Whose idea WAS it to open with Chris Christie?

[renie408]

So, your party is fighting the image of being a bunch of rich, white, fat cats and you mull over who to put in the opening speaking slot of your national convention and the guy you all agree on is......

CHRIS CHRISTIE?

A guy who when he gets impassioned, turns such a dangerous shade of red aides with defibrillators come to alert?

When did that get to be a good idea?

I am being serious here. And did ANYBODY help Ann Romney with her speech? This seems to be a trend with the Romney's...."Trust me, there is nothing bad in my taxes.", "Trust me, my husband is a nice guy."

[BumRushDaShow]

1. He's the only passionate crazy who is not a religious nut too. n/t

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. Weight Watchers. nt

[BlueStreak]

3. The Lard Information Council, I believe

[tjdee]

4. I keep hearing "they just gave me XX minutes and told me I could say what I wanted to"

Uh, that is not a positive. Because it comes across as inconsistent, not cohesive, and a general clusterfuck.

We got a million speeches about people loving their poor parents and loving America, mixed in with oh btw you should vote for Mitt I guess. And his wife talking about nothing.

[WI_DEM]

5. It's amazing that Christie even remembered to say Mitt's name

given the size of his ego.

[aquart]

6. Did she give an example of his being a nice guy?

[Johonny]

8. Republicans respond to bullies

they think he sounds great. Why? because they think he's always talking about someone else. They love it when their side tries to bully the rest of the country. They never get he is also talking about them.