Speakers announced for GOP convention
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Source: The Hill
Donald Trump's family members, close political associates and several celebrities will be among those speaking at next week's GOP convention in Cleveland.
The chairman of the Republican National Convention early Thursday released a partial list naming more than 60 individuals including Trump's wife, Melania, Trump's four adult children and political figures he's grown close to during the campaign.
Pastor Mark Burns
Phil Ruffin
Congressman Ryan Zinke
Pat Smith
Mark Geist
John Tiegen
Congressman Michael McCaul
Sheriff David Clarke
Congressman Sean Duffy
Darryl Glenn
Senator Tom Cotton
Karen Vaughn
Governor Mike Huckabee
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Melania Trump
Senator Joni Ernst
Kathryn Gates-Skipper
Marcus Luttrell
Dana White
Governor Asa Hutchinson
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
Michael Mukasey
Andy Wist
Senator Jeff Sessions
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
Alex Smith
Speaker Paul Ryan
Congressman Kevin McCarthy
Kerry Woolard .
Senator Shelley Moore Capito
Dr. Ben Carson
Co-Chair Sharon Day
Natalie Gulbis
Kimberlin Brown
Antonio Sabato, Jr.
Peter Thiel
Eileen Collins
Senator Ted Cruz
Newt Gingrich
Michelle Van Etten
Lynne Patton
Eric Trump
Harold Hamm
Congressman Chris Collins
Brock Mealer
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn
Governor Mary Fallin
Darrell Scott
Lisa Shin
Governor Rick Scott
Chairman Reince Priebus
Tom Barrack
Ivanka Trump
Attorney General Pam Bondi
Jerry Falwell Jr.
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein
Chris Cox
Senator Mitch McConnell
Tiffany Trump
Governor Chris Christie
Donald J. Trump Jr.
Governor Scott Walker
--This breaking news report will be updated.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/287685-speakers-announced-for-gop-convention
Republican National Convention speaker list leaks, and its a whos who of lackeys and losers
So much for the notion that Donald Trumps reality television star status was somehow going to deliver major starpower to the 2016 Republican National Convention. After weeks of trying to get the likes of Tom Brady and Mike Tyson to speak at the convention, Trump and the GOP have instead settled for a list that reads like a whos who of lackeys and losers. Parsing the list which leaked tonight, its difficult to even know where to start.
There are a total of six different convention speeches by various members of the Trump family, not a surprise considering how much hes tried to make his nomination all about him, and how difficult of a time hes had in trying to get anyone else to fill the four days worth of speaking slots. Failed NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, who is perhaps best known for attempting to inject his extremist religious beliefs into the sport, will be speaking in an attempt at courting evangelical voters. So will professional golfer Natalie Gulbis, who is left over from Trumps Celebrity Apprentice days; apparently Omarosa wasnt available.
As far as politicians, Donald Trump has predictably had a difficult time convincing most of the current Republican office holders to risk their reputations by speaking at his convention. The entire Bush family is missing, as are John McCain and Mitt Romney and Bob Dole, meaning that no living Republican nominee for President will be speaking, though Dole will apparently be in the audience. Instead the best Trump has been able to lure to Cleveland is the likes of Florida Governor Rick Scott, a national laughingstock, along with tea party Senators like Tom Cotton and Joni Ernst the latter of whom already publicly turned down the running mate role.
Interestingly, several key members of the Donald Trump campaign bandwagon are missing from the list. Newt Gingrich and Michael Flynn are listed as having early speaking slots, suggesting theyre already out of the running for Trumps running mate. But the names Chris Christie, Ben Carson, Mike Pence, and Sarah Palin are all missing from the list. That suggests that one of them is the running mate, and the others are for some reason not speaking. The only one of Trumps Republican primary opponents listed on the schedule is Ted Cruz, whose addition is odd considering that numerous delegates will be spending the convention trying to figure out how to forcibly take the nomination away from Trump and give it to Cruz instead. Considering how stunningly uncompelling and devoid of relevant names the conventions speaking roster is, a potential floor fight may be the only reason for gawkers to tune in. The full list of speakers is here.
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http://www.dailynewsbin.com/opinion/republican-national-convention-speaker-list-leaks-and-its-all-donald-trump-lackeys-and-losers/25181/
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Unusual Speaker Roster At RNC Includes Melania Trump, Pro Golfer, Ex-Model
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Though many Republican rank-and-file members have bowed out of this years convention, a selection who have allied themselves with or defended Trump will be present. Those who will speak include six senators, seven House representatives, and a handful of Republican governors including Oklahomas Marry Fallin, Wisconsins Scott Walker, and Floridas Rick Scott. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) are all scheduled to address the convention.
The Trump campaign has for months promised to offer voters a convention befitting a former reality TV star, with Trumps daughter Ivanka promising that the Cleveland summit will be unlike any weve ever seen.
Details included in a New York Times write-up of the convention schedule suggest these predictions will be accurate. The first night of the convention will be devoted to the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, and the Times reported that an entire presentation will be dedicated to detailing the sexual dalliances of former President Bill Clinton.
The third night will feature remarks from Trumps vice presidential pick, who the real estate mogul said will be announced this Friday.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-unusual-speakers-republican-national-convention
obamanut2012
(26,158 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,219 posts)Oh goodie!
We are all in for a treat, because ANDY WIST* is coming to town! Oh yeah!
* I have no idea whatsoever who Andy Wist is. And neither does Google, apparently.
mrmpa
(4,033 posts)at the link below. I think it might be the defense contractor.
https://www.linkedin.com/vsearch/p?orig=SEO_SN&firstName=ANDREW&lastName=WIST&trk=SEO_SN
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)klook
(12,171 posts)Why is the Trump convention snubbing these statesmen?
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)Mama Grizzly? ...Did I overlook her or did they snub her?
Hulk
(6,699 posts)I even forget his worthless name; you know, the seditious mf'er who calls for the death of our President...oh yeah, ted nugent.
No celebrites the likes of voight or eastwood? Good Lord, have they scraped the shit barrel dry; or have even the worst of b-grade actors tucked their tails between their legs and closed the door on the empty closets all the racist haters have stormed out from behind?
Laughable. Shameful. Pathetic. Exactly what the present day repuKKKe party has degenerated in to. Ike and Abe would be so ashamed to share the same party.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)exboyfil
(17,865 posts)Christie and Carson are listed as speakers. So is Newt Gingrich. One name not mentioned is Mike Pence which leads one to think he is the VP choice. I find it interesting that Pence under performed Romney is his own very red state in 2012.
Darb
(2,807 posts)Gross.
Mass
(27,315 posts)This said, Sarah Palin is conspicuously absent of every single list I saw.
The name that surprises me the most here is Shelley Moore-Capito. WTF is she doing here? (or is it because she needs to show she cares for coal???)
George II
(67,782 posts)And much time is each speaker going to have? It's only a four day convention.
Hulk
(6,699 posts)Palin, coultier, vannity & fox-propaganda crew, erickson, brookes, jindal...and all the rest of the heavy hitters.
Laughable disgrace. Cowards and hypocrites.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Someone up post mentioned Palin, too.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)not that I expect to watch any of it or the Democratic version to follow shortly on it's heels.
meow2u3
(24,774 posts)liberal N proud
(60,347 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)Or Michele nutso Bachmann? Or even old-school birther loons like Sununu?
muriel_volestrangler
(101,390 posts)would push them beyond the critical mass of stupidity, and cause a chain reaction in which a Black Hole of Knowledge would form, sucking in all wisdom in the Great Lakes area.
BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)packin' too!
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)I'd tune in for that.
Raster
(20,998 posts)...without Teddy-boy Shittypants???
Maybe he'll abuse a twelve year old on national television... and then write a song about it.
Three words: reprehensible human being.
k8conant
(3,030 posts)daughter of the late convicted felon and Governor Arch Moore.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)Best Clown Contest Ever! ,,,,,,,,,!
Lithos
(26,404 posts)So, I guess it's Pence for VP..
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olddad56
(5,732 posts)underpants
(182,950 posts)Gamecock Lefty
(700 posts)Or did he get trumped by Falwell Jr???
TexasBushwhacker
(20,222 posts)That should be interesting. I wish I could watch, but I have to get a 4 day root canal.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)Gman
(24,780 posts)If so, his politics suck but the guy is a great musician.
Uponthegears
(1,499 posts)The Columbine parent called by the GOP to testify before Congress that we need God not gun control
DinahMoeHum
(21,815 posts)Thought she was better than this. Looks like I guessed wrong.
Blue_Adept
(6,402 posts)IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)I'm going to watch the republican convention. At least as much as I can stand.
Blue_Adept
(6,402 posts)curious to see what the dominant narrative will be.
Paladin
(28,277 posts)Gothmog
(145,666 posts)gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)does that mean he is the VP choice?
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)CanonRay
(14,121 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)In fact, Ryan and Dole are the only former VP nominees to be in attendance.
Romney: Never Trump
Ryan: getting the stink of Trump on him
McCain: prior commitment to yell at kids on his lawn
Palin: All of them, Katie.
Bush: conflict with remedial reading lessons
Cheney: undisclosed location
Dole: attending but not embarrassing himself on stage
Bush Sr. Nah ga-ah dah it.
Quayle--potatoe.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Trump could use the kind of seriousness Bush conveys
BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)that told them all they needed to know for whether to include him or not!
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)It would be more entertaining than Clint Eastwood and the chair.
BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)LongTomH
(8,636 posts).......then they could rename it: "The Quicken Loans Institute for the Criminally Insane"
vkkv
(3,384 posts)I thought he was a LOT smarter than that.
No way am I rooting for the Chiefs after Raiders, then after my '9ers..
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)I'll take her QB over his QB.
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)Stinks on ice.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Italian born Calvin Klein underwear model and former soap opera star. His latest tweet calls President Obama the "worst leader in the history of this country".
https://twitter.com/antoniosabatojr
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)That's surprising.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)chillfactor
(7,584 posts)and those that I do are asshats!
The Wizard
(12,552 posts)Himmler and Goering
sofa king
(10,857 posts)Aside from nationally-infamous sociopaths (including Gingrich, Walker, Scott, Cruz, and Bondi), who in the hell are these people?
Never mind, I don't care.
niyad
(113,627 posts)nutcase reichwing conservative christian loser.
I'll bet your description can be applied to a lot more of those speakers than just Darrell Glenn. Maybe all of them!
niyad
(113,627 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)In a video he posted to Instagram, Mr. Tebow called reports that he would be a speaker a rumor.
Its amazing how fast rumors fly, he said. And thats exactly what it is. A rumor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/us/politics/tim-tebow-rnc-trump.html?_r=0
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)No. Joke. That came out of his mouth.