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As the Republican National Convention kicked off yesterday in Cleveland, Rush commented on Facebook: “I don't know how people who have expressed conservative beliefs and have meant them and lived them and are devoted to them, can take any action whatsoever that would make it more likely that Hillary Clinton would be elected. That, to me, is unacceptable. It's just unacceptable.”

He naturally was referring to those believing themselves to be major part’s of Republican leadership, including the Bush family, Mitt Romney and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who have now more than likely alienated themselves from the majority permanently by refusing to attend the convention. And that’s because their childish pouting drains away support at a time when the rival Democrats have endorsed the perhaps weakest, most vulnerable candidate in their party’s history.   

As far as the convention itself is concerned, much is being made in the media regarding Trump's wife who supposedly lifted words from a speech made by Michelle Obama. As a result, Joel B. Pollak @breitbart.com, writes today: “Trump’s wife joins Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden as accused plagiarists. Even Michelle Obama was accused of plagiarizing part of her own 2008 DNC speech, as follows:   

“Michelle Obama: “…the world as it should be.” In 2008, the aspiring First Lady was accused by bloggers of lifting lines for her DNC speech from Saul Alinsky. Alinsky wrote, in Rules for Radicals (emphasis added): “The standards of judgment must be rooted in the whys and wherefores of life as it is lived, the world as it is, not our wished-for fantasy of the world as it should be.” Michelle Obama said: “And Barack stood up that day, and he spoke words that have stayed with me ever since. He talked about ‘the world as it is‘ and ‘the world as it should be.'” (Perhaps [it's] Mr. Obama who left out the attribution.)

“The Trump campaign denied it borrowed lines from Michelle Obama, including: “that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond…” 

After reading about the commotion being made regarding Mrs. Trump’s choice of words, it seems the most appropriate description of the situation reverts back to another famous writer, William Shakespeare, who back in 1598 wrote: “Much Ado About Nothing.”

On a far more serious matter, while the major media hammers continually that the Republican party is splintered by Trump’s candidacy, the poll shows that Democrats are also far from unity at present, whereas: “According to results from this week's Election Tracking Poll, just a quarter of Democratic voters said [Sanders] approval makes them more likely to support [Clinton] in the fall. Most Democrats, (72 percent) said his endorsement makes no difference to their vote. 

“Though the senator's endorsement did not seem to bolster Clinton's poll standing against Trump, Sanders' move may have helped persuade Democratic voters that the party is more unified than before. A plurality (44 percent) think the Democratic Party is united now, up 13 points from 31 percent who said the party was united last month.” 

In this case, although the writers Hannah Hartig, John Lapinski and Stephanie Psyllos @nbcnews.com, attempted to put the most positive spin possible on the poll results, the arithmetic shows that 56% of Democrat voters obviously still have their doubts.

As far as the election itself is concerned, the Democrats seem to have far larger problems in general than Republicans because, according to the same poll: “Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are virtually tied in the polls as the Republican National Convention convenes in Cleveland this week. Clinton now just barely edges out Trump in a direct head-to-head match-up, 46 percent to 45 percent. This is slightly down from the 3-point lead she held in last week's tracking poll numbers. 

“The contest is also competitive in a four-way general election scenario between Clinton (39 percent), Trump (40 percent), Libertarian Gary Johnson (10 percent) and Green Party candidate Jill Stein (5 percent). These results are according to the latest from the NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll conducted online from July 11 through July 17, 2016 among 9,353 adults who say they are registered to vote.”

Thus, Bill's wife's slide continues unbridled, bringing us to today’s update on her.

While much of all political campaigns is the presentation of promises, canned rhetoric and theoretical supposition, last night the Republicans also presented undeniable proof of Bill’s wife habitual fabrications. 

One of the speakers was Patricia Smith whose son, Sean, was among the four Americans killed in the 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya. In her remarks, Ms. Smith told listeners that "she personally blames Hillary Clinton for her son's death.” 

According to John L. Micek @pennlive.com, Ms Smith said: "That's right, Hillary Clinton for prison. She should be in stripes." 

“She accused Clinton of lying to her about the circumstances of her son's death, claiming that, nearly four years later, she has yet to receive a straight answer from the State Department. 

"If Hillary Clinton can't give us the truth, why should we give her the presidency," she said, as the crowd of thousands of delegates cheered and applauded loudly."

Other speakers included Marcus Luttrell, a “former Navy SEAL whose tale of fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2005 was made into a feature film. He told the crowd that "the only way to keep America safe is to have a great military." 

“He also challenged younger convention attendees to continue the fight against terrorism that his generation of soldiers had begun. 

"Who among you will take the fight to the enemy? Because it's here," he said. 

“Mary Mendoza, whose son, a police Sgt. Brandon Mendoza, was killed by an illegal immigrant, told the crowd: "It's time we have an administration that cares more about Americans than illegals. A vote for Hillary is putting all our children's lives at risk. It's time for Donald Trump." 

Thus, by intermixing individuals directly affected by Bill’s wife’s history and proven past performance, their incontrovertible evidence far outweighs any contrived response. And since Bill’s wife’s career is top heavy with errors, distortions of truth and proven incapability's, these types of presenters deliver damaging blows that may very well prove to be insurmountable. 

Which brings up the ongoing question again: Joe Biden, Jerry Brown, and Starbucks chairman and CEO, Howard Schultz; are  you guys reading this?  

That’s it for today folks.     

   

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