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mucifer

(23,560 posts) Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:22 PM Aug 2020

No former Presidents will be speaking. Think about that. W spoke at

John Lewis' funeral and he won't be speaking at his own party's convention.

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No former Presidents will be speaking. Think about that. W spoke at (Original Post) mucifer Aug 2020 OP

The Bushes skipped the 2016 republican convention as well. Claustrum Aug 2020 #1

Did they speak at Romney's convention? democrattotheend Aug 2020 #22

According to this politico article, W skipped it apnu Aug 2020 #25

A soon to be former President will be though Freethinker65 Aug 2020 #2

STRAIGHT UP!!! mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #6

Every damned night! nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #19

Bush the Lesser had his problems, but this guy is making him look better every day. TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #3

I heard Roger Stone's Nixon tattoo jls4561 Aug 2020 #4

... Celerity Aug 2020 #5

What has been seen can not be unseen... cayugafalls Aug 2020 #13

Methinks there was a new addition. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2020 #17

I thought about that yesterday.. that I bet no Cha Aug 2020 #7

w would be more likely to pop into the DNC convention But, I doubt it mucifer Aug 2020 #8

Come to think about it.. was W even Cha Aug 2020 #11

Republicans are still reaching all the way back to Reagan, 32 years later Silent3 Aug 2020 #9

Reagan was the one who really pushed them down the path dflprincess Aug 2020 #12

Oh, I don't deny that Reagan was a big part of establishing the sick set of "values"... Silent3 Aug 2020 #16

Absolutely correct. Trump is the symptom of our problems, not the cause. (eom) StevieM Aug 2020 #21

Absolutely correct Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #26

And Bush is the only former president they have. dflprincess Aug 2020 #10

I bet they can't even get any VP's - it will be an embarrassing hate and grievance filled mess nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #14

They can have McTurtle mumble for an hour. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #15

I don't think W Bush spoke in 2012 either. I think Bush has brain damage JI7 Aug 2020 #18

W gave a eulogy at John Lewis' funeral. So if he wanted to he could speak at the RNC mucifer Aug 2020 #23

Featured speaker - Scott Baio? keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #20

The murderous Con already told everyone that they have nothing to offer him malaise Aug 2020 #24

Claustrum

(4,846 posts)

1. The Bushes skipped the 2016 republican convention as well.

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:24 PM

Aug 2020

Needless to say, Trump didn't win them over in 4 years.

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)

22. Did they speak at Romney's convention?

Reply to Claustrum (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 12:28 AM

Aug 2020

I can't recall if either of them spoke in 2012. If W didn't speak in 2012, I'd guess that was Romney's choice, not his. He was still pretty unpopular then.

apnu

(8,758 posts)

25. According to this politico article, W skipped it

Reply to democrattotheend (Reply #22)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:50 AM

Aug 2020

https://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/07/george-w-bush-skipping-republican-national-convention-129622

Freethinker65

(10,036 posts)

2. A soon to be former President will be though

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:24 PM

Aug 2020

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

6. STRAIGHT UP!!!

Reply to Freethinker65 (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:31 PM

Aug 2020

tblue37

(65,483 posts)

19. Every damned night! nt

Reply to Freethinker65 (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 12:19 AM

Aug 2020

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. Bush the Lesser had his problems, but this guy is making him look better every day.

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:24 PM

Aug 2020

jls4561

(1,260 posts)

4. I heard Roger Stone's Nixon tattoo

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:27 PM

Aug 2020

got a prime time slot.

Celerity

(43,485 posts)

5. ...

Reply to jls4561 (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:31 PM

Aug 2020

cayugafalls

(5,643 posts)

13. What has been seen can not be unseen...

Reply to Celerity (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:40 PM

Aug 2020

You got me.

DinahMoeHum

(21,806 posts)

17. Methinks there was a new addition. . .

Reply to jls4561 (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 12:13 AM

Aug 2020

Cha

(297,574 posts)

7. I thought about that yesterday.. that I bet no

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:32 PM

Aug 2020

no former pub potus' will be speaking at the Treasonous Idiot's convention.

There'd only be W & he won't be there.

mucifer

(23,560 posts)

8. w would be more likely to pop into the DNC convention But, I doubt it

Reply to Cha (Reply #7)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:34 PM

Aug 2020

will happen

Cha

(297,574 posts)

11. Come to think about it.. was W even

Reply to mucifer (Reply #8)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:35 PM

Aug 2020

at Romney's convention?

Silent3

(15,259 posts)

9. Republicans are still reaching all the way back to Reagan, 32 years later

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:34 PM

Aug 2020

...when they want to invoke what is (to them) a supposedly inspiring example of a past Republican president.

And as much as I disliked Reagan, he still wasn't anywhere near as awful as the Republican party has become. He'd never make it through a Republican primary for dogcatcher these days. He didn't foam at the mouth nearly enough.

dflprincess

(28,082 posts)

12. Reagan was the one who really pushed them down the path

Reply to Silent3 (Reply #9)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:36 PM

Aug 2020

of "greed is good, I'm the only one who matters". As wells as ramping up the "southern strategy".

Trump is the natural outcome of the path they have been on since Ronnie. Pity even the ones who realize Trump was going to far won't admit that.

Silent3

(15,259 posts)

16. Oh, I don't deny that Reagan was a big part of establishing the sick set of "values"...

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #12)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 12:02 AM

Aug 2020

...the Republican party now espouses, but he still followed a lot of the norms of conduct we should be able to expect from a President. He seemed like a doddering old fool to me, but was an articulate, thoughtful scholar compared to Trump.

StevieM

(10,500 posts)

21. Absolutely correct. Trump is the symptom of our problems, not the cause. (eom)

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #12)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 12:24 AM

Aug 2020

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

26. Absolutely correct

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #12)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 08:04 AM

Aug 2020

Reagan remains the worst president in history in my book. Without him, we would not have the current mess.

dflprincess

(28,082 posts)

10. And Bush is the only former president they have.

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:34 PM

Aug 2020

Maybe Clint Eastwood could speak with Reagan's ghost this time.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,651 posts)

14. I bet they can't even get any VP's - it will be an embarrassing hate and grievance filled mess nt

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:45 PM

Aug 2020

C_U_L8R

(45,019 posts)

15. They can have McTurtle mumble for an hour.

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 11:56 PM

Aug 2020

That will dazzle the magats.

JI7

(89,262 posts)

18. I don't think W Bush spoke in 2012 either. I think Bush has brain damage

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 12:19 AM

Aug 2020

and is mentally like a child and that's why Michelle is nice to him.

But even without that he wouldn't be speaking at this one . Because there is Jeb and others from the Bush family that could still represent but they wont.

mucifer

(23,560 posts)

23. W gave a eulogy at John Lewis' funeral. So if he wanted to he could speak at the RNC

Reply to JI7 (Reply #18)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:01 AM

Aug 2020

keithbvadu2

(36,887 posts)

20. Featured speaker - Scott Baio?

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 12:22 AM

Aug 2020

Featured speaker - Scott Baio?

Jon Voight? - loyal republican

malaise

(269,157 posts)

24. The murderous Con already told everyone that they have nothing to offer him

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:38 AM

Aug 2020

Trump feels no need to convene ‘club’ of former presidents amid coronavirus pandemic
Published: April 13, 2020 at 6:47 a.m. ET
By Associated Press

Asked if he might be inclined to contact any of the living former presidents, Trump responded: ‘No, not really. We’re doing a great job.’

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-feels-no-need-to-convene-former-presidents-club-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-04-12

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Meanwhile here are some details about his great job
Number of Covid-19 deaths:175,092
Cases: 5,656,204
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

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