And now they’re “considering” postponing the convention because of Gustav. LOL! This is all show. Can you imagine the chaos this would cause? (airline tickets already purchased, hotel room cancellations, etc.)
Also wasn’t it the Rev. Dobson who prayed (and had his followers pray) for heavy rain during Obama’s speech?
If this isn’t a sign to Evangelicals that the Republican party is not on the side of right then I don’t know what is. (At least by the logic of an evangelical who looks for signs and prays for anything to destroy an opponent.)
To get back to your actual question, I was in a hospital bed at Beebe Medical Center with a blood clot and double pulmonary embolism. I watched the whole week of Katrina from there and while recuperating at home. It was interesting to feel momentarily helpless in life while watching what a larger sort of helplessness looked like.
So, play along with me here, if they were to proceed with the convention with all the pomp that such political-fests bring, during what could be a disaster, what would be the public reaction then?
It’s coming off as “showmanship” to delay/cancel, but if they do it during a disaster, it’ll likely be callous, indulgent, and out-of-touch. I think you’re going to cover that well.
You’re right, Smitty. They can’t win on this. If they go ahead with the convention they’ll look callous and rekindle memories of Katrina. If they cancel/postpone the Twin Cities will take a huge economic hit – hotels, restaurants, etc.
Personally, I blame the Rev. Dobson and his rain dance prayer. 😉
They are trying to avoid reminders of their reaction to Katrina — repubs partying while a city drowns. I don’t blame them, really, trying to work out their options. Cancelling is awfully tough — there are not many venues of the size of the St. Paul center that are just empty when you want them. And as Pandora notes, the hotels, the plane tickets, even the media investment would be hard to change.
And now they’re “considering” postponing the convention because of Gustav. LOL! This is all show. Can you imagine the chaos this would cause? (airline tickets already purchased, hotel room cancellations, etc.)
Also wasn’t it the Rev. Dobson who prayed (and had his followers pray) for heavy rain during Obama’s speech?
Yeah, they can’t postpone it. They can cancel it. They can cancel Monday night. But they can’t postpone.
Karma is a bitch, Republicans.
If this isn’t a sign to Evangelicals that the Republican party is not on the side of right then I don’t know what is. (At least by the logic of an evangelical who looks for signs and prays for anything to destroy an opponent.)
And what will happen if they cancel Bush? Where with the 20% turn to if they don’t have thier president to lead them like the sheep they are?
Obama’s speech knocked the McCain camp for a loop and decimated their strategy. What will they do? Cancel a convention?
To get back to your actual question, I was in a hospital bed at Beebe Medical Center with a blood clot and double pulmonary embolism. I watched the whole week of Katrina from there and while recuperating at home. It was interesting to feel momentarily helpless in life while watching what a larger sort of helplessness looked like.
So, play along with me here, if they were to proceed with the convention with all the pomp that such political-fests bring, during what could be a disaster, what would be the public reaction then?
It’s coming off as “showmanship” to delay/cancel, but if they do it during a disaster, it’ll likely be callous, indulgent, and out-of-touch. I think you’re going to cover that well.
You are in a no win situation, rsmitty.
Like I said, Karma is a bitch.
You’re right, Smitty. They can’t win on this. If they go ahead with the convention they’ll look callous and rekindle memories of Katrina. If they cancel/postpone the Twin Cities will take a huge economic hit – hotels, restaurants, etc.
Personally, I blame the Rev. Dobson and his rain dance prayer. 😉
They are trying to avoid reminders of their reaction to Katrina — repubs partying while a city drowns. I don’t blame them, really, trying to work out their options. Cancelling is awfully tough — there are not many venues of the size of the St. Paul center that are just empty when you want them. And as Pandora notes, the hotels, the plane tickets, even the media investment would be hard to change.
Personally, they should cancel Bush and Cheney anyway. THAT would help McCain more, in terms of a bump, with centered-votes.