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RNC Scrapped Hologram Ronald Reagan Over Concerns It Would ‘Overshadow’ Romney’s Speech

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Republican National Convention Cancels Ronald Reagan Hologram Debut

A Ronald Reagan hologram is scheduled to debut soon. Credit: Yahoo News (Original image Rusty Kennedy/AP)

For those of you who were hoping to see a hologram Ronald Reagan this year at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, here’s the good news: it exists. There was some speculation that the conservative hero would be making an appearance at the convention, but many wrote it off as hearsay. As it turns out, it was true.

Similar to the surprise Tupac hologram that stole the show at this year’s Coachella music festival, a hologram of Reagan was initially scheduled to make an appearance outside of the GOP convention this week. However, RNC officials requested that the creators of the digital Reagan to delay the presentation because it may “overshadow” Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech on Thursday, Yahoo News reports.

“It wasn’t officially going to be part of the convention,” Tony Reynolds, one of the creators, told Yahoo News. “It was going to be outside of the convention at the Lakeland Center.”

Reynolds said he plans on using the Reagan hologram to promote the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS) and has obtained the rights to a Reagan speech talking about small businesses. To craft this plan, he has been collaborating with AV Concepts, one of the companies that made Tupac Shakur come to life at Coachella.

But those plans were shot down when Reynolds says  a number of Republican activists asked him to delay the project out of concern it would “overshadow” Romney’s acceptance speech.

“At the time he hadn’t chosen Paul Ryan, so I think they were a little worried about his energy,” Reynolds said. “Even in a hologram form I think Reagan’s going to beat a lot of people in terms of communicating.”

But Reynolds said the Reagan unveiling was also due to the fact that he didn’t want the prized hologram to be used in a partisan way, which would be hard to do at the Republican National Convention.

“We were careful because the JOBS Act was a bipartisan bill and we didn’t want to seem like we were favoring Republicans,” he added.

The Reagan hologram will be debuted either later this year or early 2013, so you’ll have to wait until then.

Comments (46)

  • eyestoseeearstohear
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 2:45pm

    I wonder WHO will the DNC will have a Hologram of ?

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  • garbagecanlogic
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 2:11pm

    Romney’s speech was good – not great. So the Gipper might just have overshadowed him.
    P.S., Mrs. Romney out shined her husband.

    Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

    The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
    The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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    • mtnhimike
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 5:41pm

      You are assuming that the Democrats have a Bible to look up the Verse.

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  • BasketFullOfPuppies
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 12:43pm

    I don‘t think it would’ve overshadowed his speech. I think it would’ve diminished Romneys chance of winning. Reagan had his problems. But, he was a great president, in my opinion. That was then. This is now. The GOP needs to stop bringing up Reagan and then acting in total opposition to what Reagan stood for. They need to stop looking to the past for their greatness, and instead build a greater future. Don’t try to equal Reagan. Try to best him. That‘s what he would’ve probably wanted. Make people call Reagan the second greatest president in recent memory.

    I don’t have much hope of it happening. But, I do hope Romney changes my mind.

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    • Altitude5280
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 1:14pm

      And people say Democrats consider Obama the messiah?! That’s nothing compared to the Recons dragging out Regans corpse when it suits them.

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    • Ghandi was a Republican
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 1:35pm

      Reagan presided over the greatest recovery of all time.. And he did it from a carter crisis 10X worse than the banking crisis by the same like minded democrats inc Congress that chaired the banking and commerce committees for the two years prior leading up to it. The in fact screamed “racist” at Geoige Bush and John McCain and the rest of the Republicans who saw it coming.. Here it is in living color– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmhdnZavIIQ

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    • QuincySmith
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 5:25pm

      puppies;

      The reason repubs recall Reagan is the same reason oblama is calling on little ole billy clinton. There are two differences, however. oblama is an empty suit in an empty seat running on an empty record; clinton cannot help him (I heard they don’t like each other). Romney is relatively unknown. The convention‘s optimism recalls Reagan’s “it’s morning in America”.

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 12:19pm

    Just play Reagan’s 1964 GOP convention speech and his speech on on a government health plan.
    Sit back in wonderment at just how wise that man really was. Absolutely scary how dead on he predicted what we’d be facing today.

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  • Individualism
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 11:03am

    i am sure there will be a hologram of Romney when they need a scary looking vampire at a haunted house to scare their kids, maybe to make it more scary it should have the magic underwear.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 12:16pm

      No, you want scary. Not a male fashion model. For scary you’d need Mooshel “Let Them Eat Cake” Antoinette.

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  • pepperpat
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 10:46am

    So instead Mitt was overshadowed by an empty chair getting a damn good scolding.

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  • Jake_Green
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 10:23am

    A holograpic visit from a true Conservative would over shadow a RINO.

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  • KeystoneState
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 9:19am

    Then again maybe their just worried folks will write-in Reagan’s hologram this Nov.

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  • Wango
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 9:17am

    Mitt Romney – overshadowed by a dead man. Hard to understand why people say he has no charisma.

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  • marybethelizabeth
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 9:13am

    Like Rand Paul and Presidents Bush, Reagan was shown before prime time.
    Newt Gingrch didn’t make prime time either. I can’t believe they trotted him out with his “wife”.
    At least it was the Mrs. who delivered the line about remaining true.
    It was hilarious to hear Newt Gingrich lecturing the President on shame.

    The GOP never mentions personal responsibility any more.

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  • KeystoneState
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 8:57am

    “Not to be used in a partisan way”, huh? Reagan was a conservative republican the last I checked, so that’s bunk! Of course they didn’t want to overshadow Romney, anyone watching Romney,s “repeal and replace” line after Reagan would be totally let down! It‘s the same reason Ron Paul wasn’t allowed to speak!

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  • truth2RNC
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 7:47am

    Here, the FOX affiliate in Cincinnati did a piece on what the new rules mean, and they have video of the teleprompter having the “vote” results before the vote was taken.

    http://youtu.be/pKaXqoC4DjE

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  • truth2RNC
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 7:45am

    While the GOP establishment can claim a love for Reagan, this and the rest of their actions show that they don’t respect Reagan and what he stood for at all.

    If the rules change forced in by Romney to prevent a Ron Paul-type grassroots candidate had been in place in 1976, there never would have been a President Reagan. The brokered convention in 1976 was led by grassroots republicans that were not happy with Ford, and if these rules had existed, Reagan would not have gotten a voice, instead the RNC leaders would have just (per these new rules) replaced all the “offending” delegates with puppets and pretended the dissent never existed. Kinda like how they pretended the Ron Paul dissenters didn’t exist – anyone else see that the teleprompter Boehner was reading off of had the results of the Rules vote before the vote was even held on the floor?

    People are in such a rush to beat Obama at all costs, that they’re ignoring actions by the GOP establishment that will change the party forever. What good is winning when the average Joe GOPer no longer has a voice in the party?

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 7:52am

      These rule changes may have signaled the last straw for our republic. The establishment progressive republicans have insulated themselves against any future tea party candidate. Things are getting worse

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    • MightyMouth
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 1:03pm

      uh. Are you saying if Ron Paul had won the primaries he would NOT have been the nominee? Who gives a crap what the rules of the convention are?

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  • soybomb315_II
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 7:26am

    They should have done it. Mitt Romney is already overshadowed by Paul Ryan – just like McCain was overshadowed by Sarah Palin. Thats what happens when the progressive is shoved down their throats.

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    • marybethelizabeth
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 9:20am

      Watching paint dry is more interesting than Mitt “I built it” Romney’s speech.

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    • Lucci
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 9:31am

      I am not looking for style points, we have that already in the empty suit in the White House now. Looking for a proven leader, a manager, that can fix the mess of the past 20+ progressive years. The current occupyer cannot do it. He only speaks well and throws oil on the fire.

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  • I_KNEW_Youd_Say_That
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 6:02am

    I KNEW They’d Say That!

    Reagan was enough of a conservative America that he’d show up Romney for the Progressive-commie he really is …

    “Again, this is why conservatives are so skeptical because Romney campaigns so cynically. Run on you record, governor. … Tell us why we conservatives should support you. … Because you’re not telling us. Because you’re not a conservative.”
    “That is what is upsetting conservatives with Romney. You don’t trust him. You don’t know who he is. You [only] know what he says about everybody else. And you’re left to wonder.”
    Mark Levin 2/9

    “Now, I have this article in front of me from the Chicago Tribune where Romney calls Santorum an economic lightweight. Has Romney ever called Obama an economic lightweight? … Obama is destroying our country. Destroying our institutions. Romney won’t even call him a socialist. This reminds me of McCane. McCain attacking conservatives all the time, but when it came to Obama he held back. He pulled back. Something’s not right here.”
    Mark Levin 3/15

    “Sunday night, Romney was asked about his media strategy for the general election. … “Fox is watched by the true believers, Romney told donors.” according to the Wall Street Journal. “We need to get the independents and the women.” See, folks, this is what I’m talking about. This is Liberal-think. … Great statesmen, great leaders don’t talk this way.
    Mark Levin 4/16

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  • TurboCat
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 5:16am

    They should beam in President Reagan next week during O-blame-a’s speech. That would be funny if someone could pull off a surprise like that. Can just imagine their mouths agape and speechless for once at the DNC.

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    • mama6
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 8:26am

      @Turbocat That would be priceless!!! I’d love to see it!!! For once Debbie “Blabbermouth” Shultz would be speechless. LOL

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    • RobbieTLHughie
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 11:02am

      Hahaha! Yeah bro, that’d be so awesome, especially if he was talking about things that would help the Democrats because many Conservative positions are so far right now!

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  • bukowski72
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 2:27am

    They should have had hologram Reagan shooting hologram Tupac. Don’t let the USA deteriorate.

    God Bless Ronald Reagan and the United States.

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    • RobbieTLHughie
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 11:06am

      You sound like kind of guy who gets his rocks off making other people uncomfortable and angry then laughs about it later. Not realizing that no one likes you ’cause you say stuff like that.

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  • Mutiny
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 2:18am

    Romney sure is sensitive.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 2:35am

      You are a moron.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 2:35am

      YOU DOPE. Do you think it may have been because they lost ONE FULL DAY? He’s not jealous of Ronald Reagan…he adores him. YOU poor little Progressives. WE don’t have to thwart others to
      feel better about ourselves…good for all is good for all. THINK (if you have any capacity to do that) about this.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 3:53am

      OR OR OR maybe DOPE, maybe it was because NEWT and CALISTA did a bit using many FILM CLIPS of Reagan themselves. YOU LIBS are just hysterical… no wonder I won’t let any of you in my home.

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    • Wango
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 9:27am

      PATTY HENRY . . . I can’t come into your home? That;s tragic i was hoping to see the lat set of plastic couch covers. And I hear you have your own Reagan hologram. Does it lie to your face like the real Regan did?

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 2:30pm

      No.

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  • antitheist
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 2:11am

    Idolatry at its worst.

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  • Kaoscontrol
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 2:11am

    Turns out, he does…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjfmY7K32NE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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  • v15
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 1:25am

    What is thy bidding my master…?

    Reagan hologram? This isn’t Star Wars.

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  • Vegasdad702
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 1:08am

    Wait a minute, the RNC scraped the hologram of Reagan because of fears it would over shadow Mitt Romneys speech, but they didn’t think booking Clint Eastwood as the surprise guest was going to be the ONLY thing the main stream will be focussing on come morning?? Man, I love Mr. Eastwood, but I think the RNC dropped the ball. Should have played the hologram of the Gipper, and Ron Paul should have been the surprise guest. I agree with Glenn Beck on that point for sure. My diehard Liberal cousin was posting stories saying 17 million people tuned out tonight! I just had to tell her lets wait and see what happens at the DNC, but it looks to me like people are getting tired of this stuff already. We had better see some REAL change soon, or I fear for the future of our Republic.

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 1:07am

    Yeah, but does he rap?

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  • grayling646
    Posted on August 31, 2012 at 1:05am

    His hologram should run for President. It would win in a landslide.

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    • Vegasdad702
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 1:09am

      I agree! Couldn’t hurt!

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    • Diane TX
      Posted on August 31, 2012 at 1:11am

      I still believe that Øbama is a hologram. A real person couldn’t possibly be as inept as Øbama.

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