Tea Party Can't Handle The Heat: Vegas Too Hot For Summer Convention

[nmbluesky]

Just under three weeks before it was set to begin, the Tea Party "Unity" convention was abruptly postponed until October, in order to be closer to the November elections and also to avoid the scorching Las Vegas heat.

In their statement, the Tea Party Nation explained in a statement that aside from October being a "more advantageous" time, they also had not thought the event through:

"We were so excited about the tremendous success of the first convention, we jumped into this second convention without considering the timing. The heat in Las Vegas in July is keeping many who would like to participate from attending. We have also received numerous emails from people who were forced to decide between family vacations and attending the convention."
They added that Tea Party groups have emerged since the last convention in February, and postponing the event allows for these groups the "necessary time they need" to attend the event.

"We are new to this and are not professional event planners," conference organizers said, "we don't have huge budgets for PR and Marketing departments."

Nevertheless, they are confident that pushing the convention back will generate momentum heading into the elections that "will be worth all of the sacrifices and inconveniences."

OLD TEABAGGER CAN"T STAND WITH HEAT IN VEGAS!!!!

[livetohike]

1. They didn't know Las Vegas was hot in July?

Their party is in trouble if no one in it knows that much :rofl:.

[babylonsister]

2. What a bunch of horse shit. Not enough people signed up, is

more like it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8644224

Maybe Tea Partiers are having more trouble than we realized?


the "National Tea Party Unity" convention is being postponed just two weeks before it was scheduled to kick off. I'm not an expert in conference management, but it seems to me that a national group doesn't organize a major gathering at a Las Vegas resort, lining up speakers and guests, and then scrap the whole thing two weeks before it begins unless no one was planning to show up.

[David Zephyr]

3. They should reschedule their convention until February and hold in Alaska

;-)

[mercuryblues]

8. Iced tea baggers

What is not to like about that?

[JBoy]

4. Hot weather will make your teabag droopy and draggy.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Haven't they heard of AC? Only fools would hold their convention outside in the summer.

[LiberalFighter]

6. They should hold their convention from Oct 31 to Nov 3.

[GlennWRECK]

7. I think you have enough PR already

""We are new to this and are not professional event planners," conference organizers said, "we don't have huge budgets for PR and Marketing departments."
How much money do you have to spend? This is word of mouth.