Democratic National Convention 2012

[Teatownclown]

you guys won't like the fact that the Morons, should by some miracle of Smith they get into the White House, won't allow liquor.

Just reminding you to be consistent.

During the second term, we get a special home grown WH lawn weed....

[guido911]

This is freakin hilarious. Kudos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7O_ADbgQ8k

[Hoss]

Ooops...looks like the Repubs forgot to pay their bill.  That seems par for the course.

http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2012/09/03/bummer-anti-dnc-rock-concert-canceled-because-nobody-bought-tickets/

[Conan71]

After the shellacking that Bush II got after Katrina, PR rules.  It doesn't matter that there wasn't anything that could have prevented the disaster of Katrina or that local authorities didn't even follow their own procedures.

Has Patrick Kennedy blamed President Obama for Hurricane Isaac yet?  Remember Katrina was Bush's fault because he single-handedly was causing global warming.

[patric]

TAMPA, Fla. - Gov. Mary Fallin, who has spent the week on stage and off promoting the Republican presidential ticket, plans to crash the Democrats' party in North Carolina next week.
Fallin has agreed to go to Charlotte, at the expense of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, to make counterpoints to messages coming out of the Democratic National Convention.

Will she be in a tent after curfew?  Maybe they will pepper-spray her for trespassing in a public park.

[RecycleMichael]

Has Patrick Kennedy blamed President Obama for Hurricane Isaac yet?  Remember Katrina was Bush's fault because he single-handedly was causing global warming.

No one ever said that Bush caused Hurricane Katrina. You sure seem to be loose with the facts to make your point. Are you sure that you are not still a republican?

Bush just mishandled the disaster response to Hurricane Katrina. The problem was way deeper than that.

When Bush created the Department of Homeland Security, he combined the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, Immigration Services, U.S. Customs, the Coast Guard, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He systematically fired or ran off most of the department level employees by putting them under political friends in a new department.

Almost all of the top managers of FEMA left all at once. He appointed a friend, (heck of a job, Brownie) Michael Brown who lied on his resume that he had "emergency services" responsibility while he was the assistant City Manager of Edmond, Oklahoma. Brown's job before this was as a officer in the International Arabian Horse Association.

Katrina happened, his appointee screwed up the response, and Bush's PR people sent out a press release showing the President responding by looking out a plane window flying back to D.C. from his vacation home in Texas.

[erfalf]

So I hear that photo ID's are required to get anywhere near the DNC. Ironic.

[Gaspar]

So I hear that photo ID's are required to get anywhere near the DNC. Ironic.

They've initiated "Operation Empty Seats" and are changing venues for the President's speech.  It's become obvious they will be unable to fill the Bank of America Bailout Stadium, in spite of giving away passes at bars last week. Citing "Bad Weather" they are going to move it to Time Warner Cable Arena, a venue 1/3 the size.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2198206/Democrats-set-Obamas-big-speech-74-000-seater-outdoor-stadium-20-000-seater-indoor-arena.html#ixzz25WrxKeqF

[Conan71]

No one ever said that Bush caused Hurricane Katrina. You sure seem to be loose with the facts to make your point. Are you sure that you are not still a republican?

Bush just mishandled the disaster response to Hurricane Katrina. The problem was way deeper than that.

When Bush created the Department of Homeland Security, he combined the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, Immigration Services, U.S. Customs, the Coast Guard, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He systematically fired or ran off most of the department level employees by putting them under political friends in a new department.

Almost all of the top managers of FEMA left all at once. He appointed a friend, (heck of a job, Brownie) Michael Brown who lied on his resume that he had "emergency services" responsibility while he was the assistant City Manager of Edmond, Oklahoma. Brown's job before this was as a officer in the International Arabian Horse Association.

Katrina happened, his appointee screwed up the response, and Bush's PR people sent out a press release showing the President responding by looking out a plane window flying back to D.C. from his vacation home in Texas.

Sorry I mis-spoke.  It was RFK Jr. who wrote a screed essentially blaming Bush's refusal (supposedly at the behest of then Mississippi governor Hailey Barbour) to sign the Kyoto Protocol for the severity of Katrina.

My apologies to Patrick Kennedy.

[nathanm]

Cite?

[Hoss]

So I hear that photo ID's are required to get anywhere near the DNC. Ironic.

Linky?  Also, define 'anywhere near'.  Pretty vague.

[erfalf]

Linky?  Also, define 'anywhere near'.  Pretty vague.

Sorry.

Check out the section about picking up your credentials to get into the convention. And my mistake, not necessarily a photo ID I guess. I think the "story" had been exaggerated somewhat by the time I heard it. But you still need a state-issued ID.

http://www.demconvention.com/official-providers-distribution/

[Hoss]

Sorry.

Check out the section about picking up your credentials to get into the convention. And my mistake, not necessarily a photo ID I guess. I think the "story" had been exaggerated somewhat by the time I heard it. But you still need a state-issued ID.

http://www.demconvention.com/official-providers-distribution/

And I'm sure it was likely the same at the RNC.  But since the Republicans are the party of 'show us your papers', then it likely wasn't a huge deal to them.

[erfalf]

And I'm sure it was likely the same at the RNC.  But since the Republicans are the party of 'show us your papers', then it likely wasn't a huge deal to them.

Sorry, I didn't realize joking was not allowed on this forum anymore.

[erfalf]

So far this is how the conventions are shaking out.

The Republicans are saying that the Democrats are making government too big.

The Democrats are saying that Republicans are hypocrites for not actually doing things that represent small government.

So in essence, both sides are calling the other side big government types. Gotta love politics.