Hurricane Gustav headed for New Orleans during the GOP Convention

BluegrassDem

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:40 PM
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Hurricane Gustav headed for New Orleans during the GOP Convention

Well those fundies were praying that rain would disrupt Obama's speech. Well it looks like it may be their convention that gets interrupted. Jindal may not even attend it now.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&date=2008-08-26_08:41

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grannie4peace

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:42 PM
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1. GOD does that sometimes:):):)

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Brotherjohn

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:48 PM
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8. Perhaps NOLA will be threatened all week during the Repub convention...

... then at the last minute, the hurricane will miraculously dissipate. But not before appearing in satellite photos to take on a familiar shape:

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

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grannie4peace

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Tue Aug-26-08 02:35 PM
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18. that would be a trip

Edited on Tue Aug-26-08 02:37 PM by grannie4peace

i don't want nola hurt.... i just like it when a dirty trick backfires

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scheming daemons

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:42 PM
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2. Look for a split screen showing the hurricane on one half, and Repukes partying on the other half...

And all of America will remember what they felt right after Katrina.

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flpoljunkie

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:42 PM
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3. NOAA five-day forecast...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL0708W5_sm2+gif/144112W_sm.gif

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madaboutharry

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:43 PM
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4. I hope that doesn't happen.

The people of New Orleans have suffered greatly already. I hope they will always have good weather.

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Hell Hath No Fury

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:48 PM
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9. No matter how delighted I am at the thought...

of the GOP getting pissed on by Big Momma during their convention, the people of the Gulf have suffered enough and deserve better.

The GOP will get theirs at the voting booth. :)

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mikelgb

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:44 PM
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5. must have been my prayer for rain during RNC

be careful what you wish for, eh?

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fasttense

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:47 PM
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6. Imagine, a hurricane hitting the North American continent during the

republicons' convention. Is God trying to tell us something?

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Hugabear

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:48 PM
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7. Rethugs or no, that's a horrible thing to happen to ANY city

If it does hit New Orleans, it might just be the last straw for that city. Two Category 5 hurricanes within a few years?

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tedoll78

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:57 PM
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12. I'm in town right now to visit family..

I grew-up here. Horribly homesick now.

The past 12 hours have forced me to contemplate "the end of New Orleans" again. We've changed our Saturday morning plans already; we were originally planning a trip to Baton Rouge, but we've decided to spend one last day in the city.

It sucks to live with this uncertainty; I want to return closer to home someday (soon!), and home might not be there. This ugliness is front-and-center every time a storm forms out there. Sorry to vent. :(

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jenmito

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:49 PM
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10. They'll be fiddling while Rome burns. n/t

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Ian David

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Tue Aug-26-08 01:57 PM
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11. See also:

Edited on Tue Aug-26-08 01:58 PM by IanDB1

http://tinyurl.com/godhatesrepublicans

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Hugabear

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Tue Aug-26-08 02:26 PM
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14. Um, why did you just link back to this same thread?

Were you thinking of another one?

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Ian David

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Tue Aug-26-08 03:37 PM
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19. No, I just created a custom alias for this thread through TinyUrl. It's permanent, too. n/t

Edited on Tue Aug-26-08 03:38 PM by IanDB1

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daa

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Tue Aug-26-08 02:07 PM
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13. Weren't they praying for rain? nt

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darius15

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Tue Aug-26-08 02:27 PM
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15. Oh man...

what category hurricane is this? I'm praying for New Orleans.

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Balderdash

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Tue Aug-26-08 02:31 PM
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16. I think celebrating a possible

hurricane for NOLA just to disrupt the Republican convention is fucking horrible.
Those people down there could use the money from that convention to live. If
this is how Democrats think now then we've already lost. If this is what 8 years
of Bush does to Democrats then we are lost.

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TornadoTN

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Tue Aug-26-08 02:31 PM
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17. Let's show some class here - I hope this thing dies out or at least changes course

No one should have to go through a devastating natural disaster but such is life and nature. While I would love to see the GOP convention itself get engulfed in a rainstorm right over their heads, I would just as soon they have great weather than to see what would happen if a hurricane hit our country during their convention. One, it's just piss poor to think of it in terms of capitalizing political points when peoples lives are at stake and Two, We're better than that.

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NewJeffCT

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Tue Aug-26-08 03:40 PM
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20. But, weren't they praying for rain in Denver?

so it would rain on Obama?

Is this karma/poetic justice if it does happen?

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NewJeffCT

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Tue Aug-26-08 03:40 PM
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21. But, weren't they praying for rain in Denver?

so it would rain on Obama?

Is this karma/poetic justice if it does happen?

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