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The vibe I get from twitter is this thing is a train wreck. n/t (Original Post) itsrobert Jul 2016 OP
Looks like a train wreck inside too. C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #1
I'm convinced a 5 year old planned this. There is no order. RAFisher Jul 2016 #3
From the Right or the Left? nt glennward Jul 2016 #2
Hard to tell but far more bashing Day 1 than raving about it. writes3000 Jul 2016 #5
Polls after convention helpisontheway Jul 2016 #4
It's almost unbelievable. eom grossproffit Jul 2016 #6
I for one was very pleased... sofa king Jul 2016 #7
How are you using Twitter to follow it? Which hashtags? L. Coyote Jul 2016 #8

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)
1. Looks like a train wreck inside too.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:16 PM
Jul 2016

The crowd shots are hilarious... empty seats and those that are hanging about
don't seem to be paying attention to the lackluster speeches.

RAFisher

(466 posts)
3. I'm convinced a 5 year old planned this. There is no order.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:40 PM
Jul 2016

The Senator and Representative spoke to an empty arena. While earlier 2 vets in jeans rambled about everything during Benghazi.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
7. I for one was very pleased...
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:01 AM
Jul 2016

... because it was a totally disastrous staged train wreck, where nobody actually got hurt. I almost felt bad for them, but the constant reference to Triumph of the Will reminded me that stupid is evil, when guided by the wrong hand.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
8. How are you using Twitter to follow it? Which hashtags?
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:21 AM
Jul 2016

For #GOPconvention,Top tweet is:

Retweeted 1,279 times
POLITICO ?@politico 8 hours ago
.@KenCuccinelli throws his credentials to the floor #gopconvention
VIDEO


This showed up on my non-political feed:

Jarrett Hill @JarrettHill
CORRECTION: Melania stole a whole graph from Michelle's speech. #GOPConvention
WATCH:
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