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RNC Convention Speakers Feature Rice, Martinez, Haley in Star-Studded Lineup
Townhall.com ^ | August 5, 2012 | Elisabeth Meinecke

Posted on 08/06/2012 3:57:50 AM PDT by Kaslin

Sounds like fun already ... the Tampa Bay Times released the names of some of the speakers slated for the RNC convention in Tampa later this month, and it looks to be a promising lineup. The Times reported that, as of now, it's unclear where these speakers are slotted, and the rest of the lineup--including the keynote speaker--remains unknown. Names so far include conservative powerhouses New Mexico Gov. Susanna Martinez and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. Florida Gov. Rick Scott is also speaking.

Here's a portion of the Times report:

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Sen. John McCain and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are among seven headline speakers announced today for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

The first look at featured speakers also includes South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.

The keynote speaker and others will be named closer to the Aug. 27-30 event, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said in announcing the headliners, whom he called "some of our party's brightest stars, who have governed and led effectively and admirably in their respective roles."

So far, the lineup looks off to a fairly good start. Conservatives will definitely be represented well--both socially, with the inclusion of Mike Huckabee, and practically, with competent and current gubernatorial voices like Martinez and Haley--and Rice remains a popular figure in the GOP.


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To: Lady Heron
They made that choice knowing full well they were crossing a line with a good portion of their base knowing full well what the consequences could be and I made that choice because there is a line I will not lower myself to cross. The party left me behind I did not leave the party....sound familiar?

BINGO.


81 posted on 08/06/2012 6:08:34 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
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To: Kaslin

RINO’s every one.


82 posted on 08/06/2012 6:11:22 AM PDT by stockpirate (Slaves to the collective! SCOTUS is just as corrupt as congress. IMPEACH ROBERTS!)
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To: eCSMaster
Nope. My conscience tells me if Romney blacklists Palin, who's given so much to the Republican Party, and to our country, then I can't support him. If that gets Obummer re-elected, it's Romney's fault, not mine.

Your analysis of the political burden is correct. Don't let anybody guilt-trip you. Romney's the guy who has to mend fences, having done so much to insult conservatives and break those fences down.

83 posted on 08/06/2012 6:11:33 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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To: mazda77
Your Master, Mr. RomneyCARE, was a carpetbagger
to Massachusetts.

Mr. RomneyCARE overthrew the Mass. Constitution
to impose his gay marraige, polygamy,
and used the Democrats to install his Judges
and his DEATH PANEL and ObamaCARE agendae.

Mr. RomneyCARE .... NO CONSERVATIVE WILL VOTE FOR HIM.

IT’S UNANIMOUS FOR RINO ROMNEY
From the Kennedy Seat in Massachusetts to the entire DNC

Mitt Romney wins much coveted Jimmy Carter endorsement

Gore Praises Romney's 'Climate Protection Plan'

Carville(D):
"It's a feel-good story, this Romney thing.
Romney is an ascendant guy
."

Sen. John Kerry (D) to Don Imus on RomneyCARE:
"I like this health care bill".

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) on RomneyCARE:
"To come up with a bipartisan plan in this polarized environment is commendable."

George Soros Wants Mitt Romney


84 posted on 08/06/2012 6:11:41 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Kaslin
No Palin.

Screw Romney and the GOP-E he rode in on.

85 posted on 08/06/2012 6:12:35 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: stockpirate
RINO’s every one.

Tampa is going to be the biggest parade of RINOs in history.

These things aren't even real American political conventions in any true sense of the word any more.

They're much more like a Soviet propaganda show. It's all scripted to the nth degree.

86 posted on 08/06/2012 6:16:45 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (The saving of America starts the day conservatives stop supporting what they say they hate.)
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To: EternalVigilance
Your stated vision of how this could work is a complete illusion.

Wake up.

You're wielding brute facts, in rebuttal against wish-casting and stubborn, sullen belief.

You can't reason someone out of something they were never reasoned INTO, ultimately. ;)


87 posted on 08/06/2012 6:17:59 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
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To: Timber Rattler

“No Palin.
Screw Romney and the GOP-E he rode in on. “

She wouldn’t be named to the speaker line up if Romney were going to name her as VP, would they? Now wouldn’t THAT be something?


88 posted on 08/06/2012 6:18:16 AM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
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To: Diogenesis

That is the funnies and saddest post I have seen lately. What a mess the GOPe has gotten themselves into. They won’t learn as in 2016 they will put Bloomberg up and the FREEPERS will slobber all over him as they are Romney.


89 posted on 08/06/2012 6:19:53 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Attention Republican National Convention voters....Santorum/Bachmann 2012! Dump liberal Romney NOW!)
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To: Timber Rattler

Same here. I won’t watch this circus.


90 posted on 08/06/2012 6:20:46 AM PDT by Clyde5445
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To: Kaslin; eCSMaster
Instead of bitching you might want to read this article in Breitbart from August 2 by John Nolte

One, he's not "bitching" and two, the article changes nothing except my opinion of the flexuousness of Sarah's stabbed-many-times-by-Romney-Judases backbone.

The article's only intelligence is that Sarah says she's willing to be a trouper, just like she was for McPain. She was stiffed from the speaker list -- THAT is the real deal.

Because Romney can't have a woman in that hall who's more man than he is. Period.

You will have it on your conscience

Balzac!

91 posted on 08/06/2012 6:21:57 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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To: Kaslin
I failed to see how voting for a socialist as opposed to a Marxist advances the conservative agenda one iota. With Obama and a conservative House and Senate there will be grid lock. With Romney the socialist agenda progresses. I personally feel the best thing conservatives can do this election is vote 3rd party at the top to deny either the socialist Romney or the Marxist Obama a mandate to do anything.

I once was persuaded to vote GOP solely for the purpose of conservative Supreme Court appointment. However after Roberts invented a new tax on inactivity that argument no longer works. I can not think of a single valid reason to vote GOPe any longer and will now NEVER EVER AGAIN vote GOPe.

92 posted on 08/06/2012 6:24:23 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: EternalVigilance

The voters of Utah made the same stupid decision as did the voters of Arizona. They based it only on the idea that seniority will find a way. That is why I say, and I’ll say it again, vote conservative, down party. That is the only way. Anything else at this point and we have the Kenyan back again for four more. BTW,

Scott Walker
Ted Cruz
Fisher in Nebraska
Mandell in Ohio
Steelman or Brunner in Mo.
and more to come later.

But I suppose that doesn’t matter to you one horse trick shows who thinks the whole thing resides in the White House. Currently it does even as the Constitution says otherwise. Four more years of Obama and the Constitution as we know it will cease to exist.

Either we have a chance with weather vane Romney or we have a sure thing of Obama. That is your choice, that is our reality.


93 posted on 08/06/2012 6:24:56 AM PDT by mazda77 ("Defeating the Totalitarian Lie" By: Hilmar von Campe. Everybody should read it.)
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To: napscoordinator
They won’t learn as in 2016 they will put Bloomberg up and the FREEPERS will slobber all over him as they are Romney.

Given the party's remorseless (and suicidal) leftwards metamorphosis, post-Reagan -- Bush, Dole, Bush, McCain and (now) Mittens -- I fully expect them to go either with Jeb Bush, in order to fuel their inexplicable dynastic daydreams; or else simply toss the long-tattered "conservative" face masks aside, once and for all, and lunge headlong into full-bore Al Franken/Dennis Kucinich territory.

94 posted on 08/06/2012 6:25:31 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
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To: Ronald_Magnus

She wouldn’t be named to the speaker line up if Romney were going to name her as VP, would they?
_____________________________________________________

Ah yes they would dearie...

She was one of the main speakers in 2008...

And Willard is not gong to pick Governor Sarah Palin..

1) hes too liberal
2) shes too conservative
3) hes scared of her..

As Sarah herself said “Insecure men are afraid of strong women”


95 posted on 08/06/2012 6:26:22 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana (Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
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To: bill1952
Your name is on that list - the one headed by little miss diogenesis.

I see .... and are you planning on making that list available to Obama's goons anytime soon?

Lists now, is it?

96 posted on 08/06/2012 6:28:21 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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To: Kaslin

I estimate about half the “I Heart Sarah” are subversives. I like a lot myslef, but the vitriol over every real or percieved slight towards her is way over the top.

Before reading the thread I predicted there would be a post about her within the first 3. Sure enough, it only took 2. And don’t defend Mitt or you might be banned from posting.


97 posted on 08/06/2012 6:30:40 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: lentulusgracchus
Lists now, is it?

The instinctive, knee-jerk impulse towards a fascistic response is the universal trademark of hard-left politicians... and those who obligingly soldier in their stead.

98 posted on 08/06/2012 6:31:30 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
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To: eCSMaster
The thing that has to happen, is everyone needs to swamp Sarah Palin with support letters,emails,notes whatever to get her involved more. She once said that she would persue the presidentcy if the people wanted her. We have to show her that she is wanted. If we have to vote for romney it better than osoma. Let Sarah take care of romney later.
99 posted on 08/06/2012 6:32:21 AM PDT by wax wing
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To: mazda77

If you are talking about Cruse, we shall see if he in fact is a real Tea Party conservative. I and many others voted for him because of Sara, but I have serious doubts about him. Hope I am wrong but he is already off the reservation with his Tea Party in Texas is all in for Romney comments. He probably had to say that but it certainly is not true.


100 posted on 08/06/2012 6:32:21 AM PDT by jpsb
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