This crowd at Pence speech is small and the clapping makes it sound like a speech kicking off a campaign for city council. #RepublicanNationalConvention#RNC
“We are not going to defund the police, not now, not ever” from Pence is a few steps of cadence from “segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” Just saying... #RNCConvention2020#RNCConvention
“Our turn to fight for him.” Not vote or support or back or whatever... but “fight.” Pence divides America as much as Trump does, just with a different tone. #RNCConvention#RNCConvention2020
Man, these lines of emphasis are falling flat. His tone is shallow and the clapping is weak, not giving his lines that convention oomph. Pence finally gets to Christian nationalism in last lines. #RNC2020
Oh god. “Make America great again, again.” What a summary of a flat toned, soulless act of sycophancy. Pence even seemed to wince at his own repitition there. #RNC2020
Why are we ending in this? Is not this a starting song? Like sporting events? And a-cappella? Empty. #RNC2020
And now the awkward leaving of the stage. Trump on ground, a few feet removed from crowd? Sure is anti-climatic. No fireworks, no music (or not loud), no balloons. It’s like a bad high school homecoming night. #RNC2020
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