Flackout: Huge T.V. Booking Operartion for RNC Shut Down Sunday Afternoon

[Hissyspit]

Source: Twin Cities Pioneer Press

Politico Playbook

Flackout:

One casualty of the scaled-back convention is a huge booking operation the Republican National Committee had fielded to place delegates, lawmakers and pundits on local broadcasts around the country. The operation was shut down Sunday afternoon. No airwave time amid all the storm coverage, and not much for them to say.

The homepages of both presidential campaigns yesterday featured preparations for Hurricane Gustav, with links to nonprofits.

Read more: http://www.twincities.com/ci_10352254

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[DebJ]

1. Gasp!! Does this mean the airwaves won't be filled with Repubs?

[Fearless]

4. Did Limpy Limbaugh get swept away while trying to save his plantation??

:rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Serves the GOP right

to lose the spotlight because of a hurricane.

But I am sure it's only a matter of time before they blame the Democrats.

[kestrel91316]

3. Cue kestrel's f---in' hysterical laughter:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[NashVegas]

7. And Crisco's

I hope there are plenty of Dem volunteers on the Gulf coast ...

[DCKit]

5. All well and good for those seeking to minimize their ties to the party...

and looking for an out, but those in need of what little exposure the convention would have provided must be livid.

Poor Republics. :evilgrin:

[LibGranny]

6. Karma

I guess when those religious righties were "praying for rain of biblical proportions" they forgot to say when & where! Thankfully for the people of the gulf states, this hurricane is not as bad as predicted. I've always heard, "Be careful what you wish for - you might get it!"