Posted on 06/12/2016 5:19:10 AM PDT by monkapotamus
Donald J. Trump has some ideas for how to jazz up the Republican National Convention, and he previewed one at a rally here on Friday evening: a “winner’s evening” of sports celebrities and champions addressing the convention rather than politicians.
“We’re going to do it a little different, if it’s O.K.,” he told the crowd. “I’m thinking about getting some of the great sports people who like me a lot...”
He said he wanted to have them all address the convention, to be held next month in Cleveland, as examples of “winners,” rather than “these people, these politicians who are going to get up and speak and speak and speak...”
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They’ll mock this but how different is this from Dems constant use of people like Barbra Streisand? No doubt, she’ll be on stage holding hands with Bill again.
Probably a smart move.
He’s making a play for the LIVs who respond to celebrity. Those folks vote (even though they shouldn’t). Might as well get them to vote for him as opposed to Hillary.
Plus, it’ll tick off the GOP-E politicians. Always a plus.
Thinking outside the box. I like it.
Cant blame him. I wouldn’t want to be seen in public with politicians either!
This also succeeds as a subtle way to get a lot of black people up on stage showing support for Trump. There aren’t there because they’re black (that’s a Democrat trick) — they are there because they have achieved great things in sports.
The alternative (as Trump well knows) is to trot out a bunch of old, white Republicans who like to control things. This is not the year for that.
All that is true, but it also serves an instructive purpose. As Trump pointed out, he wants to spotlight real winners, not politicians who just talk.
Professional athletes, like businessmen, compete in a world of empirical performance, which to a politician is like garlic to a vampire. Trump’s got all the rats scurrying.
Trump turned firing people into a massively popular TV show. He grew immense wealth with golf clubs and luxury hotels during a global recession. He's turned political speeches into massive rallies and entertainment.
This is going to be massive!
Trump’s ideas just keep getting better and better
Outside of Clint Eastwood, Mitt’s convention was as entertaining as a funeral for a friend.
yup...plus do you want Paul Ryan on stage?? I hope Trump adds in a bunch of American military and police officers...
Trump had better vet those athletes REALLY GOOD as history has shown there are some pretty shady characters in their ranks.
The ratings will be yuge.
I think this is a good move. And then he can trot out Paul Ryan at the end to give him a bouquet of flowers and thank him for chairing the convention! Hee
Bingo. DT is a marketing whiz.
This sounds like he wants to change the GOP political convention into the Coronation of King Donald the Great.
No Tyson because of the rape issue. Otherwise OK.
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