JAX potential new host of 2020 GOP convention

Started by JaxJersey-licious, May 27, 2020, 11:21:22 AM

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JeffreyS

#75
June 10, 2020, 11:56:50 AM
Looks like someone has booked all the Downtown area hotel rooms for the week.


https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/politics/jacksonville-may-host-rnc/77-13fd9ad7-42f3-4eba-b293-ae1a7b1c5698
Lenny Smash

marcuscnelson

#76
June 10, 2020, 01:06:23 PM
https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/florida-gop-tweets-that-jacksonville-is-front-runner-for-the-republican-national-convention

It's sure starting to sound like this is happening. Like I said before, if nothing else it'll definitely be a sight for the eyes.
So, to the young people fighting in this movement for change, here is my charge: march in the streets, protest, run for school committee or city council or the state legislature. And win. - Ed Markey

vicupstate

#77
June 10, 2020, 01:32:04 PM
Doing this 'favor' for Florida and DeSantis may come with a price ....

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/10/interior-drilling-florida-waters-november-election-310595
"The problem with quotes on the internet is you can never be certain they're authentic." - Abraham Lincoln

Snaketoz

#78
June 10, 2020, 02:34:04 PM
"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot."

Florida Power And Light

#79
June 10, 2020, 09:18:53 PM
Convention Activities should include San Marco "Reflective Walk".
Then, bring it to the outlying rural fringe.
Lake Asbury Sector Plan / Outer Beltway Attempt number One.

jaxlongtimer

#80
June 10, 2020, 09:39:36 PM
Nate Monroe weighs in on the RNC Convention and suggests Curry is removing the Confederate monuments to "soften the blow" of protesters to his efforts to mortgage the City to host his buddy, Trump:

https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20200610/nate-monroe-jacksonville-inches-forward-then-takes-two-steps-back

avonjax

#81
June 11, 2020, 12:21:34 AM
Quote from: Peter Griffin on June 10, 2020, 09:55:52 AM
Quote from: avonjax on June 10, 2020, 07:06:51 AM
Believe these people care more about money than the health of the people. It's disgusting.

Believe that people who are at risk or concerned about their health can just... stay home.

some of us can't so your point pure crap.
You do realize that tRump doesn't give a crap about you, me or anyone's health. He just wants to be worshipped by a full house.
BTW I wouldn't want the DNC here either. Not under these circumstances.


Would you say the same of the recent protesters?

avonjax

#82
June 11, 2020, 12:23:43 AM
Quote from: Peter Griffin on June 10, 2020, 11:14:23 AM
yeah, let me clarify, I don't think the protesters nor the potential GOP convention attendees "don't care about others' health" I think that's a bad-faith assertion. My original comment could be read to imply that I was asking if the poster thought the protesters cared more about money than health, when in fact the protesters don't care about money, but about social injustices.

My point was that, in my opinion, healthy low-risk people gathering post-lockdown does not show a disregard for the safety of others.

and that is exactly why this virus is here to stay for a while. low risk people have died. that is not ok with me.

Thanks if you read this, I don't want to come across as insensitive as I fully support the protester's calls for police reform, and seriously hope we see sweeping police reforms nationwide in the coming months.

vicupstate

#83
June 11, 2020, 02:27:40 PM
President Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination on August 27 in Jacksonville, Florida, the 60th anniversary of "Ax Handle Saturday," the Washington Post reports.

That's when a mob of 200 white people in the city — organized by the Ku Klux Klan and joined by some of the city's police officers — chased and beat peaceful civil rights protesters (with ax handles and baseball bats) who were trying to integrate downtown lunch counters.

A permit had already been approved for civil rights activists for the 60th anniversary commemoration of those events.
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thelakelander

#84
June 11, 2020, 02:35:02 PM
Definitely will have my popcorn ready. There should be some pretty interesting demonstrations taking place on the streets of downtown.
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali

marcuscnelson

#86
June 11, 2020, 08:40:39 PM
So, to the young people fighting in this movement for change, here is my charge: march in the streets, protest, run for school committee or city council or the state legislature. And win. - Ed Markey

MusicMan

#87
June 11, 2020, 09:35:35 PM
Interesting coincidence that Florida announces it's highest single day COVID-19 additional cases yet today?  Also to coincide with the Axe Handle Saturday anniversary.  Strange timing....

acme54321

#88
June 11, 2020, 09:46:13 PM
Quote from: MusicMan on June 11, 2020, 09:35:35 PM
Interesting coincidence that Florida announces it's highest single day COVID-19 additional cases yet today?  Also to coincide with the Axe Handle Saturday anniversary.  Strange timing....

I'm sure these events are all tied together somewhere in the 5g Dark Web...

jaxlongtimer

#89
June 11, 2020, 10:45:45 PM
Adding to the irony of Trump being in Jacksonville on the 60th anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday is that he is accepting the nomination in a city named for slave holder and Indian conqueror Andrew Jackson who also had a history of divisiveness.  Here is the Wikipedia summary of his career that ends with mixed reviews (bold emphasis added):

QuoteBorn in the colonial Carolinas to a Scotch-Irish family in the decade before the American Revolutionary War, Jackson became a frontier lawyer and married Rachel Donelson Robards. He served briefly in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, representing Tennessee. After resigning, he served as a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1798 until 1804. Jackson purchased a property later known as The Hermitage, and became a wealthy, slaveowning planter. In 1801, he was appointed colonel of the Tennessee militia and was elected its commander the following year. He led troops during the Creek War of 1813–1814, winning the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. The subsequent Treaty of Fort Jackson required the Creek surrender of vast lands in present-day Alabama and Georgia. In the concurrent war against the British, Jackson's victory in 1815 at the Battle of New Orleans made him a national hero. Jackson then led U.S. forces in the First Seminole War, which led to the annexation of Florida from Spain. Jackson briefly served as Florida's first territorial governor before returning to the Senate. He ran for president in 1824, winning a plurality of the popular and electoral vote. As no candidate won an electoral majority, the House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams in a contingent election. In reaction to the alleged "corrupt bargain" between Adams and Henry Clay and the ambitious agenda of President Adams, Jackson's supporters founded the Democratic Party.

Jackson ran again in 1828, defeating Adams in a landslide. Jackson faced the threat of secession by South Carolina over what opponents called the "Tariff of Abominations." The crisis was defused when the tariff was amended, and Jackson threatened the use of military force if South Carolina attempted to secede. In Congress, Henry Clay led the effort to reauthorize the Second Bank of the United States. Jackson, regarding the Bank as a corrupt institution, vetoed the renewal of its charter. After a lengthy struggle, Jackson and his allies thoroughly dismantled the Bank. In 1835, Jackson became the only president to completely pay off the national debt, fulfilling a longtime goal. His presidency marked the beginning of the ascendancy of the party "spoils system" in American politics. In 1830, Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which forcibly relocated most members of the Native American tribes in the South to Indian Territory. The relocation process dispossessed the Indians and resulted in widespread death and disease. Jackson opposed the abolitionist movement, which grew stronger in his second term. In foreign affairs, Jackson's administration concluded a "most favored nation" treaty with Great Britain, settled claims of damages against France from the Napoleonic Wars, and recognized the Republic of Texas. In January 1835, he survived the first assassination attempt on a sitting president.

In his retirement, Jackson remained active in Democratic Party politics, supporting the presidencies of Martin Van Buren and James K. Polk. Though fearful of its effects on the slavery debate, Jackson advocated the annexation of Texas, which was accomplished shortly before his death. Jackson has been widely revered in the United States as an advocate for democracy and the common man. Many of his actions proved divisive, garnering both fervent support and strong opposition from many in the country. His reputation has suffered since the 1970s, largely due to his role in Native American removal. Surveys of historians and scholars have ranked Jackson favorably among U.S. presidents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson
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