The GOP has a Long Record of concern trolling when it comes to Democrats. The reason it's invested so much effort in these Childish Antics is that the traditional media almost always fall for them. There are few people they'd rather put on air than a Republican who'll express Deep Disillusionment with what Those Liberals are doing.
A sub-specialty of this game is GOP Fake Outrage™, or concern trolling married with High Dudgeon. It's what you and I call Low Comedy.
You can count on Republicans to serve up ample portions of Fake Outrage™ this week at the Democratic National Convention. It's not as if they're eager to talk about the GOP Standard Bearer, after all. What the Outrage will turn out to be is Anybody's Guess, however, because Any Nonsense will do. In fact, it has to be nonsense otherwise there can be No Ranting about it.
Maybe we can put our heads together and guess the Fake Outrage™ in advance before the GOP rolls it out. Here are Some Possibilities that occur to me, off the cuff:
- The Obamas use their children as Political Props at the Convention
- The Obamas fail to introduce Their Children to America
- Protestors outside the DNC are ill-kempt, ill-fed, or Ill-Mannered
- Congressional spouse wears plain band aid to protect Actual Cut
- Too many Dark Skinned speakers are heard from
- Lights Dimmed during playing of national anthem
- Convention floor feed briefly interrupted for Fox News
- Chinese-made trinket pinned on lapel Slightly Askew
- Lights not dimmed during playing of National Anthem
- At the Big Tent, bloggers are Less Than Polite to some interloper
- Bill Clinton is obliged to speak for Less Than Ninety Minutes
- Bill Clinton is introduced as President Bill Clinton
- Overexposed radio personality believes vociferously his Freedom of Speech was impinged by DNC floor rules
- Nominee's children seen drinking Orange Juice
Well, that's about all I've got. What about you, have any predictions about which Fake Outrage™ we'll all Spend the Week discussing?