Fox: Bush might not speak at RNC on Monday because of Gustav.»

[brooklynite]

Source: Think Progress

President Bush is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention on Monday, but with Tropical Storm Gustav expected to hit Gulf coast, the White House is beginning to hint that President Bush might not speak that day. Fox News’ Bret Baier reports today that there “are conversations underway” at the White House about whether Bush “will in fact speak on Monday

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/28/bush-gustav-rnc/

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What could they possibly be worried about? It's been three years -- FEMA must be ready by now. right?

[NJmaverick]

1. I am sure the GOP is looking for any excuse not to have him there

[brooklynite]

4. But if he DOESN'T show up...

...that will point the media's attention to the hurricane itself, and away from the Convention.

[NJmaverick]

6. I think that will happen either way

but there is no doubt McCain would rather he didn't show up

[GreenPartyVoter]

30. You bet they are

[sarge43]

2. What? Does he have a birthday party or air guitar concert he has to attend? n/t

[Kolesar]

3. Gustav blows, but Bush sucks enough to make up the difference...eom

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. He's got his guitar polished and ready to go.

[Brotherjohn]

7. So Gustav could actually HELP the Repub. Convention! (nt)

[El Supremo]

8. Maybe Gustav will stall for days and * won't speak at all.

That would be nice.

But then again I want to see him get booed by his own party.

[CatholicEdHead]

9. "Browine" is not there to take the slack

How is he doing in the equine markets?

[Overseas]

10. He and best buddy John Sidney McCain III gonna party elsewhere, like last time? //nt

[Javaman]

11. either that or...

they refused his* request for an IV of jack daniels.

[vinylsolution]

12. I can see the memos circulating....

...inside the RNC and FOX:

"How Gustav can work for us."

Exploiting the misery of others is always on the NeoCon agenda.

[C_U_L8R]

13. The excuses are gonna start flooding in now

There will be no one left to fill the seats.

Fortunately for McCain, he'll always have Lieberman

[qwertyMike]

14. He's probaly going withdrawal

From Beijing.

Alcohol

[jwirr]

23. And if they let him loose in St. Paul he will be able to find a bar! Plus

mcgaffe probably does not want him there after all the mcsame speeches at our convention.

[Peregrine Took]

15. They are HOPING Gustav hits! n/t

[MaryEllen9399]

17. yes

I can just picture mcasshole on a boat rescuing people so he'll look presidential but god forbid if Obama does it its just for show :sarcasm:

[madrchsod]

16. monday?

that`s WWE wrestling night and the day everyone will be rapping up the last holiday of the summer. only the ill,infirmed, and brain dead republicans will be watching

[MilesColtrane]

18. .

[zbdent]

19. He's going to fly over the convention center, and watch a DVD ...

probably an old "Barney" ...

[dipsydoodle]

20. Cluck, cluck, cluck.....

[djg21]

21. In his bunker, finally finishing My Pet Goat? (NT)

[Solly Mack]

22. As if being at the WH will make him somehow more pro-active in helping people?

LMAO

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. by Monday, those of us in the SE will too busy to think about RNC.....

watching Gustaf and Hanna doing the tango.....

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL0708_PROB34_F120_sm2+gif/144513.gif

[sarge43]

26. Oh bloody hell. n/t

[lonestarnot]

28. San don fucking donia!

[pipi_k]

25. Oh, what a sticky wicket!!!!

If Bushie shows up and gives McCain a big ol hug (and maybe a little tongue action like Britney and Madonna), people will associate McCain with the worst *Resident ever, and that could hurt....

OTOH, if the two don't get all poopydoopyhuggywuggy, but only do a perfunctory handshake instead, people will say McCain is trying to distance himself from Bush, and that could hurt with the idiots people who still think Bush shits long-stemmed roses.

If I were the GOP, I'd send Bushie down to the Gulf before the hurricane hit and hope he got washed out to sea or something. I mean, who would notice?

[truthisfreedom]

27. He's looking for ANY excuse not to be part of the RNC. Rove is delighted.

[yardwork]

29. Yeah, because we remember how the chimp was so hard at work when Katrina landed...

[Lochloosa]

31. He'll be there....at 30,000 ft.

[pipi_k]

32. As he's gazing out the window....

he looks like the picture of concern and gravitas

But what he's really thinking is...

"Hey! I think I spotted a Good Humor truck down there! And I have a whole quarter to spend!"

[ailsagirl]

34. LOL!!

:rofl:

[ailsagirl]

33. Awwww... what a shame!! What a loss!! Big brave leader

:puke:

[KansDem]

35. All right!!! Let's hear it for Gustav!!!

[madmax]

38. Looks a little like

Colbert with bad hair. ;)

[KansDem]

41. You noticed that too!

I often thought if a movie was made of Mahler's life (other than the Ken Russell work), Gregory Peck would have made a convincing Mahler:



Gustav is "good stuff!" :)

[Hardrada]

39. It's Mahler! One of my fave composers!

I still have one of his symphonies to listen to all the way through. They are lengthy.

[KansDem]

40. Funny. I've been listening to Mahler for some 35 years now...

And I've only come to know the odd-numbered symphonies (1, 3, 5, 7, 9). I have yet to listen in detail to his even-numbered symphonies (2, 4, 6, 8). I guess developing a knowledge of his music takes a lifetime! :)

They are lengthy.--I believe his Third Symphony is in the Guinness Book or World Records of having the longest movement of any symphony written. It's about 45 minutes long.

[Hardrada]

42. Back in the olden days when I was content to lie on a couch

( after finishing my college assignments) and just LISTEN to music I listened to Mahler and got up as far as five symphonies I knew pretty well but I knew the song cycles better and whenever I hear Wunderhorn I am taken back 45 years to much much more glad time and it really was Wonder. Now I am too occupied by other things to hear a whole Mahler symphony at a time. I guess I could just listen to a movement now and then. I do have them all even Number 10.

[Liberal In Texas]

36. Ya mean he's not going to take a cake to McDuffer? n/t

[madmax]

37. Just thought I'd post this here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6804081

[Supersedeas]

43. the Coward of Crawford is too ashamed to face the hurricane?

[Monk06]

44. Well Cheney, the real president will be speaking so no worries.

[Bluebear]

45. "Because of Gustav" - hahahahahahahaha