The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Setting: Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus' office Reince Priebus: "Hello Donald, and welcome." Donald Trump: "It's good to be here, like really really good." Priebus: "Okay, well, let's not beat around the bush here. Why do you think you should be leader of the Republican Party?" Trump: "What do you mean?" Priebus: "What makes you the best, most qualified person to lead our party? Do you have any experience in politics?" Trump: "None, absolutely none, nada, zero, zilch, infinity" Priebus: "What was that last one?" Trump: "Infinity, you know, zero" Priebus: "What made you who you are today? What made you successful?" Trump: "Well, I have to first give credit to my mom and dad. If my dad didn't stick his yuge penis into my mom's wherever, I wouldn't be here today. Then, I mean, I don't want to give the guy too much credit...

Last night, I sat at the computer, as I was ready to jot down some notes and fact-check every little thing each and every speaker at the Republican National Convention said. From 7 to 11 pm Eastern Standard Time, I did this. Unfortunately, I discovered not long after 7 pm that most of the rhetoric was fluff - catchy slogans and talking points to fire up the base. There were more generalities spoken than in a horoscope and it felt as if, by the end of the night, I only had a handful of statements to fact-check. I will admit - this was the first time I've watched the Republican National Convention and wasn't exactly sure what to expect. I figured there would be a lot of cheerleading, a great deal of talking Mitt Romney up and criticizing President Obama. There was definitely a great deal of criticizing the president, however, Mitt Romney didn't get a great deal of attention and I was very surprised by this.  Take the keynote speaker last night - New Jersey Governor, Chris...