Redmeat for RINOS: Huck, McCain and Condi Will Headline RNC Convention
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, August 6, 2012, 6:48 AM
Mike Huckabee, Condoleezza Rice and John McCain will headline the RNC Convention this year in Tampa it was announced today. Absent from the list of headliners: conservatives Sarah Palin and Rick Santorum.
American Thinker reported on this from the Tampa Bay Times:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Sen. John McCain and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are among seven headline speakers announced today for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
The first look at featured speakers also includes South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.
The keynote speaker and others will be named closer to the Aug. 27-30 event, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said in announcing the headliners, whom he called “some of our party’s brightest stars, who have governed and led effectively and admirably in their respective roles.”
“Ours will be a world-class convention, worthy of the next president of the United States, and these speakers — and those that will be announced later — will help make it a truly memorable and momentous event,” Priebus said.
The RNC did not say what day or time any of the headliners would appear at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will officially become the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.
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gerr commented:
Hope it’s not boring.
Hank commented:
Exactly why so many of us just tell the RNC to kiss off when they dail for dollars. RINO’s suck.
Opaobie commented:
They need to hold the convention in the RINO pen at the city zoo.
Bill Mitchell commented:
Also absent, Chris Christie.
Now Christie has been Romney’s go to guy for longer than anyone else. But he doesn’t get to speak at the Convention? To me this means ONE thing.
Christie is the VP.
Bill Mitchell commented:
Romney needs an attack dog, a cage fighter, a bad cop to his good cop. Who better than Christie? The man IS red meat.
Big Al commented:
OMG anyone but McCain. Whats he going to do – speak about how great his good friend Obama is? Is he going to be “reaching across the aisle”? I dont think we need to be hearing this crap again. Who’s the genius who came up with this????
Bill Mitchell commented:
Christie has show in NJ that bipartisanship with a strong but fair leader CAN work. This will be HUGELY appealing to independents.
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
…and John McCain…
His presence in the Republican Party has been nothing but corrosive. If the Republicans are to make themselves relevant again and worthy of conservative support, they can start by booting this guy (and his kid) into a corner somewhere, far away from where policy is formed and decisions are made.
GotFreedom commented:
We want Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Allen West–not these has beens!!! McCain, really, RNC, do you think he’s going to get the country excited to vote GOP–Heck no!
Joseph P. commented:
Will George W. Bush be speaking?
You would think Bush would be the headliner! After all, he is the highest achieving Republican alive today. Furthermore, Romney’s policies are indistinguishable from Bush—in fact, Romney is Bush on steroids! Bush cut taxes for the rich from 39% to 35% (remember how many jobs that created!); Romney wants to cut them from 35% to 15%! And of course Romney has all of Bush’s former advisers working for him now, like Dan Senior, Greg Mankiw, and Glenn Hubbard.
So please, Republicans—bring back your star George W. Bush!
snap boy commented:
I am not a big Palin fan but she needs to be included for sure – Santorum (ex-senator from my state) not so much.
burt commented:
The blue bloods can pay for their own election. After the election we can start our war on Romney. He can have his one term and hit the road.
Chris W. commented:
McRINO and Huckabee, nice.
Hey, what’s Dick Lugar up to? Bob Dole not available?
Get these establishment clowns out of here.
Bill Mitchell commented:
Folks, I promise you, if Christie was NOT the VP choice he would be the keynote. Romney owes him that.
Christie is VP. Write it down.
Simsalabim commented:
Well whoopty freakin doo.
Mc Cain is a eunuch my friends.
Holger Awakens commented:
Anticipated beginning of McCain’s speech at the convention: “As I stand here tonight, I’m reminded of my good friend Ted Kennedy”…… (and then) ….” we need a maverick in the White House…..” (and then)….”and for all of you Hobbits out there, this is OUR stage!”
Sarah commented:
WHAT???!!* It’s like they dredged up three folks from a prior generation. Way to go GOP. Nothing says fresh and invigorating like names from the past. Good grief.
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