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politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:22 PM Jul 2016

Scott Baio said Trump offered him a speaking slot last Thursday. Hmmmm!!!

When asked how he came to speak at the RNC Convention, Baio told MSNBC last night, that he ran into Trump last Thursday and in passing shouted "Hello" and Trump's exact words were, "Do you want to speak at the Convention next week? Baio said he was surprised as he had only met Trump once before while leaving an interview he had done with former Judge Jeanine Shapiro for her radio show which was held in one of Trumps buildings. They chatted just briefly at that first meeting, and never again until last Thursday, when they were just passing like two ships in the night and Baio said "hello".

How desperate must the Trump campaign have been for anyone of recognition to be a speaker at the RNC Convention as late as last Thursday.

FTR, Tamara Hall lit into Baio this morning on MSNBC. She asked him about his speech and he told her he pretty much wrote it while he was in church Sunday, and went on trying to promote himself as this faith based family man. She asked him about the tweet he sent last week in essence calling Hillary the C word. She asked him did he come up with that while he was in Church also? And she wouldn't let up. She said that she noted that he had blocked her from his twitter page prior to his coming on her show for the interview which he had agreed to do. She continued calling him out on a few other things that he had said and/or done which didn't tend to agree with his faith based image he was trying to hide behind. It was interesting. My guess is he had agreed to come on the show trying to resurrect his career and profit from his appearance at the RNC Convention, and he was not prepared for the fire she lit under him. Good for her.

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Scott Baio said Trump offered him a speaking slot last Thursday. Hmmmm!!! (Original Post) politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 OP
good for her!! niyad Jul 2016 #1
Trump is probably out on the street now looking for fill ins for the rest of his family. What a livetohike Jul 2016 #2
Couldn't get Laverne, Shirley,and the Hooper triplets backed out last minutes... Still In Wisconsin Jul 2016 #3
I simply don't understand why Trump hasn't tapped into the Duggars Sheepshank Jul 2016 #4
Only a has-been B actor from a TV show 25 years ago who is trying to resurrect his career would StrictlyRockers Jul 2016 #5
I'm surprised he got as many speakers as he did PatSeg Jul 2016 #6

livetohike

(22,084 posts)
2. Trump is probably out on the street now looking for fill ins for the rest of his family. What a
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:27 PM
Jul 2016

disaster for the GOP. Definitely a poor kick off to their convention. Hope it gets worse .


Tamron Hall is great!

StrictlyRockers

(3,854 posts)
5. Only a has-been B actor from a TV show 25 years ago who is trying to resurrect his career would
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:56 PM
Jul 2016

associate himself with Trump.

This is the biggest Hollywood start they could find to speak!

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
6. I'm surprised he got as many speakers as he did
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:15 PM
Jul 2016

Only the B-listers want to be seen there and even some of them aren't too keen on the idea.

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