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    Quote Originally Posted by creaker View Post
    It's interesting - it looks like the only thing you are allowed to bring into the area that could possibly be used to arm and defend yourself is a gun - and a gun is about the only thing that cannot be defined as a safety issue or danger to others:

    http://www.ohio.com/polopoly_fs/1.68...strictions.pdf

    ) Within all Public Access Areas, the following items are prohibited
    during the Convention Period:
    (1) Lumber larger than 2” in width and ¼” thick, including supports
    for signs;
    (2) Metal, plastic, or other hard material larger than ¾” thick and
    1/8” in wall thickness including pipe and tubing;
    (3) Any air rifle, air pistol, paintball gun, blasting caps, switchblade
    or automatic knife, knife having a blade two and one-half (2-1/2) inches in
    length or longer, cestus, billy, blackjack, sword, saber, hatchet, axe, slingshot,
    BB gun, pellet gun, wrist shot, blackjack, metal knuckles, nun chucks, mace,
    iron buckle, axe handle, shovel, or other instrumentality used to cause
    property or personal damage;
    (4) Any dangerous ordinance, weapon, or firearm that is prohibited
    by the laws of the State of Ohio;
    (5) Any explosives, explosive device, or incendiary device;
    (6) Fireworks and rockets;
    (7) Sound Amplification Equipment;
    (8) Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems;
    (9) Containers of bodily fluids;
    (10) Aerosol cans;
    (11) Mace, Pepper Spray or other chemical irritant;
    (12) Umbrellas with metal tips;
    (13) Any projectile launchers, such as water guns and water cannons;
    (14) Rope, chain, cable, strapping, wire, string, line, tape, or any
    similar material, in lengths greater than 6’;
    (15) Glass bottles, ornaments, light bulbs, ceramic vessels, and any
    other frangible container, regardless of whether the container holds any
    substance;
    (16) Locks including, without limitation, padlocks, bicycle locking
    devices, chain locks or similar devices, but not including: (i) an integral
    component of a conveyance or structure; (ii) locks when utilized by the owner
    of private real property to secure permanent or temporary fencing; or (iii)
    locks attached to a bicycle;
    (17) Any gas mask or similar device designed to filter all air breathed
    by the wearer in an attempt to protect the respiratory tract and/or face
    against irritating or noxious gasses or other materials. This prohibition on
    gas masks shall not apply to any person wearing a medical oxygen mask that
    fits over the nose and mouth of the person and provides oxygen from an
    oxygen tank to the person;
    (18) Tents and other shelters, sleeping bags, sleeping pads,
    mattresses, cots, hammocks, bivy sacks, or stoves;
    (19) Coolers or ice chests;
    (20) Backpacks and bags exceeding the size of 18” x 13” x 7”;
    (21) Lasers;
    (22) Non-plastic containers, bottles, cans, or thermoses;
    (23) Ladders;
    (24) Grappling hooks, sledgehammers, hammers, and crowbars;
    (25) Canned goods;
    (26) Tennis balls; and
    (27) Any other item determined by the Chief or Director to be a clear
    and present danger to the safety of others.
    I'm curious why tennis balls made the list. It would seem like baseballs could do a lot more damage as thrown projectiles, and that any balls, in sufficient quantity, could hamper a law enforcement crackdown by tripping up the police.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
    Still a big batch of NPR portentousness. I've been hearing more of the same on other shows locally, and we can probably expect more.
    I believe NPR was trying to be "fair and balanced." But if you think Carlson and his opinions are portentous, I agree.

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    Is anyone watching it on TV? Melania will be the key speaker.. Trump will introduce her.

    Then there were the dissenters on the floor.

    Compelling stuff...
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    Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
    Is anyone watching it on TV? Melania will be the key speaker.. .
    No. But if any tennis balls start flying I'm sure we'll see it on the news!

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    Let me know if the mighty Cuyahoga catches on fire again. That's something worth seeing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bae View Post
    Let me know if the mighty Cuyahoga catches on fire again. That's something worth seeing!
    True, but the RNC is still great theatre.. as long as I can keep my blood pressure under control.
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    You guys have to check out Donald Trump's entrance. All I can say is, Freddy Mercury is rolling over in his grave.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lainey View Post
    No. But if any tennis balls start flying I'm sure we'll see it on the news!
    I hope they aren't going to start restricting tennis balls in carryon luggage. I could be wrong but I really don't think Serena Williams is a terrorist...

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    Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
    You guys have to check out Donald Trump's entrance. All I can say is, Freddy Mercury is rolling over in his grave.

    OMG... My one question would be whether they purchased the rights to the song or are they going to be one of the many republican campaigns that gets nailed for copyright infringement after using a song that the writer (or estate thereof in this case) didn't want being used in said campaign.

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    Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
    Is anyone watching it on TV? Melania will be the key speaker.. Trump will introduce her.

    Then there were the dissenters on the floor.

    Compelling stuff...
    Quite a marketing event. Melania's speech was OK and I'm sure she had no knowledge of any plagiarism, although I doubt that she actually wrote much of it. Donald's entrance was pretty darned interesting. It will be hard to top when he actually speaks. The whole theme was make America safe again, and I found little of it inspiring or deviating from the Trumpisms we've already seen. I may watch some more of it for educational purposes, but had to switch to 2 Broke Girls for better entertainment. Our Colorado delegates walked out in protest.

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