Posted on 07/22/2016 7:23:15 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
On the final night of a convention filled with mishaps -- of the plagiarism, non-endorsement varieties -- Donald Trump painted a bleak picture of America, even as he officially accepted the Republican party's nomination for presidency.
His name was stamped in bold font across the convention hall jumbotron as he walked on stage. "I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States," Trump began his speech. He paused for a moment before departing from his prepared remarks to join the audience in chanting: "USA! USA! USA!"
At this point, Trump couldn't help but gloat a little over his victory in the primary race.
"Who would have believed that when we started this journey on June 16th of last year we - and I say 'we' because we are a team - would have received almost 14 million votes, the most in the history of the Republican Party," he said, "and that the Republican Party would get 60 percent more votes than it received four years ago." He noted that the Democratic party's primary voter turnout rates were "not so good."
The billionaire proceeded to lay out a dark vision of America: "Our convention occurs at a moment of crisis for our nation. The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life."
"Americans watching this address tonight have seen the recent images of violence in our streets and the chaos in our communities," he continued. "Many have witnessed this violence personally. Some have even been its victims."
"I have a message for all of you," he said. "The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon -- and I mean very soon -- come to an end. Beginning on January 20th 2017, safety will be restored."
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“Dark” as a dog-whistle?
Isn’t that RAAAAAAACIST????
What they must mean is that not having to depend on the government is darkness.
I was watching NBC. I was flabbergasted that the very first thing Brokaw said after the end was remark “It was a dark speech.” In no way did that sound like a spontaneous reaction to what he had just heard. There is NO WAY a rarional human being would conflate “dark” with that speech. This was clearly planned in advance as you say. I then switched to CSPAN (where I should have been all along).
I am 77 years old and what Trump says is an absolute fact/ It would matter a lot less to me if I did not have loved ones left here to face the music. I have had a great life but wish better than what is coming for my kids and grand kids.
If young folks buy into the Pie in The Sky the Democrats are selling then all I can say is you brought it on yourself.
It is time to face the truth folks.
This is not an effective way to attack Donald Trump, but they are oblivious in their politically correct blindness to reality. Let them continue to waste their efforts in this manner, rather than finally focus on something that might be salable.
The truth is pretty dark in America.
Pray America wakes
LIKE
“dark” is the new “unexpectedly” as in “GDP Unexpectdly declined”
Exactly! It is just one word but its use was so instantaneous and complete that it speaks volumes about what is going on...... Let's put it this way, was there a single democratic shill talking head on tv last light who did not use the word 'dark' immediately after the speech? I think the answer is a resounding no. It says a) they all got their talking points at the exact same time and b) that any pretense of subjectivity is absolutely gone. They used to at least have some semblance of pretense but that vanished instantly last night the second that Trump switched off the mic.... why not officially change their name to Clinton News Network for CNN, Nothing But Clintons for NBC and so on? Why shouldn't they make it official?
I bet if you dig you can find this all traced to an email coming out of one of Hillary’s servers telling them all to use the term dark.
BEHOLD, the DARK VISION! Bwahahahaha!!!!!
What was dark about it?
I’m sure team Hillary is already working with the MSM to craft the reviews on next week’s DNC convention. “The most energized and forward-thinking convention of all time”, “The world was mesmerized by the sheer genius displayed by Hillary”, etc. etc.
CBS is so racist.
Well duh- where has cbs been the last 8 years...oh wait that’s right they have been looking through the rose colored glasses and sipping the koolaid provided by the regime. MSM is the propaganda wing of the regime marxists and globalists . They are the libs’ Leni Riefenstahl.
Welcome to Free Republic, Herman. You are among kindred spirits here.
According to the lefties, ignorance is bliss.
LMAO !
So that'd make us what, Darkies ? !
I roll my eyes every time I hear a liberal use the phrase "Dog Whistle", because it means something very specific to them...come to think of it, isn't the phrase "dog-whistle" a dog whistle for liberals???
Well said Herman, and welcome to FR !
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