FACES IN THE CROWDS during the Republican National Convention

FACES IN THE CROWDS during Day 4, 

the final day of the Republican National Convention ~ 

Photos by Pat Dooley Photography  

Who says Code Pink doesn't have a sense of humor? Check out the white sign in the middle, just above the Trump sign. Embiggen if necessary.

And finally, two Cleveland Tea Party people went to XO on Thursday evening before the prime time speeches -

and got to shake the hand of America's Sheriff, Milwaukee's David A. Clarke, Jr. Wow.

If you missed Sheriff Clarke's speech at the convention, go here. If you missed his epic encounter with CNN's Don Lemon, go here. Clarke is an inspiration to us all.

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THANK YOU Cleveland Police Dept. and partners!!!

During the RNC this week, Cleveland has been crawling with paid protesters hoping to disrupt proceedings, but such efforts have been thus far mostly unsuccessful. Prior to RNC week, and having attended two meetings with presentations from law enforcement, Secret Service, and FBI, I was concerned that Cleveland was still vulnerable. This blog post is to say that no matter what happens tomorrow, Clevelanders owe an enormous thank you to the planning and preparations by Cleveland Police Dept. and its law enforcement partners.

Cleveland Tea Party’s roving photographer, Pat Dooley, took photographs today of many of the LEOs, and spoke for all of us when he thanked them for their service and efforts to keep us safe. You’ll see photographs of local and visiting police, mounted police, highway patrols, and others from Ohio State University, Cleveland Clinic, California, South Carolina, Pittsburgh, Austin TX, Florida, Georgia, Ohio National Guard, and many others. (scroll down for photographs or visit the entire album here.

THANK YOU Cleveland Police Dept. and partners!!!

UPDATE at 8:30pm: Geraldo is on O’Reilly at Fox giving credit to Gov. John Kasich for the successful security plans and measures in Cleveland. Whaaaaa  huuuhhhh??? Kasich had NOTHING to do with this! Kasich couldn’t even see his way clear to come to The Q to welcome the delegates to the Convention on Monday in his own state. It’s the Cleveland Police Dept. and FBI and Secret Service and law enforcement partners that deserve our gratitude.

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How Trump Can Win The Blue Collar Vote

(via YouTube)

One short segment on Fox and Friends this morning featured a panel of [1] coal miner Doug Brown, [2] homebuilder Ryan Puzzitiello, and [3] Cleveland's co-founder of "Tea Party For Trump" Ralph King.  

Donald Trump wins the nomination

For any Tea Party people who have been out of the country over the past few hours, here is the video of the New York delegation casting votes for Trump and putting him over the top. 

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America First Unity Rally for Trump report; Convention opens

If you missed yesterday's America First Unity Rally for Trump, you missed some outstanding presentations. Milo Yiannopoulos of Breitbart delivered an unapologetic and outrageously effective speech on "political correctness" and "Islam." It's up on You Tube here.

And Cleveland Tea Party's own Ralph King was in his usual excellent form:

For live streams of the prime-time speakers at the Convention yesterday evening, go to Treehouse's website here. I expected a mostly B-list roster, but the line-up was a powerhouse A-list all the way: Sheriff David Clarke, America's Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and an elegant and eloquent Melania Trump delivering the keynote, introduced by her husband. 

And don't miss Gov. Rick Perry's introduction of the Lone Survivor --  Marcus Luttrell's moving and powerful remarks are here. Wow! 

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Trump Rally at Settler's Landing : more photos

Day 1 RNC week photographs (videos to follow) from Pat Dooley Photography of the Trump Rally today at Settler's Landing (most popular t-shirt: "Hillary for Prison 2016"), Roger Stone, Diamond and Silk, Milo, and Trump supporters. 

Republican National Committee: Cleveland prepares (more photos)

More photographs by Pat J. Dooley Photography of barricades, equipped policemen, National Guard troops, speaker areas, media, hizzoner the Mayor and Valarie McCall (who chaired the meetings for those who work and live in the Event Zone) on E. 4th St., automobile security checkpoints, CPD bike patrols, and the GOP elephant mascot in front of the Marriott, where the delegates from Texas are staying.  

Click here for the rest of Pat Dooley's Sunday photo album.

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