Jim Justice, that is, and his ugly dog!
The VHF and UHF dials on the Stately Manor’s b&w Philco spun merrily Tuesday night as the indentured servants scanned the dizzying array of speakers for Day Two of the Republican National Convention just up the road in Milwaukee WI. We’ve attended two Republican national political conventions, but couch potato mode is less tiring. (And this year, for Blaska, safer.)
We sampled CNN, MSNBC, Fox, PBS, ABC, and unfiltered C-Span. Apparently, 30 speakers climbed the podium during Day Two. There’s a three-step program for anyone who watched them all! Eric Hovde spoke early in the program. He followed the execrable Kari Lake of Arizona. We missed Tammy Baldwin’s challenger but you can catch his 4:45 minutes here.
Get oudda here!
Pity the people who see the world through the Rachel Maddow distortion field. Delegates treat MSNBC’s (apparently) lone correspondent on the convention floor like Fani Willis’ process server. A kind lady in a cowboy hat volunteered to talk him, then shook her head sadly as the correspondent misinterpreted her remarks in his dishonest summary.
The poor fellow found succor amidst the sparse Guam delegation, evidence that Rachel Maddow’s signal does not reach that remote rock in the Pacific Ocean. Donald Junior, credited with promoting J.D. Vance, told the MSNBC man, “Get out of here.”
The most-fun watch was Jim Justice, the portly good ol’ boy governor of West Virginia and almost certain successor to Democrat Joe Manchin in the Senate. Shared the podium with his bulldog, Baby Doll, who was even homelier. Jim Justice! Is that a name out of a Burt Reynolds car chase movie?
Operation Humanize The Donald
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has lost some weight since becoming governor of Arkansas. Her gown, strapless! The former Trump White House spokesperson’s task this evening was to humanize the Orange Ogre. She talked about “the man I know.” (Judy Garland would have sang it.)
Recounted how her family was denied service and kicked out of a restaurant. A parent at her 3-year-old son’s pre-school spit on her car.
An MSNBC host, author of several books on empowering women …, said I was unfit to be a mother, and another MSNBC host said I was vile, not even human, and I should be choked. MSNBC again did nothing but our President pulled me aside, … and said: “You’re smart, you’re beautiful, and they attack you because you’re good at your job. Thank you, Mr. President.”
Stuart Smalley could not have said it better. MSNBC did not carry Sarah’s speech live but did manage to air a lengthy interview with Ben Wikler, chairman of Wisconsin Democrats. Managed not to utter the name “Biden” even once.
Nikki Haley, Blaska’s first love, delivered maybe the most important speech (it’s 11 minutes). She implored MAGA world to broaden the tent — despite (it sez here) picking J.D. Vance for Veep. Sadly, delegates responded to her appeal with a rousing round of murmering. But credit to Trump for inviting that speech, after all.
The fieriest was Madaline Brame, a black woman lost a child to an illegal immigrant. Her 6-minute speech supported Tuesday’s theme: Make America Safe Again. Went after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is soft on real crime but hard on misdemeanor bookkeeping entries.
→ Tuesday was Wisconsin Republican Party chairman Brian Schimming’s birthday. We’ve known Brian for 40 years; he’s one of the most engaging and entertaining people we’ve ever encountered. Still think he’d make a good governor.
→ Ron Johnson said the wrong speech uploaded to his Teleprompter on Day One. Here’s the one he was supposed to deliver. (We can identify! How many times the wrong blogge uploads here at the Werkes! Like today’s!)
→ Today’s Day Three speakers are headlined by the vice presidential nominee and the power behind the throne, Donald Trump the Junior.
Blaska’s Bottom Line: How can you hate a political party that loves dogs and now, thanks to Saturday at Butler PA, enjoys victim status? (!!!) Even MSNBC acknowledges that Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday is “Suddenly, must-watch TV.” Which raises this impertinence: Ask the most committed Democrat you know,
7 responses to “Finally, some justice for Trump”
For those who can’t bear the wait to hear Slow Joe’s incoherent blithering in Chicago next month, chill out with: Joe Biden – My Mind’s Going Blank Now (youtube.com)
Who else thinks Liza Minnelli is hidden behind that wall of people in Schimming’s selfi?
And Biden could use a dog or two at the DNC. Plausible deniability for the 💩 smell.
As long as Joe doesn’t bring the dogs that bite the secret service.
COVID, cough “Bu….it”, cough. TDS Republicans need take stock, and don’t allow Democrats to destroy our great republic for a Mob Democracy! VOTE TRUMP/VANCE!
Vance knocked it out of the Park!! END YOUR TDS.
Anybody out there answer the question ‘Kimberly Guilfoyle’?
Fiery speaker but damn who wants to go home to that? In a few years she will complete her metamorphosis into Leona Helmsley.
“…who wants to go home to that?” As Kimberly Guilfoyle’s ex-husband, Gavin Newsom lived it for five years. That must have been an interesting marriage.
BTW, Baby Doll should join the Blue Dog coalition.