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‘Best weather of the entire week’: Local meteorologist puzzled by Obama speech move
The Daily Caller ^ | 9/5/12 | Alex Pappas

Posted on 09/05/2012 8:34:10 AM PDT by KansasGirl

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The chief meteorologist at a Charlotte television station is questioning the decision by Democrats to move President Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to a smaller venue because of the weather.

“Thursday night will likely be the best weather of the entire week,” Brad Panovich of WCNC-NBC TV wrote on Twitter in reference to when Obama’s speech was planned to take place at the outside Bank of America stadium, which can accommodate 70,000 people.

The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday announced that the weather is forcing them to relocate Obama’s speech to the Time Warner Cable Arena, which is inside and holds a far fewer 22,000 people.

In a series of tweets on Wednesday morning after the news broke, Panovich said there’s only a 20 to 30 percent chance of rain or storms and argued that “if you are going to move inside for this small risk you could have done that days ago.”

Said Panovich: “My main point is if you were going to move inside for the small [weather] threat Thursday [,you] could have made that decision a week ago.”

Republicans reacted to the news asking whether the change is really because the Democrats are worried about filling enough seats in the outdoor venue for the video cameras.

“Problems filling the seats?” Republican National Committee spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski told reporters in a Wednesday email.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012dncconvention; charlotte; democrats; elections; emptychair; imagepresidency; nobama2012; obama; smokeandmirrors; talktoclint; youdidntfillthat
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To: carolinablonde

Actually the CMS was to be a Labor Day welome event which they cancelled due to lack of funds.


61 posted on 09/05/2012 9:35:34 AM PDT by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: V_TWIN; Tax-chick

Brad’s a terrific goalkeeper (soccer) — not much gets passed him. I think he can hold his own on this one.


62 posted on 09/05/2012 9:36:51 AM PDT by Skulllspitter
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To: marron
They may consider a move to Denny’s because of the great coffee and pie.

It's an established fact that Dunkin' Donuts has better coffee and pie. Ask the 50 Chicago cops you'll find there who were sent for God knows what reason by the Emperor Rahm.

63 posted on 09/05/2012 9:38:17 AM PDT by ExSoldier (Stand up and be counted... OR LINE UP AND BE NUMBERED...)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

[But, but, but.....ABC Radio Newwsssss just told me that the weather was predicted to be SEVERE in Charlotte!

LOL!]

I heard that too! They just repeat whatever Obama tells them to say. That’s their job.


64 posted on 09/05/2012 9:38:40 AM PDT by KansasGirl ("If you have a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."--B. Hussein Obama)
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To: TonyInOhio

LMAO!!


65 posted on 09/05/2012 9:39:40 AM PDT by EdReform (Oath Keepers - Guardians of the Republic - Honor your oath - Join us: www.oathkeepers.org)
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To: KansasGirl
 


66 posted on 09/05/2012 9:40:01 AM PDT by azcap (Who is John Galt ? www.conservativeshirts.com)
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To: KansasGirl

67 posted on 09/05/2012 9:40:21 AM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: KansasGirl

68 posted on 09/05/2012 9:41:39 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Venturer

I made myself watch a little of the b*tch from NARAL last night to see the crowd or lack thereof. The camera focused on all these old overweight women wearing too much make up who were swooning over the speech. Sad.


69 posted on 09/05/2012 9:44:58 AM PDT by Mercat (Necessity is the argument of tyrants. John Milton)
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To: Jewbacca

LOL


70 posted on 09/05/2012 9:48:06 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: KansasGirl

At weather.com thurs will be party cloudy with 0 percent chance of rain. Winds will be be SSW at 4 mph.


71 posted on 09/05/2012 9:52:05 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: chiller

WCNC is an NBC affiliate, but it’s owned by Belo Corporation, which has a long-standing reputation for solid news operations at its local stations, including WFAA in Dallas and WWL in New Orleans.

In fact, The Zero became angry last year during an interview with Brad Watson of WFAA. Apparently, Mr. Watson wasn’t buying Obama’s usual B.S. and kept “interrupting” him, in an effort to get some real answers. See video at link below; Barry was quite upset by the end of the interview.

http://angrywhitedude.com/2011/04/dude-of-the-week-wfaa-dallas-reporter-brad-watson/


72 posted on 09/05/2012 9:53:45 AM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: ExNewsExSpook

Event Moved to More Intimate Venue:

Puppet Show w/ Special Guests
Spinal Tap
Obama Speech


73 posted on 09/05/2012 9:59:57 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: KansasGirl

Weathermen have always played a role in the Obama theme.


74 posted on 09/05/2012 10:01:22 AM PDT by Anima Mundi (ENVY IS JUST PASSIVE, LAZY GREED)
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To: KansasGirl

Never in my lifetime have I seen such raw, inept liars as the current DNC makeup. They’re all hat, no cattle.


75 posted on 09/05/2012 10:03:23 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (Kyrie Eleison)
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To: KansasGirl

we know it ain’t about the weather


76 posted on 09/05/2012 10:04:29 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: ExNewsExSpook

Youtube removed the video and the account of whoever posted it.


77 posted on 09/05/2012 10:04:37 AM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: Venturer

15,000 seat arena. 15,000 press credentials. No problem.


78 posted on 09/05/2012 10:06:15 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: KansasGirl
I found this on Twitter and thought I'd share. Found it funny:

Dennis Miller ‏@DennisDMZ

Dems move it inside. GOP should rent Bank of America Stadium for the night, put the empty chair on stage, fill it with silent Republicans.
79 posted on 09/05/2012 10:06:38 AM PDT by NeverEVERKerry (I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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To: ColdOne

No, seriously! It’s all about the weather - whether or not they can find enough bodies to fill up the venue.


80 posted on 09/05/2012 10:08:05 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier who has survived 24 months of Combat deployment.)
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