Cake-lovin' Grampy McBush's BAD timing: VP announcement will be on the 3rd anniversary of Katrina

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/19/1274731.aspx





By the way, there are three reasons why an August 29 VP announcement for McCain could be a problem: 1) it will come as nearly every political reporter -- save those actually following McCain -- is headed on a flight from Denver to the Twin Cities; 2) it occurs at the start of the Labor Day weekend, when many Americans are probably headed to the nearest beach or lake; and 3) it’s the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Still, the upsides of picking that day: 1) it immediately forces the national press corps to turn its attention away from Obama and to McCain; 2) it steps on McCain's 72nd birthday a tad; and 3) it creates a little buzz going into the weekend of what could be one of those bad press weeks for the Republican Party, as many media outlets focus on all the Republicans NOT showing up to the convention and the Bush-Cheney opening night potential dud.

[berni_mccoy]

1. It's also the Friday before a holiday weekend. No one will care about what he has to say

[David Zephyr]

2. Thanks. We thought of that here at our home, too.

Thanks for posting this.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. I read that they will try to get 10,000 people at his birthday rally

I think the democrats should bus in people from New Orleans to help fill the void.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. I remember the 8 people who showed up at the sausage restaurant...

...while Obama spoke in Germany.

The video clip from "The Colbert Report" is here:

Thursday Jul 24 2008
John McCain's Sausage Party
Episode: #04094
Views: 49763
While Barack Obama delivers a speech to thousands of fans in Germany, John McCain eats lunch at Schmidt's Sausage Haus.

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=177675

:patriot:

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. The campaign has begun building a crowd of 10,000 for Dayton, Ohio

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to celebrate his 72nd birthday on Aug. 29 by naming his running mate at a huge rally in the battleground state of Ohio, Republican sources said.

That’s a week from Friday, and the day after his rival, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, accepts the Democratic nomination at a 70,000-person spectacular in a Denver stadium.

The campaign has begun building a crowd of 10,000 for Dayton, Ohio, according to an organizer. McCain is scheduled to appear with his running mate at a large-scale event in Pennsylvania shortly thereafter.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12619.html


Where the hell are they gonna get 10,000 to show up for this event?

[blogslut]

4. Wow. Just wow

Tone deaf and callous. McSame to the end.

[Median Democrat]

6. Obama's Record v. McCain's Record On Katrina - McCain Fails

If we are talking about substance, and avoiding photo-ops, here is a thread comparing McCain and Obama's record on Katrina. McCain's record is pretty pathetic:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6654983&mesg_id=6654983