Photography by Jon Winet & Allen Spore from the third day of the 2016 Republican Party National Political Convention. Click on the images to see an enlargement. Continue reading
Category Archives: GOP Day 3
Power Portraits: Marni and Brianna Halasa
Professional Protester, principal of Revolution is Sexy, New Yorker Marni Halasa, joined by her sister Brianna Halasa, a Smith College student, in Cleveland’s Public Square. [Photographed in the Public Square by Allen Spore and Jon Winet. July 20, 2016] Continue reading
Power Portraits: John Spruill
North Carolina Delegate John Spruill (Roper, NC) attended Wednesday afternoon’s thank you event for Ted Cruz supporters. He noted that Senator Cruz stated to those assembled that “we have a nominee,” and that Donald Trump “will do a better job than Hillary.” — Jon Winet [Photographed from the GOP Convention floor by Allen Spore and … Continue reading
Dispatch 6: Cracking the Black Mirror
BY the time “actress and avocado farmer” Kimberlin Brown took the stage on Tuesday night (“for all you guacamole lovers!), it had become clear that something had gone terribly wrong with the speaker selection process leading up to Cleveland. And when people bolted for the exits immediately after Melania’s speech that night, leaving Lt. General Flynn … Continue reading
“He’s Our Guy” – Bob Bednar
On Day 3 of the 2016 GOP Convention in Cleveland, we caught up with Susan Busse and Delegate Bob Bednar, from Gray’s Lake, Illinois. Here are comments from Mr. Bednar who identified himself as a solid conservative: “Pro Life. 2nd Amendment. Fiscal Responsibility.” Continue reading
End of Days – Susan Busse
ON Day 3 of the 2016 GOP Convention in Cleveland, we caught up with Susan Busse and IL Delegate Bob Bednar. Following the brief interview with Mr. Bednar – “He’s Our Guy,” Ms. Busse mentioned the End of Days, and we asked her to contribute her comments, now in this video. — Jon Winet Continue reading
Dispatch 5: Trump City
AS far as we can tell, projected protests at the Republican Convention have not materialized—at least not yet. On the first day of the convention, we walked out of the Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland into the new Public Square, and found . . . nothing. A few groups of three or four people each were … Continue reading