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LIVE VIDEO: Opening Ceremonies At GOP Convention

The 2016 Republican National Convention will be gaveled to disorder at 1PM and the official GOP live-stream is below. According to the Los Angeles Times, the GOP’s smartphone app merely says “official schedule coming soon” so little is known at this writing on how things will kick off. But we can surely expect a speech from a hand-picked representative of …

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TODAY: Massive Protest Planned At Trump Tower

Gays Against Guns, Queer Nation, and other gun control activists groups will stage a join “Stop The Hate, Stop The Guns” protest at 5PM this afternoon outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The protest is designed to coincide with the opening of the GOP convention and your participation is welcomed. Via press release: The GOP has drafted what …

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REPORT: Trump To Name Cabinet At Convention

Trump confidant Roger Stone, who is banned from CNN and MSNBC for his many racist posts on social media, told Breitbart this weekend that Trump will name his prospective cabinet choices at some point during the convention. But check out how Stone parses his words: “I think that Trump is going to name a prospective cabinet and there is of …

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Today’s GOP Convention Speakers: Willie Robertson, Scott Baio, Melania Trump, Antonio Sabato Jr.

The Republican Convention launches today in Cleveland and last night the GOP issued the full list of speakers: MONDAY Theme: Make America Safe Again Headliners: Trump’s wife, Melania; Lt. Gen. (ret.) Michael Flynn, U.S. Army; Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; and Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont. Others: Willie Robertson, star of “Duck Dynasty”; former Texas Gov. Rick Perry; Marcus Luttrell, retired U.S. …

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#NeverTrump Makes Their Last Stand

The Hill reports: The Never Trump contingent is going into the Republican National Convention determined to block Donald Trump from the nomination regardless of the rules about unbinding delegates. And for them, Monday marks the finale of the groups’ efforts to pump the brakes on officially nominating Trump. These forces have descended upon Cleveland, already whipping delegates in behind-the-scenes efforts …

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CLEVELAND: Police Union Asks Gov. John Kasich To Suspend Open Carry During GOP Convention

CNN reports: The head of Cleveland’s largest police union is calling on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily restrict the state’s open carry gun laws during this week’s Republican National Convention following Sunday’s shooting in Louisiana that killed three officers and wounded at least three others. “We are sending a letter to Gov. Kasich requesting assistance from him. He could …

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Lunatic Alex Jones: Karl Rove Called The Cops On Me When I Harassed Him At Cleveland’s Airport [VIDEO]

According to a video posted this afternoon by lunatic conspiracy nut Alex Jones, Fox News commentator Karl Rove called the cops on him for repeatedly confronting him after traveling on the same flight to Cleveland. Watch below. You don’t see any police in Jones’ video, but in Rove’s defense (ugh) anybody would call the cops in this situation.

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Seen At The GOP Convention

From the New York Daily News: This year’s RNC may be a grand old segregated party. Republican National Convention organizers are scrambling to replace signs labeling a bank of elevators the “white elevators.” The Jim Crow-esque signs were seen in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena, where thousands of Republican delegates, politicians and supporters are expected to formally nominate bombastic businessman Donald Trump …

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Chachi To Speak At GOP Convention

Faded 80s sitcom star Scott Baio, who regularly appears on Fox News to declare his belief that President Obama is secretly Muslim, has been added to the list of speakers at the GOP convention.  That’s how hurting they are for star power. UPI reports: “You heard it 1st on @JudgeJeanine that @realDonaldTrump personally asked me to go to the #RNC2016 …

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Ivanka Trump’s Rabbi Bails On GOP Convention, Was Supposed To Lead A Prayer Against Bigotry

And that makes three in one day. The New York Times reports: Yet another prominent person Donald J. Trump hoped would appear at the Republican National Convention has rebuffed his invitation, the latest sign of disarray in the campaign’s planning of an event that starts in just three days. Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, who heads the congregation that Mr. Trump’s daughter …

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Jon Stewart To Return To Cover GOP Convention

Yes, yes, YES. Vulture reports: Pro tip for anyone who’s been bummed about the absence of Jon Stewart during this election cycle: Make sure to watch Monday’s edition of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The former host of The Daily Show will appear on Colbert’s CBS 11:35 p.m. program to help kick off two weeks of live editions timed …

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Trump Says Franklin Graham Will Speak At Convention Which Comes As News To Franklin Graham

Yesterday Tim Tebow declared that despite being named as one of the speakers at the GOP convention, he was never asked and will not be doing so. As you can see from the above tweet from Todd Starnes, anti-LGBT evangelist Franklin Graham is also surprised to hear that he will be speaking at the convention. Here’s what Trump said yesterday …

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CLEVELAND: GOP Convention Rules Committee Rejects #NeverTrump Campaign To Unbind Delegates

The Hill reports: Republicans crafting the rules that will govern the Republican National Convention overwhelmingly rejected a proposal put forth by Never Trump Republicans to unbind delegates and move to upset presumptive nominee Donald Trump. The “conscience clause” amendment, put forth by Colorado delegate Kendal Unruh, would have freed delegates from the results of the primaries and caucuses so that …

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Tim Tebow: Nobody Ever Asked Me To Speak At The GOP Convention And I’m Not Doing It [VIDEO]

More egg on Donald Trump’s face. Via Sports Illustrated: Former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow will not speak at next week’s Republican National Convention, he clarified on Instagram Thursday. The New York Times reported Wednesday that Tebow would give a speech at the convention. Tebow, who won the Heisman Trophy while at Florida in 2007, was reportedly set to speak …

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Track Palin In Custody On Domestic Violence Charges, This Could Explain Sarah Missing GOP Convention

Little Green Footballs blogger Charles Johnson tonight directed his Twitter followers to the website of Alaska’s judicial system, which shows that Track Palin has been “remanded into custody” on the three charges that resulted from his drunken attack on his girlfriend in January. Those three charges are Class A misdemeanors and at this writing there’s no news account on why …

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Donald Trump: Sarah Palin Isn’t Speaking At The GOP Convention Because Alaska Is “A Long Ways Away”

Seriously! Via Politico: Sarah Palin was asked to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention, but apparently the roughly 3,000-mile flight is too far for the former governor of Alaska to make the trip to Cleveland. “She was asked,” Donald Trump told the Washington Examiner in an interview Thursday. “It’s a little bit difficult because of where she is. We …

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New York Daily News Denounces Anti-LGBT GOP Platform: A List Of Priorities Straight Out Of The 1950s

From the New York Daily News: Here’s another way of walling yourself off from mainstream America. In a list of priorities straight out of the 1950s, the GOP formalized Donald Trump’s insane plan to build a Mexican border wall as part of its official party platform — while also doing away with LGBT rights and favoring Bibles in public schools. …

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List Of GOP Convention Speakers Released

From the New York Times: A night highlighting the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya. An appearance by onetime football star Tim Tebow. A presentation detailing former President Bill Clinton’s sexual misconduct. Donald J. Trump, the presumptive nominee, has been promising a different kind of Republican National Convention, and plans obtained by The New York Times show that he is eager to …

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CLEVELAND: City Council Unanimously Approves Trans Restroom Rights Days Ahead Of GOP Convention

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: Cleveland City Council on Wednesday passed legislation empowering transgender people to choose whichever restroom, shower or locker room aligns with their gender identity, without fear of discrimination. The measure was introduced in 2013 as part of a package of ordinances that update the city’s existing anti-discrimination laws to include the transgender community. The legislation removes …

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Wall Street Bails On “Shit Show” GOP Convention Over Fears Of Being Associated With Donald Trump

Wow. Politico reports: Wall Street executives are hitting the sell button on the GOP convention in Cleveland next week. Bankers typically use the quadrennial Republican Party gathering to schmooze clients, host parties and flaunt their connections to the nominee and other senior officials. In 2012, they flooded the Tampa Bay area to celebrate one of the industry’s favorite sons, Mitt …

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