Why not this?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071482/posts
IMO, this telethon idea is nothing but a PR train wreck waiting to happen.
Personally, I'd rather see McCain (whom I have no love for) sitting at a direct-line phone to Jindal and the state offices of all states effected by landfall, surrounded by the rest of the GOP heads of GOP states also at phones. He can tell Jindal, “Tell me what you need” and go about getting things done with the assistance of those states.
You can shoot holes in that if you want. I learned more than 45 years ago in boot camp, that I am not a leader of men, but if the GOP turns itself into a clearinghouse for donated cash, it will be a disaster. Just remember the myriad scandals over donations for 9/11!
You might be right; the RNC will tone it down and the President won’t be there.