Posted on 07/14/2016 12:23:43 AM PDT by iowamark
CLEVELAND A night highlighting the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya. An appearance by onetime football star Tim Tebow. A presentation detailing former President Bill Clintons sexual misconduct.
Donald J. Trump, the presumptive nominee, has been promising a different kind of Republican National Convention, and plans obtained by The New York Times show that he is eager to put his showbiz stamp on the partys gathering, even as he struggles to attract A-list talent.
The roster of speakers obtained by The Times, and confirmed by two people with direct knowledge of the convention planning, reveals a lineup lacking many of the partys rising stars. Instead, it features some of Mr. Trumps eclectic collection of friends, celebrities and relatives, from his Slovenian supermodel wife to professional golfer Natalie Gulbis...
The list, which is subject to change, as obtained by The New York Times:
Night 1: A Benghazi focus, followed by border patrol agents and Mr. Shaw, whose son was killed by an undocumented immigrant. Senator Cotton, Mr. Giuliani, Melania Trump, Ms. Ernst and others.
Night 2: A focus on the economy: Mr. White, president of the U.F.C.; Asa Hutchinson, the governor of Arkansas; Michael Mukasey, the former United States attorney general; Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, a vice-presidential possibility; Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader; Tiffany Trump; Donald Trump Jr. and Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin.
Night 3: Ms. Bondi; Ms. Collins; Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker; Senator Ted Cruz of Texas; Eric Trump; Ms. Gulbis; and the nominee for vice president.
Night 4: Mr. Tebow; Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee; Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma; Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman; Gov. Rick Scott of Florida; Mr. Thiel; Mr. Barrack; Ivanka Trump; Donald J. Trump.
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I agree. Usually, when someone gets a high public profile, all sorts of people who knew them in the past pop up - saying positive and negative things.
Classmates at school and university usually have various anecdotes, and people like to look back and remember if they saw this person's potential. It is also human nature that people gossip, and tell embarrassing stories - that is the cost of fame. I can remember women who went out with GW Bush recalling he was a cheap date, and others saying he was sports mad, etc.
But with Obama, there is nothing. His team seemed aware of this, so the diaries of "former love" Genevieve Cook appeared. But they were obviously fake, and accompanied by photos of young Obama which seemed photoshopped.
Do you?
I didn't say there was anything wrong with his content, but he certainly did not have a John Wayne sound either and according to all the Palin haters on this forum it matters.
Does it matter?
Meh!
;-)
Wow. You REALLY don’t get sarcasm, do you.
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