RNC To Turn Convention Into Telethon/Community Service Event For Gustav Victims

CNN | 8-30-08 | MY FAVORITE HEADACHE

[My Favorite Headache]

CNN reports that the RNC Convention will turn into a telethon and a community service outlet for 4 days if Hurricane Gustav destroys cities along the gulf coast.

McCain campaign is presently going over options. He refuses to have the convention be a party atmosphere during time of tragedy and crisis CNN Reports.

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[org.whodat]

Now if we could just find something useful for all the mccain spam posters to do.

[Twotone]

“So McCain and the GOP are about to push the envelope of political correctness. OMG!”

No, they’re quite sensibly (IMO) going to show that conservatives believe in acting personally when there’s a problem. Good on ‘em! Besides, you know the lefties would be making an issue of the RNC ‘partyers’ while others are in the midst of an emergency. Let’s not give them the chance.

[Question Liberal Authority]

If they want to raise money, why not just increase taxes on the rich and redistribute it to the corrupt local officials to squander on levies that don't actually hold water?

I don't get all this individual responsibility, voluntary compassion stuff.

[greyfoxx39]

Call me insensistive, but is this really a time of tragedy and crisis?

All righty...You're insensitive!

Click on the youtube link in my tagline to hear DNC chairman Don Fowler laugh at the thought of a hurricane hitting New Orleans.

[My Favorite Headache]

You just know Nagin is going to walk the city with Obama and Kanye West and Oprah and Michelle Obama etc...feeling their pain with Biden, Hillary, and Bill in-tow.

Pointing out all along the way the reminder of Katrina.

[RayChuang88]

You're wrong on this. Imagine McCain and Palin on the ground in the areas most affected by the landfall of Gustav--it would have HUGE positive effect on public relations and could even convince a huge swath of voters in the southern USA to vote for McCain.

The contrast with the party atmosphere of the Democratic National Convention will be huge, and it'll even shut up one Mark Cuban (remember when Cuban said in his weblog in early 2005 the White House should cancel the Presidential inauguration festivities and use the money to donate to the 2004 tsunami relief?).

[Petronski]

If the GOP wants to do something smart, they will have Jindal, Perry, Bush, et al., appear by satellite, giving comments that combine their planned speeches with appropriate messages about how they are on the job re: Gustav.

But if you think of the DNC, for instance, or any convention, there are huge swaths of time filled with patronage addresses by nobodies, and other time fillers like music, Macarena, whatever.

Using that time instead to raise funds/attention for Gustav victims would be pretty smart.

[Paleo Conservative]

Looks like Gustav is expected to make landfall to the west New Orleans which means NO could get a rather high storm surge.

[ladyvet]

I think this is a good idea considering what would happen if they went on with business as usual. They would be burned at the stake. It's really a no win situation. It will be looked upon by the media as either pandering or being cold hearted.

I could just see the commercials that are probably already in the can. Pics of a second hurricane and pics of the Republicans laughing it up at the convention. I believe this is a smart move.

[K-oneTexas]

I think it would not only be quite different but more inclusive if the speakers actually spoke from events around the country. Different cities, different Republican events (maybe fundraising events for Gustav victims or other victims)... kind of a virtual convention. Main speakers close to New Orleans if something happens. Delegates can be in Minneapolis for voting as a body.

It would know the Dems right off their stilts.

[Petronski]

[BGHater]

Yeah. I know they have equipped the platforms to take Cat 3 plus, I just hope they hold.

Also, lets hope the damage on the refineries are at a minimum. This could be a very expensive Winter.

[ProudFossil]

Well we can hope that Gustav will wash all of the remmnant of Katrina and the libs walking and feeling the pain into nowhere land.

[Crawdad]

Oooh. Call me insensistive, but is this really a time of tragedy and crisis? What will we call it when something really bad happens?

Clemson 34 Alabama 3

[Trust but Verify]

There is NO POSSIBLE WAY if the RNC puts on the convention they were planning that it wouldn’t lose the election for the Republicans. Like it or not, the conventiion will have to be done another way. How it sits with the public is impossible to say.

[twhitak]

This goes along perfectly with McCain’s “Country First” slogan.

[BGHater]

Your joking. This is so political.

Where they hell has the RNC been on our Southern Border. Thats a dam hurricane and tragedy every day.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Its a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” we all know how this will be spun

[Trust but Verify]

There is NO POSSIBLE WAY if the RNC puts on the convention they were planning that it wouldn’t lose the election for the Republicans. Like it or not, the conventiion will have to be done another way. How it sits with the public is impossible to say.

[Bobalu]

YES!!!

It’s like someone on McCain’s team is reading FR :-)