Mon Sep 3, 2012, 09:15 AM

Obama campaign has an arena fallback plan in case of rain

Source: Politico

President Obama's campaign said Monday they would move his primetime address to the Democratic convention inside the Time Warner Cable Arena in downtown Charlotte in the event of rain.

"We're still hopeful that we can speak in the stadium," deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter said on MSNBC's Daily Rundown.

"We always knew that this could be part of the plan," Cutter said. "We'll make a call sometime in the near future about whether to move it indoors."

Obama is scheduled to speak outdoors at the Bank of America stadium — an outdoor stadium without a roof. It's a repeat of Obama's 2008 speech, where he accepted his nomination outdoors at Invesco Field.

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Obama campaign has an arena fallback plan in case of rain (Original post)	highplainsdem	Sep 2012	OP
r u f ing kidding me?	2pooped2pop	Sep 2012	#1
Not the convention, his acceptance speech.	madaboutharry	Sep 2012	#2
where is the rest of the convention being held?	2pooped2pop	Sep 2012	#4
You can find all the convention information	BlueMTexpat	Sep 2012	#6
The Time Warner Cable Arena.	highplainsdem	Sep 2012	#7
It's for one speech, right? eom	PAMod	Sep 2012	#3
With a contingency plan!!!	karynnj	Sep 2012	#13
yeah thanks, I'm ok now	2pooped2pop	Sep 2012	#14
are you saying there's another stadium that holds tens of thousands nearby?	CreekDog	Sep 2012	#16
90 degrees Thursday in a cool rain might actually feel good	tomm2thumbs	Sep 2012	#5
lol, yes now I see	2pooped2pop	Sep 2012	#8
A bit? n/t	eggplant	Sep 2012	#9
"Sonny, take it eeeasy!" --- Pete Clemenza to Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather" LOL	winstars	Sep 2012	#10
remember 2008? like that. convention at a convention center, speech at a stadium	CreekDog	Sep 2012	#17
as long as there isn't a chance for lightning/etc, I think they should do it!	tomm2thumbs	Sep 2012	#18
They probably are hoping to use the stadium	DWinNJ	Sep 2012	#11
The stadium seats 70,000...	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#12
do it	The Jungle 1	Sep 2012	#15

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 09:26 AM

2pooped2pop (2,611 posts)

1. r u f ing kidding me?

They have chosen an open roof convention? We thought Rmoney was an idiot for having his in Tampa during hurricane season, but we chose a place with no roof?

Really? Am I getting this straight? We will have to move the convention in the event of rain. Have you seen the forecast. Mother fucking thunderstorms the entire convention.

What the fuck were they thinking using a Bank of fuck you America, convention site anyway? Couldn't find one that said fuck you America any better than that?

I am really pissed off right now.

Now people won't know where they are suppose to be. They just set themselves up to fuck up their own convention. Just seems like such a Rmoney mistake.

Someone please explain to me that I am wrong on this.

Obama campaign has an arena fallback plan in case of rain

1. r u f ing kidding me?

2. Not the convention, his acceptance speech.

4. where is the rest of the convention being held?

6. You can find all the convention information

7. The Time Warner Cable Arena.

3. It's for one speech, right? eom

13. With a contingency plan!!!

14. yeah thanks, I'm ok now

16. are you saying there's another stadium that holds tens of thousands nearby?

5. 90 degrees Thursday in a cool rain might actually feel good

8. lol, yes now I see

9. A bit? n/t

10. "Sonny, take it eeeasy!" --- Pete Clemenza to Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather" LOL

17. remember 2008? like that. convention at a convention center, speech at a stadium

18. as long as there isn't a chance for lightning/etc, I think they should do it!

11. They probably are hoping to use the stadium

12. The stadium seats 70,000...

15. do it