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by macdoc » Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:08 am
Republican convention: Storm concerns delay proceedings
Published on Saturday August 25, 2012
Joe Raedle/GETTY IMAGES William Harris cuts a board to size to fit over a window of a building he is securing on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. Area residents are preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac, which could become a hurricane by the time it hits ground.
By Mitch Potter Washington Bureau
TAMPA—Tropical Storm Isaac may not spare Tampa. So Republicans decided late Saturday to spare themselves.
In an 11th-hour decision as the gathering storm drew nearer, Republican National Convention officials made the difficult call to shrink the four-day gathering by a day, cancelling Monday’s proceedings.
Though most, if not all, of the estimated 50,000 visitors are to arrive Sunday, officials said the cancellation of Monday’s events will spare attendees from what could be “severe transportation difficulties due to sustained wind and rain.”
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/artic ... roceedings
Could not happen to a more deserving bunch.....I hope the damn thing winds up to a Cat 4 and scatters the ditzes.
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by Tero » Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:40 am
Its been some 20 years since a hurricane hit Tampa. More, my parents were still there.
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by JimC » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:16 am
Maybe it's all because god loves gays...
Nurse, where the fuck's my cardigan?
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by Xamonas Chegwé » Sun Aug 26, 2012 6:56 pm
Obviously, they are not doing enough to prevent the legitimate gay rape of foetuses, so god hates them.

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by macdoc » Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:57 pm
Not doing enough even to keep a favourite son onside -
Made my day take II
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/wor ... le4500765/
Tampa may have escaped the worst of tropical storm Isaac, but Republicans arrived for their convention to find another kind of tempest brewing over the direction of their party.
Florida’s former Republican governor, Charlie Crist, stole almost as much of the convention’s thunder as Isaac by formally endorsing President Barack Obama over GOP nominee Mitt Romney on Sunday. He lashed out at the GOP for moving so far to the right that moderates like him have been left with no other choice but to quit the party.

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by Xamonas Chegwé » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:45 pm
macdoc wrote:Not doing enough even to keep a favourite son onside -
Made my day take II
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/wor ... le4500765/
Tampa may have escaped the worst of tropical storm Isaac, but Republicans arrived for their convention to find another kind of tempest brewing over the direction of their party.
Florida’s former Republican governor, Charlie Crist, stole almost as much of the convention’s thunder as Isaac by formally endorsing President Barack Obama over GOP nominee Mitt Romney on Sunday. He lashed out at the GOP for moving so far to the right that moderates like him have been left with no other choice but to quit the party.

I can see the misprint in the headline now...
Christ Supports Obama! 
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