Gustav versus Republican Convention

[jdobbin]

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...0831?hub=TopSto

Hurricane Gustav has sent Republican Party officials scrambling to adjust events for this week's GOP convention.

On Sunday afternoon, presumptive presidential nominee John McCain announced that most Republican National Convention events have been cancelled for Monday, the first day of what was expected to be a four-day gathering.

The convention will be held in St. Paul, Minn., a safe distance away from the storm which is winding its way across the Gulf of Mexico. But McCain has said he doesn't want it to appear his party is celebrating while thousands of people are being evacuated from the path of the hurricane.

The legal responsibility to hold the convention means it will go on but I'm sure there are fingers crossed that Gustav won't be the leading story for the week.

[Liam]

I'm sure much to McCain's relief, I heard that neither Bush nor Cheney will be in Minnesota during the week of the convention.

[jdobbin]

I'm sure much to McCain's relief, I heard that neither Bush nor Cheney will be in Minnesota during the week of the convention.

Maybe no McCain either for any length of time if Gustav gets bad.

[moderateamericain]

Maybe no McCain either for any length of time if Gustav gets bad.

Shows he give more of a shit for the people of New Orleans then a convention. Sign of a Leader of men.

[jdobbin]

Shows he give more of a shit for the people of New Orleans then a convention. Sign of a Leader of men.

He hasn't cancelled anything yet. That was my speculation and that of others. I would expect the same would have happened if Gustav had happened during the Democrat convention.

Edited September 1, 2008 by jdobbin

[capricorn]

He hasn't cancelled anything yet.

With the eyes of the nation focused on U.S. Gulf states in the path of the hurricane, Republicans are suspending partisan speeches to promote charitable donations and the distribution of relief supplies to those affected by Hurricane Gustav.

As the storm approached Sunday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said it was time to put politics aside and focus on the needs of the Gulf Coast.

Campaign manager Rick Davis told reporters Monday that party delegations from affected states have set up working groups to focus on aid delivery. In addition, a special hurricane information center is being set up at the convention site.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-01-voa27.cfm

There were significant alterations made to the Republican convention agenda. I too am sure the Democrats would have responded in a similar way. Nice to see politicians put the citizens ahead of holding a party.

Edited September 1, 2008 by capricorn

[Liam]

So when are the evangelical preachers going to come out to say that Gustav was a sign from God that the people who live in those areas are wicked, that he sent Gustav to punish them for smiting Him? Oh, forgot: it's an election year and it's mostly impacting Republicans.

[daniel]

It may have taken 7 1/2 years but George W finally learns how to be President - and his party doesn't want to hear from him.

It may have taken 24 years but the Republicans have finally learned from the Democrats' lead - to finally include a woman on the ticket too. I guess selecting Condi would have been too much to swallow. Let's hope Palin doesn't turn into another Quayle.

[bush_cheney2004]

So when are the evangelical preachers going to come out to say that Gustav was a sign from God that the people who live in those areas are wicked, that he sent Gustav to punish them for smiting Him? Oh, forgot: it's an election year and it's mostly impacting Republicans.

Looks like the Democrats beat them to it.....Don Fowler had to apologize:

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Don Fowler apologized Sunday for recently joking Hurricane Gustav's expected landfall on the same day as the opening of the Republican National Convention suggested God was on the Democrats' side.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...bout-hurricane/

[Guest American Woman]

So when are the evangelical preachers going to come out to say that Gustav was a sign from God that the people who live in those areas are wicked, that he sent Gustav to punish them for smiting Him? Oh, forgot: it's an election year and it's mostly impacting Republicans.

Did you see this? "Evangelicals asked to pray for rain at Barack Obama nomination"

Stuart Shepard of Focus on the Family, one of America's leading evangelical groups, was shown in a video filmed at Denver's Invesco Field, where 75,000 are expected to cheer Mr Obama on Aug 28, asking Christians to pray for "torrential" rain.

Mr Shepard, director of digital media at Focus Action, the political arm of Focus on the Family, insisted the video was supposed to be "mildly humorous". "Mildly humorous." Gotta love that.

But it was hastily removed by Focus on the Family after complaints from at least a dozen of its members. "If people took it seriously, we regret it," said Tom Minnery, a spokesman.

[Shady]

Did you see this? "Evangelicals asked to pray for rain at Barack Obama nomination"

Stuart Shepard of Focus on the Family, one of America's leading evangelical groups, was shown in a video filmed at Denver's Invesco Field, where 75,000 are expected to cheer Mr Obama on Aug 28, asking Christians to pray for "torrential" rain.

Mr Shepard, director of digital media at Focus Action, the political arm of Focus on the Family, insisted the video was supposed to be "mildly humorous". "Mildly humorous." Gotta love that.

But it was hastily removed by Focus on the Family after complaints from at least a dozen of its members. "If people took it seriously, we regret it," said Tom Minnery, a spokesman.

Praying for torrential rain isn't quite like saying a hurricane is a gift from God. First of all, we all know that Democrats don't believe in God. And second of all, tell that to the people all over the Gulf Of Mexico, that have been displaced, and/or lost family members due to hurricane Gustav.

Looks like Michael Moore got into the act as well. Stay classy Mr. Moore!

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[Guest American Woman]

Looks like Michael Moore got into the act as well. Stay classy Mr. Moore!

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Sounds "mildly humorous" to me.

[Shady]

Sounds "mildly humorous" to me.

Of course it does. Unless it was a Republican saying it. Then you'd be ooooutraggggeeeeddd!

[Guest American Woman]

Of course it does. Unless it was a Republican saying it. Then you'd be ooooutraggggeeeeddd!

One person's humor is another person's outrage.

Seriously, though, I put MM's, Fowler's, and Shepard's comments all in the same category because they were "joking." The "evangelical preachers" that Liam was referring to, those who say natural disasters are God punishing the wicked, are in a category all their own-- and there's nothing even mildly humorous about their 'judgments.' Comments like that should outrage everyone.

[gc1765]

Shows he give more of a shit for the people of New Orleans then a convention. Sign of a Leader of men.

Nice to see politicians put the citizens ahead of holding a party.

Does anyone really believe that it would have been more politically popular to hold their convention? "We've decided that our convention is more important than the people of New Orleans." Yeah, that's going to win them a lot of votes