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Rains wash away Mount Obama in Charlotte, N.C. (sand Obama!)
Washington Times ^ | September 1, 2012

Posted on 09/01/2012 1:58:22 PM PDT by SMGFan

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A torrential downpour that struck Charlotte Saturday afternoon damaged the Mount Rushmore-style sand sculpture bust of President Obama — an ominous beginning to what many fear is a plagued convention. Workers were trying Saturday afternoon to reform the base of the sculpture, built from sand brought in from Myrtle Beach, S.C., pounding and smoothing out the sand that had washed off the facade. Democrats' choice of Charlotte has drawn criticism from unions who don't like North Carolina's labor laws, and the state seems to be tilting away from Democrats politically.

Read more: Rains wash away Mount Obama in Charlotte, N.C. - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/sep/1/rains-wash-away-mount-obama/#ixzz25FnnkkT5

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: elections; obama; obamasculpture; obamastatue; shiftingsands
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To: al baby
Mount Obama sounds like fag work to me

Obama's breakfast mounting obama's dinner. Needs garlic.


81 posted on 09/01/2012 2:44:14 PM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages, start today.)
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OBOZO
82 posted on 09/01/2012 2:44:22 PM PDT by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: republicangel
16-foot-high work of art outside the Blackfinn Saloon

that Saloon is racist.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Here are the FIVE dishiest things – DNC-wise – we heard about Thursday:

• 1. Word is that the Veep – aka Joe Biden – may be staying in an Eastover estate next week.

He’ll be motorcading his way to BofA Stadium on Thursday night, when he’ll speak before POTUS.

• 2. A slew of celebs are confirmed for the three VIP events sponsored by the Creative Coalition, an advocacy group for the entertainment biz. Among the attendees: Patricia Arquette, Alfre Woodard, John Leguizamo, Beau Bridges, Rose Byrne, Tim Daly and Tony Shalhoub.

But our fav: Wayne Knight, Seinfeld’s nemesis on THE greatest of sitcoms. Say it with me: “Hello, Newman.”

• 3. “The Daily Show” has decided on a theme for its shows at Charlotte’s ImaginOn. Ready? “DNC 2012: Hope and Change 2.”

• 4 . “Hug-A-Thug,” the N.C. AFL-CIO is calling it. On Labor Day, at uptown’s CarolinaFest, union members will give out free hugs – the tongue-in-cheek “thug” label is meant to break down stereotypes of union members.

• 5. This from our wacky neighbors in that other Carolina: VisitMyrtleBeach.com had 15.5 tons of S.C. sand dropped at the EpiCentre this week.

No, not for the protesters. For “Team Sandtastic” – four sand sculptors who will create a 16-foot-high work of art outside the Blackfinn Saloon that sponsors say will be “mighty presidential.”

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/08/31/3492801/will-joe-biden-camp-out-in-eastover.html#storylink=cpy

83 posted on 09/01/2012 2:45:27 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: smoothsailing

That can’t be real? If it is the democrats need to say a prayer of thanksgiving the scupture won’t be on display. It exceeds even the greek columns for sheer comedy value.


84 posted on 09/01/2012 2:46:51 PM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: KC_Lion

We could care less about Sand Obama. HOW IS THE CHAIR?


85 posted on 09/01/2012 2:47:15 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually (Hendrix))
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To: TornadoAlley3
Elsie Davis of Charlotte, 55, waited in line for seven hours last weekend to get tickets for the president’s speech and came to the arena preview tour. “It’s amazing that we can just come in here,” she said. “It’s like we’re a part of it.” Charlotte resident Sheila Cummings agreed. “To know I can look at the TV and say I was there ... it’s amazing,” she said.

Seriously? These idiots are still worshiping and glorifying this jackass Obama as if he represents something bigger than themselves?
86 posted on 09/01/2012 2:48:41 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: TornadoAlley3
... our wakcy neighbors in that other Carolina

Variously known as Baja Carolina or Carolina Junior. There's a rivalry and a little bad blood, historically speaking. Eyebrows were raised and some weren't pleased to see Myrtle Beach attempting to piggyback upon this.

87 posted on 09/01/2012 2:54:06 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: cubreporter

Where on Facebook?
I heard that song in Sunday School in the early 70’s.


88 posted on 09/01/2012 2:56:31 PM PDT by SMGFan (SMGfan is not "Sub Machine Gun" fan)
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To: SMGFan

Well......so much for shovel ready jobs.


89 posted on 09/01/2012 2:59:11 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (68 days)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

Ping!


90 posted on 09/01/2012 3:04:10 PM PDT by basil (Second Amendment Sisters.org)
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To: SMGFan
They loaded 15 tons of sand from there.
Sing it Mr Cash.
You Load 16 tons

Guess that makes Obama 1 ton shy of a full load. I always knew there was something wrong with the guy.

91 posted on 09/01/2012 3:05:02 PM PDT by MCH
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To: who knows what evil?
They also dropped the Bank of America name for the convention.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/17/democratic-convention-will-drop-bank-of-america-from-panthers-stadium/

92 posted on 09/01/2012 3:05:24 PM PDT by tapatio (In memory of my Dad 5-27-26 2-4-2010)
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To: SMGFan

Actually, Tennessee Ernie Ford did the famous version...


93 posted on 09/01/2012 3:06:09 PM PDT by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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To: tapatio
They also dropped the Bank of America name for the convention.

The Democrats have got to be running out of piles of sh*t to step in...

94 posted on 09/01/2012 3:11:44 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: republicangel

So, you want to be the one who tells Obie ?; “we better not do that bigger-than-life sand sculpture of you. “


95 posted on 09/01/2012 3:16:47 PM PDT by chiller (GO TEA, especially in the Senate and WE will fix this mess.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Big Tent=Circus


96 posted on 09/01/2012 3:23:11 PM PDT by Califreak (Obama.... Get off my lawn!)
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To: snarkytart

This is what I don’t understand.

In the last election with all the Obama t-shirts, posters with his face etc..., I felt as though I was living in a 3rd rate, 3rd world dictatorship.

Did they not understand how creepy this is? It’s like Saddam Hussein, Joseph Stalin, (fill in the black with your favorite dictator).

I refuse to ever worship a human being.


97 posted on 09/01/2012 3:29:37 PM PDT by BelleAl (Proud to be a member of the party of NO! NO more deficit spending and government control!)
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To: BelleAl

To continue with the play on words. Remember the John Wayne film, “The Sands of Iwo Jima”? The Charlotte convention could be called “The Sands of Obama Jumah” (Jumah, the DNC-sanctioned day of prayer yesterday ... that was also a wash-out).


98 posted on 09/01/2012 4:02:49 PM PDT by T Baden (Tenth Amendment Texan)
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To: smoothsailing

lolol *snicker snicker*


99 posted on 09/01/2012 4:15:53 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: Tzar
You didn’t build that.

Post of the thread.

Cheers!

100 posted on 09/01/2012 4:33:15 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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