TAMPA, Fla. -- The Republican National Convention has in some ways become as much of a showcase for the GOP's potential 2016 contenders as it has for this year's nominee, Mitt Romney, through the first full day of speeches.
Although Paul Ryan has spent a third of his life as a member of Congress, he remained largely unknown outside of Washington until he recently became Mitt Romney's running mate. NBC's Ron Mott reports.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker received a hero's welcome from gathered delegates during his speech Tuesday. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivered a barnburning keynote address that touted his own accomplishments as much as Romney's.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker criticizes President Barack Obama's fiscal policies while promoting the experience of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention.
And while Romney’s running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, will surely tout the top of the ticket, he may end up doing as much to burnish his own credentials for a future bid for higher office when he accepts the vice presidential nomination Wednesday evening.
Related: First Thoughts: Mixed messages
If Mitt Romney is elected this fall, many of the featured Republicans this week will have to put their own presidential ambitions on the back burner, presumably waiting until 2020 for their chance to make a bid for the White House. But if President Obama wins a second term in November, the party will have had ample opportunity this week to size up some of their top contenders for four years from now.

Jason Reed / Reuters
Republican congressional candidate and Saratoga Springs, Utah, Mayor Mia Love addresses delegates during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 28.
Perhaps no speaker this week represents both the future of the party and the delicate balance between ambition and assisting Romney this year than Ryan, who has been a loyal soldier for Romney since joining the Republican ticket earlier this month, gladly taking a backseat to Romney on policy issues where their differences could be politically thorny.
Slideshow: The 2012 Republican National Convention
But Ryan's star power has long been evident in the GOP, and even Romney has hailed him as an "intellectual leader" of the party. While Ryan's rock star status could well electrify Republican delegates on Romney's behalf, his speech could preserve his national brand well past 2012.
South Carolina Gov. Nikky Haley denounces President Obama's fiscal policies while depict GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney as a results driven leader.
Other representatives of the GOP's deep bench took the stage on Tuesday, with some mixed results.
Christie's keynote speech -- a slot traditionally reserved as a launching platform for future leaders -- last night seemed to do that much; he referenced himself over 30 times, but only mentioned Romney eight times. While Christie rebuffed efforts to draft him into the presidential race this cycle and eventually endorsed Romney, his appearance Wednesday morning before the delegation from New Hampshire -- which traditionally hosts the first presidential primary -- did little to quell speculation about his future ambitions.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie uses his keynote address at the Republican National Convention to talk about New Jersey's successes and how he believes that as a nation "we are beginning to do what is right ... to make our country great again."
Walker mixed boasts of his successes in curbing collective bargaining rights for public workers in Wisconsin with effusive praise for Romney and especially Ryan, the home-state congressman whose ambitious fiscal work links his governing philosophy with Walker's.
While conventions are not solely meant as coronations for presidential nominees, and down-ballot candidates -- such as Mia Love and Ted Cruz, two featured speakers last night -- must be mindful of their own electoral prospects, rank-and-file Republican voters might take solace in their party's future when looking at the deep bench of GOP stars on display this week.
Related: GOP headliners cast Romney as relatable and decisive
Among the other speakers on Tuesday who could have future political ambition were Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, the runner-up against Romney in this year's presidential primary. (Santorum's speech only mentioned Romney a handful of times, and seemed to dwell more on his erstwhile campaign than the battle ahead. He said he and his family "shook the hand of the American Dream" during their travels across the country last year.)
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell emphasizes the importance of small business owners in America as he criticizes President Barack Obama's fiscal policies at the Republican National Convention.
In addition to Ryan, some second-tier contenders in 2016 -- South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul -- will speak earlier Wednesday evening.
And one of the GOP's pre-eminent stars, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, will introduce Romney during Thursday night's primetime session.
Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising start of the Republican Party, joins Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss his speech introducing Mitt Romney Thursday night, whether he has any regrets not being on the ticket and talks about his personal ambitions.
Of course, there are also difficulties for politicians looking to preserve their future political opportunities while another candidates sit atop their party's ticket. Every Republican this week has expressed effusive confidence in Romney as the nominee; if any Republican even hinted at running in 2016, it would imply an assumption that Romney won't win in 2012.
"I am not running for president today. I am not running for president period," Walker said, for instance, at a forum this morning organized by the Washington Post.
Democrats may too suffer from showboating to some degree during their convention next week in Charlotte, N.C. The critical difference for them? Win or lose in 2012, Obama won't be on the ballot in 2016.


Funny that they mention Ted Cruz and Mia Love as rising stars, yet MSNBC refused to air either speech.
Go to FAUX, they're showing it almost non stop because that's all they got.
That's because they were too busy having a hate fest with Al Sharpton, the Tawana Brawley liar to broadcast the Black speakers at the RNC. It just wouldn't fit in with their narrative they're trying to shill amongst the motivationally impaired.
The GOP Token Minorities? How did Mr. Steele work out for you?
What about showing some CURRENT leadership??? Oh, that's right - they have none!
Obama/Biden 2012
It is not in the interest of MSNBC to air minorities as Republican Convention guest speakers. They do not like to show that there are actually minorities speaking on behalf of Republicans. They want to continue to portray Republicans as lacking diversity in their party. This is obvious. So if Ted Cruz and Mia Love are guest stars, don't expect them to be mentioned by MSNBC. I thought Artur Davis gave an amazing speech last night. Again, there was no mention at all about his speech last night from MSNBC. Nobody at MSNBC wants to remind viewers that an African American who helped Obama in the 2008 election threw him under the bus after he changed his party to Republican and threw his support with Mitt Romney.
Try watching C-SPAN
They don't fill in the gaps with race baiting and outright racism like MSNBC does.
Future conservaturd leaders. Hilarious !!!! Say goodbye GOP.
Chad - yeah! Did you check out the convention participants? Outside of the Romney sons and their wives the youngest person was what - 55/60????
There is NO future for the GOP and they can thank their radical right for that!
Obama/Biden 2012
What about showing some CURRENT leadership??? Oh, that's right - they have none!
Seeking -
How can we take the GNOP seriously about their future leadership, when they're to humiliated to invite their past leadership,"W" and that bunch, to speak along side of them at the convention. What losers.
Paul Ryan will be doing his "Pee Wee Herman Dance" tonight on the RNC tables, trying to sell his silly Budget Proposal Plan. Decreasing Revenues & Increasing Military Spending failed as the G.W. Bush Budget Plan - Congressman Ryan's is an ill conceived copy.
To those of you criticizing MSNBC for not showing Mia Love y'all need to pay more attention because as recently just before the Utah Primary, Craig Melvin presented a great piece on her, her achievements and her family.
As none of you critics have anything good to talk about Romney and plans, makes me wonder why you are even here. In a consumer society, your option is to go elsewhere to get a better deal, so why don't youl?
Or is it y'all got an email to come here and bash the President and MSNBC?
Y'all do tend to hunt in packs like predators or bullies.
Hey people - Is it mycomputer, or is eveyone having trouble. Seems like FR and NBC are moving really slow.
Why would a speech by the Mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, be on the news? Unless someone wanted to go out of their way to prove the GOP has a black person in it, she's not exactly a heavy hitter.
The only reason a state Senator from Illinois named Barack Obama was big news at the 2004 DNC convention, was because he was the keynote speaker. Maybe they should have given her a better speaking time.
Funny that they mention Ted Cruz and Mia Love as rising stars, yet FOX News refused to air either speech.
"Walker mixed boasts of his successes in curbing collective bargaining rights for public workers in Wisconsin with effusive praise for Romney and especially Ryan, the home-state congressman whose ambitious fiscal work links his governing philosophy with Walker's."
So there you have it, their answer to how they will help the middle class, they will help ypu by curbing your collective bargaining rights. They will cut your pay and your benefits to pay for trillions in tax cuts for the extremely wealthy, and they tell you this will be a great thing for you and your family, a great thing for all of America. No thanks I like my pay, I like my benefits, Romney has several mansions, and a car elevator why in the hell do guys like him he need my money as well. No thanks I'll pass, I'm voting straight democrat, local, state, and federal.
Forrest Gump 2.0. You go ahead and vote democrat. Then we can take down all the rich people and we will all be poor. Sounds like a plan.
Interesting headline. It goes well with the lunatics of the Tea Party. They are "on display" as the poisonous species that they are.
Why I am not poor now, why should I become poorer just because somebody else wants to be richer. I thought republicans were against the redistribution of my wealth, we know that is what they say but it is not what they mean, they don't mind redistributing wealth if it's in the direction they want.
How completely pathetic of NBC with this "revisionist" report. Shortly after the Drudge Report cited that NBC featured only speeches by white people, NBC changes their report to include Mayor Mia Love (Utah), basiclly just adding Mayor's Love clip in here, as if nothing was amiss.
OH, and that initial report, with the hundreds of critical complaints in the Newsvine? POOF, gone, as if it never happened. That's the liberal media for you. The power to say what ever they want, instead of simply reporting the facts. They've gotten along with this crap for so long, it's second nature to them to want to "spin" a story to server their own objectives, just like the NBC Producer who doctored the 911 tapes in the Zimmerman/Martin shooting in a failed attempt to make Zimmerman appear racist.
1) Funny that NBC isn't mentioning the liberal scum who vandalized the Wikipeda website in an apparnt "hate crime", calling Mayor Love a “House @!$%#” and “dirty, worthless whore.”
http://twitchy.com/2012/08/29/sick-wikipedia-entry-calls-mia-love-dirty-worthless-whore-and-house-@!$%#/
2) Funny that NBC isn't mentioning the liberal scum, Washington Bureau Chief David Chalian who was got caught on an ABC webcast saying that Mitt Romney would be “happy to have a party when black people drown.”
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/08/29/Shock-ABC-News-Romneys-Party-As-Black-People-Die
But NBC IS mentioning that "two people were removed from the Republican National Convention Tuesday night following an incident involving a black, female camera operator, who allegedly was racially taunted on the convention floor..." Of course NBC says they have "not confirmed the incident" but why would facts or confirmation get in the way of trying to fan the flames of racial discord, just like NBC did wiht the Zimmerman case.
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but the liberal media's attempt to prop up Obama is well known and we're on to you all now.
NOBAMA 2012!
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I notice non of the libs are talking about the bs that was written on Mia Loves Wiki page. Calling her a whore, aunt Tom, House N-----. Keep it classy libs. Your group of far left commies are on their way out. Time for real Americans to step up. Thanks for the last 3.5 years of hell.
Lawrence 0'donnel just said its racist to talk about 0bama golfing. He says it has undertones trying to connect him to Tiger Woods...
The race baiting continues.
Could NBC just post a list of all things one cant say about 0bama without being labeled a racist?
Yep, all the future traitors to America all lined up in a row... just waiting for the firing squad.
I'm a Republican and I really do Not Appreciate any of you Libs and Democrats Making-Fun of our Etch-A-Sketch, "Commander and Thief", you know our Liar, Tax-Cheat, possible Felon, Robber-baron of life long Pension Funds of hardworking Middle-class Factory Workers, Hider of those Pension Funds in Hidden Swiss Bank Accounts, Launderer of those Middle-class worker Pension Funds thru his phony Cayman Island shell companies. Yep! that guy!
And then he has the Nerve to write off his Wife's Olympic Show Horse for Millions of Tax dollars, by telling his Accountant to call it a "Therapy Horse". Hello!
And "RETRO ACTIVELY RETIRING fro BAIN CAPITAL to AVOID FELONY CHARGES even though he's still Receiving MILLIONS
Ok so we should all belong to a public union so we can soak the government for all its worth. What happens when the government runs out of money? What then? I am not for giving the rich any more tax breaks but I am for not letting government unions steal more from our children and grandchildren to support their inflated slaries and benifits.
John,
Spot on. The sad thing is that the liberals try and defend their hate. How about all of the hollywood chumps saying they wished that the hurricane would wipe out the entire GOP? No mention on any lib sites. And if they do mention it the liberal band of followers jumps right in line and backs them up. I never knew libs wanted so many of their fellow Americans to die just because they disagree with them.
Wait? They're black, or colored, and republican, so they must be token minorities? Really? Way to represent yourself there. That little statement infers that minorities must all be democrat.. again.. way to represent.
What would be nice is to see an article covering how the Mia Love Wikipedia page was defaced and she was called a"dirty worthless whore" and a "house @!$%#". Shes black and republican.. I'll let you guys figure this one out.
Republican For Barry,
Stop acting like you are a republican. You are not even a Democrat......you are a commie. Now take a walk pal.
Mopman,
funny how angry the left is, no? Because a minority doesnt fall into their grand scheme of lies and deception they have to be ripped to shreds and torn down. What a sad group of people the left has become.
I really don't mean to be rude or insensitive, but I had a cousin and a friend that had MS. Both have had years of health struggles and have since passed. Now again, without politicization or prejudice, how has Ann Romney managed to look so well? I respect her, (she would be a better choice than her husband), I sometimes wonder if we are being led down a path.
OK. Fire away!
Rustyboy,
I have a good friend that has MS. You would never know but her brother tells me all the time how he has to take care of her. She does a good job of handling herself. I would suspect that Ann doesnt bring cameras around when she has an episode. Is that what people want now, some proof? Whats next are people going to start asking for her medical records? Actually, that would not surprise me if Barrys gang of thugs did something like that.
SeekingSanity
They have Chris Christie whose speech sounded like:
Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me....me x 1600 times.....Mitt Romney...me, me, me, me...me x another 1000 times....
Rustyboy-FL
access to best healthcare money can buy and that's why when she says she's like every woman/mother, I want to slap her. She's NEVER had work 1 or 2 jobs while raising a family while worrying about medical bills.
Obama 2012/Mittler 1040
bayllie - while being sick. Women do this every day - without the maids, nannies, nurses, etc., that Anne had.
The fact that she went so quickly to the "poor me" part of her speech was pretty nauseating!
Obama/Biden 2012
Public workers do not have inflated salaries and benefits, they have living wages and benefits, I have never heard of anyone ever saying they wanted to be a cop, fireman, postman, or teacher because of the fabulous amounts of money you rake in.You must be kidding. I do know that the people who will benefit most from these tax cuts routinely get million dollar bonuses even when they fail. I know the politicians telling you this crap about public unions, get paid $174,000 thousand a year, for showing up every third week, they get the best health care coverage money can buy for life, and they get a lifetime pension at full salary for only five years of service. They complain about unions and get you all worked up but they have a deal that makes the best union contract I have ever seen look very shabby, and all at the taxpayers expense. Frankly you have to a chump to buy what they are selling, I'll tell you what when they volunteer to cut their own pay and benefits then we can start to take them seriously. Lets see them lead by example, lets see a proposal to lower the wages and benefits of all the politicians who hold elected office, they are public employees, let them put their money where their mouth is.
I really get a kick out of all you goofy liberals. You better get yur licks in now because come Nov you are gonna be singing the blues!! Your guy is the worst ever, including Jimmy, and everyone knows it. One and DONE. thank God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. The republicans are in big, big trouble.
The ten nastiest things Newt Gingrich has said about Mitt Romney
10. He's out of touch and thinks we're stupid
9. He's a timid leader who can't bring about change
8. Romney's adviser was right to compare Romney to an etch-a-sketch
7. He's full of "pious baloney"
6. He looted companies as head of Bain Capital
5. He profits off the poor
4. His immigration reform plan is an "Obama level fantasy"
3. He can't win
2. He's not a conservative
1. He's a liar
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57421289-503544/the-ten-nastiest-things-newt-gingrich-has-said-about-mitt-romney/
Romney/1040
How about ten year's worth?
Well the convention goes on in spite of the hurricane
However, we must look at all of the suffering by NON Republicans/conservatives/Christians from the effects of the hurricane that you were so fervently wishing to inundate the land.
Hope the one day delay has been deemed by you, sitting up there high and dry,..... on the moral and intellectual high ground, to be worth what it is costing all of the....."innocent..." : P people affected.
In any case, if you were one of the revelers, just compartmentalize any guilt you may feel and label it collateral damage, then it won't bother you so much.
That is, if you have a conscience
I love the stench of liberal hate in the morning
Republican Senator Says Doesn’t “Give A Rat’s Azz” What Black People Think
And those were his exact words!
Read more at http://bossip.com/634226/what-the-hell-republican-senator-says-doesnt-give-a-rats-azz-what-black-people-think/#U2d85caMZ6AbutKO.99
Now I really AM frightened for the future of my children. These whack-jobs are considered "leaders?"
ORB 1943:
Why?
MSNBC is weak. The nut cakes they have on there; specifically Matthews and Odonnell are going to go the way of Olberman. What a couple of idiots. Don't they ever watch tapes of their own show? If they did they would see how foolish and childish they look. They may want to change their "third grade I will talk over you so you cannot get a word in approach" with a bit more listening. There is a reason people have two ears and one mouth...guess they don't understand that. The ratings will eventually force them to remember that.
These two guys are Bozo's. Ed is borderline idiot as well. Maddow is not far behind in terms of her thought process but at least she is civil and a bit more cerebral. The other three are closed minded buffoons.
Gingerbread talks about Republican packs?!?! Wow!!! Most of the articles on here about Romney are swamped with packs of liberals bashing and hating on him. And their all cheering each other on throughout the whole comment section. Woohoo, way to go, that was such a good comment. Just wait for the next article on Romney Gingerbread, and you'll see who truly runs on the mob mentality.
@ Irish 21
You mean like a birth certificate?
Never stops does it. We will go around and around until it all falls apart. Sad.
But then the phoenix rises from the ashes and we all rebuild. Maybe to greater heights, or revert to a tribal society. I guess we will see.
I couldn't help but notice that all of these speakers are using teleprompters.
What, no condescending jokes??
SeekingSanity
Righties claim that we pick on Ann Romney out of jealousy.Oprah's richer. Melinda Gates is richer. Nora Roberts is richer. And none of them pretend how tough they had it.
I agree. She's rich - it's a fact - so why display the "poor me" attitude? It's insulting to those who sruggle every day.
Homer Adams
Why would it be nice to see RomneHood's taxes? So we could find out why Romney has minimum of $20,000,000 (or even estimated over $100,000,000) in an IRA account that LEGALLY should have about $65k.
Tha's why
ORB your comment is friggin stupid.. or you never understood exactly what it meant.. but you FOLKS, as anne said.. the 1040 means taxes since it is an irs tax form reading these comments and all about the racial issues NBC has and of course every other republicans fits in.. like last night on the floor "THIS IS HOW WE FEED THE ANIMALS" said to a black camera woman .. the convention mass also did not allow a PR woman to begin her speech by screaming "USA USA>>>>>>" I think everyone found trhat to be a disgrace and a perfect picture of the racist republicans.. yes all of you are racists.. OBAMA's name is never mentioned with out a racial slur before or after the name
Forrest Grump 2.0
I love how the righties complain about those employees yet none of them want to give up their cushy jobs to run into buildings that everyone else runs AWAY from.
Republicans are still showing their "True Colors" of bigotry and contempt for those beneath their social status, or of female gender, while at the same time Pandering Votes from the minorities and women. The overly obese N.J. Gov. at the R.N.C. even takes a public smack in the face at Ann by saying: "It's RESPECT OVER LOVE". Take a closer look at Adkin's remark about legitimate rape and someone must be punished for it. And then there is today's, two male chauvinistic remarks of complete dis-contempt and disrespect toward a black female CNN camera operator by saying :
‘this is how we feed animals’ at RNC!
Once again, the Republicans give a "Talking Point" to the Democrats regarding the real sensitivity of the party to the general public. The part that is important here, is that this type of folks are high enough in rank to get to the convention. However, this doesn't include anyone in the general public of majority population voters, such as: "Larry Lunch Box", or "Joe, the Plumber sort of fellow that you might find at the local pub, auto repair shop, or plumbing shop. It's like saying they don't give a hoot about their ideas from those outside the wealthy elite status. You are just the "Spit on their shoes". And as Ann says: "YOU PEOPLE" don't need to know about our Taxes".
Plain and simple, the Republicans are all about preserving the elitist status, and keeping their low wage labors in their place. Thus, the reason why Romney has officially shown only one tax return and Ann says, it's none of our business. He's hiding more than just something little. He doesn't want you to know about all his overseas accounts, how much is in those accounts, or how little tax he does pay. Etc., ETC.
Isn't it about time that we, the people take back our Government for all the people and not just for the elite? Let them know that we are not the ignorant little that they think we are. Stop supporting the elite for official positions, because they have no idea of what life is like on Main Street.
seeking sanity...
do you have p;roof that she never had help raising her children.. I believe that you'll find that she was not poverty stricken as she said.. but not the 1% yet.. just another lie from her.. I have no respect for her.. now her MS she spent almost 4 weeks in Europe.. and she has MS .. and I believe it is not as severe as most..
It's good to know the GOP is in good hands- those that spoke last night ARE the future of the party and the future is secure. Romney will be elected and stay for 8 years and fix the mess we're in- then Ryan will step in with many more behind him. The GOP is racially diversified- contrary to popular thought. There is such a thing as conservative minorities- they are not ALL on the Government dole as the liberals would have you believe!
Dems just cannot understand it- Conservatism (note: I did NOT say Republican!) is the ONLY way to get the books to balance. Reagan cleaned up Carter's mess. Clinton realized it when he HAD to move to the right (but Clinton also had the luxury of the Dot Com Bubble which blew up right as he left office). Bush moved to the left the last 3 years of his term- and guess what- the balance sheet got screwed- and Obama made it worse! Bush forgot how to be conservative.
At what point do the Dems realize that game is over? Spending has to stop- the Government cannot be all things to all people!! There just are not enough wage earners to pay for it all!!
And at what point do people on the Government dole realize they are in bondage? It's modern day slavery- and those in it, prefer it! Uncle Sam's Plantation!
sad, very sad...
maxgiver
re-read her post; she's on your side. I promise...
Bayllie, really??? You want to slap this woman because she can afford healthcare? Have we become a nation of haters of those who have by those who have not?? There have always been rich and poor in this country but until this President brought class warfare to the forefront of this country I don't ever remember it being so prominent and nasty. Jealousy and hate do not become you and all the others who have bought into this 1% BS and I'm thoroughly tired of hearing about it.
And Seeking Sanity, I believe I read where Ann didn't have hired help. Do you have proof - factual proof - to back up what you are saying? If not, shut up (sorry, but I'm really sick of all the bashing of this woman because her family is wealthy). I can tell you right now, any woman on this earth would wish a life of wealth and what that provides for their child so why do we hate those who have it - because we don't??? Then shame on us.
Donde esta perdió trabajadores Senor Boehner? The 2010 Republican promise unfulfilled
If the right was forced to keep in context with there quotes the convention would be about 10 minutes long.
What was said last night that held anything close to an explanation of what the right would do if they do get control? What do they ever say?
Christy said "We need politicians to care more about doing something and less about being something." Sounds good but it's easy to say what should be but a lot harder to say how.
We've been told that the current team will fix everything but have offered no details as to how. Ryan and Romney have both said the details will be revealed after the election. What does that mean? The right has spent every day of the past almost 4 years declaring that President Obama has failed the country and only they have the answers needed to fix things, but don't have enough information on their own plan to tell us how.
They must have forgotten their homework, or maybe the dog ate it.
Debby-2169615
no, I want to slap her (figure of speech since I never slapped anyone) because she keeps comparing herself to the rest of the 98% population...over and over and over...
Tell me, when did Queen Ann had to make sacrifices to put food on the table? When did Queen Ann open a bill from a hospital and worried how is she going to pay for it AND buy school supplies for the kids.
She was insulting with that speech since about 15.1 percent of all persons lived in poverty in 2010 (that's making between $15k and a little over $17k a year.
So please spare me the elephant tears...
Time to put the bottle down,Lloyd.
"Irish 21
Republican For Barry,
Stop acting like you are a republican. You are not even a Democrat......you are a commie. Now take a walk pal."
Who says Archie Bunker is dead?
The RNC is headed by liars, cheaters, and thieves. They changed the rules right on the convention floor to stop Ron Paul from being nominated. They rerouted buses with Ron Paul delegates to delay them while votes for these rule changes were made. Point of orders were made by these supporters that were ignored. Microphones were muted on those who did not support Romney. The whole Maine delegation was disenfranchised for proceeding with the will of the voters and attempting to vote for Ron Paul. All Ron Paul states were put on the outside of the convention where as America Samoa and Puerto Rico had front row seats.
If this is how the RNC runs a election then this is a sham as you do not really have a choice, it is all an illusion.
Bayllie,
Don't forget to let them know that a majority of that 15.1% are working.
Thieves where the Democrat Governors that precede Republicans who destroy their own states. Republicans are cleaning the garbage that Democrats did and turning around their economies, working with both sides of the political spectrum with conservative ideas without increasing taxes. Romney and Ryan will turn around the economy of our country, taking the bull by the horn with the same success of the Republicans Governors.
If you want 4 more years of failures, if you want America broken like California fine example of Democrat economies , more waste, increase of debt, more welfare, higher price of gas, less money in your pocket, more people filling for unemployment benefits, more regulations, a more divided America, less hope for a better future , Obama Biden is your choice.
Future leaders on parade????????
WHY ARE REPUBLICANS RUNNING BUSH/CHENEY/ROVE/NORQUIST FOR OFFICE AGAIN?
Yes 17 of 24 of Romney's advisers are from the catastrophic Bush/Cheney regime. Why would anyone vote to have Bush/Cheney/Romney in office again? Repubs don't even want Bush to speak at the convention because he tore the country up so bad. What does Romney do? He does what Norquist and Rove told him to do. Hire their crony crooks because war profits were so good for them. Norquist said, all they need is someone to sign papers for them. Romney the strawman. Rove and Norquist are the people running for president, not Romney Ryan! BEWARE! Vote NO to Bush/Cheney/Norquist/Rove/Romney/Ryan! They hired these same people because crashing the economy made them rich. They hired these guys because war profits made them rich and they want some more of that action!
Vote President Obama/Biden and team Democratic party.2012 ...........Dump Bush/Cheney/ Romney!
Yeah vote for the Cheney run Romney campaign or the Banker ran Obama campaign. HA!
vwterry
absolutely and just because they make minimum wage, it does not make them less human or lazy. For Queen Ann and RomneyHood to have more, someone has to have less...it's a zero sum game.
so bailey I think it doesnt matter whether she did or didnt when did obama struggle? hmmm people in glass houses and all that ..... whens the last time obama went to get help after losing his job but was denied access to the money he paid in to the system so a f...ing illegal could walk out with food stamps? I can say it happened to me .... is this what I can expect from more obama? if so you and all you libs can choke on him and if the repubs dont fix it they can choke on it too. the libs promise and deliver squat!!!! and its that way everytime at least when the repubs cut taxes it shows in my check and 1 dollar in my pocket is worth 10,000,000 dollars in libs promises I never see ....out here where the rubber meets the road you need money to live not promises and Ill help others when I can feed my family first. you guys always ask how a poor man can vote republican well the answer is the libs never help me unless after forever they rehash conservative ideas like tax cuts! that actually adds money to my pocket not empty promises that add nothing. and dont even get me started on the schools
Democrats do love poor people they have made millions of them in the past 3 and half years, you see Democratic leaders love simple minded people because their so easy to fool.
NORQUIST IS THE ONE ON PARADE, EVERYONE ELSE IS A STRAWMAN.
Your repub leader Norquist just said all he needs is someone to sign the bills.....could be any republican. Tea Party in congress...scare the teabaggers by saying Muslim, birth certificate, take your guns......Teabaggers the people say don't touch our SocSec, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Post Office. Then repubublican politicians come right out and say to Teabagger people..... vote for them and they will end Soc Sec, Medicare, Medicaid , and the Post Office!........And by god the Teabaggers did vote for exactly what repubs said they would do.....Teabagger people VOTED against their own self interests.......YIKES!!!!!. THE MILLIONAIRE NORQUIST CONTROLS TEABAGGERS SO WELL, HE CONVINCES THEM TO VOTE AS IF THEY ARE MILLIONAIRES. CONVINCES THEM TO VOTE AGAINST THEIR OWN SELF INTERESTS!
If Paul Ryan is a future for the republican Party you should have been at his town meetings where he was raked over the coals time and again for failing to defend his cuts in programs and 40% cut in taxes for the rich!
Falling Stars?
WILL PAUL RYAN LIE AGAIN TONIGHT ABOUT HIS ASKING FOR STIMULUS MONEY?
RYAN CAUGHT LYING ON STIMULUS BILL NUMEROUS TIMES!
TOO funny....videos on Politics Nation showing Ryan asking for more stimulus money...documents and Ryan admitting he asked for stimulus money, and....more videos of him saying stimulus money was working.. THEN...videos of him denying he asked for stimulus money over and over,....audio of Ryan telling callers he did not ask for any stimulus money( BEING A BALD FACE LIAR)and now once again admits he asked and took stimulus money....This guy lies as much as his moneymate!!!! Wait then he claimed someone on his staff signed off the document for stimulus money....again a lie,,,,,do staffers have the right to forge a signature for 20 million? Just like his flip flopping moneymate Flip Romney!
The typical 'i'm not racist i have a black friend and a brown friend.
Somebody tell Romney's welfare queen it took more than 4 years to get where were at.
The same way Democrats vote for the invasion to Iraq because was important to destroy Hussein who had WMD but later regret , Ryan trust Obama that Stimulus was necessary, but Obama made stimulus a "porkimulus" a pay back to his donor and political allies. Obama lie, and fail creating real jobs, the shovel ready jobs he laugh about.
The republican "bench" is pitiful.
freelyradical1
no. forthe milionth time, it's her implying she did when she didn't - tell me why is she trying so hard o be something she's not?
I wish all these these haters on the left would do their history homework , it was the dems that didnt want to give the blacks civil rights , dig up Senator Byrd and ask him and his KKK buddies about it , so before you run your mouths about the republicans being bigots and haters toward others do some investigating into the civil rights movement.......idiots.
Starsailing,exactly my point.They behave exactly like those who have sold their souls for money and power,which is exactly what they have done.Running a country/world requires a lot of committment,love and common sense,none of which exists at this convention.Yes we see the lying,the two facedness...and it will catch up to them in November trust me.Thing is it is getting easier and easier to spot them in a crowd with all the idiotic antics.
So now Mccain wants us to intervene In Syria and Iran. Can someone check to see if he is now on Haliburton's payroll. And he said he's on the same page as Romney and Ryan? Great if we go back to that kind of leadership we will sink. WTF is wrong with these war mongers. Spending on wars is NOT Conservative. Its just stupid. I will say it again Romney thinks he is a Prophet for GOD. And that is dangerous to have a person that delusional in the oval office.
Let's evaluate the republican ticket.
Romney: A corporate raider that kills companies and jobs. Hides his money off shore and hides his financial dealings from the people. And people want him to manage our country's finances?
Ryan: On Social Security Insurance since age 11 to his last day in college. Yet his family is fabulously wealthy. Then he goes directly into Congress and has been there ever since. Never had a real job and never, ever worked. Never got his hands dirty. Ryan has had those round lips sucking on the public tit since age 11 to this very day. We call this kind of "bi-pedal, carbon based life form" a leach.
This is your best plan to gain the White House?
Good Luck.
Redvirginnie....So you want to bring up how Bush lied the not only our nation, but to the whole world about their being WMD's in Iraq. Make it simple on you to apologize for lying.
Do search on Bush lies nation into Iraq war You and anyone else will spend months reading the evidence proven that Bush/Cheney/Rove/Rumsfeldt and cabinet members lied about WMD to get war profits (no bid contracts) and for glory for Bush. Bush said before 911 he "wanted to be known as a war president because war presidents are remembered. " Bush asked CIA after 911 briefing the day after 911 if he could find if Saddam Hussein had anything to do with 911..the agent was shocked Bush said that...Hundreds of documented lies Bush/Cheney fed the media and evem Colin Powell. read powells book, he is pissed and quit the cabinet because he was lied to..........How dare you make up such nonsense red........dead and dying soldiers deserve better than your false rant!
Red..........try this one...http://liesofbush.com/iraq-Lies.shtml
FUTURE REPUBLICAN CORPORATIONS ON DISPLAY!
Repubs create Citizens United plan....end of we the people, killed the laws of the land by making money (a property) into a person ( Romney: Corporations are people too my friend)
Repubs spit on the constitution by making property a person. The more money you have the more votes you can buy! Corporations including foreigners can now buy the republican politician of their choice, like OFFSHORING ROMNEY, they buy repubs with hundreds of millions from people all over the world and block passing a law that would tell us who is behind those super pacs. Repubs block laws to catch foreigners who are buying them!!! from offshore accounts!
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The video link below which shows what the Republican party has become-a bunch of rabid, violent, bigots- is from the RNC convention. Reminds me of 1930's Germany:
http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981594849
So mind boggling that there are so many right wing lemmings in denial will actually vote for a CROOK and I mean the mega millionaire hiding his mullah in other countries so not to pay taxes. And this is the man that wants to lead the country? Yeah let's just show how all the small business can cheat and find loopholes. How is that going to help the deficit or the LACK of revenue to "supposedly" fix the economy??
Shameless Willard PARK HIS YACHT IN OUR BAY - YEP WITH THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FLAG! Either he thinks his base is stupid or he just don't care because he knows his base will kiss his royal arse just the same! ABC picture below, NOT MADE UP!!
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/romney-party-yacht-flies-cayman-islands-flag/story?id=17105028
Wikipi proof of flag - in case you people NEED more proof!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Civil_Ensign_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg
Chuck Todd:
Are you embarrassed by the comments here? This process here at NBC (MSNBC) has nothing to do with helpful conversation.
bayllie
I didn't realize you knew Ann Romney personally - my mistake. Obviously you know everything about this woman. I've never gone w/o food or been homeless but I have worked with them so I do understand how they feel, not completely but I get it - can you not understand that this may be the case with her or are you with her 24/7? You are so judgmental of this woman yet I'm pretty sure you don't scrutinize Michelle Obama this harshly - why not? Fair is fair. If you are going to do it to one, do it to the other or shut up about it and move on. They have money - big deal - isn't that the American Dream? To be able to work our way up and "make it"? Such hate in these comments. At least they went to the Olympics on their own dime - not mine and yours - thank you Obamas.
No, we don't want to slap her. However, yes, we have become a nation of rich and poor. We are no longer a classless society because there are some in this nation who are willing to allow the wealthiest Americans to take a larger share of the national income and actually help them. And whenever somebody tries to point that out, they are labeled a socialist and a class-warfare instigator. Apparently, you forgot about the 1920s and 30s, when Americans began to realize that the top 1% were screwing them. Then they elected men of the people (who were traitors to their upper class) to hold the wealthy accountable and to lower income inequality. Social Security and Medicare were created to reduce poverty, while the social safety net (the one many of us rely on in tough times) was developed to reduce income inequality. The OECD stated that income inequality stunts growth; and with America having the most in the developed world, it is little wonder why we have been struggling over these last decades. I actually disagree with Warren Buffet on this issue; there is no such thing as class warfare, at least not today. For class warfare requires both sides to be fighting; all I see is a massacre of the poor by the rich.
Actually, the RECESSION destroyed Democratic states, not the Democratic governors. The recessions drove up recessions, sent millions to the unemployment lines, and destroyed the accumulated wealth of an entire generation. The Democrats were unable to lead to recoveries that their constituents expected, so the Republicans succeeded them. And, with federal help, their economies improved, and they took the credit, as always. Republicans only work across the aisle when they absolutely have to, when they are in a heavily blue states. And Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney haven't the slightest idea on how to run the U.S. economy. Their fiscal plans will lead to short-term economic catastrophe via cutting spending on a tremendous level, while cutting taxes for the wealthy and running deficits until at least 2030. And in the long-term, they will destroy every single program in the U.S. federal budget except Social Security, Medicare, and the defense budget. Everything else will be squeezed out. Ryan and Romney will simply take from the poor and give to the rich; and I thought Republicans hated wealth redistribution?? Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney, with Karl Rove and Grover Norquist at their backs, are riding to Washington, and they all represent the Four Horsemen bringing war, poverty, and destitution to America.
I've had enough of you right-wing radicals bastardizing California. We Californians are not down because of "wasteful spending," but because of idiots who passed Prop 13, restricted the legislature from making tough decisions, and handcuffed the government from doing what is necessary to boost the economy in times of economic trouble. I'd personally love to confront the idiot who proposed a balanced budget amendment. THAT is what is ruining California.
OBAMA BIDEN 2012
Want to see the GOP's vision for America?
From NPR:
Percent in Poverty: 2010
Notice how ALL the worst states are red states?
Coming soon - to an America near you!
"I wish all these these haters on the left would do their history homework , it was the dems that didnt want to give the blacks civil rights"
You're half right. The conservative, southern Democrats blocked all manner of civil rights legislation. But times have changed. It was Republican Richard Nixon who first used his "southern strategy" appealing to angry, white. racist people in the South. Since 1968 all those racist South has slowly become Republican.
After listening to Ryan he reminds me of the one running for president. He's like Obama only in white. But I wouldn't let these Republican nut jobs influence you one bit. Romney and Ryan are opening up the Bush/ Cheney playbook with the same old trickle down economic plan, privatize medicare and social security, give corporations an unheard of tax break while you and me pay up to 28 percent. Wake up America. You and I will not benefit from Republican leadership, were not gonna get the tax breaks that the rich do. Those breaks will line the pockets of the 1 or 2 or 5 percenters including Trump and the Koch brothers and many of their cronies and special interests. They have no interest in the middle class at all and never will. The Republicans think they can fool just about everyone. What about you.
Here, wayne, I'll give you the "easy version":
But you already knew that, didn't you wayne? wayne?
Wayne, (who lives in Waynes world)
For a member of a group that screams outrage every time someone utters the name Bush, it's pretty funny when you go back to the 1960's to find your boogie man. How is 3 1/2 years ago so totally irrelevant to todays circumstances but 60 years ago proves some sort of point?
"To be able to work our way up and "make it"?" There's very little room for up when you're born in to a million dollar life. Mitt's daddy was very wealthy before Mitt was born. That's not a bad thing but shoots a big hole in the "work our way up" ideal.
mitt & pee wee want to take all the american jobs overseas.do away with medicare & medicaid and give out vouchers for medical care. that amount really to no care at all.this is how these guys make money taxing the poor working people into the doghouse.and denying aid for college education to the poor people(so they will have to go on slapping burgers on the grill for little pay and giving it all in taxes to people like romney making the rich richer.while the rest of us struggle to put food on the table.obama had tried to create jobs in america for america. he bailed out the car companies. brought down osama bin laden. hes trying to bring our troops home.his medical care somehting similiar to great britain. it will benefit everyone. not just the rich like the repubs want.if the repubs get the white house you can kiss this country good bye as far as getting a job. unless you want to go to china or india.(romney's outsourcing).whos going to defend america romney's religion does not allow him to fight for this country.
Charlie-1915998,
Correction, it was the southern Democrats that opposed Civil Rights. As soon as it was forced upon them, they were welcomed into the Republican party the next year with open arms. And to this day, that is where they remain.
We in the Democratic Party get rid of the scum like them and they keep finding open arms in the Republican Party. Hope you enjoy them.
Hey gang! We really need to get started on the Repeal of the 22nd Amendment, so President Obama can run for a third term.
Even if it were repealed, it wouldn't benefit President Stinky (aka BO), any more than BJ was able to benefit from his increasing the pay of the President (GWB got the first increase). My guess is that it won't be an issue as Stinks is going to be the one term proposition He spoke of (and I believe Him). I'm hopeful that Moochie is scoping out Chicago schools as it wouldn't be fair to the girls to have to switch schools in mid-year just because daddy was fired for incompetence.
Hey! Couldn't President BO (aka Stinky) just do one of them executive orders to do what needs be done? He could just declare Hisself lord god and be done with it, couldn't He? What do we even NEED general elections for anyway??? Hasn't the executive branch been declared "perfect and devoid of imperfection, so help us Barack"?
You dems are happy to pave you own road to serfdom aren't you.
stevejc42 - wow - what an adult post! Clearly you're a Republican! We don't expect much from you guys!
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Seeking,
the GOP lemmings have a new brood of leaders Let's cheer them on. Cliffs-R-Us
SportingInsanity - No issues with Krispy Kreme tho', yes?
stevejc - actually I love Krispy Kremes. Grew up in Winston-Salem where they started!
Obama is already acting like the king. To hell with congress making the laws. All hail king Obama as he destroys what is left of america and brings us all down to hell.
Steve, President Stinky? Really? Wow, GOP never ceases to amaze me with their desperation.
His wife did say the kids call him stinky in the morning.
Seeking ... Winston-Salem? I lived there for a year not so long ago, 3 years ago to be precise.
Hill will smack his fat ass.
Clinton 2016
Hill will smack his fat ass.
You must not have heard the news "Hill" will not be there. She's got better survivor skills than to show up as an accomplice to the disaster this administration has delivered. She's sending the saxophone man but they both hate Obama and are lining up for 2016.
Right! It may be an intellectual between the IGNORANT LEADERS OF THE TEA PARTY THAT THINK THAT THE EARTH IS FLAT, but not ALL the Republicans are that STUPID, after all:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/29/rand-paul-paul-ryan-budget_n_1840121.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
stronghorse - idiot - Hillary is Secretary of State. She CANNOT show up at the convention. She isn't allowed to take a stand - either Democratic or Republican since she is Secretary of State.
Neither she nor Bill hate President Obama or Bill wouldn't make comments at the Democratic convention. Oh, and yes, she will be running - and win - in 2016!
Try to grow a brain - or at least pretend!
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jimsepa,
Look no further than your own party for the smell of desperation. Maybe you should open your eyes and stop eating everything the liberal MSM feeds you. Now get in line little sheep.
The idea we have to pretend MSNBC is a real news source is ridiculous. Arthur Davis, a 4 term Congressman and an African-American who introduced Obama when he was nominated spoke at the convention and apologized to America for doing so. The fact his speech wasn't carried live shows that mainstream media is just boot lickers for the Democrats and are so amazingly racist they are reduced to pretending that any minority who makes it on their own and is succesful isn't really black or Hispanic or a woman. Progressives thy name is idiot.
Seeking Sanity,
I dont think I have ever seen you write anything insightful. All you do is attack and name call and then try and attack others intellegence. Keep it up my friend, you are really showing us.
Irish - I dont think I have ever seen you write anything insightful. Then clearly you should learn to read. My posts are, quite frankly, much more insightful than 90% of the far right on this board. Now, amazingly, I don't see you putting any of them down!
Just saw your posts and my God you are the pot calling the kettle black!
Can we say "hypocrite"?
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Did any of you under-educated over-inflated hot bags of teatardedness see the teleprompters on stage at the convention? I have read that only Obama uses them. What's up with that?
SeekingSanity, Can you say narcissist?
Pitt/Clooney 2012
SeekingSanity
your expectations of these people knowing stuff are too high. It's like some claiming Romney balanced the budget in Mass. Yes he did because the Mass Constitution requires it.
The White House had a broken fence, so they put out a Request for Bids to fix the white pickett fence. A man from Montana came out, took some measurements, crunched some numbers, and said, "I can do the job for $700...$300 for material, $300 for labor, and $100 profit for me." A man from Tennessee came out, took some measurements, crunched some numbers, and said, "I can do the job for $500...$200 for material, $200 for labor, and $100 profit for me." A man from Chicago came out, didn't take any measurements, didn't crunch any numbers, and said, "I can do the job for $2500." The White House representative asked the man from Chicago, "How did you come up with that number? You didn't even take any measurements." The man from Chicago said, "Easy. $1000 for me. $1000 for you. And then we'll hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence." - Barry Goldwater, Jr. on how government operates.
Anyone still arguing the Left vs Right paradigm is oblivious to what is going around them and should really stop acting like they know anything about politics.
Two heads of the same beast...
WHY DID REPUBS DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT THE START OF THEIR CONVENTION WHEN THEY PLEDGED TO KING NORQUIST ABOVE THEIR OATH OF OFFICE?
Almost every republicon took the pledge to King Norquist to not raise taxes , specifically the rich. Romney and Ryan plan raises taxes on the poor and middle class just to give themselves more tax breaks!
WHY DID THE REPUBS DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT THE START OF THE CONVENTION WHEN 15 REPUBS PLEDGED AGAINST THE RECOVERY AND SUCCESS OF AMERICA THE NIGHT PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK OFFICE?
The night President Obama took office 15 repubs and Fox news member met at the Caucus Room restaurant. Paul Ryan and Newt Gingrich among them. They pledged to vote against every bill just to make president Obama a one term president. They took the pledge to vote against every bill that would help America, they pledged against America, to take the economy down just to make Obama a one term president. The same thing Bin Laden pledged, take the economy down to destroy the nation, like traitors.
These same republicons then stand before the country wrapped in the flag pledging Allegiance to America when they are actually obstructing and voting against America!
Vote Obama/Biden and team America 2012
RYAN TAKES PLEDGE AGAINST AMERICA , TO VOTE AGAINST ANYTHING GOOD FOR AMERICA.
Tomasgrande posted this on 8-12-19....Notice Paul Ryan on the name list?
The "Mother of All Wars"
From the article above:
Courtesy of Daily Kos,June 8, 2012
Courtesy of the National Journal, October 25, 2010
well you and your dumba** are pledged to soros so whats the difference?
Read the fine print FORWARD ....right of the cliff, GOP (get obama packing) It is true with some groups you cant fix stupid and that is true with the left aka dumbocrats, they have been brainwashed form birth and cant recongnize the facts when they are hit between the eyes with it, Obama would have never been president if it werent for the dumb of the dumb , stupid whites , you know the ones that arent smart enough to be stupid.
Bruce-1628250,
Chris Christie ate them all. None left by 2016.
wayne-3043511,
Face it Weiner-Wayne, your side lost in 2008 and all you have is sour grapes. Watch a repeat of that in November.
Seeking sanity you need to seek a proctoligst to help you remove you head from your as... like the other 66 million that voted for Obama in 08 .... never understimate the power of idiots in large groups. Romney/Ryan 2012 and help save our country from socialist leaches.
And that is why the Red states are predominately poor,unemployed and ignorant and will lose the General Election in November.Intelligent Americans hate being lied to and that is all we are seeing from the right.We do not like ignorance and intolerance.We do not stand for that anymore;years ago those ideals were somewhat toerated and were hush/hush,now...in November you will see how much we approve of intolerance.
Republicans For Bain Capital
I think that says it all.
hey rymoon obama wont have to take us to he$# if mitt & pee wee get the white house.we'll be living in the street eatin pok n grits(poke your feet under the table and gritt your teeth).
if the repubublicans really wanted to put a good person in the white house. they would have picked bobby jindl(president) ray neagan(vice president).(louisana) these two guys believe in EVERYBODY working for the good of america. so why did the republicans dig into the botttom of the barrell to find these two ret#%%^#ds. they have running for the white house now.
american tale: put on your life jackets while we sail down the river with mitt & paul living in tents. feasting on locust and wild honey. if'n you get sick call for medicine man. you men catch fish and clean em. you women cook em on the open fire, and wash the clothes in the river.your children will play in the dirt and dance to music .life here is wonderful and we will live happily ever after.
dear franks if paul ryan is the smartest man in congres that makes harry reid a road scholar.and al sharpton the brain of america.
You mean 2020.
The next 8 are filled.
No that is what they mean.
@comcast #facepalm
I wonder how Chris Christy smells after a day of work. Morbid obease people REALLY STINK due to medical conditions.
If you are going to start throwing BS, it always comes back in bigger quantities.
Its morbidly not morbid. Didn't you read your diagnosis?
Jeff, IRESPOND doesn't read anything, just spews BS! I've been wondering all day when all the libtards were foing to come out from under their rocks. They're sure all out now, except Feisty! Where's Feisty, out getting new kneepads for the Democrat convention next week?
Fiesty is tired. She has to take a break from hate now and then. That makes it pleasant for the sane people.
WHEN MINI MONEYMATE PRANCES ACROSS THE STAGE TONIGHT< WILL HE TALK ABOUT HOW HE IS TAKING FOOD FROM STARVING CHILFREN TO GIVE MORE TAX BREAKS FOR THE RICH?
Ryan has left a trail of his own trash that he won't be able to overcome. Ryan plan kills Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, cuts food stamps from starving children and families, cuts benefits to Veterans, Forces women of rape victims to have the children if they get pregnant, kills women's healthcare , and takes the savings 716 billions from Medicare that Obama and Team America created with savings from waste, fraud and better streamlining....Ryan plan then takes that Obama money and gives that money to the rich as tax breaks. Obama used that 716 billion and invested it back into more healthcare and longer healthcare for people using the system.NO ONE LOSES ANY BENEFITS< THEY GET MORE!...HOWEVER...Ryan takes all that money from those programs and gives Romney and himself more tax breaks including killing capital gains tax on the rich.......Ryan could not be any less of an American.....but he is not done yet with his plans to destroy the middle class and poor.
Vote Obama/Biden and Team America 2012 Protect Americans from the greedy rich Ryan.
Yes but our defense will be the best the world has ever seen..and defense of what?Sorry but the idealism of America is becoming more and more diluted as the BS flies
I just listened to Paul Ryan give his speech. Joe Biden is toast. Ryan is the smartest man in congress and tonight he proved it. The next 16 years will have republicans in the white house. Oh yea!!
dear franks if paul ryan is the smartest man in congress that makes harry reid a road scholar.
I was sorry Ted Cruz and Mia Love were not mentioned on last night's coverage. It is obvious to me, that MSNBC is TOTALLY dedicated to the President. I'm a little surprised at Tom Brokaw. Tim Russert must be spinning in his grave. Wouldn't hurt any of the staff to remember him now.
Olivia rejoice, you've got David Gregory now who never met a Republican he didn't like.
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skip - the GOP slips David his check weekly! Oh how we miss Tim Russert!
Obama/Biden 2012
David Gregory is just trying to outdo Anderson Cooper's hairdoo.
blackcatwhitecat - David can't hold a candle to Anderson Cooper in intelligence or integrity!
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I think Luke Russert is terrific. I miss Tim a lot, but his son is filling his shoes admirably.
I was sorry Ted Cruz and Mia Love were not mentioned on last night's coverage.
Olivia - Love is a small town mayor. There's literally thousands of them. What is your point? Other than to show off your party's token....
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O&Joe 2012
Clotho - I love Luke Russert too. Give him a couple of years and maybe they'll kick David out so he can fill his father's chair. He'd be perfect!
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blackcatwhitecat - I lived on Reynolda Road, near Wake Forest, growing up. It's changed a lot now but is still beautiful!
Yeah, Luke is doing a great job, no question. But I still miss Tim and his dry erase board or whatever that was. He was a class act.
Gregory, not so much.
Obama/Biden 2012
skip - Tim Russert, no matter what his feelings, was always the consummate pro. If you didn't know, you couldn't tell he was a Democrat. He was a true professional and handled everyone with respect and equally.
Then you have Gregory.....
Obama/Biden 2012
I well be glad when the Repubs get home from work so I can have someone to chat with.
Unlike you welfare Dem's that set in front of the Comp all day searching the web looking for more hand outs.
Y'all should get a room for this big circlejerk you're having!
Olivia....Did you know that Romney hired blacks and flew them to the AARP meeting a month aga?...Yep, bought some blacks, gave the names to AARP people so these bought and paid for blacks could come in and applaude and cheer for him! Iwonder how many blacks he will buy and ship in again?
rofl D Green...have u seen a map lately?..lemme ask why are all the red states the states with the highest unemployment and poverty level in the country?Hmm...??The blue states(the oness with the most industry and education)seem to have unemployment under control and the lowest poverty rate..May it be that you all are spending too much time on here arguing your insane viewpoints?
have you checked out the crowds behind romney. the crowds behind obama. what do you seee....?
Well it is good to know that as pathetic as the incumbents and powers in each party are the new group of leaders on both sides are certainly capable of living down to public expectations.
Could you imagine those Speakers being Mitt's Cabinet Members? Only in America folk, only in America.
I can envision Romney hiring people with private sector xperience since he's always hada job. I cannot imagine Obama ever having a job where he had to perform or lose it. He's the perfect public employee. Typical empty suit.
Jeff, I agree except you left out arrogant and smug when describing BO!
You mean like Obama's great choices - Geithner, Holder, Salazar, Jackson??? I really don't think you should be talking about others when you look at the above (especially the first 2).
If Obama is reelected we are really doomed. It will be his last term, his last hurrah. More czars, more executive privilege. More ignoring the constitution.
Jeff.......Rove and Norquist already have everyone picked out for the jobs. Romney has no say in it. Rove, Norquist, and Cheney already have 17 of 24 advisers from the Bush/Cheney regime in place. They added ex sen Norm Coleman to a job to hand out super pac money calling Norm Mini Rove....Sen Coleman was the head of the committee to investigate fraud and missing money In Iraq during Bush era. He found nothing, he INVESTIGATED NOTHING> Now he hands out money.. Great job huh? Didn't do a damn thing as head of the committee, now he is rewarded by Rove and Cheney. He did what he was supposed to do. Nothing!
Romney/Rove/Norquist/Bush/Cheney for a worse tomorrow today again!
I was sorry that Mia Love and Ted Cruz were not featured at all during last night's coverage. It is obvious to me that the ENTIRE NBC staff is totally devoted to The President. I'm a little surprised at Tom Brokaw. Tim Russert must be spinning in his grave. The staff might want to reflect on his legacy and present a fair representation of both parties.
Nobody knows who those people are. It appears that the RNC picked some tokens, then gave them lousy times to speak. As stated above, why would anyone cover a speech by the Mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah? Why would she even be speaking, if not so the RNC could prove they have a black person? If she was a future star, they should make her the keynote speaker.
It reminds me of the time that Herman Cain was the GOP frontrunner (!), and Republicans were gleefully bragging about how non-racist they were because they had a black guy.
GOP ( Get Obama Packing) , FORWARD.........right of the cliff Romney/Ryan...2012 Save American ..........I guess I could quote my brother ... I'm not predjuice I hate everybody , would that make all of you haters on the left happy, remember when you point a finger at someone there are three pointing back at you. If you think only whites are predjuice you must have just arrived on earth.
The sad thing is the GOP Speakers had to use a Teleprompter for bumper sticker slogans. The GOP: pea brains are us. Can't wait for the Debates.
You're going to be really disappointed when your "Supreme Leader" gets his butt kicked all over the stage!
Oh man..cannot wait,lol...
Obama cant even read a teleprompter he had to have an earpiece and a sixth grader telling him what to say, because most of his his supporters have an I.Q. of a first grader , I cant wait for the debates either and watch Obama get smoked when they ask him what is his agenda for the next four years would be , because he doesnt have any , so you dems stick real close together , having to share that one brain among so many of you.
Grow up Romney is a rich man who is going to screw up the United States if elected.
hey wayne i'd rather have a first grader with a heart of love. than an educated repub with a heart of stone.
NBC, WHERE are the videos of the minority speakers? Where is the video of the speech by the BLACK conservative REPUBLICAN, Mia Love? Where is the video of the speech by the BLACK conservative REPUBLICAN, Artur Davis? Where is the speech by the HISPANIC conservative REPUBLICAN Ted Cruz? Where is the speech by the HISPANIC conservative Republican, Brian Sandoval?
Is NBC racist? Or, is it that NBC does not want people to know that Conservatives and Republicans are not.
Which is it? I believe it is both.
Tissues?
Save them for after the election, you'll need them!
Last night a woman posted, they watched the whole broadcast and wrote down each person of color they saw anywhere in the convention hall. She said she counted 11.
So much for the repub diversity. Paid for blacks to go to AARP meeting a monthago just to come in and applaude for Romney. Buying blacks to come and clap.....pathetic!
Oh thats awful..I also saw some of the convention and noticed a whole heck of a lot of empty seats..Hmmm..
He might not have built it, but....he shore did smoke a lot of it. So that begs the question...Why won't he make it legal?
Here is Mia Love.. A Black Conservative Republican from Utah, running for Congress, that spoke last night. NBC refuses to show and which MSNBC did not air in their coverage last night and do not have on their site today. Before Mia Love spoke a video of her was shown and then she gave a fantastic speech. The Republican delegates LOVED her.. and gave her a LONG standing ovation.
Here is the video that preceded her speech: youtube.com/watch?v=htoMk-GxOTc&feature=plcp
Here is the video of the Mia Love speech: youtube.com/watch?v=Lfop5TeDnZo&feature=plcp
Tissues?
I'm glad they didn't throw peanuts at her.
Repubs didn't show video of the kid Romney assaulted with gang of thugs that held kid down while Romney cut the kids hair off.
MSNBC showed the pictures of the Amish accused of doing the same thing to other Amish, a hate crime. Romney cut the kids hair off because he thought kid was gay. Repubs...where are those picture sof romney, where are the videos of Romney lying saying he didn't remember and later admitting he did it!
Here is former Democrtic Congressman, from Alabama, Artur Davis.. A Black Conservative Republican that spoke last night and NBC refuses to show and which MSNBC did not air in their coverage last night. youtube.com/watch?v=-WKJ_SUV_ek&feature=plcp
Tissues?
why would MSNBC give coverage to a former Congressman, just because he's Black?
It might be in 2008 he voted for Obama, and last night he came out against Obama. Not sure about the black thing.
To the racists we call Progressives you can only be black if you are in prison or unemployed. A self-made man, no matter that his race is black has to be called white.
thetotas....Davis was former democrat that was rejected by democrats...like Norm Coleman of Mn ...so they did the old switcheroo......to being a repub...pays well . Fake repub, fake democrat.......Pure fake...follow the money$$$$$!
Here is Ted Cruz.. A Hispanic Conservative Republican, US Senate candidate,from Texas, that spoke last night and NBC refuses to show and which MSNBC did not air in their coverage last night. youtube.com/watch?v=IuFe6R29Zso&feature=plcp
Tissues?
Would you get off the tissues issue. Your momma used them all up wiping your nose and azz since you are to brain dead to do it yourself.
Here is Brian Sandoval.. Governor of Nevada, also A Hispanic Conservative Republican that spoke last night and NBC refuses to show and which MSNBC did not air in their coverage last night. youtube.com/watch?v=IGflGv30D7k&feature=plcp
Tissues?
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For crying out loud, "Conservatism is Left of Center", I'm a lifelong liberal and I saw ALL of those speeches last night already - and I don't even have cable. If MSNBC is the only channel you get, I think you need to have a little talk with your cable company!
Why bother showing it??
Obama Job approval rating going down and at the wrong time.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx
% APPROVE % DISAPPROVE
08/26-28/2012 43% 47%
08/25-27/2012 43% 48%
08/24-26/2012 45% 47%
08/23-25/2012 45% 48%
08/22-24/2012 46% 47%
08/21-23/2012 47% 47%
08/20-22/2012 47% 47%
08/19-21/2012 46% 49%
08/18-20/2012 45% 48%
08/17-19/2012 47% 47%
Looks like the NON STOP LYING attack ads by Mittens are working. You must be PROUD.
And yet he beats Romney in the Presidential election. The President will be re-elected. Extremists will not take the White House.
I think it's the exact opposite. It's Obama's inability to speak to his failed economic polices, Jobs and Government Corruption but rather his continued negative narrative of class warfare and misrepresentation that is speaking loudly to the electorate.
The lying ads are actually coming from the Obama campaign. I guess people are sick of all the negative ads that portray Romney as a tax evader, felon and a corporate monger. These constant character attacks are obviously backfiring since voters are finally coming around with the fact that Obama has nothing positive to run on during his last 3 years and is resorting to baseless attack ads to villify Romney. Too bad he spent 100 million dollars this summer only to see his approval ratings and poll numbers go down!!
Last I checked, Romney was up by 1 point when he was down by 7 last week. Does not look like Obama is gaining any ground, he is actually losing ground, not a good time for an incumbant to lose ground 3 months before the election. I would worry if I were you!
FYI: We already have extremists in the White House, they will be voted out.
Congressman Ryan & his fellow GOP Congressmen's approval rating is 13% - "Do Nothing" is the Republicant's Motto!
Dee - it is the GOP Convention week. They should be up by double digits.
No one is worried. President Obama will win by a large margin!
Obama/Biden 2012
Lets think who we want for president. The one who thinks that no one can survive without government waisting billions in tax dollars, or the one who has been successful and thinks you can be too.
Bobs, No one knows Paul Ryan yet. When he introduces himself tonight at the convention, everyone will get to know him as the man who is not afraid to tackle the tough issues. People will especially get to know Ryan and love him after his upcoming debate with Biden, he will blow this clown away with his intelligence!
Gallup is an outlier. The conservative Rasmussen has Obama at 50% approval. The other polls range between 46% and 50%. Unless you are so myopic you ignore the nine other polls and just believe Gallup.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
Seeky...
The GOP convention is not over and when it is a wave of ethusiasism will go viral with Obama unable to defend the onslaught of Romney ads of truth as Obama's campaign funds are little to none.
If you think I am single sighted, Rasmussen has an "Intensity of support or opposition" polls that can have an impact on campaigns. Currently, 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove..
HeReigns - dream on. Obama will win in November!
Check your polls - no one likes Romney and no one trusts him.
Obama/Biden 2012
The same polls had Kerry beating Bush. By the way after reading your posts I was wondering what you had to add here other than a touch of idiocy? Check the polls. Thats what losers always say. Winners say check the election results and don't speak of meaningless polls. Anyone on earth other than Obama is fine by me. He is our own Assad.
"Real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders CHANGE POLLS"
Jeff - after reading your posts I can understand you couldn't comprehend most of my posts. They are clearly above your comprehension level. No biggie!
thetotas - keep watching as President Obama changes them!
Obama/Biden 2012
That is the "approval rate" among white males. Why don't you go and get the "approval rates" of Romney with balcks, women and latinos??? Oh I forgot!! THEY ARE JUST TRASH FOR THE GOP.
where are the "Great" Michelle Bachman?? Sarah Palin??? They put them in their rightful place: THE DUMPSTER!!!!!!
NICKY HEALY WILL END UP IN THE SAME PLACE!!!!!
Boy o Boy- are the Dem's running scared or what. Obama has an video out called blacks for Obama.
GE sending jobs to China along with billions of dollars to train the workers. And the photo shoot with
Glamour Mag. Thank you Mr Obama for giving our jobs away. Now you Dem's spin that.
Romney -Ryan 2012
SeekingSanity, keep seeking and maybe you'll get better one day. But I have my doubts! By the way, your points aren't over the head of anyone older than 5 yo!
IRESPOND-2315268
Look no further than Walker's comments to know the Republicans reduce entitlements like Medicare.
In Wisconsin, Walker said it was all about saving money for taxpayers. Walker said it was unfair for taxpayers to pay for benefits they do not receive.
On the National stage, Walker says it was all about collective bargaining. Walker has been working with Ryan on the Medicare voucher program. If this plan is implemented, Walker will happily run for President in 2020 with the campaign slogan that current workers are paying too much for benefits they will not receive.
We saw the same thing in Wisconsin when Republican Governor Tommy Thompson agreed to state worker benefits only to have Republican Governor Walker attack them.
It's the way modern day Republicans act. They promise you one thing and then a decade later they attack you. All in the effort to do the bidding of their billionaire donors.
Wow....did that make sense when you typed it?
Outside Wisconsin, Walker says voters supported ending collective bargaining rights.
Inside Wisconsin, Walker says it was all about making state workers have the same benefits that private sector workers have. Something the unions agreed to very early on.
Walker loves to tell his out of state donors one thing and voters something else.
Debbie, please get back on your meds before you hurt yourself or someone else! You're delusional, the voices aren't real, they're only in your mind.
well somebody liked him, walker survived the recall so.........
"well somebody liked him, walker survived the recall so........."
Yes, and all it took was millions and millions of dollars of outside money.
Scott Walker a star...ha. More like a falling star. This guy is still under investigation for fraud. Staff members have been arrested. He repealed equal pay in Wisconsin. He he survived the recall but the true objective of the movement was for Democrats to gain control of the legislature were the real power is in the state. He is now a governor that can't do anything.
Yes its not like he got elected twice or anything.
It's easy to barely survive a recall when you outspend your opponents 7 to 1. The millionaires bought him a victory.
He didn't survive the recall liar. He got more votes in the recall than he did the election. Thats a slam dunk inyour face to the left who guarenteed he'd lose, just like they guarentee Obama will win. CLOTHO -- want some cheesewith your whine? Poor losers always make up an excuse.
I think what I find amazing is how little is actually said about Romney and more about these people's own Bio and what they have accomplished
Very true, Jay.
It was amazing to watch every speaker, with the exception of Ann, talk about their own records and states and then at the end toss a bone at Flopney almost as an afterthought, like... OH, and BTW... vote for this guy because he's all we have. LOL
Christie gave a 2600 word speech and didn't even mention Flopney till 1800 words in. If the purpose of the night was to show a unified party endorsing their choice, they failed miserably.
Flopney/Ruin 1952
Obama/Biden 2012
Paul Ryan will be doing his "Pee Wee Herman Dance" tonight on the RNC tables, trying to sell his silly Budget Proposal Plan. Decreasing Revenues & Increasing Military Spending failed as the G.W. Bush Budget Plan - Congressman Ryan's is an ill conceived copy.
Hope they all stay on display so we wont forget the Tea Party ignorameces in 2016.
krispycream said that we need a leader...he has to change things...yes Obama has put regulations back in..we need more but the b-tch tea nuts complain about it..they want more rip offs on Americans from walls street
Of course, yet red states are doing much better than the blue ones filing for bankruptcy or on verge of it. You wait till next week when i get to hear a convicted felon, a klingon and bozo the clown speak with a sneak peak of carter 2nd worse only to bozo
yeah your right Rick Perry took Federal stimulus money hahahahaha..that don't work in secret
actually he turned away the $ moron, you are a complete idiot did you eat alot of paint chips as a child?
sorry oil man its the truth remember what Jake the fat man said last night.truth
MSNB cut to some fool ....as the national anthem began in the back ground....what a bunch of comunist...you people are..you should be thrown out of the republican convention.... a****holes!!!
glad to see your out on work release again shark,we needed some more tall tales to tell the mis-guided.
Navy,,, It was a sham when they pledged ....They pledged to Norquist and pledged to to vote against America......Their oath of office and to the flag and constitution mean nothing to them!
WHY DID REPUBS DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT THE START OF THEIR CONVENTION WHEN THEY PLEDGED TO KING NORQUIST ABOVE THEIR OATH OF OFFICE?
Almost every republicon took the pledge to King Norquist to not raise taxes , specifically the rich. Romney and Ryan plan raises taxes on the poor and middle class just to give themselves more tax breaks!
WHY DID THE REPUBS DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT THE START OF THE CONVENTION WHEN 15 REPUBS PLEDGED AGAINST THE RECOVERY AND SUCCESS OF AMERICA THE NIGHT PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK OFFICE?
Do y'all think when the DNC starts fox news will air them.like other real news does.or show reruns of hannity..why does fox b-tch about Americans wanting to See Romney taxes that's not news
Oh heck yeah they will have a hay day just like we are with the Republicans....It's kinda like the comedy hour of Politics......Like who can Blanket the biggest lie and not get caught or called out on it.
jay yes or no
MSNBC decided that any time a minority would come up to speak that instead of broadcasting that speech they would have their usual talking heads do their thing, and making the convention look like a Whites only affair?.....MSNBC are the true Racist and Race Baiters....they are the ones that are having the peanuts tossed on them.
you think fox will air the DNC convention.??????
They find a low level black republican in bumfuk nowhere and treat her like she's anything but a token probably promised the moon for her speech. Ambassador to Zimbabwe under a president Romney maybe?
After elections it will be back to business as usual...No blacks allowed for repubs unless Romney pays for them like he did when he shipped a plane load of blacks to his AARP meeting!
Dude,there were 11 black people at the convention...eleven.Maybe MSNBC did'nt not show the speeches by the black RNC member because there was only ONE there!!!aND SHE WAS PROBLABLY PAID TO SHOW UP AND SPEAK..Pathetic
hey tea nuts did yall see all of them used TelePrompTers hahahahah..you retards.my oh my hahahahahaha
I am sure Axlerod learned his lesson to not unleash Obama to speak at events without his teleprompter. Remember last time Obama led his guard down without his teleprompter? He said something stupid like "You did not build that". Now it has become the main theme of the convention. Obama must be feeling like an idiot every day since then.
so when bozo uses them ALL the time its ok?
no doo doo brains..its yalls saying
OilShark - your stupidity is showing - again. ALL politicians - including your dear Regan - use teleprompters - or used teleprompters!
who wants to take care of my 5 sons who have never work a day of there lives or gone to war when needed...you people want to take care of my 5 lazy sons on our dime meaning tax money ..hand-outers of our hard earn money..My 5 sons Romney
You liberal puppets have some nerve attacking Romney and his family just because your life is the s*h*i*t*s and hasnt amounted to much so your jealous streak and ignorance trys to distract from the phony BS-er who is trying to turn our country into a laughing stock of the world! Not working this time around. Even msnbc, the laughing stock of news who cut out all minority speakers from their coverage can't save the BS-er! I bet your gay as you are the only fools he kept his promise to. You had better stock up on the tissue now mr payne in the a*s*s!
elvis, are you a child or just stupid? Both?
Romney has a 59 point plan yet I never see anyone one the right on these blogs talk about how great anything he proposes would be, why is that? The best you have is all democrats must be on welfare, food stamps, live in a basement or trailer park? It must be they aren't excited about anything Romney proposes, have never read his plan or simply aren't smart enough to defend him.
Romney convinced nossm that he is a Multimillionaire like Romney....ahahahahahahaha
Gonna giggle and smile when you have higher taxes to pay for more tax breaks for Romney?...Gonna giggle when you have NO HEALTHCARE< MEDICARE< MEDICAID< POST OFFICE?
Too funny...you think you have something in common with a Romney........
Ann found out shirts come in packages at Costco!
Mittster saw ...Food....in a Machine...and ...you put in ...Money...and push ..a ..button and ...food comes ..out....AMAZING...he said!
Oh dont worry aboutt he laughingstock that is America right now,Bush took care of keeping America the laughingstock of the world for awhile now and now we're down in the shytehole with everyone else now.It's horroendous to see Ann in her $25,000 dress onstage telling us about 'hardship' yea right what an insult to the rest of us