ON THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AND HOW TO LOSE AN ELECTION

 .Trump began his acceptance speech with a riveting story. Terrific. Theeennn. In some ways, his rally stump speech, but without enthusiasm, bored delivery, unity, don't make anyone angry. I fell asleep watching on tv.


LESS ON FROM THE PAST. The dream ticket of 1948: NY Gov Tom Dewey and for VP Calif Gov Earl Warren to bring Republicans back to the White House. The GOP in 1946 easily took control of the 80th Congress. The Democrats in bad disarray. Division so bad, defections left and right. The left formed the Progressive Party led by former FDR VP Henry Wallace; the Right formed the States Rights Dem Party (Dixiecrats) led by Strom Thurmond. The bewildered man from Missouri was President only because FDR died in office and VP Harry Truman took over. The polls said Dewey was shoo-in. So advisors told him -do not rock the boat; say nothing controversial, Pablum speeches. Truman came out with his nasal twang fighting, AND HE WON. If Trump wants to lose, let him give more "unity" dull, no fire speeches, and Democrat Whoever will win in November.

Best speech at RNC, when Wiscon. Sen. Ron Johnson declared the Democratic Party a clear and present danger to democracy in America.---Hugh Murray

Remember, Dem. officials who refuse to testify before Congress, or present subpoenaed documents to Congressional Committees, or invoke executive privilege, almost never go to jail, like ois. Lerner who at Internal Revenue used her agency to go after conservatives on alleged tax violations (but not after Dems), Dem Atty Gen Holder under Obama who supplied weapons to drug cartels in Mex. and one used to kill a US officer, etc.  But Steve Bannon, is NOW in prison for invoking executive privilege about his conversations with then Pres. Trump; Peter Navarro just got out of prison for same reason, Former NYC Mayor is going into poverty because he led legal attacks on the 2020 election (question that election of Biden is like treason in the new US), and some 2,000 imprisoned for going to the Capitol on Jan. 2020 to protest the official election results.  Some were violent, many or most were not, some invited in by the police.  These are political prisoners.  Also a grandmother in prison for praying outside an abortion clinic.  Trump himself was facing a prison sentence, out at the whim of a Dem. judge in a Dem. city, with a Dem. jury.  No, Trump was not ordered to prison, but then he was nearly assassinated.  This in "free America" where the Democrats push more political opponents into prison or worse.  I do not agree with all on the GOP  agenda, but I see a closing door of freedom under the Dems.  And a worrying collusion between the leaders of our intelligence agencies, CIA,FBI, et al and the Democrats.  Time to push open the door so we can be a free people again.  Hugh