"Hurricane Ike or not, Bush/McCain keeps to political fundraising schedule"

[Bluebear]

Two weeks ago, as Hurricane Gustav picked up steam through the Gulf of Mexico and took aim at New Orleans, President Bush canceled his plan to speak in person to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. -- during the one hour of prime-time live network television coverage, no less.

Instead, he flew to Texas to inspect preparations for storm relief, and was briefed on evacuations. He spoke to the Republican delegates that night in a low-key eight-minute live video from the White House, just before the major network coverage began.

But these hurricanes are coming along one after another, and today -- even as the impact of the outer edges of Hurricane Ike were being felt from New Orleans to Galveston and beyond -- the president kept to his original agenda and travel plan: He arrived not far away in Oklahoma on a cloudy morning, spoke to a forum on health savings accounts -- and did $1 million worth of political fundraising.

At the fundraising luncheon in Oklahoma City, Bush spoke behind closed doors to people who paid as much as $25,000 each to boost John McCain's presidential bid and the Republican Party.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/09/ike-republicans.html

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1. Didn't Bush go to a fundraiser in San Diego the night of Katrina? (Monday)

I'm pretty sure I remember seeing that on the news. It was the first night after Katrina hit, and Bush was at a R fundraiser at the Hotel del Coronado.

[Bluebear]

3. Indeed. It was the day after he sucked McCain's frosting off of his fingers.

[uppityperson]

2. Good for them. Show themselves as they truly are.

[notadmblnd]

4. ah well, yu know,,, if you seen one hurricane a season, you've seen them all

:sarcasm:

[Sannum]

5. There are no words to describe how much I loathe this man.

It goes beyond politics. He is an evil, evil man.

[Tikki]

6. Are they stopping by the bakery for cake....

before each fundraiser.

Tikki

[notadmblnd]

7. Once again, playing while another city is devastated by natural disaster

Just like before it's another McCain/Bush event. I guess he has to make up for what he lost from sitting out the last one.:shrug: