RNC cancels Monday convention speeches

[Kokonoe]

McCain and Palin may skip the convention.
Acceptance speech via satellite.
Per CNN

[GarbagemanLB]

1. What, exactly, is the point of giving an acceptance speech via satellite?

[Kokonoe]

2. Its a photo opportunity

He will be near the Hurricane landfall area.

[mcctatas]

9. Just what they need...

a crusty old douchebag with a Secret Service detail :puke:

[emulatorloo]

3. You need a loud rowdy crowd for an acceptance speech. This seems bizarre

Sounds more like a trial balloon -- I will believe it when I see it.

[spanone]

4. mccreep wants to appear in charge and 'on the scene'

[NotThisTime]

5. Well, the networks won't have to give equal time now, now will they?

[cliffordu]

6. This will be GREAT! They'll be in some devastated town turned shithole by

the hurricaine, generators running, sweating like hogs, giving that magnificent speech. Maybe someone will hand out a bottle of water or two.

Maybe they can play "born in the usa."

And it'll still look like the panderbear/cynical/me/me/me/me/me posturing this DICK has always been about.

I hope the fail is sooooo epic he pees himself when he realizes it.

[AZBlue]

7. Will this work against us? Will they now be seen as "caring" and "concerned"?

[RichGirl]

10. No...

It will be seen as what it is...another gimmick!

[gblady]

8. all the Monday speakers

cancelled...as noted a couple hours ago...
probably going "Whew".

[RichGirl]

12. No kidding!

I imagine they are trying, feverishly to rewrite speeches. I had been afraid that the theme of the entire convention would be Obama...not ready, not experienced. That won't fly now.

The only area where McCain polls higher than Obama is in: Who is best suited to protect American from terrorist and nuclear threats. How can they claim that with a straight face now with their hockey mom VP who admittedly knows nothing about foreign policy.

In our convention they most of the speeches would refer to both Obama and Biden as a team. It will be hard for them to pair up McCain and Palin without diminishing McCain's experience.

[Meshuga]

11. They are going to politicize the hurricane

by giving their speeches from one of the places hit by the hurricane. I smell a "mission accomplished" moment coming soon.