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cali

(114,904 posts) Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:20 AM Aug 2012

On Thursday Night, there's a slot for a "mystery" speaker.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/08/27/who-is-thursdays-mystery-convention-speaker/

I'm going with La Palin.

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On Thursday Night, there's a slot for a "mystery" speaker. (Original Post) cali Aug 2012 OP

I'm going with Flashmann Aug 2012 #1

you like to play it safe, eh? cali Aug 2012 #3

LOL....Yeah Flashmann Aug 2012 #5

It'll be a Reagan seance. FSogol Aug 2012 #2

How about a Reagan holograph? Avalux Aug 2012 #18

Ron Headrest? FSogol Aug 2012 #19

Spoiler dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #4

It's probably the Trumpster's "surprise" guest appearance. CJCRANE Aug 2012 #6

Think Medicare nt MrScorpio Aug 2012 #7

Shit-for-Brains lpbk2713 Aug 2012 #8

**BINGO** Sheepshank Aug 2012 #30

Mitt's dog perhaps? KinMd Aug 2012 #9

It's not going to be anybody like Palin or Trump who have high negatives... WI_DEM Aug 2012 #10

Ron Paul maddezmom Aug 2012 #11

They previously said there would be a Democratic speaker... Blue Meany Aug 2012 #12

The Dem speaker is Davis who isn't a dem anymore anyway cali Aug 2012 #16

Darth Cheney? nt DesertRat Aug 2012 #13

Or Lynn or Liz Cheney.... Tikki Aug 2012 #17

They must be digging up Zell Miller... Historic NY Aug 2012 #14

I could go for Will Forte as Zell Miller Z_I_Peevey Aug 2012 #33

Lieberman? lol Thrill Aug 2012 #15

I'm hoping for Chuck Norris, or Orly Taits, or Sly Stallone. Greybnk48 Aug 2012 #20

pure speculation, of course, but I think it might be Ed Rendell... WI_DEM Aug 2012 #21

I doubt it he led the anti-Rmoney protesters in Pa. Historic NY Aug 2012 #22

Hrm - my Twitter thinks it is a hologram of St Ronnie. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #23

Elton John slackmaster Aug 2012 #24

Giuliani? Trump? Limbaugh? librechik Aug 2012 #25

Limbaugh...the defacto leader of the GOP DearAbby Aug 2012 #26

Potsie and Ralph Mouth... WCGreen Aug 2012 #27

Here They Are: KharmaTrain Aug 2012 #28

Dubya dried out enough to speak publicly?? kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #29

One of these guys? LongTomH Aug 2012 #31

Isn't it obvious? Fozzledick Aug 2012 #32

With the aid of Temple magic, Romney will raise Reagan from the dead (call him Assarus) Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #34

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)

1. I'm going with

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:23 AM

Aug 2012

Someone who is racist,sexist,homophobic,afraid of science,greedy,condecending and extremely factually challenged.....

cali

(114,904 posts)

3. you like to play it safe, eh?

Reply to Flashmann (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:24 AM

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Flashmann

(2,140 posts)

5. LOL....Yeah

Reply to cali (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:27 AM

Aug 2012

Maybe I can narrow it down a little..The mystery speaker also suffers from accute inability to speak any semblance of truth.....

FSogol

(45,456 posts)

2. It'll be a Reagan seance.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:23 AM

Aug 2012

Avalux

(35,015 posts)

18. How about a Reagan holograph?

Reply to FSogol (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:48 AM

Aug 2012

A seance isn't flashy enough; they'll put the dead man on stage.

FSogol

(45,456 posts)

19. Ron Headrest?

Reply to Avalux (Reply #18)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:57 AM

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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

4. Spoiler

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:25 AM

Aug 2012

The mystery speaker will the butler who used a candlestick in the library.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)

6. It's probably the Trumpster's "surprise" guest appearance.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:28 AM

Aug 2012

He probably didn't like the idea of being canceled so muscled his way back onto the schedule.

MrScorpio

(73,630 posts)

7. Think Medicare nt

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:28 AM

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lpbk2713

(42,742 posts)

8. Shit-for-Brains

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:28 AM

Aug 2012

The only mysterious part is whether or not they can dry him out.

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)

30. **BINGO**

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #8)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:00 PM

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KinMd

(966 posts)

9. Mitt's dog perhaps?

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:29 AM

Aug 2012

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

10. It's not going to be anybody like Palin or Trump who have high negatives...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:29 AM

Aug 2012

rather it will be some 'star' who is universally popular like Clint Eastwood.

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)

11. Ron Paul

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:31 AM

Aug 2012

Blue Meany

(1,947 posts)

12. They previously said there would be a Democratic speaker...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:35 AM

Aug 2012

I'm guessing this is a Democrat or former-Democrat who will lambast Obama (Leibowitz?).

cali

(114,904 posts)

16. The Dem speaker is Davis who isn't a dem anymore anyway

Reply to Blue Meany (Reply #12)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:41 AM

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DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

13. Darth Cheney? nt

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:37 AM

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Tikki

(14,549 posts)

17. Or Lynn or Liz Cheney....

Reply to DesertRat (Reply #13)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:45 AM

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Tikki

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

14. They must be digging up Zell Miller...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:38 AM

Aug 2012

had to check he is still this side of the grass.

Z_I_Peevey

(2,783 posts)

33. I could go for Will Forte as Zell Miller

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #14)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:35 PM

Aug 2012

I'll bet he could get a few veins a-poppin.

Thrill

(19,178 posts)

15. Lieberman? lol

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:39 AM

Aug 2012

Greybnk48

(10,164 posts)

20. I'm hoping for Chuck Norris, or Orly Taits, or Sly Stallone.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:01 AM

Aug 2012

Maybe I'll add Ahhhnold to the mix. Four way tie. LOL!

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

21. pure speculation, of course, but I think it might be Ed Rendell...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:14 AM

Aug 2012

to counter the Republicans endorsing Obama at our convention. Rendell has been consistently stabbing Obama in the back since 2008.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

22. I doubt it he led the anti-Rmoney protesters in Pa.

Reply to WI_DEM (Reply #21)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:39 AM

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Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

23. Hrm - my Twitter thinks it is a hologram of St Ronnie.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 01:43 PM

Aug 2012

They wouldn't be that stupid, would they?

slackmaster

(60,567 posts)

24. Elton John

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 01:44 PM

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librechik

(30,674 posts)

25. Giuliani? Trump? Limbaugh?

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 01:45 PM

Aug 2012

no that would be too much.

DearAbby

(12,461 posts)

26. Limbaugh...the defacto leader of the GOP

Reply to librechik (Reply #25)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 01:50 PM

Aug 2012

Or Norquist.

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

27. Potsie and Ralph Mouth...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 01:52 PM

Aug 2012

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)

28. Here They Are:

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 01:57 PM

Aug 2012

The first choice:

doing the warm-up for:

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

29. Dubya dried out enough to speak publicly??

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 01:57 PM

Aug 2012

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)

31. One of these guys?

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:05 PM

Aug 2012

Hannibal Lector?

Lord Valdemort?

Darth Vader?

Fozzledick

(3,860 posts)

32. Isn't it obvious?

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:34 PM

Aug 2012

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

34. With the aid of Temple magic, Romney will raise Reagan from the dead (call him Assarus)

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:36 PM

Aug 2012

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