Election Night In Grant Park: Construction Begins

CBS 2 - Chicago ^ | Oct 22, 2008 | Mike Flannery

[Islander7]

CHICAGO (CBS) ― Construction is underway for a massive stage in Chicago where Barack Obama could declare victory on election night. Tens of thousands are expected to gather in Grant Park just 13 days from now. One way or another, that huge crowd will witness history.

CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports that 1996 was actually the last election night when both major party candidates did speak publicly. In the close elections of 2000 and 2004, that did not happen. Preparations to accommodate a big crowd in Grant Park are already underway.

Wednesday, workers were assembling what they said was a platform that would hold a giant TV screen for an election night gathering in downtown Chicago's front yard.

[Islander7]

City officials have been planning for election night for months.

[snarkytart]

EH, I don’t really want to read about this.
Does anybody know where McCain/Palin are holding their party?

[MplsSteve]

Will it have those “styrofoam columns” like Sarah Palin referred to her acceptance speech?

[beethovenfan]

I’m hoping and praying it turns out to be a real downer.

[KoRn]

Turn loose some biologically enhanced termites.

[Right Wing Assault]

Funny if it is 33 degrees and pouring rain. And obie loses. Ha, ha, ha!

[TexasNative2000]

Reminds me of the sports curse;

Declare you are planning a victory parade while the series is still under way - it's a sure way to guarantee defeat.

[mkcc30]

The grander the stage the greater the exit!

[cmsgop]

I’’ll bet they have, can you imagine the drama election night if McCain pulls it off, I won't be able to sleep in fact I'll most likely get down to my business early to make sure it's okay, I thought that scenario was horse hockey 2 months ago, now it's inevitable.....

[DocT111]

Hubris...

Could you imagine the look on the faces at Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, pollsters, pundits, Reed and Pelosi, and those at the Obama campaign if McCain/Palin win in a landslide????

[Egon]

Well, we now know where ground zero for the rioting will be.

[GOP_Raider]

Is this flag going to fly the next day?

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Obama is scheduled to arrive flying his personal, jet-powered silver lame' jumpsuit.

Think Ironman gone flaccid.

[fortunate sun]

Obama's tax plan = backdoor reparations.

[Tucker39]

I hope this turns out like O.J. Simpson’s big party he had planned for the night after he ASSUMED that he would be acquitted in Vegas; but instead he was convicted and went back to the slammer! If Hussein doesn’t wind up in the slammer, I hope he at least winds up DEFEATED.

[twhitak]

Well, at least they can trash the stage when he loses.

[Illinois Rep]

It’s time for the secret weapon....

Cover of the Sports Illustrated!

[unkus]

Funny if it is 33 degrees and pouring rain. And obie loses. Ha, ha, ha!

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In a week or so, we’ll be able to look at the weekly weather forcast for Chicago:

“Rain and sleet with gale force winds”.

[RichInOC]

So they’re working on their election night erection?

[gop4lyf]

But “The One” can control the weather doncha know.