CNN: "Spotlight is on Bush, but hurricane could steal it"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

If you remember the OJ Simpson white Ford Bronco police chase, you will also remember that David Hasselhoff had a Pay-Per-View event the same day. Hasselhoff's event faired dismally, he later blamed it on news coverage of OJ.

According to CNN, history could repeat itself tonight:

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/grind/

Exactly two months before Election Day, President Bush holds a theater-in-the-round in the Garden tonight, accepting his renomination while laying out "vision," etc.

Within hours of his speech, however, Hurricane Frances could come crashing into Florida, one of the biggest battleground states, threatening to distract our gaze from the Bush-Cheney-McCain send-off. And John Kerry heads for another, Ohio.

As the Big Apple grows small in their rear-view mirror, the GOP ticket embarks on a cross-country tour starting tonight in Pennsylvania and continuing onto Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin.

[Catfight]

1. Cheney and Zell's tempers had more velocity than Francis!LOL

THEY FUCKING BLEW IT! I'M loving it! Cheney almost started swearing again! These guys have NO SELF control!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

2. Bush now frantically practicing his best "hunch and bob" in the mirror

in his typical style of hunching over the podium and bobbing his head up and down for his big moment tonight. It will make all the difference in the world.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

3. If these photos don't inspire you, then you hate us for our freedom

:evilgrin:



U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) gestures as he performs his walk through ahead of his speech on the final night of the 2004 Republican National Convention, at Madison Square Garden in New York, September 2, 2004. With the President are adviser Karen Hughes (L), White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card (2nd R) and first lady Laura Bush. President Bush (news - web sites), hoping to build on recent momentum in the White House race, will deliver the biggest speech of his campaign on Thursday in the city where the September 11, 2001, attacks transformed his presidency. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn US ELECTION

[Catfight]

4. He's giving the Lyndie England thumbs UP! AWESOME!

I approve this torture!LOL

[johnnie]

7. Who is that dude in the light brown suit helping him out?

He probably is shrub's choreographer I assume :shrug:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

10. The only dude in a light brown suit I see is Karen Hughes...

http://archive.salon.com/opinion/conason/2004/04/27/hughes/

"Among the press corps that covered the 2000 campaign, her instinct to conceal and dissemble was well known. Indeed, conservative journalist Tucker Carlson suggested last year that her willingness to lie for Bush "almost crosses over ... into mental illness." Feigning indignation over comments made by Kerry more than 30 years ago would pose no challenge for Hughes."

[soothsayer]

9. why is the Brady' Bunch's maid with dumbya?

she sleep in that burlap sack?

nice rope belt, jethro hughes

[Connie_Corleone]

12. I see Maude is back on the campaign trail.

[Jawja]

22. This whole photo op

is stupid. What's the point?

[Jawja]

19. ROFLMO!!!

Yeah, his "hunch and bob" and pounding the air with an outstretched right hand.

Important point: hunch, bob, pound the air with the right hand.

[Snellius]

5. God's Wrath?

Doesn't it strike one as providential that a massively vengeful act of god should hit Florida, the iniquitous scene of the Bush family illegal coup, domain of his complicit brother in crime, within hours after the prodigal son accepts the nomination of that pit of vipers that call themselves Republicans? Maybe Bush really is the instrument of some greater power. But not a higher one.

[deutsey]

8. Synchronicity

[SaintLouisBlues]

18. I don't know about the wrath

But the Repukes moved their convention right into the height of hurricane season.

[Jawja]

20. Yeah!!!

Where is Jerry Falwell when you need him?

What say you, Falwell? Why doth Gawd destroy Florida on your boy's biggest night?

[Kool Kitty]

6. Well, they both blow.

[drdigi420]

11. good one, hehehee

[ItsMyParty]

13. Jesus--wouldn't it be divine justice?? Couldn't write a novel

that could compare. Bush speaks and Jeeeesus attacks the scene of the crime in Florida. Jesus said: "You people put that asshole into office again, and I'll wipe you off the face of the earth".

[umtalal]

14. I hope the poor and disfranchised are not hurt in Florida.

On the other hand, the big mansions need to be rebuilt. The question is: are they going to outsource the builders to India?

[Ramsey]

15. That would be cosmically fitting

He's such a blowhard.

[Bombtrack]

16. Here's hoping for Jeb to get impaled

by a flying voting machine. There's some irony in their somewhere. Ah, I just want to see him get impaled. I actually have to evacuate soon. Seriously what am I doing on here. By everybody.

[umtalal]

17. be safe.

[Jawja]

23. ROFLAMAO AGAIN!!!

Gawd, now I have to wipe the red wine off the monitor.

[AlCzervik]

21. The nerve of the hurricane!!!!!

I guess mother nature must be with the terraahhhhists!

[Jawja]

24. Well, they ARE

trying to influence the election, you know.

[AlCzervik]

26. Now did CNN actually care about the "Folks" that are in Florida

or was the report about God smiting only The Shrub?

[Randypiper]

25. Looks like it won't come till the weekend.

I worry for Florida.