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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: dfwgator

That was Obama’s seat. He just dropped in.


81 posted on 09/05/2012 10:12:04 AM PDT by papageo
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To: marron
They moved to Time Warner because of the weather. They may consider a move to Denny’s because of the great coffee and pie.

Except you KNOW, true to nature, they would dine and dash.
82 posted on 09/05/2012 10:14:43 AM PDT by crosshairs (America: Once the land of the free. Still the home of the brave.)
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To: albie
They can use my unfinished attic!

'Rats are known to crawl around unfinished attics.
83 posted on 09/05/2012 10:15:59 AM PDT by crosshairs (America: Once the land of the free. Still the home of the brave.)
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To: KansasGirl

Why did they pick an outdoor stadium to start with - that was a poor decision.


84 posted on 09/05/2012 10:17:19 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: KansasGirl

That’s because people are sick of seeing Obama, maybe they like Michelle(Even though I can’t stand the woman) but Obama’s policies have failed and people are sick of seeing his smug lying face


85 posted on 09/05/2012 10:25:53 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: KansasGirl
You'd think they could just fill the stadium with media groupies alone.


86 posted on 09/05/2012 10:26:18 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: TigersEye

Fantastic video!


87 posted on 09/05/2012 10:34:22 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: KansasGirl; All
Maybe the Democrats should have the slogan (similar to the Marines):

The few, the screwballs, and the elitists

... Suppose someone gave a party and no one came ... The theme of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte...

88 posted on 09/05/2012 10:35:39 AM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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To: massgopguy

LOL! I hope they do Stonehenge.


89 posted on 09/05/2012 10:38:04 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: KansasGirl

Had they chartered the proper transportation up front there wouldn’t have been such a problem.

All they had to do was charter some septic pumpers instead of buses, ‘cause Democrats are full of excrement, and the venue would have been full in the first place.

Probably as they are Democrats they could have filled two stadiums that size.


90 posted on 09/05/2012 10:39:00 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: KansasGirl
“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.

Just Hope Brad has all his tax papers in order..he might like to Change that forecast.

91 posted on 09/05/2012 10:48:11 AM PDT by spokeshave (The only people better off today than 4 years ago are the Prisoners at Guantanamo.)
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To: KansasGirl

Since Obama is not going to use the stadium, it would be great is Romney and Ryan decided to use it for a rally tomorrow and fill it to capacity.


92 posted on 09/05/2012 10:48:57 AM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: FreeAtlanta

They were afraid that lightning would strike him. It could be a legitimate concern ;-0


93 posted on 09/05/2012 10:56:02 AM PDT by toolman1401
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To: FreeAtlanta

Besides it is hard to read a teleprompter in bright sunlight.


94 posted on 09/05/2012 10:57:52 AM PDT by toolman1401
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To: massgopguy

95 posted on 09/05/2012 11:07:47 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: KansasGirl

96 posted on 09/05/2012 11:08:48 AM PDT by South40 ("Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance." Hussein Obama, Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009)
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To: South40

All is not lost. The University of Pittsburgh plays the University of Cincinnati tomorrow at 8:00pm eastern on ESPN. A lot better than listening to the Kenyan Klown bloviate.


97 posted on 09/05/2012 11:23:15 AM PDT by NCC-1701 (The LEFT's intolerance of the RIGHT is intolerable.)
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To: KansasGirl
The dems don't want to see any empty Eastwood seats...!
98 posted on 09/05/2012 11:26:59 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: South40

Looks like the Weather Channel got the memo.


99 posted on 09/05/2012 11:30:48 AM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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To: dfwgator
From WCNC, the very network this article and thread are based on.

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Updated today at 2:10 PM

Today:
Partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms . Highs will be in the mid-80s. The chance of rain is 40%.

Tonight:
A few storms during the evening with lows overnight in the low 70s. Rain chance 40%.

Thursday:
A mix of clouds and sunshine with a chance of showers and storms, mainly during the day. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s. The chance of rain is 40%.

http://www.wcnc.com/weather

100 posted on 09/05/2012 11:34:02 AM PDT by South40 ("Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance." Hussein Obama, Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009)
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