Posted on 08/31/2012 8:14:03 AM PDT by abb
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will head to Louisiana to tour damage from Hurricane Isaac.
Romney has scheduled a last-minute visit Friday to Lafitte, La., where he will tour damage with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. The storm canceled the first day of Romneys Republican convention, and his campaign has been considering a visit for several days.
Romney is scrapping an appearance in Virginia to go to Louisiana instead.
Heavy rains and flooding have contributed to at least five deaths in Louisiana and Mississippi this week after the slow-moving storm knocked out power in whole neighborhoods.
In Louisiana, Romney will thank emergency first responders for their work.
Obama bounced into announcing visit to storm-ravaged Louisiana after Romney shows him up with surprise visit
Maybe they should use a rocking chair.
Dirty Harry vanquishes Dirty Barry - with nothing but any empty chair!
Clint, you're still brilliant!
LMAO! It was great!
In fact, the entire convention was the epitome of brilliant marketing.
There needs to be an empty chair at every campaign event from here on out!
Perhaps with an empty suit on it and a golf club or bag leaning against it.
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2012/08/gov_jindal_says_he_invited_pre.html
Gov. Jindal says he invited Obama, Romney to view Isaac damage
http://www.humanevents.com/2012/08/31/romney-heads-to-louisiana-in-the-wake-of-hurricane-isaac/
Obama skips Louisiana, while Romney tours damage
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/31/13587450-romney-touring-isaac-damage-in-new-orleans-area
Romney touring Isaac damage in New Orleans area
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/08/mitt_romney_makes_hurricane_is.html
Mitt Romney makes Hurricane Isaac visit to Jean Lafitte
After the convention, the talk with Virginia’s Senator was all about R&R doing the campaign bit there as their first stop out of the box. It would be cool to find out if going to NO was always on R&R’s radar as an option but only if Obama hadn’t done it first as they had the convention obligations first to attend to. Obama missed on this one big time.
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