Posted on 09/05/2012 1:00:11 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Pray for a perfect day with a beautiful clear sky.
Empty Chair, empty seats.
Obama’s fundraising collapsed in August, too. Things haven’t been going so well for the bisexual Kenyan lately.
So naturally its best to assume that it really is a crowd size issue.
I wouldn’t be surprised if no one voted for him.
Looks like we’re going to have us a good old fashioned landslide, ladies and gentlemen!
If you remember, this is the second venue change. They started out with Charlotte Motor Speedway.
That is from a seating capacity of 135,000 to 70,000 and now somewhere near 20,000. Do the math and that is only 15% of the original site and that is not considering the infield of the speedway.
There is a lot of doublespeak, misinformation and the "supposing" of facts at state media websites. Several times I've read that it will disappoint tens of thousands who will be left out due to the smaller venue.
Right.
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"....The Thursday address was scheduled to be at Bank of America stadium — an outdoor venue with more than 70,000 seats. But forecasts are predicting thunderstorms, forcing a last-minute change in venue.
Campaign officials have been saying all week that the event would go forward "rain or shine" — but reversed themselves Wednesday.
The move has an upside for the campaign, which has reportedly struggled to fill all the seats in the massive outdoor arena. Still, the arena only has a capacity of just over 20,000 — meaning that tens of thousands of potential supporters will be denied the opportunity to see Obama speak.
In a statement, the DNC organizing committee CEO Steve Kerrigan said: "The energy and enthusiasm for our convention in Charlotte has been overwhelming and we share the disappointment of over 65,000 people who signed up for community credentials to be there with the president in person. We encourage our community credential holders and Americans across the country to continue to come together with their friends and neighbors to watch and participate in history. The president will speak to these credential holders on a national conference call tomorrow afternoon, and we will work with the campaign to ensure that those unable to attend tomorrow's event will be invited to see the president between now and election day."......Source
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2927016/posts
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10,000 no-shows in a paltry 20,000-seat indoor arena would be priceless.
We can always count on Bahgdad Bob to tell us the truth.
I’m just grateful the Dem Congress did not spend our money building a dome over Black Panthers Stadium for this event.
Charlotte was in the path of Hurricane Barrack.
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