[Rona Badger]

The original PR from the Ritz-Carlton said today (August 31) was the day when they would, "roll out the ultimate welcome mat for DNC guests, as it unveils and illuminates a one-of-a-kind 12-ton “Welcome to Charlotte” sand sculpture in its front drive area.

The massive sculpture has been under construction for several weeks, and it will be brilliantly uplit for visitors to the city, throughout the dates of the Democratic National Convention.

Located at 201 East Trade Street next door to Time Warner Arena, The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte is the only LEED® Gold-certified hotel for The Ritz-Carlton brand, and its highly visible front drive is host not only to the new sand sculpture, but also to one of the few front-drive electric vehicle charging stations in the luxury hotel sector."

Oh well. Heavy rain forecast for next week might have been a factor.

[driftdiver]

Their planning seems to be really flexible lately

[DBrow]

The possible attack of The Sandman no doubt was driving the security team mad.

[Norm Lenhart]

They didn’t build that... ;)

[thingumbob]

Notice to DNC...God is sending a message!

That wet stuff that will be coming down on your head is called Rain.....

[Joe 6-pack]

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

[mylife]

Hilarious!

Building legacy on sand.

[Nervous Tick]

Bummer.

What were they gonna try to sculpt? An empty beach?

[Deb]

“...red, white and blue...” Huh? I thought the Obama colors were black and red.

[buffaloguy]

As sandcastles go, that is a small one and it probably is just a circle with a rainbow in it. About two hours work.

[Hardraade]

Needs more Arabs. And more cow... err.. camel bell.

[mware]

Well they could make a giant empty chair as a welcoming feature.

[EDINVA]

Sand is actually the PERFECT metaphor for Obama and the DNC. And they recognized it as such, thus the end of this sculpture. Nothing to do with security.

[mmichaels1970]

the sculpture won’t be built “in order to ensure optimal security at that location.”

Good call. Sand people travel single file to hide their numbers. Before you knew it, you'd be overrun.

[Proud2BeRight]

“..was to include a carving of the DNC logo, stars and strips...”

strips?

[mmichaels1970]

It seems the more the liberals tightened their grip, the more the sand slipped through their fingers.

[Buckeye McFrog]

or were the optics of a giant sand vagina just not what they wanted after all?

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

[Finatic]

I will quote the most awesome Strat (and Airborne) brother Jimi Hendrix - “and so castles, made of the sand, fall in the sea, eventually” Kfollowed by a killer backward guitar solo.

[liberalh8ter]

Oh well. Heavy rain forecast for next week might have been a factor.

Either that or someone pointed out that the Socialist Worker's Party statue replica probably wasn't a very good idea.

[BubbaBasher]

I think they had to send everyone over to finish the 0bama sculpture.