http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/09/02/trump-throws-himself-a-party/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:26:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/09/02/trump-throws-himself-a-party/#comment-223117 Kick Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:08:36 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=28005#comment-223117 I had multiple colleagues/friends try to give me tickets for free... like I'm going to miss the NFL opening game on Hump Day. Duh! I had multiple colleagues/friends try to give me tickets for free... like I'm going to miss the NFL opening game on Hump Day. Duh!

]]> http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/09/02/trump-throws-himself-a-party/#comment-223062 John M from Ct. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:44:37 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=28005#comment-223062 Ah, this is the piece I was thinking of: a HuffPost article featuring Maggie Haberman's reporting. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maggie-haberman-error-donald-trump-convention_n_6a97b23ee4b0a45256180070 Ah, this is the piece I was thinking of: a HuffPost article featuring Maggie Haberman's reporting.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maggie-haberman-error-donald-trump-convention_n_6a97b23ee4b0a45256180070

]]> http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/09/02/trump-throws-himself-a-party/#comment-223061 John M from Ct. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:57:05 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=28005#comment-223061 Not sure I've got this right, but I seem to remember reading that there will be two super-important pro sports games on the two nights of the so-called Convention. Most Americans are expected to be watching those, rather than this ... thing. And, in another analysis I recently saw, this tends to show the sheer amateurishness of the White House staff -- that they never realized that the president's pet Convention was scheduled against unbeatable TV competition, because they don't know anything about real Americans' lives and interests. Not sure I've got this right, but I seem to remember reading that there will be two super-important pro sports games on the two nights of the so-called Convention. Most Americans are expected to be watching those, rather than this ... thing.
And, in another analysis I recently saw, this tends to show the sheer amateurishness of the White House staff -- that they never realized that the president's pet Convention was scheduled against unbeatable TV competition, because they don't know anything about real Americans' lives and interests.

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