WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President George W. Bush will not attend the Republican convention and will instead address the assembly via satellite so he can oversee the federal response to Hurricane Gustav, the White House said on Sunday. “The president and vice president decided not to travel to Minnesota due to the hurricane,” White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters. “We are working on alternate plans.” It’s a near miracle, but I agree with this action. Bush is doing at...
by Rosemary and Walter Brasch During the time that Bill Clinton was rocking the Democratic convention, ABC, CBS, and Fox were showing re-runs, NBC was showing the second hour of “America’s Got Talent,” and the CW was showing the second season finale of “Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious.” Less than two decades ago, the networks gave the conventions gavel-to-gavel coverage. This year, the networks are giving only four hours prime time coverage to each convention. The first televised conventions were...
I got a message from Dem Daily blogger Donnie McDaniel earlier today that he was getting ready to evacuate his place in Houma, Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Gustav, which is currently packing one hell of a whallop. Donnie first came to The Dem Daily a few days after Katrina. Stay safe Donnie… Democratic nominee, Barack Obama is monitoring Gustav’s path and the preparations for evacuation. The WaPo reports tonight that “Mayor C. Ray Nagin on Saturday night ordered a mandatory...
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