Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Some Republican Delegates Give "the Lady from Puerto Rico" No Respect



Puerto Rican GOP Delegate Interrupted by Chants of “USA! USA!” on Convention Floor.  (Latino Rebels, 8/28/2012)

As the blogpost notes, there are conflicting reports about this incident (splitting hairs here, I'd say),  but whatever the case, it certainly reflects poorly on some of the convention delegates.  Check out Reince Preibus' body language and exasperated tone of voice in the video.  (Starting at 0:56.  "We have to proceed with the order of business....", as he attempts to gavel the crowd to order.)

A Troubling Chant on the Convention Floor.  (Harper's, 8/28/20112)

Most vivid description:  ... it was astonishing to see all the brittle work of narrative construction that is a modern political convention suddenly crack before our eyes.

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