Cheney cancels Michigan event

[NWHarkness]

Just reported on local TV in Detroit that Cheney has cancelled his scheduled appearance at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Warren tomorrow, because of a "scheduling conflict."

Sounds like BS to me. All of a sudden the Bush gang is canceling out of a lot of things. Any ideas what's going on?

Is the shit about to hit the fan about the forged memos coming back to bite them?

Or perhaps, the people of Iran ought to be getting deep under cover?

[MidwestTransplant]

1. They are pulling out of MI i bet

[AlCzervik]

3. any idea what their polling numbers are in MI?

[NWHarkness]

12. Kerry up anywhere between 4 and 8 points in Michigan

Depending which pollster you believe

[NWHarkness]

10. Pulling out is one thing

(And the Free Press reported a few weeks ago that Bush was cutting back his effort here)

But canceling an event less than 24 hours in advance is something else.

[Carla in Ca]

23. I know why!

They said there were no chairs available haha

[cthrumatrix]

25. bingo......

[TWiley]

57. We have been rolling up our sleeves.

Now there are 10 canvassing volunteers in my precinct alone. I think that K and I were the only ones before Saturday.

I took a 75 mile road trip to neighboring communities to the north and west, and I was seeing about 10 to 15 Kerry signs to every Bush sign. On one short street I canvassed, I planted two Kerry signs to make 8 compared to 1 for Satan.

On the next street over, I got chased out of the yard by a real asshole of a wimp for bush.

I realize that this does not prove much, other than maybe the Dems have access to more signs, or that we are more passionate. It is nice to see it though.

I feel confident that we will kick bush out of our little city, even though he stopped by here to make a speech and to let me protest his dumb ass.

[Texas_Dem]

2. He went back into his bunker n/t

[Clinton Crusader]

4. what else have they cancelled?

:kick:

[NWHarkness]

15. Several Bushies have cancelled TV appearances for tonight

The details are posted here somewhere.

[seabeyond]

5. nope, they are regrouping, be ready for an attack

kerry has had two days of hitting hard. bush went back doors with world leaders this afternoon. they have put something together to go after kerrys speech on bush incompetence with iraq i bet

[wicket]

14. but still, cancelling events with less than 24 hours notice?

Seems really odd, even for regrouping, or else they have something really nasty they are about to pull.

[seabeyond]

18. just a feel with who they are

i am thinking. really nasty. but then they are really nasty, so not hard to pull off

[wicket]

20. I guess we'll know sooner than later

Just when I think they can not go any lower, they always do. :scared:

[Guaranteed]

30. Nah, I bet he'll just be going to another state. nt

[blondeatlast]

32. Iran, for instance... nt

[Mountainman]

6. Maybe he is going to be replaced by someone.

That is the only thing that could save them if the Ireq war does not help them.

[Clinton Crusader]

9. canceled due to 'health' problems??

enter McCain??
:kick:

[cheshire]

7. The potential women may have said don't bother .

[Lefty48197]

8. Maybe the Ukranians are upset with Team Bush for failing to act

against TRUE terrorists, i.e. the Chechnyan rebels? Maybe they're upset because Bush said previously that the Russians should try to negotiate peace with the rebels? If I was a member of Team Bush, I wouldn't go near any Russian ethnics these days either.

[NWHarkness]

17. Ukrainians are not usually pro-Russian

So I doubt that is the reason.

Besides, The Ukrainian Center is one of those stops that every campaign makes. Pulling out would seem to be a pretty major thing.

[BootinUp]

11. I wonder if they will move up

their Iraq offensive, you know try to build a little patriot wave here at home?

[MsTryska]

43. with what troops?

we don't have any extras.

[BootinUp]

53. There is another military offensive

being planned in Nov-Dec to retake Fallujah and maybe other cities. It will be done with forces currently in country for the most part. The only reason it hasn't happened is for political considerations in Iraq and here. If holding off isn't going to help Bush he might move it up.

[MsTryska]

54. sweet jesus.

i really can't take much more of this sh*t.

[faithnotgreed]

13. maybe hes finally noticed that protestors outnumber "audience" 3 to 1

[skooooo]

22. Is that true??

[faithnotgreed]

24. haha. i have no idea the #s, but the protestors are following these 2

wherever they are and the campaign appearances, esp by cheney are more under the radar fundraising, small time events.

lets just say its possible....
hehe

[ScreamingMeemie]

44. Warren is, by nature, a big Union town. Not a lot of fabulously wealthy

people living there. A lot of hard workers. A lot of people without medical care. A lot of money troubles in the schools. A lot of people angry at Bush. This was my guess when I read it in the AM paper. Cheney Chickened out. Shock of all shocks! :hi:

[noonwitch]

51. I live in Warren-it's a mix of repubs and dems

The Mayor is a very corrupt, racist republican, the city council is a mix of corrupt republicans and democrats. Our congressman is Sander Levin (D-one of the best), our Michigan House rep is Lisa Wojno (D). When I first moved to Warren, my congressman was Bonior, but he was redistricted out of office and my part of Macomb county was added to Levin's district, so Candice Miller could run for congress from the northern, repub part of Macomb. The politicians are mostly of polish descent and many of them moved to Warren a generation ago from Hammtramck and the east side of Detroit.
The north part of the city is more republican, and pretty much all white. I live just over 8 Mile from Detroit, and my neighborhood is pretty mixed and few people have yard signs up. I'm pretty sure the WWII vet across the street is voting for Bush, but he's a good neighbor, so I won't hold it against him. The tattooed guy next door who beats his wife is probably not eligible to vote (I'm reasonably sure he's a convicted felon, because his son told me he'd been in prison), but would likely vote for Bush. His wife will vote for Kerry, as will his draft eligible 19 year old son.

[ScreamingMeemie]

52. My family lives in Warren and I am right next door in SCS. A huge,

HUGE protest was scheduled to take place. Cheney chickened out.

[sonias]

16. cheney is scheduled for a reboot...

of his pacemaker. Yeah that's the reason.

:evilgrin:

Sonia

[Chelsea Patriot]

40. Chandra's heart is finally rejecting Sneer's body.

[John Q. Citizen]

19. The Obvious question would be what's the other engagement?

[skooooo]

21. He's gotta wash George's back tonight..

Priorities are priorities.

[demokatgurrl]

26. If they are really canceling multiple events

SOMETHING IS UP. I'm on pins and needles now. Could they sink any lower into the gutter? Especially when they are feeling desperate, which they surely are after Kerry's recent performances?
Yep.

[wicket]

27. kick!

:kick:

[Renew Deal]

28. Probably couldn't guarantee a friendly audience.

[Guaranteed]

29. They know Kerry has the momentum back, now, and

they're reprioritizing, falling back to the states they have a better chance in.

[henslee]

45. They spent a lot of time in Mich. Ohio-battleground 4 sure. Minn.?

Always amazes me how close Minn. is purported to be. Minnesotans I meet seem so cool.

[Norbert]

31. Serious question: Is he and Asscrock refusing to fly commercial airliners

If so, get ready for October.

[zulchzulu]

33. Tick...tick...tick...tick................thump

Will Dick croak before he makes his maker in the form of John Edwards in the debate?

I hope it's during the event. Dick has to stand!!!! WOOOOOO HOOO!!!!!

[rndmprsn]

49. HAHA

"I hope it's during the event. Dick has to stand!!!! WOOOOOO HOOO!!!!!"

ROTFL...man, what a terrible thing to say, but so true...and funny!

[Sparkly]

34. Weird. I'm not seeing any scheduled plans for Cheney on their website

http://www.georgewbush.com/Calendar/

If there was a scheduling conflict, it doesn't look like it was a campaign event. So where is Cheney supposed to be tomorrow?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

35. no

No, just a terrorist attack scheduled. Go about your normal business.

[TankLV]

36. Way ato go my felow Ukranians!

I am so proud of us Ukrainians!

[NightTrain]

37. Doesn't Michigan have a sizable Iraqi population?

Just a thought....

[Carni]

41. HUGE Arab populace -

The largest outside of the middle East itself.

[cthrumatrix]

48. shrub is "uniting" them for Kerry...how nice

[wicket]

38. kick!

:kick:

[gbwarming]

39. Thay gave two days advance notice. Usually cheney skulks into MI

I was shocked to hear the place and date announced on the radio two days in advance. Over the summer he sneaked in and out of Ann Arbor with no notice at all - Maybe it was a slip up on the campaigns part or a leak?

[Bozita]

47. That was a deathbed visit to Robert Teeter, pollster

[Roland99]

42. Cheney's ticker fluttering?

[Myrina]

46. They must not have the right kind of dirt ...

Vampires can't travel without the right kind of dirt to rest in during the day, from what I've heard ...

[Iceburg]

50. Good -- Kerry has driven the INFIDELS out of Michigan

and has smartly moved the troops to other battlegrounds.

So long bush and "thank you for the fish" (D.Adams r.i.p.)

[knight_of_the_star]

55. Not good

With all these Bushies cancelling stuff on such short notice, it says to me that either they are breaking and running or they have got some SERIOUS shit they are going to clog the fan with, and knowing these guys I'm more apt to believe the former than the latter.

[kid a]

56. gearing up for the October "you know what"

[merh]

58. They started cancelling flights and other activities

before 9/11. :shrug: Who knows what these evil thugs are up to.

[Roland99]

59. Story and link

http://www.clickondetroit.com/politics/3750668/detail.html

Vice President Dick Cheney will not appear in metro Detroit Wednesday as scheduled.

Cheney was expected to visit a community forum at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Warren. He said he cannot attend the event due to a scheduling conflict, Local 4 reported.

Cheney and his wife, Lynn, were in Lansing Tuesday for a campaign stop at Finley's Restaurant. He met with community members for a Bush-Cheney '04 Roundtable Discussion.