate. These things are scheduled far in advance.
Meanwhile, I keep reading stories of major advertisers backing out. The Repub party might lose some money on this, not to say that as a bad thing.
Backwoodsrider
(764 posts)Also admired James since he by-passed college into the NBA and has behaved as the ultimate adult since
nolabels
(13,133 posts)I am so happy King James won the tittle for Cleveland. Now sports talk radio will have to talk about sports instead of some superstitious curse or something
nolabels
(13,133 posts)Yoy, total overestimation the corporate toadies and their squads of tag-a-longs