Post by Bevo on Jul 21, 2016 14:52:10 GMT
I wasn't able to watch ALL the speeches in real time last night, due to a 10 pm teleconference with customers in Thailand. But, MamaBevo watched them.
She HATED Ted Cruz.... is now embarrassed, and angry at me for convincing her to vote for him.
She LOVED Eric Trump.... as she did with Don, Jr.
She LOVED Mike Spence... .. was impressed with his calmness, directness, and sense of humor.
But, her strongest reaction to anything was: The political commentators on NBC. Apparently, after Spence's great speech, all they could talk about was the fact that Trump didn't "Raise his Arms in Victory" with Spence. Rather than say ANYTHING positive about Spence, or anyone.... all they kept talking about was how embarrassing it was that they didn't know they were supposed to raise their arms. "Shocking that NO ONE TOLD THEM" they have to do this. It's "proof that they don't know what they're doing".
Really? That's what you HAVE TO DO to be elected?
Good grief.
IMO, people are SICK of just THAT KIND of 'inside baseball' political strategery.
This is the year of the outsider, and the Democrats have nominated the "Secretary of the Status Quo". (What a great line from Pence.... I don't want to be accused of .... um... PLAGIARISM!!!!! 
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Sometimes, the winner is easy to see... just from the visuals. Trump is GOING to WIN.
Visuals:
Obama v Romney (tossup) Incumbent wins
Obama v McCain (hands down, Obama) Obama wins in landslide
Bush v Kerry (Lurch? R U kidding me?) W survives
Bush v Gore (AlGore, the stiff who invented the internet....?) W wins
Clinton v Dole (I rest my case... )
Clinton v Bush Sr (young and fresh vs old, tired and disinterested) Clinton wins
Bush Sr v Dukakis (Competent former CIA Director, vs bushy eye browed convict lover) Bush wins
Reagan v Mondale (MonDULL, zzzzzz) Reagan cruises
Reagan v Carter (Nice looking actor vs droopy Nuclear Engineer suffering from malaise) Reagan in a run-a-way
Carter v Ford (When Carter SMILED, as Ford couldn't walk down stairs without falling) Carter wins
Nixon v McGovern (President with a 'secret plan to end the war' vs Grandpa) Nixon cruises
Nixon vs Humphrey (HH came in late... due to Sirhan Sirhan) Close one, in a weird year.... but, Nixon was at least equal, if not better in looks than HH
LBJ vs Goldwater (Ok... LBJ wasn't a looker. But, this was the "vote for JFK" in abstention election) LBJ wins on JFK coattails
JFK v Nixon (Young, vibrant JFK vs Sweaty Dick) Close one, stolen one... but, still... the theory holds.
That's 56 years of... the BEST VISUAL winning. The trend is your friend. (I'm not sure who first said that.... if I knew, I would give them credit!)
