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Kasich will need some strong sun glasses when he pulls his head out of his ass.

Lol, poor poor Johnny Kasich

I NEVER write LOL because it's usually not true. In fact, I may never have written it.
When I saw this I did LOL.

All this never-trump crap is being pushed by the Cruz camp. Cruz is revealing himself as a true scumbag. He could put a stop to this if he simply honored his PLEDGE, but he is NOT a man of his word. Thank God he's not the nominee.

http://www.foxnews.com/politic...with-team-trump.html

The Republican convention appears to be facing a rocky opening both inside and outside the arena – inside, from forces loyal to Ted Cruz mulling a procedural fight and outside, from anti-Trump protesters testing the demonstration rules set by the city.

Party Chairman Reince Priebus formally kicked off the convention Monday afternoon, setting in motion a packed day of speeches and official party business including the platform itself.

But on the sidelines, multiple high-level GOP sources in Cleveland told Fox News that officials loyal to Cruz – led by former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah – have been bargaining with the Republican National Committee and Donald Trump campaign over procedural changes they failed to secure in last week’s Rules Committee sessions.

Coming as some anti-Trump delegates still are trying to mount a rebellion on the floor, the Cruz camp is seeking its own changes.

Those forces want to revise the rules that will reward states with closed primaries -- and for the RNC and Trump camp to allow Cruz’s name to be placed in nomination from the convention floor.

For the latter to occur requires certain numbers of delegates from eight states, written signatures and more – and the Trump campaign can move to frustrate that effort if they wish.

From their end, the Cruz forces have the power to somewhat disrupt the convention over the first two days – albeit with little power to affect the ultimate outcome of Trump receiving the nomination. One threat the Cruz forces are said to be holding over the heads of the RNC and the Trump campaign is the specter of a large group of delegates – in the hundreds – simply leaving town after Cruz speaks on Wednesday night, exposing the nominee to the prospect of televised images of empty seats in the Quicken Loans Arena. It’s an open question whether there are enough alternate delegates who can be rallied to fill such a number of seats.

On the Trump side, Republican consultant and Trump adviser Roger Stone is said to have mobilized a group of 1,000 people to push back wherever his candidate’s interests are being threatened.

RNC Chairman Priebus was huddling with key advisers on these issues Sunday night, to a degree unusual for a sitting chairman on the eve of the gaveling of his party’s convention; on such evenings, the chairman is usually performing more ceremonial duties.

These sources tell Fox News that the bargaining is reaching its end. The deal most likely to materialize would see Cruz rewarded with his name being placed in nomination, and revisions to the rules that reward closed-primary states with more delegates, in exchange for Cruz instructing his delegates to allow the convention to proceed smoothly and perhaps signing some kind of unity pledge.

A Republican source tells Fox News that the key sticking point is Cruz's speaking slot and specifically the content of his speech. The original agreement between team Trump and team Cruz allowed Cruz to speak without offering a formal endorsement of Trump. So far, Trump's folks have not asked to look at the speech.

Meanwhile, protests are getting underway. While demonstrations have been held for days in Cleveland, Monday’s have the potential to get rowdy.

One group, the Coalition to Stop Trump, is planning to march toward the convention site and has already gone on the move -- going outside the guidelines set up by the city. With at least 200 people starting to gather, the protest has brought together a mix of groups ranging from Black Lives Matter to several pro-socialism organizations.

The city has only allowed permitted protests a considerable distance away from the arena.

Other protests are also on tap for Monday.

Luttrell did a fine job with his time. Called out the next generation to step up.

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Luttrell did a fine job with his time. Called out the next generation to step up.

What a speach

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Luttrell did a fine job with his time. Called out the next generation to step up.

Very emotional. Well done.

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Luttrell did a fine job with his time. Called out the next generation to step up.

The man wears his heart on his sleeve! He was very impressive and I loved that he called out the kids.

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All this never-trump crap is being pushed by the Cruz camp. Cruz is revealing himself as a true scumbag. He could put a stop to this if he simply honored his PLEDGE, but he is NOT a man of his word. Thank God he's not the nominee.

If the candidates couldn't keep their word on something simple like this, how can we possibly take their word about the more important things?

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If the candidates couldn't keep their word on something simple like this, how can we possibly take their word about the more important things?

We obviously can't this is what they do - they lie, they think it is part of their job description. Apparently it is part of their character. You are pretty low in life when you all you do is lie. Is why no one likes them.

After listening to Marcus Lutrell I decided to volunteer to work on the Trump campaign.
I will find out next week what they will have me doing.

I loved how he came out tonight. That's our next President right there, people

Melania's speech was excellent. True grace. What a wonderful woman. Trump's family is most certainly one of his greatest assets.

That letter from the Hispanic groups is fantastic.

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I loved how he came out tonight. That's our next President right there, people

yep, Clever Man.

^^^ great photo!

I thought Sabato actually had a good short speech. I wasn't expecting anything from him, but his story of immigration was perfect.

Mellania was good, especially taking into account that English is her fourth or fifth language. I do believe she missed an opportunity to tell a story about Trump that no one has heard which could have endeared him to the public. She spoke about a couple in her interview a couple months ago, about how they met and fell in love, and that story would have gone a long way in personalizing Trump.

Marcus Luttrell stole the show. Absolutely the best speaker of the night.

I was hoping for more from David Clarke, his vocabulary completely disassociated him from the average couch potato watching at home. My parent's had no comprehension of anything he spoke about. All told, I think his speech was lost on most people. Which is unfortunate, because he said a lot, and it was correct.

Yikes. No one vetted her speech? Not good.

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Yikes. No one vetted her speech? Not good.

I pooh-poohed this when I first heard mention of it this morning. However after seeing the segments they are comparing side-by-side if those areas weren't straight lifted from Moochell that is an incredible coincidence. Can't believe someone in the speech writing group didn't pick up on that, but maybe they were more focused on fancy lights for later. That she's now insisting she wrote all this on her own, I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing for the campaign.

Either way, hopefully it will be a skipping stone and gone soon.

I like David Clarke. His speech was great. But, I'm beginning to have a problem with his uniform. I suppose it is truly up to him, but he is beginning to look like a waiter at TGI Friday's with all the crap he adorns himself with. Sort of like those cars you run across occasionally covered with every bumper sticker from "save the whales" to "coexist".

Tone it down a bit please sir.

Guliani was excellent! I was waiting for spittle to fly from his mouth! He cranked that audience up to 11!

RMD

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Yikes. No one vetted her speech? Not good.

I pooh-poohed this when I first heard mention of it this morning. However after seeing the segments they are comparing side-by-side if those areas weren't straight lifted from Moochell that is an incredible coincidence. Can't believe someone in the speech writing group didn't pick up on that, but maybe they were more focused on fancy lights for later. That she's now insisting she wrote all this on her own, I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing for the campaign.

Either way, hopefully it will be a skipping stone and gone soon.

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Agree. Someone should be fired this morning. Trump should speak up and own it. It was preventable, and unnecessary and now it is a major distraction. Too important to let something like this happen.

We always tell our staff to be sure to do the easy things well.

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Either way, hopefully it will be a skipping stone and gone soon.

Nope. All you'll hear now for the next week is how shady Trump is and how this is an example of why he can't be President, etc.

I clearly remember Obama just off the top of my head plagiarizing other speeches:
- "just words?"
-"you didn't build that!"

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I like David Clarke. His speech was great. But, I'm beginning to have a problem with his uniform.

Really? He looked fine to me. A lot of police chiefs use 4 star rank like that.