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Offline Wretched Excess

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McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav
« on: August 31, 2008, 05:03:47 PM »
this is the obvious play.  there is no sense in whooping it up or beating on the democrats as louisiana gets pounded

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans.

"This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and we have to act as Americans," he said as fellow Republicans converged on their convention city to nominate him for the White House.

On the eve of his convention, McCain positioned himself as an above-politics, concerned potential president determined to avoid the errors made by President Bush three years ago. "I have every expectation that we will not see the mistakes of Katrina repeated," he said.

Bush and Vice President Cheney scrapped plans to address the convention on Monday, and McCain's aides chartered a jet to fly delegates back to their hurricane-threatened states along the Gulf Coast. Campaign manager Rick Davis said the first-night program was being cut from seven hours to two and one half.

The formal business of the convention includes nominating McCain for president and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Wednesday. McCain's acceptance speech, set for prime time on Thursday evening, is among the most critical events of the campaign for his chances of winning the White House.

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Re: McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2008, 05:08:41 PM »
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans.

The convention President was on C-SPAN a couple hours ago and said essentially the same thing.  They are going to follow the basic requirements for opening and conducting the convention, but he said they're taking it on a day-by-day basis and didn't have any plans beyond the first day.
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Re: McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2008, 05:16:10 PM »
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans.

The convention President was on C-SPAN a couple hours ago and said essentially the same thing.  They are going to follow the basic requirements for opening and conducting the convention, but he said they're taking it on a day-by-day basis and didn't have any plans beyond the first day.

obama's response was that he would "activate an email list" of his 2 million adoring worshippers. :whatever:  thank god I didn't give those people my email address.  I am sure they are annoying the hell out of people that were dumb enough to give them their contact info. 
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