Scott Baio Hand-Picked by a Desperate Trump to Speak at His D-List RNC

[Ken Burch]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/17/scott-baio-was-hand-picked-by-a-very-desperate-trump-to-speak-at-his-d-list-rnc.html

He had promised an “all-star” gathering of “winners” the likes of which you’d never seen, name-dropping A-list luminaries such as the Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger, as well as decorated coaches Mike Ditka and Bobby Knight.

And he gave us Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Scott Baio.

Yes, on Saturday night’s edition of the Fox News program Justice with Judge Jeanine, Baio announced that he’d been personally selected by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. And, judging by Baio’s description of the hasty invite, it seems not only that he’s been in part supporting Trump for the subsequent media exposure he’s received, beaming over the amount of “interviews” he’s conducted since his endorsement, but also that Trump is desperately scrambling for any sort of celebrity cachet he can inject into his stale RNC lineup.

“It’s been fantastic, Judge. It started with you, and from that I’ve gotten so much time to talk about Donald Trump, a man that I believe in, and I’ve done I don’t know how many interviews, and radio, and print, and things like that,” said Baio. “I was at a fundraiser for Mr. Trump the other night with my wife, and he invited me to speak at the convention—which was completely unexpected and out of left field. I mean, he had given a speech and he was walking out and I looked at him and I said, ‘Mr. Trump, Scott Baio…,’ and he said, ‘Oh my god!’ And he said to me, ‘Do you want to speak?’ and I said, ‘Here?’ and he goes, ‘No, no, at the convention!’ And I went, ‘Ugh… o…okay,’ and we went inside the house where the fundraiser was.”

Baio, who made a name for himself starring as ladies’ man Chachi on the sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi, and later as the title character on Charles in Charge, claimed he’ll be speaking Monday night at “around 8 o’clock,” adding, “I don’t know exactly what it is that I’m talkin’ about [at the convention].”

...just writes itself, doesn't it?...

[nolabear]

1. I just posted the list of speakers. I'm waiting to see Ryan and McConnell struggle. But it's DULL.

[Ken Burch]

2. They gonna have Janine "Northern Exposure" Turner do her "never ever have sex" speech again?

That one always, er softens up the crowd.

[catbyte]

3. ...

[TlalocW]

4. Clint Eastwood is sitting in his easy chair facing the TV

Angrily muttering about how you give one bad speech, they dump you and go for the "young" guy next time around.

TlalocW

[Ken Burch]

6. Or facing away from the tv.

Or possibly standing after he threw the hair THROUGH the tv.

[Zambero]

5. Oh yeah, the guy who couldn't sing or act

His complete lack of talent notwithstanding, Baio is a perfect celebrity match to follow Clint Eastwood's empty chair routine from 4 year ago, since he's guaranteed to make Clint look great by comparison.

[PJMcK]

14. Clint and the Chair

At the Republican National Convention in 2012, on the night that Mitt Romney was to be acclaimed as the Republican nominee for president, I was a bit nervous when Clint Eastwood came onstage with the chair. Instinctively, I knew he was going to use it as a metaphor for President Obama, as if Mr. Obama was an empty suit. Mr. Eastwood is tremendously successful at communicating; it's why his movies have been so successful. So, as he came onstage, I was worried.

Obviously, my concerns were unnecessary and the result will be part of political lore for generations. It has struck me as incomprehensible that the Republicans let Mr. Eastwood step on the climax of their convention and push Mr. Romney's acceptance speech past the broadcast window. It was completely inept on several levels.

But it's also struck me that if they had done it right, my concerns might have been realized. If the RNC planned their timing in the broadcast cycle and coordinated the chair bit with Mr. Eastwood, and if he had scripted the comedy sketch instead of improvising it, the introduction could have been a devastating presentation.

Lastly, it's struck me repeatedly that Republicans think that celebrities should stay out of politics and that Hollywood Liberals, like Barbara Streisand, Susan Sarandon and Oliver Stone to name a few, should just shut up with their leftist opinions. Of course, if their names are Ronald Reagan, Phil Robertson or Scott Baio (Ha Ha), then their opinions are very important.

[L. Coyote]

7. Trump saw his Hillary tweet, said, "I want that guy, he just called Hillary a c__t."

I won't show Baio's despicable meme, but let me say, it is as tasteless as possible.

I wondered "Who is this guy?' and now i know, some complete asshole from Hollywood.

[MADem]

8. He posted an ugly "c" word meme about Clinton on Twitter and got his ass handed to him.

Apparently it was a photoshopped image of Clinton in front of a banner for the Country Party in Canada or somewhere. You can only read the first part of the banner, the -ry is not visible. She's positioned so that the "O" in the first word is obscured.

Not even subtle.

Then his wife got on facebook or something and spewed the most foul invective (using that very C word and worse) at the critics of her husband--it was a real shitstorm!

But hurrah internet--people scooped up that stuff and didn't let them play the delete game. Unnh unnnh unnnnnh!!!!!


They sound like a CHARMING couple.....

[bettyellen]

15. Our Sniffa used to Twitter troll him till he got blocked, lol.

[MADem]

18. I remember sNiFfa--didn't he used to use odd and seemingly random capitalization?

Why did he get banned--did he misbehave?

If he harassed that guy, he did at least one thing right!

[bettyellen]

24. Sniffa is so awesome! Had the pleasure of meeting him a few times and places.....

I missed the ugliness bit from what I understand he had a lot of run ins with Dems here hoping LBgT would STFU. If I know Sniffa he was likely a hell of a wiseasss about it. Lol.
Very witty man, he is.

[MADem]

28. Ah, OK--he got into those battles--I imagine his failings were more about tone and

personal commentaries, rather than POV. Those discussions were more about "process" than goal, IIRC, (i.e. everyone was in the same boat, they just couldn't agree re: the best course to navigate to reach port) but they did get heated for some. When you care about an issue it is sometimes a challenge to disagree without getting disagreeable.

Have you heard from him at all, or has he become a whisp in the internet ether?

[bettyellen]

30. We still keep in touch on FB, and he is as naughty as ever....

I don't know the details of what went down, but I know quite a few LGBTs who dissapeared at that time, a few are good friends I managed to stay in touch. None of us ever had the impulse to dredge it up. I'm just grateful to know them, some of my fave real life people, including Swag and Progmom are the best friends and cats sitters I could ever hope for.

[MADem]

31. I remember him as being quite a personality. Gosh, that was a long time ago.

Glad you still keep in touch.

[Johnny2X2X]

21. The media

I hope the media harps on this when he speaks. This guy called the next President and former 1st lady the C word and he's speaking at the RNC. That's freaking outrageous.

[Ilsa]

33. Oh, please, try that again, Scott Baio.

The networks will have to put the rnc on a 5 second delay for censoring language after SB gets charged by the FCC .

[sweetloukillbot]

9. Will he be lobbing law bombs?

Is Willie Ames appearing as Bible Man?

[Onyrleft]

10. He's got some range.

He used to be a heartthrob now he makes your head throb.

[Hortensis]

12. Lol. You know, that's actually true. Yuck.

[Hortensis]

11. I'm relieved. I was afraid it was going to be dull.

[MineralMan]

13. Has-beens and never-weres appear to support Drumpf.

And The Donald™ is the never-will-be.

[Capt. Obvious]

16. But when is he scheduled to speak?

I can't find that out.

I've read today but no actual time slot.

[oasis]

17. Willie Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" will also address the convention.

At least Trump left him off of the VP short list.

[pstokely]

19. No Kirk Cameron?

[TheBlackAdder]

20. Dang! I was wondering the same thing.

[MADem]

22. Gee, how about "Up With People" for the musical interludes....?

You know the most "diversity" in the venue will probably be the people doing the WORK at that thing...!!!

[WI_DEM]

23. We probably could get Richie and the Fonz to speak at ours.

[Onyrleft]

25. New spinoff

Chachi Loves Nazis

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Stephen Baldwin was busy?

[SummerSnow]

27. Ok we need to take a vote now.....

When Scott " Chachi" Baio comes out to do his speech, what song do you think they will play

1. Theme to 'Happy Days'

2. Theme to 'Charles in Charge'

3. Becks' 'Loser'

[Onyrleft]

29. The Pixies

"Where is My Mind"

[Ken Burch]

34. I'd have liked to see someone "Rickroll" him when he started to speak. n/t.

[L. Coyote]

32. Live now, Biao says God created America.

[Onyrleft]

35. I bet if you pressed him,

he'd be able to explain why Jesus wrote the Bible in English.

[L. Coyote]

36. I bet if you pressed him,

he couldn't explain why Trump and Jesus don't think at all alike.