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Yavin4

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August 22, 2020

My prediction for the RNC convention...lots of dead screen time.

There will be a lot of empty podiums and dead screen time. Given that most of it will be live, the producers will have to get people in position and ready. If someone goes long or short or if there any mishaps or technical problems, all of that could lead to empty podiums and dead screen time.

SNL does a 90 minute live show every week, and it take teams of people to move swiftly from one sketch to the next. Years of practice and day of rehearsals make the show look smooth to the viewer at home. The RNC thinks that they can duplicate what SNL has mastered over 45 years in one week, and do it for four nights in a row.

August 22, 2020

Kitteh is mad

August 22, 2020

Open offices are overrated

August 21, 2020

Trump wants live programming at his convention next week.

Live TV?! Four nights a week?! What could possibly go wrong? Literally, everything.

President Donald Trump, a television producer at heart, is hoping for a convention next week that looks vastly different from the all-digital event Democrats have staged over the past days -- including an emphasis on live programming and at least some type of audience who can respond to the multiple appearances he is planning.
Calling aides at all hours from Air Force One or the White House residence, Trump has conveyed last-minute ideas on venues or gimmicks and demanded progress reports on the speakers he wants during his nominating extravaganza, which he hopes will provide a boost to his poll numbers.


https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/donald-trump-republican-convention/index.html
August 20, 2020

To Sir With Love

August 20, 2020

Will the QAnon Republicans have their own caucus in Congress?

The "Q" caucus?

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August 19, 2020

Money Cat

August 19, 2020

Trump has proven one thing. Time travel is not possible.

If it was, travelers would have appeared on that escalator in 2015 and pushed him over the edge.

August 19, 2020

Gee, I wonder what next week will be like?

Post your ideas.

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