Republican National Convention 2012 Pure Bliss!
Not even Hurricane Isaac can dampen conservatives spirits as they revel in delight at the largest political party that happens every four years. The Republican National Convention 2012 is pure bliss. It’s nice to get outside of Washington, the eye of the Mitt Romney media bashing storm, and be around people who want Romney to win. Monday morning when I picked up my media pass, the enthusiasm permeating the muggy Tampa air was palatable. I ran into Red State’s Erick Erickson and we both grumbled about the quarter mile walk to the Convention Center, one of the few downsides to attending the convention is things are spaced out far and wide.
But as I made it through rain showers and metal detectors, I glided into the Google media lounge, a digital oasis, where reporters literally can recharge at the “Cellconcierge,” charging station, coffee bar, a massage chairs and google pods designed to rest your weary butt.
I strolled down media row, where I saw a fired up Geraldo Rivera, mild mannered Mike Huckabee, and a relaxed looking Sam Donaldson of ABC News. Next I headed into the Forum where all the action takes place, warm up speakers and Mitt’s nomination speech. As I walked in, the massiveness of the space bathed in red, white, and blue with delegate signs dotting the floor overwhelms you. Balloons are tightly hung “in the ceiling with care” soon to be dropped, bursting in air.
In predictable fashion, the mainstream media tried to destroy all our enthusiasm by reporting, almost wishing Isaac would wreck the RNC Convention and Mitt Romney’s coronation, but as fate or GOD would have it, the show will go on. This isn’t just one big party. Romney has some serious work to do. He’s got to juice the goose Thursday night–not just convince the Ron Paul naysayers he’s worthy of their support but also make the case to the American people he’s better equipped to lead the country out of The past three plus years of debt, joblessness and hopelessness. As a Republican member of Congress told me it isn’t enough for Romney to convince voters to vote against Obama, Romney has to get Americans to vote for him.
On my flight down to Tampa, I ran into a a Republican from Maine, who explained he was still on the fence about Romney until he picked Rep. Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential candidate. Romney made the right move with Ryan, signaling he would make the election about the economy and no longer allow Obama to run from his record. Now we need to hear those words from Romney delivered with passion, conviction and a dash of personality signifying he’s the next president of the United States. America is waiting with rapt attention to hear Mitt speak and make more of the right moves!
GREAT ARTICLE, Crystal! AS Always.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF FAST DEAL IS THE RULES COMMITTEE TRYING TO PULL.SNEAKING THIS DELEGATE RULES CHANGE THROUGH BEFORE THE DELEGATES GET THERE.THE BIG WIGS IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WHO ARE NOT CONSERVATIVES WANT TO RID THE PARTY OF THE CONSERVATIVE WING OF THE PARTY.I THINK THEY FEEL THAT THE CONSERVATIVES ARE TOO POWERFUL IN THE PARTY POLICY MAKING.WHAT DO THEY THINK THE TEA PARTY THAT IS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE GOVERNMENT & CUT SPENDING IS?THE PARTY IS ON THE WAY OUT IF THEY THINK THEY CAN ELIMINATE THE BIGGEST PART OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.WE GOT THEM WHERE THEY ARE TODAY.THE PARTY GOES TO THE CONVENTION UNITED & I GUESS THEY CAN’T STAND THE THOUGHT OF AN ENTHUSED UNITED PARTY.THEY START TROUBLE OVER THIS,THAT WILL SPLIT THE PARTY.THEY ARE DOING FOR OBAMA WHAT THE DEMOCRATS & OBAMA HAVE BEEN SO FAR UNABLE TO DO.BRING DOWN THE TICKET. FLUSH THE ELECTION DOWN THE TOILET.OBAMA MUST BE JUMPING FOR JOY ! ! THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS MANAGING TO SNATCH DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY.THE RON PAUL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TELLING US ALL WEEK THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO,WHAT ROMNEY WAS BEHIND.I KEPT ARGUING WITH THEM,THEY KEPT SAYING YOU WATCH.THEY SAID COME AND JOIN THE RON PAUL TICKET.YOU CAN’T TRUST ROMNEY/RYAN.NOW I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER.I THINK IT LOOKS VERY BAD IF THEY DO THIS.I AM IN INDEPENDENT,I MIGHT VOTE ANYWAY NOW.I WAS SO ENTHUSED ABOUT ROMNEY AND RYAN.NOW I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR THINK .
WON’T BE PURE BLISS FOR LONG.THESE ARE THE TACTICS WE ARE USED TO FROM OBAMA.WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER 4 YEARS OF THIS KIND OF,”BACK ROOM’ DEALS.
Pure Bliss, just pure bliss! Good seeing you today!
*** How do you feel when Republican’s say “we built this country”, grandchildren of immigrants? Doesn’t this leave out minorities? I don’t feel american when I hear this type of talk.
*** Why is it that republicans (and democrats) don’t have a problem that republicans can go to congress and make deals with other republicans to not advance policy and legislation? The power is no longer with the people. The power is now with “men”.
I wonder if the conservative black chick has a comment about the Republican attendee who threw peanuts at a black camera woman and said “that’s how we feed the animals.” I mean, this is the crowd that doesn’t play identity politics, right?
Hope, you are falling for a tried and true tactic of the Liberal left. Almost certainly that person or persons were members of the protesters that are camped outside or even Obama sympathizers that snuck into the convention to cause problems. No TRUE Conservative Republican feels that way. Don’t believe me, all you have to do is look how the liberal media cut off the speeches of the minorities speaking at the convention last night to see that. Time to lay off the Kool-Aid sweetie.
Leslie – you’ve got it wrong. It’s not “We” as in “white folks” – it’s “we” as in the private sector, not government. So your racist assertion is nothing more than either a. ignorance or b. deceitful. Hope – you too – you assume racism when it’s not there. My guess is that “you two” are the same person. As for Peter, why don’t you just crawl back into your mom’s basement and have another toke on that joint, buddy. You Ron Paul nuts try to go around the rules and they stop you from your subversive action. It’s like you guys poked the bear and then when the bear fought back, you were all like “Oooh,oooh, they’re suppressing the will of the people!!!” NO. You Ron Paul morons who were going to turn on the people of your home state by voting differently than you were supposed to – you are the ones suppressing the will of the people. Nice try, though.
This worman (Conservative Black Chick) sounds like the slave that would tell the Master the slaves were running for their freedom in the underground railroad.
I just saw her on CNN and couldn’t stop laughing at her argument the First Lady gave a terrible speech. I guess she was watching the convention on that Black and White TV the republicans want you to watch.
How easy we can call a sister names when we don’t agree with her. Guess what people as of 1865 (our) slavery was over! Our ancestors lived it! They went through hell just to stay alive! This is how we repay them? Name calling? And don’t worry if you are white it is not racism to not vote for a Black President if you are in fact voting on facts and what is good for America.
WOW! I’m black, a women, and a conservative! You know how I know this? Because the president reminds me of that EVERYDAY!!! That’s all he ever talks about! Since President Obama started running and everyday since it has been all about race and taking away our freedom! I’ve never felt so belittled and under-classed in my life, until he became president. Between me and my husband we have been laid off from three jobs, taken pay cuts, and our health insurance has gone through the roof in the past four years! One of the companies he bailed out is the same company that closed our doors and laid off more then 1,000 people in a small town.
People we need to start voting on the facts not race! Yes I’m black, yes I’m a woman, and NO I DID NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA AND NO I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HIM THIS TIME!!! You can call me a sellout, and uncle Tom, or house slave but I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HIM. That is based of facts not race!
Wake up America! Be proud again and stop looking to government to take care of you. You are not going to get your 40 acres and a mule… But that might be all you get if you vote for Obama again!
Educate yourself and go see Obama 2016! Vote not on race but by facts. The President is a smart man I’ll give you that. He is not running this Great Nation into the ground by accident. It is his full intentions to run this Great Nation into the ground and he is doing a bang up J.O.B!!!
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