If you look up ‘smug toad’ in the dictionary, apparently you are greeted by that picture above.

After all the hullabaloo of the Republican National Convention it was finally time for the main event, El Trumperino stepping up to the plate to deliver his speech and officially accept the party’s nomination to run for president.

First up let’s look at Ivanka introducing him, the daughter so beautiful her own father would consider dating her (take your pick of two videos HERE).

A standing ovation for that? Welcome to the Republican National Convention, or the Brown-Nosing Olympics as I shall call it from here on out.

As an aside the Democrat Convention won’t be any better, but they’ll be rooting for the lesser of two evils.

And now for the main course – the Donald himself and his full address.

Woah, one hour and 15 minutes, ain’t nobody got time for that.

In case you were wondering then yes, it is the longest acceptance speech (Republican or Democrat) since 1972. Check this tweet below:

Anyway let’s get a rundown from the New York Times:

With dark imagery and an almost angry tone, Mr. Trump portrayed the United States as a diminished and even humiliated nation, and offered himself as an all-powerful savior [sic] who could resurrect the country’s standing in the eyes of both enemies and law-abiding Americans.

“Our convention occurs at a moment of crisis for our nation,” an ominous-sounding Mr. Trump said, standing against a backdrop of American flags. “The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life. Any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country.”

Mr. Trump nearly shouted the names of states where police officers had been killed recently, as the crowd erupted in applause, and returned repeatedly to the major theme of the speech: “Law and order,” he said four times, each time drawing out the syllables.

He did say something that actually made a little sense, which should come as a surprise to all:

He even vowed “to do everything in my power to protect our L.G.B.T.Q. citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology.’’ As the audience applauded, Mr. Trump made a deviation from his prepared text, observing: “I have to say, that as a Republican, it is so nice to hear you cheering for what I just said.”’

And then back to the usual bluster:

Mr. Trump dwelled at length on illegal immigrants and lawless Americans, saying they are as dangerous for the nation’s security as the Islamic State and Syrian refugees. In doing so, Trump advisers said, he sought to win over undecided voters who are sickened by the recent violence against police officers and worried about safety yet are unsure if Mr. Trump has the temperament and abilities to be commander in chief…

Mr. Trump sounded like a wartime president, using the word “threat” seven times and promising to “defeat the barbarians of ISIS.” He also recited homicide rates in American cities and the thousands of illegal immigrants with criminal records, promising to control violence at home and abroad.

Trump threw around plenty of scary numbers, as he so often does, but best you head HERE to see Vox play fact-checker.

Spoiler alert – not all of those ‘facts’ hold up, although by now we’re all well aware that Trump’s fans don’t care much for reason.

I’ll say farewell and leave you with this, a wonderful rant by a good friend of mine who grew up in Hawaii and now lives in Colorado:

He didn’t create racism or millions of racist hate mongers. All Trump did was shake the tree. Look what fell out. Millions of horrible Americans (maybe the real Americans) voicing their opinion under the umbrella of one man finally coming out and saying loudly and proudly what they’ve felt all their lives. It’s not what Trump would do as president that scares me, it’s that so many Americans want him to do what he says he’ll do.

I doubt he’ll win, but even if he doesn’t, the fact remains that millions of people in America have responded so positively to his craziness. Millions of people are ignorant hate mongers. They’ll still be living here regardless of the outcome of the election. Next door to you. Eating in restaurants you do. Their kids playing with yours. Most scary…. they’re drinking at the same bars as you.

The same bars? There’s a scary thought, Americans.

[sources:newyorktimes&vox]