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Trump turns to unlikely speakers for convention help
CNN.com ^ | 7/2/2016 | Jeremy Diamond - CNN

Posted on 07/02/2016 1:12:00 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Denver (CNN)Donald Trump is turning to his family, sports figures and business leaders to fill speaking slots at the Republican National Convention later this month as scores of prominent Republican leaders continue to refuse to line up behind their controversial nominee-to-be.

Trump announced Friday that his wife and children "are all going to be speaking" at the nominating convention that kicks off in just over two weeks. And the real estate mogul has also promised to add sports figures and other non-politicians who are supporting him to the roster of convention speakers, which would set the 2016 convention apart from past conventions packed with current and former elected officials.

The unconventional programming, which Trump has said will include a "winners' night," comes as his campaign and the Republican National Committee are facing an unusual problem unseen in past conventions: a lack of interest in speaking slots from many party elders and rising stars.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 2016rncconvention; convention; speakers; trump; unlikely
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I wonder if Dr. Ben will be at the podium speaking. Ted Cruz. Vlad Putin. :-}

Time to reset the GOP.

1 posted on 07/02/2016 1:12:00 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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Herschel Walker comes to mind as a strong supporter that would be a good one to address the crowd.. and the mobs outside.


2 posted on 07/02/2016 1:13:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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I predict the highest ratings for a convention ever. Who wants to hear a bunch of self-serving politicians drone on and one?
3 posted on 07/02/2016 1:15:02 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (1,542); Cruz (559); Rubio (165); Kasich (161)
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That is true.


4 posted on 07/02/2016 1:17:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

You mean I don’t get to hear Scott Walker?


5 posted on 07/02/2016 1:18:38 PM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: NormsRevenge

This is going to be a really unique Convention...GO TRUMP!!!!!


6 posted on 07/02/2016 1:19:47 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge
The unconventional programming, which Trump has said will include a "winners' night,"

Gotta loe it, implying those who don't speak are "Losers" - and he'd be right.

7 posted on 07/02/2016 1:20:28 PM PDT by Oatka (Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Anthony Robbins to speak, the Romney clan to walk on hot coals.


8 posted on 07/02/2016 1:21:33 PM PDT by Rastus (#NeverHillary)
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To: SamAdams76

If Trump is NOT the nominee, this will be the end of the so-called republican Party:

Record number of primary voters in history...

(per your tagline, Sam) Delegates So Far: Trump (1,542); Cruz (559); Rubio (165); Kasich (161)

Looks like We, the people, have spoken....


9 posted on 07/02/2016 1:22:29 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: SamAdams76

Hope they keep them short and peppy! Lots of patriotism and good “vibes”
Leave the droning at home.
There are several good Trump Train songs and videos that could be sprinkled through out.


10 posted on 07/02/2016 1:23:41 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Trump is exposing the Fifth Column in the US)
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To: NormsRevenge

CNN practically turned over the microphone for this article to that a$$hole Stuart Stevens (Romney’s diaper changer) who spews his usual Trump-hating horseshit. This isn’t ‘news’, this is just more anti-Trump propaganda from the ‘most distrusted name in news’, the Clinton Newz Network.


11 posted on 07/02/2016 1:24:43 PM PDT by mkjessup (It's Donald Trump, or Hillary Rotten Criminal. It's a no-brainer!! Get on the Trump Train, or GTFO!)
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To: NormsRevenge

I bet diamond and Silk will give a speech..


12 posted on 07/02/2016 1:25:00 PM PDT by freespirit2012
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13 posted on 07/02/2016 1:25:21 PM PDT by r_barton (GO TRUMP!!!)
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To: freespirit2012

That would be great, plus Trump needs to neutralize or remove Paul Ryan from the convention speakership. Ryan can do a lot of damage from the podium.


14 posted on 07/02/2016 1:27:33 PM PDT by Truth29
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What about Diamond and Silk? They should be given a prime-time slot to address African-American voters. And after the convention they should have regularly scheduled rallies on Trump’s behalf in cities like Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and other places where blacks have been completely shafted by their Democrat plantation overseers.


15 posted on 07/02/2016 1:31:03 PM PDT by huckfillary
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The GOP Convention might actually be FUN again..instead of seeing RINOS go on TV and spew about how we need to have amnesty for illegals and open our country to rapeugees, we will have people who actually CARE about America speaking..and I hope that Ted Cruz speaks too, its time to UNIFY the party or else Hitlary Clinton will destroy whats left of our great country


16 posted on 07/02/2016 1:31:29 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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Probably not Yeb!. Oh, I don’t know, it’s just a guess...


17 posted on 07/02/2016 1:34:13 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: freespirit2012

That would be good.


18 posted on 07/02/2016 1:34:56 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: NormsRevenge

Other than the very first Convention televised, this one will be the ONE/WON to remember for years to come. With the elimination of the typical political ‘figures’, Mr. Trump has an opportunity to show the public a uniquely different side of the political game and how it is played. He thinks outside the box and the stiffs on stage will be found to have limbered up a bit in the upcoming presentation.

Might he create even more jobs by hiring on a contract basis, the director (person in charge) of the entertainment seen in his vast assorted individual hotels around the world? And what would that particular person feel compelled to do to offer an enjoyable program for all America? No doubt it will be first class and ‘something completely different’ Actually, really look for to this year’s event.


19 posted on 07/02/2016 1:36:30 PM PDT by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

This is off the wall but needs to be seen by the black muslim community
None of us favor NOI but FerretCON has this right on target !

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HI8fpRw_FFA


20 posted on 07/02/2016 1:37:53 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Trump is exposing the Fifth Column in the US)
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