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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublican convention in Tampa postponed due to tropical storm Isaac
Modern political campaigns are tightly controlled events but no one can control the weather and a storm barrelling towards Tampa has forced the cancellation of the first day of the Republican party's national convention.
Tropical storm Isaac is expected to develop into a hurricane and sweep up Florida's western coastline on Sunday night and Monday morning, missing Tampa directly but dumping heavy rain and causing a storm surge across the low-lying swampy region.
As a result Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus issued a statement nixing the first day of events and throwing a spanner in the carefully choreographed process that will officially nominate Mitt Romney for president.
Priebus said the convention would briefly meet on Monday and then reconvene for Tuesday, leaving Florida's emergency services to face the storm without the huge event going on.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/26/republican-convention-tropical-storm-isaac
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(18,115 posts)Bonhomme Richard
(9,000 posts)It would save the nation from being subjected to all the vile hate and ignorance that is preordained to come out of their mouths.
What's that old saying about better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you might be a fool rather than speaking and removing all doubt.