GOP Convention: Four Days Of Open Carry
...and nobody gets shot! Who would have thunk it?
New York Times photo
New York Times photo
GOP Convention: First Night
While everyone works furiously this morning to out-do everyone else in sharing or structuring the perfect plagiarism meme, my takeaway from last night's proceedings in Cleveland is nicely encapsulated in a comment from the always-reliable Republican strategist Steve Schmidt:
"What we’re seeing tonight is the weaponization of grief.”
Knowing When
After the Primary debates ceased to be fun anymore and I suspended my political campaign, I've been getting more and more excited about the upcoming NFL season.
Outside of rooting for my fellow Penn State alum Christian Hackenberg to get drafted by a decent team tonight, I care as much about the NFL Draft as I do about fantasy football. Which is zero.
With the almost-certainty of Jimmy Garoppolo playing quarterback for the New England Patriots while Tom Brady serves his four game regular season suspension, I can't wait for the new season to start.
NFL training camps will open in about ninety days, just after the Republican convention in Cleveland. TB12 will only have played his first couple of regular season games and we will have a good idea of whether or not this will be the "Fuck You" season that Patriots fans had hoped for last year, one that ends with another Super Bowl victory.
And not long after Brady returns from his suspension, we will finally know whether the next President of the United States will be Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
As it was for me during the late 1960s, I am once again blessed to live in interesting times.
Look Out, Cleveland
Just remember that you heard it here first. And you'll be hearing it a lot when the Republican Convention rolls around this Summer.