This is one of the speeches given while Trump sat to the right of the stage. Excerpts:
The first person I knew who supported Donald Trump was my father. I was shocked. My entire family is racially diverse. And I believed the left-wing propaganda that Donald Trump was a racist. My father said, no, he's not, Amber. What are you talking about? And when I insisted, he said, prove it. So to prove my father wrong, I did my research and looked into all things Donald Trump. People have to do their research. I watched all the rallies, and I started meeting so many of you, his red hat wearing supporters. I realized Donald Trump and his supporters don't care if you're black, white, gay, or straight. It's all love. And that's when it hit me. These are my people. This is where I belong. So I let go of my fear of judgment, of being misunderstood, of getting attacked by the left, and I put the red hat on, too.... I never felt more free and more love for my country than I do now. I want to thank my father, who's in the audience tonight, for opening my eyes....
Posts
79 comments:
Vance hated Trump at first too.
The theme is obvious. Love won vs. Hate.
Finishing up with Better under Trump.
Trump is not slowing down. And her speech was really good at least at 2x speed.
Aw come on Professor. Now you’re making me cry too.
"Open your eyes before it is too late." Baltasar Gracian, S.J.
I tell this to the OPPD Board every month. Still blinded by ideology and ego.
Amber Rose has earrings (cartilage studs) where I said Trump should put one made of rare whalebone through the bullet hole in his right ear.
Normally I do not like a buzz cut on a woman. But on Amber Rose, not too bad.
I goggled when I saw her up there. I figured her for a run-of-the-mill anti-Trump celebrity - not a George Takei-level Trump hater but certainly one who would follow the standard model and dutifully express her disgust at Trump whenever asked by the proper media outlet.
But she came across as intelligent, sincere, thoughtful, and someone I'd love to chat with. (I don't have the tattoo aversion of - who is it, Begley?). Welcome to the big tent, Amber Rose!
The other speaker I loved was the Latina woman who copped to voting for Biden in 2020, looking around at the crowd with a sheepish grin, and then encouraged her Latino compatriots to wake up and smell the cafecito. She was great.
And my my, Sean O'Brien certainly took his opportunity and ran with it, didn't he? I was bemused and amused by turns - but I'll venture that simply his presence there, and the enthusiasm of the crowd (some of which had to be politeness to a guest who's more or less a stranger but voices his views at the table - I loved the comment by one of the news guys afterward about not expecting to see the president of the Teamsters haranguing the Chamber of Commerce at the RNC), will give some rank-and-file northeastern Teamsters cause to consider where to spend their votes.
"my entire family is racially diverse"
Well, aren't you special, bless your little heart.
I immediately tune out any who says this. Not because of any prejudice.
Because they have a fucked up mind and nothing to say worth paying attention to.
John Henry
People have to do their research.
Doing your own research is outlawed and vilified among liberals.
We are supposed to bow to our credentialed "expert" superiors.
Zelensky has decided that Russia should be at the 2nd peace summit.
It is almost as if people see the writing on the wall.
Followed the link to YaHoo news to learn more about Amber Rose. Was overwhelmed by the usual Trump Hate from the commenters there. Why am i surprised.
For the brief two hours on ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, Amber Rose and the Teamsters President Sean O'Brien were allowed to speak uninterrupted.
Other speakers weren't heard and there was just typical bullshit media pontification. Norah O'Donnell is hot, but OMG is she a propaganda mouthpiece.
I'd imagine it is agreed which speakers will air uninterrupted.
It must have driven the MSM crazy to air Amber Rose and Sean O'Brien.
The left want crime, abortion on demand, and illegal entrants who vote for leftists.
Begley: I prefer Cromwell:
“I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.”
Of course, the OPPD would probably have you arrested for profanity….
JSM
Hmm…
John Henry finds people with racially diverse families not worth listening to.
Good to know.
News (hack Soviet leftist Democrat party) "grapple" with airing any of this.
Free speech and narrative pimping is only for other leftists and left wing democratic Soros narratives.
Wince said...
Amber Rose has earrings (cartilage studs) where I said Trump should put one made of rare whalebone through the bullet hole in his right ear.
I assumed Trump will get plastic surgery.
But if he does not put in the gaudiest biggest gold inlaid ivory gauge ring he is missing this opportunity.
As Andrew Breitbart said, politics is downstream from culture. It's brave individuals such as Amber Rose who just may save this country.
Trump is not known to exercise liberal license to indulge Diversity [dogma] (i.e. color judgment, class bigotry) including DEI/IED with Critical Racists' Theory (CRT) in progressive sects. That said, diversity of individuals, minority of one. #HateLovesAbortion and other wicked solutions.
America has seen what Fundamental Transformation means. It means revolution, plain and simple.
It has shown to be the major reason a presidential candidate was nearly killed.
"To save their democracy"?
Doing the research in Weimar America is fraught with peril.
Saturday's rally might just be today's Altamont Moment.
I guess Kanye wasn't available. Or his new wife Bianca Censori. She'd get past the security scan fairly quickly at least.
Well, I thought it was funny. Anyway, I don't think it matters who they trot out to speak at this convention. The GOP is never going to win the celebrity endorsement contest.
I always take the advice of people with facial tattoos, they have shown a clear history of good decisions.
I immediately tune out any who says this. Not because of any prejudice.
Because they have a fucked up mind and nothing to say worth paying attention to.
She was saying it to make a point, John Henry - that Democrats considered her to be their property simply because of the skin colors and ethnicities of her family. And that she went skiing with it, believed their tales of Republican and especially Trump's racism, until her dad told her she was wrong.
And then, she said, she decided to do her research so she could prove him wrong... and discovered that he was right.
“The GOP is never going to win the celebrity endorsement contest.”
Thank God for that.
She went ALONG with it. At no point did she mention skiing.
“I always take the advice of people with facial tattoos, they have shown a clear history of good decisions.”
That’s why I never listen to you Mark.
Except for the facial tattoo part.
I immediately tune out any who says this.
I took her comment to help explain her ignorance before opening her eyes. She did, so perhaps you could try as well.
Achilles commented on "Amber Rose at the GOP convention."
4 mins ago
Zelensky has decided that Russia should be at the 2nd peace summit.
It is almost as if people see the writing on the wall.
———————
Trump is not yet even the official nominee. He’s not yet President-elect. But he IS our nation’s leader, our Shadow President. Yesterday morning he posted/commanded that Robert Kennedy Jr must receive full Secret Service protection. Hours later, former president, Joe Biden followed Trump’s order and Kennedy is now covered.
Most people will not celebrate but rather look past low information hues (e.g. skin color, social class) of Diversity [dogma] to recognize and interact with the individual.
Zelensky has decided that Russia should be at the 2nd peace summit.
Mother Russia will back down once her children are safe from hostile persecution. Good for them.
Mark said...
I always take the advice of people with facial tattoos, they have shown a clear history of good decisions.
They have better judgement than people who try to have their political opponents shot in broad daylight at a political rally in a way that makes it obvious someone in the Secret Service was involved.
You missed by the way.
A Rose by any other... would be equally diverse.
Quite the redemption theme happening this year at the RNC. Or for our secular friends, quite the "I've changed my mind about Trump after all" theme from the VP pick to certain speakers. Instead of judging Trump by his first term as described by the dishonest media, people now have four years of Biden to compare and contrast. That in itself has redeemed Trump's reputation for governance.
Maybe mean tweets weren't such a big deal in the overall landscape, huh?
Trump has dated not one, but two black women in the 80s, something the media works by omission to avoid reminding people of.
All of this speechifying and endorsing might be somewhat useful if we didn't have, y'know, actual demonstrations of what the policies of these two parties and presidents have done and can and will do.
We have 4-year, head-to-head, comparisons of decisions, actions, and related consequences (both seen and unseen, à la Bastiat) by which to judge and decide our vote in this election.
Given what has been thus demonstrated during their terms, in real life, which of these parties and presidents has brought more peace, prosperity, and economic well-being to our country, and the world?
...and which has contributed more rancor, obsessive obstruction, and social divisivenss?
Meanwhile- Biden is giving interviews to his loyal hack ABC,NBC,CBS press - and the old man is babbling nothing but mocking, anger and rage.
The modern left is a hate-cult. Crook Joe is their leader.
Ooops just saw this after posting my comment.
Mike (MJB Wolf) said... 7/16/24, 9:12 AM
Great minds'n all that, eh? :-)
are things are looking up. red hat = red badge of courage
I never felt more free and more love for my country than I do now
Deja vu. Progress: one step forward, two steps backward. Hopefully not.
The modern left is a hate-cult.
The Left has long realized its authoritarian governance in secular societies under ethical religions, liberal ideology, models of political congruence, and Diversity [dogma]. They celebrate albinophobia and other models of hate and exclusion in plain sight. #HateLovesAbortion
So after reading that article at Yahoo, my question is: Who is Amber Rose??
"When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse."
With both the strong horse and the weak horse, however, watch where you step, as they both produce the same product.
Is Althouse going to don the red hat?
I wonder if JFK Jr even wants Secret Service "protection" now.
Meanwhile, the RACISM is flying at CNN by small "c" commie, Van Jones, who thinks it is cringy that black men are conservatives and not still bowing down to the elites on the Progressive plantation, and how obvious it is that they are being used. He doesn't realize that these men have been around for a long time, and is surprised to see others have views that differ from his...because he lives in a bubble.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/sarah-butler/2024/07/15/cnn-jones-having-african-americans-speak-rnc-cringey
I have never heard of Amber Rose, and think that continued ignorance of her actions and opinions is the best use of my time.
(2nd try--Blogger being Bloggery today)
RFK Jr
Think of Amber as an emotionally intelligent woman who got mugged by reality of experiencing love and acceptance in MAGA circles. Quite touching actually.
As The Professor says, emotions are precursors of rational human decisions.
I bet she will cry listening to Trump’s speech Thursday. I expect I will too.
Frankly, of all the speakers, I was most impressed by Rep. John James of Michigan. He is- or should be- a rising star in the GOP. If you missed his 6 minutes, you should find the video and check it out. He was outstanding.
Amber Rose is a sideshow. John James is the real deal.
I always take the advice of people with facial tattoos, they have shown a clear history of good decisions.
Way to miss the point by a mile smart guy!
1. She wasn't giving you advice. She was telling her story. (Something tells me you didn't pay attention, just lobbed comment off.)
2. Everybody has a history. That you assume yourself superior means you aren't fit to speak at the convention like she did.
3. Jelly Roll not only sings his ass off he doles out excellent advice, which you of course would reject because of your stated prejudice.
Redemption ain't for everybody. As Jesus said, most will reject the message and it's easier for a poor fool to see the error of his ways than a wealthy wise man. Thank you for demonstrating that for us. She is the exception that proves the rule.
Who is Amber Rose
The People by native or naturalized consent.
Thank you, Colo!
Temujin is right. The Michigan congressman John James can bring down the house.
John James for 6 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgimJLQ8ypo
Never reject anyone who offers their vote.
Temujin said...
Frankly, of all the speakers, I was most impressed by Rep. John James of Michigan. He is- or should be- a rising star in the GOP. If you missed his 6 minutes, you should find the video and check it out. He was outstanding.
Amber Rose is a sideshow. John James is the real deal.
Think about building a political coalition.
Trump put both of them up there.
Ann like Amber.
You liked John.
The main problem coalition partners have is when they vie for supremacy within a political coalition without realizing it.
This is why Trump got 15 million more votes than any other Republican in history.
VAN JONES, CNN: "That was probably the most dangerous speech for the Democratic coalition. That is a young woman of color.
She's [Amber Rose] describing the experience a lot of people have, feeling that maybe if you're around too many liberals you might get criticized too much, or you might not be able to speak your mind. And she spoke to it really well. And she's way more famous than any of us up here. I'm going to tell you that. Way more famous. And so to the extent that these guys are trying to bust up our coalition, that was a bunker buster right there."
Predictably, Yahoo commenters are villifying her. Equally predictable Yahoo rejects my comment pointing out how nasty its commenters are.
Interesting experience over there. A lot of ignoramuses.They make the ignoramuses here look good.
Have you seen the underlying theme yet?
Amber Rose, the Sean O'Brian, JD Vance.
All reformed from Never-Trump back in 2016. Maybe even 2020.
The assassination attempt has prompted others from Silicon Valley, etc. to come out publicly for Trump. Other leaners are likely stopping and thinking.
We are in a time of party realignment. And Trump is running a theme of re-thinking, look at original sources instead of the biased media (or professors) that could very well turn out a lot of voters.
Blogger Jersey Fled said...
John Henry finds people with racially diverse families not worth listening to.
Nope. Not what I said at all. I said people who pretend that this is the most important thing about themselves are not worth listening to.
I'm Puerto Rican. I'm in a diverse family ranging from African Black to blue eyed blond. That's if skin tone is the criteria.
If education is the criteria, from elementary school dropouts to doctorates. If politics is the criteria, not so diverse. Mostly so PDP aligned that even their blood is red. But a couple of Trump supporters besides me. Capitalists, socialists, fascists.
And that is just the 200 or so 1st cousins and closer!
So frickin what?
Some of them I listen to. Others, like one of my brothers in law, are mostly full of shit and I don't pay much attention. Nothing to do with diversity.
John Henry
Have you seen the underlying theme yet?
and
Trump is running a theme of re-thinking
Exactly.
Though as I said elsewhere, I have been assured that Trump can't stand being crossed and will lock up if not kill anyone who has ever opposed him.
Or maybe he won't...
Thank you, FleetUSA, for the link. He was good.
I just listened to John James' speech. Whew - Democrats should be very afraid.
I get, as several people pointed out, that she was telling her story. I sort of half heard it as I sat there in the living room reading Master of the Senate while my wife watched CNN.
What I heard was not bad. She once was lost but then was found, was blind but now she sees, as the hymn says. I was not a big fan of Donald Trump in 2015 though he grew on me and I would have voted for him had I been able to. Didn't grow on me enough to send money, though. I have no problem with people who came late. I can perfectly understand Vance's position in 2016 about Nixon/Hitler. All we had were his promises and words and we should not have taken them any more seriously than those of any other politician.
I don't even have problem with people who still disagree about policy issues. I think they are wrong but that is what makes horse races.
But what the Hell diversity has to do with it, I have no idea.
I have been beaten about the head and shoulders with it since the 70s. I have a masters in HR where I studied a lot about it. I taught it for nearly 30 years. I still do not understand why diversity is worshipped as a good thing. It is a good thing, but down maybe 4-5 or 6 on the list if building an organization.
We saw the great god DIVERSITY!!! in action Saturday night. Instead of 300# 6' agents who could have carried PEDJT off stage by themselves without waiting for a stretcher while he bled out we had 5'6" women who probably could not have carried each other off the stage. At least one of them seemed somewhat flustered over by the limo.
Our president emeritus might have died with a slightly more serious wound. But at least the crew (non)protecting him was diverse. So there is that.
Fuck diversity. Go for quality, skill, ability, physical size and strength (in a bodyguard) and so on. If you wind up with 5 300# 6'6" males and a 300# 6'6" female, that is great. But if all you can do is a 5'6" 120# female, no matter how badass she may be, you are still a man shy of complement.
John Henry
Achilles- you are right in the respect that I should not have sloughed off Amber Rose's story, which is- she was far left, living a curious life. Then she learned new facts, became aware of new data (new to her, not new to the world). But she learned from that and made a brave and needed change in her view.
John James has been an established business owner and operator. A grad of West Point, he served 8 years in the Army, including piloting an Apache helicopter in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Came back home. He got his Masters from Penn State (Supply Chain logistics), and an MBA from Michigan. He took up the family business, then created a family. He employs people, he knows what it takes to run and keep a business operating. He knows what it is to fight for his country- up close.
He ran for office from Michigan previously and lost. But he won a Congressional seat the last time out- finally. I've been watching this guy for a few years.
Now...both Amber Rose and John James should be embraced. But one is potential leader of men and women. The other is a potential podcast and influencer.
Jamie: "Though as I said elsewhere, I have been assured that Trump can't stand being crossed and will lock up if not kill anyone who has ever opposed him."
We have actual evidence against what your hateful rhetoric is spewing: President Trump's first term. You are proof that left wingers are dangerous, hateful, evil MFers.
Blogger Temujin said...
Frankly, of all the speakers, I was most impressed by Rep. John James of Michigan. He is- or should be- a rising star in the GOP.
Yup. I was reading, not even paying attention. When he came on, he went straight to my brain. I put my kindle down and listened.
Was he there because he is diverse?
Or was he there because he is really, really, good?
I hope that latter is why he was there, because he was. But we can never know, can we?
And that is the real crime of this great god of diversity. No woman, black, puerto Rican, or other can ever know if they got where they are because they are good or because they were a diversity hire.
Some exceptions of course, Kamala Harris was explicitly and publicly a diversity hire. Brandon said he was going to pick a black woman for VP. He didn't pick her because she would be a great VP.
There is no reason a black woman could not be a great VP. Condi Rice is one example. But if Dubya had said he was choosing a black woman then picked her, she would rightly have been branded a diversity hire. No matter how good a job she did she could never know if she was really good enough.
John Henry
Tried to watch the RNC John James speech. Guess what? You can't just watch this particular speech on You Tube. You Tube is demanding that you first must sign in to protect our community' from spam bots. Isn't that nice, that they want to protect 'our community'? Very high minded.
LakeLevel: You do understand those aren't Jamie's thoughts, right?
Sorry I was a little harsh with the "dangerous, hateful, evil" comment. What I really meant to say was "Fuck off and die you piece of shit". Your side almost assassinated Donald Trump. I am done with any civility bullshit. Imagine if the Secret Service had succeeded with their crappy idiocy/complacency. We would be at a civil war type craziness. Is that what you want? Maybe that's exactly what the Democrats want.
@LakeLevel
LOL. Put the shovel down, bro..
I'm willing to give Lake Level the benefit of the doubt. He's probably just very stupid.
She is telling all the hivemind folks who listen to Mainstream Democrat hack sources - to wake up
Old and slow said...
I'm willing to give Lake Level the benefit of the doubt. He's probably just very stupid.
7/16/24, 2:35 PM
New guy.
Lakelevel: Jamie was bring sarcastic, as in "I have been told by all of the brst people that Trump can't stand disagreement, yet..."
LakeLevel, I think you must be new! I'm sorry, I've been here for so long that I forget that our host is more than capable of attracting a new audience.
My comment was sarcasm - I never use a /sarc tag, but the regulars know me, as previous comments indicate. I'm solidly in the Trump camp.
That said, I do try to engage those on the other side on their arguments if I can. One of the great things about this commentariat, I think, is that we do have a loyal band of commenters from the Other Side - I moved to Texas some years ago and don't have as much access to the ideas and mindset of the left as I used to, so I really do want to hear from these folks, even though I almost always disagree with them.
But not always. We do find common ground here - in our host's photo posts, for instance.
Anyway, welcome to the blog.
Aggie said...
Tried to watch the RNC John James speech.
=================
done much easier on links at CTH
Post a Comment