The Couple Who Almost Shot Themselves, and the Lady in the Tight Red Dress

The first half of the first night of the 2020 Republican Convention

My plan was to watch the Republican Convention every night and then do snarky (but reasonably accurate) recaps. But last night, I only got as far as watching the first hour and a half, and then I couldn’t bear any more. I was going to take a break and get back to it later, but look, here it is Tuesday evening, and the second night of the convention has already begun. Life is short; conventions are long.

Screenshots of Convention by author

So this is what happened in the first half of the first evening. It was diversity night, with women, Blacks, and Hispanics — and even a Democrat. I don’t think they were fooling anyone, though.

There’s nothing I can say about the politics that you haven’t already heard more times than you ever thought possible. So I’m going to look at the Convention as if it were a play. And the most dramatic moments were the back-to-back appearances of the gun couple and the Lady in Red.

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