Timothy Birdnow

Another commentary on the Republican convention.

The Trump kids slayed it again. We had both Eric Trump and his half sister Tiffany, and both came out corking. I really have to say these kids are all impressive.

Secretary of State Mike Pompey was too, but then we expected that. What was interesting is he spoke from Jerusalem, and the media had a cow. They said "politics ends at the water's edge" completely ignoring Barack Obama's many attacks on political opponents while speaking to foreign governments, or John Kerry's many transgressions (including going to Iran to try to overturn the Trump policy there.)

The star of the show last night was unquestionably Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.  A young black man, Cameron gave a great speech, likening it back to his own experiences as a person of color. His can-do attitude, upbeat nature, and understanding of what is happening and why, make him a politician to watch. I expect great things from Cameron in the future.

Melania's speech was a mess, in my opinion. A traditional First Lady type of speech, she rambled on endlessly about children  and other warm fuzzies, with little of interest. She pretty much spoke about what she wished for the world, as if she were in a beauty contest (which she could clearly win). The speech rambled on and on, and at one point my wife suggested someone find a hooked cane to pull her away. I pulled out the recorder I have been teaching myself to play and tootled a rendition of "Happy Days are Here Again" but Melania didn't take the hint.

I don't blame her; she's not a politician and this is the type of speech she is familiar with.

A point; I was watching CBS and when Melania came on the sound of crickets in the Rose Garden almost overpowered her. That was not by accident; the sound guy could compensate. It was done purposely to damage the First Lady. I flipped to PBS and didn't hear the crickets. BUT, near the end of Melania's endless speech you could hear an old-fashioned typewriter going. NOT a computer keyboard, with the clicking, but a good old typewriter with the rat-a-tat-tat. I actually didn't mind that so much; I wanted to do the same. After all, I was playing "Happy Days" at that point.

She may have done some good with the soccer mom types, but in my mind she was at best a distraction.

I flipped around channel to channel during the pauses, because every channel infuriated me. Everything the speakers said was sneered at or mocked. And the news network Republicans (like Reince Preibus) were complicity in media lies. The media spent all their airtime trying to "correct" what was said. It was disgraceful.

Oh, I caught where one of them said "there are no longer Presidential bumps after conventions anymore". Why? Biden didn't get one. But Trump did and the very liberal Daily Beast even admitted it.

BTW the media mocked Melania because of her accent. That is the heighth of hypocrisy, as the Democrats and the Media love immigration as they think it will give eternal power to the Democrats. But they hate Mrs. Trump and will mock her for being an immigrant.

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