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DEL.ICIO.USSave the barbs for tomorrow, Everhart says
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Aaron Gould Sheinin asheinin@ajc.com
Minneapolis— Georgia GOP chairwoman Sue Everhart told her delegates this morning that the Republican National Convention will not be canceled due to Hurricane Gustav.
Beyond, that, however, information on what will happen the next three days is still unclear.
“None of us know exactly” what will happen, she said.
Most of today’s convention schedule has already been scrapped, although Everhart told delegates they need to be in their seats for this afternoon’s session, which begins at 3:30 p.m.
But it won’t be a party, she said, and asked delegates to dress appropriately, meaning no funny hats or outfits that are staples of political conventions. And as for Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, be nice was her message. At least for now.
“Don’t be too hard on the other side today,” she said. “We’ll go after him tomorrow.”
The focus, at least for now, she said, should be on those affected by Hurricane Gustav.
Comments
By J McCain
September 1, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this
My friends,
I chose Sarah to wipe the dribble of my chin and cut my food into small bites.
By B. Hussein Obama
September 1, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this
My followers,
I chose Plugs Biden to help me with the bitter clingers and to put a Christian on my ticket.
By Churchill
September 1, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
Looks like our next VP is from Clayton County
To rebut rumors, Palin says daughter, 17, pregnant
By Steve Holland Reuters Monday, September 1, 2008; 12:03 PM
ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child.
Bristol Palin, one of Alaska Gov. Palin’s five children with her husband, Todd, is about five months pregnant and is going to keep the child and marry the father, the Palins said in a statement released by the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
Bristol Palin made the decision on her own to keep the baby, McCain aides said.
“We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us,” the Palins’ statement said.
“Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support,” the Palins said.
The Palins asked the news media to respect the young couple’s privacy.
“Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family. We ask the media, respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates,” the statement concluded.
MCCAIN KNEW
Senior McCain campaign officials said McCain knew of the daughter’s pregnancy when he selected Palin last week as his vice presidential running mate, deciding that it did not disqualify the 44-year-old governor in any way.
In the short period since she was announced last Friday, Palin has helped to energize the Republican Party’s conservative base, giving the McCain camp fresh energy going into the campaign for the November 4 election against Democrat Barack Obama.
McCain officials said the news of the daughter’s pregnancy was being released to rebut what one aide called “mud-slinging and lies” circulating on liberal blog sites.
According to these rumors, Sarah Palin had faked a pregnancy and pretended to have given birth in May to her fifth child, a son named Trig who has Down syndrome. The rumor was that Trig was actually Bristol Palin’s child and that Sarah Palin was the grandmother.
A senior McCain campaign official said the McCain camp was appalled that these rumors had not only been spread around liberal blog sites and partisan Democrats, but also were the subject of heightened interest from mainstream news media.
“The despicable rumors that have been spread by liberal blogs, some even with Barack Obama’s name in them, is a real anchor around the Democratic ticket, pulling them down in the mud in a way that certainly juxtaposes themselves against their ‘campaign of change,”’ a senior aide said.
By Churchill
September 1, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this
I did not post that story. It is an angry lib. I know that libs will be angry that Palin’s daughter will not abort her baby, but libs love young, pregnant mothers in some of their most important constituencies.
I respect her daughter’s decision. If libs attempt to make hay out of this it will backfire in a big way. You name hijacking libs are truly disgusting. Your willingness to take advantage of a situation like this is the definition of Rovian desperation. Peace.
By Ready on the Right
September 1, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
Churchie are you the REAL daddy?
By Churchill
September 1, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
I wish the Mrs. made me get a vasectomy
By Mother Nature
September 1, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this
I dream of a day when all 17 year old girls are pregnant with a miracle baby because every sperm is sacred. Bees do it, birds do it, even Republicans do it with the lights off.