Anyone else watching this crap? What are your first impressions?

[essme]

We just turned it on- my initial thought is ....Lots of empty seats.

Also, Duck Dynasty guy isn't saying anything. "Donald Trump will have your back."

[bdwker]

1. After this I'm looking forward to my root canal.

Eom

[essme]

3. oh god, Chachi is on now

what are they going to do for three more days? They are going through their major speakers in the first what? Hour?

[apcalc]

2. I am reminded how clueless these people are...

and how different we are in most every way....

[Person 2713]

29. Thanks I needed that ^

[eShirl]

4. It's not the GOP Convention, it's TrumpCon.

[yeoman6987]

5. That little girl sang the America the beautiful wonderfully

[Kingofalldems]

21. No opinion on the vote suppression today?

[Terra Alta]

6. When they keep panning out to the crowd

I see nothing but a sea of white faces.

[essme]

9. We've counted two

so far-

[C_U_L8R]

7. I think they opted for budget speechwriters

I don't think you could actually write anything so drab on purpose.
It's a whole bunch of cut and paste... from the 80s.

[LiberalFighter]

50. Hearing the way some of them talking tells me they didn't write it.

Just reading from a teleprompter.

That was my thought with the rabbi (I think) too.

[avebury]

8. It doesn"t look that crowded.

I have the volume turned off.

[Solly Mack]

10. I need better drugs

Was actually my first thought.

[HipChick]

11. I need to go collect some Pokeman..

[malaise]

12. Bwaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahhaha

The one millionth repeat of Family Feud is better

[HipChick]

15. They could not get any better speakers?

this guy has a wild look in his eyes..

[malaise]

18. No one wants to be there

[HipChick]

34. Bob Dole has not aged well..

[malaise]

36. Few of them have

Carter is still walking and looks better than all of them

[HipChick]

37. Well.. I hate to keep my Pokeman's waiting..

I'll be checking this thread for updates, when I get back

[malaise]

38. Enjoy

[essme]

43. Well, in his defense

he is in his late nineties--- I think he just wanted to get out of the house. Wonder if he still lives in the Watergate-

[coco77]

55. Its not funny but...

As I scrolled down the page

[csziggy]

57. Wouldn't it be fun if a bunch of Pokemon showed up at the GOP convention?

Just thinking.

[mrmpa]

13. The Lone survivor is on now.........

he could have at least cleaned up for the night. He needs to comb his hair, trim the beard and wear a tie. At least former Texas Governor had on a red tie and a blue & white striped shirt.

[tallahasseedem]

14. I'm disappointed he's there...

he should know that the last person who should be leading the troops is that huckster.

I'm not listening though...too much for me.

[cwydro]

17. He looks wasted to me.

Watching with two friends who said the same.

[essme]

23. The crazy lady on right now

doesn't sound all that with it either.

[cwydro]

25. We were wondering if they were all partying backstage lol.

Weirdest stuff I've ever seen, (outside of the Clint Eastwood/chair thingie).

[essme]

19. Yeah- agreed

I don't expect the duck guys to look like they have indoor plumbing-

[uponit7771]

16. They look like they're about to fall asleep or pee on themselves

[womanofthehills]

20. The whole thing is so pathetic

[MohRokTah]

22. I culdn't take 60 seconds of this shit. eom

[robertreid1]

24. I think I lost a few brain cells from watching this "Convention"

I don't think I can stomach watching any more. Frankly, I find pretty much the entire GOP to be insufferable and idiotic, and Trump embodies all of the party's negative traits. Honestly, I don't see how Trump even has a chance in the fall. He's pretty much despised by every person with common sense.

[nolabear]

26. Benghazi Mom sounded like she needs help. I mean that.

I feel for her but man, I can't imagine using her that way.

[essme]

27. Didn't she?

Sad-

[RockaFowler]

30. I agree

I feel bad for her, but this is not helping her. As a matter of fact Trump has exploited her pain and kept her delusional lies going.

Why is it that they never blame the actual perpetrators for Benghazi?? First it was Obama and now it's Hillary.

Unreal

[sarae]

31. Unreal and disgusting.

I know she's grieving, but she couldn't be more wrong about Hillary.

[Solly Mack]

32. I agree

[MFM008]

28. Dumpster fire.

[leftofcool]

33. Cluster fuck and bullshit! Nuff said!

[spanone]

35. they hate Obama and they hate Hillary....true hate. not political differences.

[killbotfactory]

39. This is completely disgusting so far

Fear fear and more fear

[Nevernose]

41. I'm at the world premiere of the new Bourne movie

Getting a little tipsy drinking overpriced drinks at Caesar's and waiting for food court pad Thai to be served.

RNC is, thankfully, the last thing on my mind

[onecaliberal]

42. Embarrassing, pathetic hateful display of what is wrong with this country.

[avebury]

44. What is the theme of hte convention? Hatred and Ignorence

Hatred of anyone that is not white. Hatred of anyone and/or anything that is foreign. Hatred on education. I can only imagine how the rest of the world is viewing this.

[Gabi Hayes]

49. you forgot the one that makes it all about him....

mendacity, through and through

[yewberry]

45. So awful it hurts.

I just cannot believe these people buy this stuff. How much claim to love America but how much they hate Americans.

It hurts my heart.

[essme]

46. We are watching this on PBS

One of the anchors can barely keep a straight face, and just mentioned that "it's getting late."

They clearly want to go home.

[nruthie]

47. I am not. I detest the whole pathetic lot of them.

[essme]

48. This is making me long to rewatch Clint Eastwood

lecture that chair.

[RandySF]

51. How hard the networks are going to have to work

Yo make this shit show look like a success.

[Freddie]

52. Couldn't watch it anymore

There was a superb classic movie on TCM tonight, "Blackboard Jungle." Excellent.

[MindPilot]

53. it's authoritarian-palooza!

I need an emisis basin.

[essme]

54. Even protesters that might have shown up

are non-existant-- they are bored, the police are bored. The commentators are bored. I bet even Sarah Palin has turned it off and gone to bed.

[brewens]

56. All the networks are actually divying up the freakin' audience for this dumpster fire?

I'm bailing right now, putting a DVD in.

[Eugene]

58. Sorry, I just couldn't sit through it.

When the Milwaukee sheriff started up with "Blue lives matter"
and went on to complain how the Baltimore cops were being
persecuted, I just had to turn the TV off.

Rep. Michael McCaul just before him was pretty disgusting too.

[hatrack]

59. Fear, Bullshit, Gunnzzz, Bombing, Terrorism, Scary Minorities, Beelzebama and Hitlery

It's about what I expected, but even dumber.

[kairos12]

60. Cleveland dry cleaners will make much

money laundering all the white bed sheets.

[Ms.Lib]

61. Im physically ill & cant stomach anymore!!

I've never in my life seen so many delusional, ignorant, pathetic people in the same room, spewing the same garbage. These are grown men & women who claim to be Christians participating in a convention based on hate & lies & it sickens me to my very soul. I believe now more than ever that Republicanism is as detrimental to this country as any other hate group or cult.