Potential speakers at the Republican National Convention July 18-21, 2016

(Read to the bottom for those who said yes)

Normally-Likely Convention Speakers who have said they will not speak

(most are not even attending)

• ·       Pres. George H.W. Bush
• ·       Pres. George W. Bush
• ·       Gov. Mitt Romney
• ·       Sen. John McCain
• ·       Sen. John Kasich
• ·       Sen. Lindsey Graham
• ·       Sen. Kelly Ayotte
• ·       Utah Rep. Mia Love (rising star, who would normally be clamoring for a chance to speak, will instead be on vacation)
• ·       Sen. Jeff Flake (said he won’t be at the convention because he’ll be mowing his lawn). (Really)
• ·       South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, chair of the Benghazi/Clinton investigation. (Taking his family to the beach instead) (really)
• ·       South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford
• ·       Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy
• ·       Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo
• ·       Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner
• ·       South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley
• ·       Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn
• ·       New York Rep. Elise Stefanik (who wrote the platform for the 2012 Convention)
• ·       Oklahoma Rep. Steve Russell
• ·       North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson (another rising Republican star)
• ·       Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse
• ·       Utah Sen. Mike Lee (will have to come, because he is on the rules committee, but hates Trump).
• ·       Florida Sen. Marco Rubio
• ·       People who refused to say whether they would speak if asked:

o   Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker

o   Oregon Rep. Greg Walden

Invited and likely to speak:

• ·       Gov. Chris Christie
• ·       Sen. Jeff Sessions
• ·       Trump children Ivanka, Eric, and Donald Jr. 
• ·       Dr. Ben Carson
• ·       Donald Trump (has suggested he could speak every night)

Sports figures invited (not all have said yes)

• ·       Boxer, Mike Tyson,
• ·       Former Bears coach, Mike Ditka,
• ·       Former Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight.
• ·       Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady
• ·       Quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger
• ·       UFC fighter, Dana White
• ·       Ex-Chicago Bears Coach, Mike Ditka

Musical acts to Attract Young People

• ·       Eighties Rock Band, Poison
• ·       Seventies Rock Band, Journey
• ·       Sixties singer, Rick Springfield,

Here's your chance
If you would be interested in being invited to speak at the Convention, let me know. I have an in with the Donald. He and I go way back. (I understand I am being considered for Vice President, but don't let that out just yet until he wants to make it public.)

Make a check out to "Stan G. Duncan" and send it to me and I'll see what I can do.



Sources:
http://www.dailywire.com/news/6968/heres-list-top-11-republicans-who-wont-speak-trump-aaron-bandler
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/hardly-anybody-wants-to-speak-at-trumps-convention-224815
http://fusion.net/story/320155/donald-trump-rnc-tyson-poison/