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ailsagirl

(22,912 posts)
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:40 AM Jul 2016

The Reviews Are In: Conservatives Say The DNC Was 'Disaster' For The GOP

(TPM) Something strange happened on the last night of the Democratic National Convention.

After the GOP nominee lambasted the Democrats on Twitter for displaying what he viewed as too few American flags, there was a sea of waving flags as far as the eye could see when Hillary Clinton became the first woman to accept a major party's nomination on Thursday.

A small faction of protesters chanting "no more war" as General John Allen spoke were quickly drowned out by chants of "USA!" filling the Philadelphia arena. The most notable refrain from the RNC crowd last week: "Lock her up."

The evening also hammered home the stark tonal difference between the two conventions. After Trump painted America as a downcast country in need of a billionaire savior, night after night of all-star DNC speakers preached a sermon of American exceptionalism, with values that unify us all – talking points once exclusively owned by Republicans.

It was enough to give a lot of conservatives whiplash. Here are just a few of them praising the DNC and bemoaning the state of affairs in their own party.

Read the tweets:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/conservatives-agree-dnc-was-disaster-for-gop
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The Reviews Are In: Conservatives Say The DNC Was 'Disaster' For The GOP (Original Post) ailsagirl Jul 2016 OP
Excellent gop tweets for the Dems, ailsagirl! Cha Jul 2016 #1
Thank you, Cha!! ailsagirl Jul 2016 #2
Oh it's early there yet... lol but, I usually go to sleep around 4ish if I'm lucky. Cha Jul 2016 #3
It really was brilliant-- so much more than I had imagined!! ailsagirl Jul 2016 #4
Our Dem leaders are brilliant! Cha Jul 2016 #5
I think I'm too wound up to sleep but I'll give it a try ailsagirl Jul 2016 #6
maybe ethical, good-hearted Reps will go back to vlyons Jul 2016 #7
Wow - those tweets are fun to read leftynyc Jul 2016 #8
DING DING DING! LeftyNYC, you're our grand prize winner! rocktivity Jul 2016 #39
It really blew me away. I mean, I've never been anything close to undecided Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #9
"Snark aside: GOP needs to understand what is happening to them tonight..." Hortensis Jul 2016 #10
You betcha'!!! ailsagirl Jul 2016 #37
Stunning quotes I never thought i'd see from conservatives wishstar Jul 2016 #11
This one made me LOL! NurseJackie Jul 2016 #12
LOLOLOL! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #18
Hilarious underpants Jul 2016 #19
lol that is perfect! treestar Jul 2016 #32
It was so great to have Dems show confidence and optimism IronLionZion Jul 2016 #13
Cons have a sad that real Democratic Party... JHB Jul 2016 #14
kick ailsagirl Jul 2016 #15
K&R underpants Jul 2016 #16
Thanks, underpants ailsagirl Jul 2016 #17
K & R. n/t FSogol Jul 2016 #20
K&R AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #21
"...If the goal is to reach independents and conservatives uneasy with Trump, rocktivity Jul 2016 #22
actually lancer78 Jul 2016 #30
All I know is that two thirds of them rocktivity Jul 2016 #31
I'm willing to bet those tweets are just the tip of the iceberg Wednesdays Jul 2016 #23
Love it! SharonClark Jul 2016 #24
Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch RexCasual Jul 2016 #25
I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2016 #26
Exquisitely refreshing. Hekate Jul 2016 #27
"How can it be I am standing at my kitchen counter sobbing?" Hubby & I just laughed till we cried. Hekate Jul 2016 #28
To be honest... ailsagirl Jul 2016 #29
even the Rs hate him treestar Jul 2016 #33
THAT I can't figure out ailsagirl Jul 2016 #34
Rednecks jcgoldie Jul 2016 #35
Seriously, I can't imagine anyone even liking him ailsagirl Jul 2016 #36
Were talking about the same base who... jcgoldie Jul 2016 #38

ailsagirl

(22,912 posts)
2. Thank you, Cha!!
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:49 AM
Jul 2016

I just ran into this article and, since I can't sleep, thought I'd post it here for all you early risers (I'm in California).

Cha

(298,139 posts)
3. Oh it's early there yet... lol but, I usually go to sleep around 4ish if I'm lucky.
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:59 AM
Jul 2016

I'm on Kauai and it's early here.

So grateful that our brilliant Dem Convention penetrated their gop brains.. it would seem Benedict Donald has helped us immensely in that area, too. The goprimary voters really were quite helpful.



ailsagirl

(22,912 posts)
4. It really was brilliant-- so much more than I had imagined!!
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 05:03 AM
Jul 2016

And I knew it would be good, but this was stupendous!!

So much thought went into it-- such great speakers-- really riveting!!

Off to sleep, I hope!!



Cha

(298,139 posts)
5. Our Dem leaders are brilliant!
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 05:07 AM
Jul 2016

Sometimes that's all it takes is getting back on the computer to get sleepy.

Good Luck! sleeping!

ailsagirl

(22,912 posts)
6. I think I'm too wound up to sleep but I'll give it a try
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 05:10 AM
Jul 2016

Our Dem leaders are brilliant!! So proud to be a part of this!!

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
7. maybe ethical, good-hearted Reps will go back to
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 05:21 AM
Jul 2016

putting country first, instead of party first. Maybe some will grow a backbone and and begin he reform the much-needed purge of their party of the depraved haters, liars, bigots, and greed-mongering people, who have run their party for 100 years. That assumes of course that there are any Reps of good will left in that party. I feel a big, big repudiation of the GOP coming next Nov. Because Trump is not going to stop saying stupid, ridiculous and alarming comments. Every week, he will show us just how unqualified he is to be Prez.

rocktivity

(44,588 posts)
39. DING DING DING! LeftyNYC, you're our grand prize winner!
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 10:38 PM
Jul 2016

Last edited Sat Jul 30, 2016, 10:49 AM - Edit history (1)

"They're stuck with the Frankenstein they created."

Which wasn't created overnight. This needs so little updating, it's scary:

The 2008 GOP primary season and Obama's cheatproof margin of victory should have told the GOP leadership that they were stampeding toward a cliff -- and they should have noticed that their voters weren't following them. But instead of giving themselves a strategic makeover, they've tried to fob off the same flabby candidates with the same flabby talking points. Five years ago, one could understand the GOP believing that being defeated by a woman or an African-American was the stuff that dreams are made of. But what's their excuse now -- Fox News? Don't make me laugh.

Whether or not you agree that "Fox News has moved in and essentially replaced the RNC as the driving electoral force in Republican politics today," it isn't Roger Ailes' fault that Perry made Bush Jr. seem lucid, that Cain made Bachmann seem lucid, that Romney is as appealing as a cactus, or that Gingrich called Obama a "food stamp President."

While Fox News should rightfully be considered a branch of Republican party, their role is that of a pipeline to the public. Ailes can only work with what the GOP shovels into Fox News' front end. Suggesting that Ailes is a loose cannon recklessly spewing "relentless paranoia" and "slash and burn tactics" simply enables the Republican crime family values of deflecting blame and avoiding accountability. The blame and accountability lie squarely with "the private face" of the GOP leadership for being too ideologically tone-deaf at best, and too rich at worst, to display any genuine attention -- never mind empathy -- toward the voters.

-- Rocktivity, DU 1/2012



rocktivity

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
9. It really blew me away. I mean, I've never been anything close to undecided
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 05:45 AM
Jul 2016

But I have to believe if I was just walking into the political landscape and trying to make up my mind based upon a comparison between the two conventions, I mean.... No fucking contest.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
10. "Snark aside: GOP needs to understand what is happening to them tonight..."
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 06:00 AM
Jul 2016

"Still stunned. Feel like I'm in the twilight zone. Obama just defended America & conservative values from attacks by the Republican nominee."

The "conservative values" defended are, of course, American values.

Really enjoyed reading this, Ailsagirl. Thanks.

wishstar

(5,273 posts)
11. Stunning quotes I never thought i'd see from conservatives
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 06:22 AM
Jul 2016

But I never thought such a deranged demagogue could get so close to the Presidency

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
12. This one made me LOL!
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:20 AM
Jul 2016
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IronLionZion

(45,676 posts)
13. It was so great to have Dems show confidence and optimism
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:33 AM
Jul 2016

celebrating our successes and clear plans for a successful future. America is a great country and Democrats are proud of our country.

Vs the GOP who has gone downhill very quickly with infighting among their leaders, lack of support for their nominee, and general negativity. The GOP is the America sucks party. The GOP nominee is inviting espionage from Russia. They are living in an alternate reality.

I think the American voters will respond favorable to our positive message. Love trumps hate. More voters are finding out that Trump is unqualified and Hillary is one of the most qualified candidates to ever run for the office of president. She is the most prepared to lead from day one.

I really liked the American flags, and the veterans, and police, and the mothers and preachers, and other folks. GOP doesn't own patriotism or family values. Democrats actually value families.




JHB

(37,166 posts)
14. Cons have a sad that real Democratic Party...
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:45 AM
Jul 2016

...is not the "Democratic Party" caricature that exists in their heads.

rocktivity

(44,588 posts)
22. "...If the goal is to reach independents and conservatives uneasy with Trump,
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 11:01 AM
Jul 2016
well done, Democrats."

Well, duh. It was what I called the "wary women, embarrassed evangelicals, mortified moderates, and repulsed ex-Bushies" vote that pushed Obama past McCain. And Mitt lost his edge with independents when he refused to show his tax returns.

And don't forget that Hillary has a secret weapon -- an ex-president for a husband whose policies bought the U.S. eight years of peace and prosperity.


rocktivity

 

lancer78

(1,495 posts)
30. actually
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:22 PM
Jul 2016

Romney won independent voters by 5% in 2012. People place way too much importance on independent voters.

rocktivity

(44,588 posts)
31. All I know is that two thirds of them
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 06:56 PM
Jul 2016

Last edited Sat Jul 30, 2016, 02:21 PM - Edit history (2)

said they wanted to see Mitt's tax returns.



P.S. Not knowing your history can doom you to repeat it:




rocktivity

Wednesdays

(17,498 posts)
23. I'm willing to bet those tweets are just the tip of the iceberg
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 12:18 PM
Jul 2016

Can you imagine how many Republicans thought those same things but for various reasons, stayed quiet?

RexCasual

(171 posts)
25. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 02:29 PM
Jul 2016

Republican voters and politicians who support this vile man's ego-driven and self-serving bid for the Presidency should be ashamed of themselves! They are not patriots. Not by a long shot.

DinahMoeHum

(21,842 posts)
26. I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning. . .
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 02:31 PM
Jul 2016

. . .it smells like. . .VICTORY for the Democrats in November.

Hekate

(91,055 posts)
28. "How can it be I am standing at my kitchen counter sobbing?" Hubby & I just laughed till we cried.
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 03:52 PM
Jul 2016

That was a speechwriter for CHENEY.

I drink their tears like fine wine.

ailsagirl

(22,912 posts)
29. To be honest...
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:10 PM
Jul 2016

I'm surprised the gop is being so generous-- I guess it's that they can't find anything to criticize and they're forced to concede that the DNC was quite smashing.

Maybe it was Obama's assertion that what was seen last week "wasn't really republican"-- and "it certainly wasn't conservative"-- very important words

I think it was a punch in the gut to them because they know he was right

I learned a lot just listening to Obama's speech-- and I will miss him terribly

ailsagirl

(22,912 posts)
34. THAT I can't figure out
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:02 PM
Jul 2016

How can he be even (or surpass) Hillary's numbers??

I'm steering clear of polls until mid-August and hope that the numbers start acting rationally!

jcgoldie

(11,664 posts)
35. Rednecks
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:08 PM
Jul 2016

Poor and lower middle class uneducated whites love him in my rural area of Illinois. I have my doubts how well he will do getting out the vote given those demographics and his lack of ground game.

jcgoldie

(11,664 posts)
38. Were talking about the same base who...
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:16 PM
Jul 2016

Have called our President ignorant and arrogant for the past 8 years. And yet fail to see the irony of supporting il bloviator duce. It kills me when pundits marvel at where the anger comes from. Hello, President is still black! Hmmm wonder what it is they don't like about Hillary?

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