Live from RNC: McCain Rides Out the Storm Gracefully
Mother Nature's disruption of the convention isn't such a disaster for the GOP.
The specter of Gustav also set off a round of “a-political politics.” McCain traveled to Mississippi to be briefed on preparations and explained:
“I pledge that tomorrow night, and if necessary throughout our convention, we will act as Americans and not as Republicans because America needs us now.”
That lovely sentiment, of course, meshed perfectly with his “putting America first” message. And when Barack Obama continued to campaign with his usual jibes at McCain, the McCain camp shot back:
“So he attacks us while there’s a hurricane going on and John McCain suspends his convention basically. What bigger contrast can you have about putting your country first?”
The politics of appearing non-political were clearly in full swing.
The next update on Convention scheduling is set for mid-day on Monday. But the mood here remains sanguine. So long as McCain continues to keep pace with Obama and Sarah Palin dominates the news no one seems terribly concerned that precious time is being lost.
But perils do remain. The mere presence of a big hurricane story revives memories of the calamitous Katrina response, perhaps the trigger for the swift slide in George Bush’s public approval. The potential for other failures and pictures of suffering flood victims looms large. As with everything in politics, the true impact depends on execution — how well the Republican president and Republican governors of the affected states respond and how deftly McCain maintains the balance between concern for his fellow citizens and the necessary business of rallying his supporters and making the case for his own election.
In a sense, the intervention of natural forces beyond the control of mere politicians seems somehow appropriate in a presidential election where no one predicted much of anything correctly and the improbable happened again and again. McCain was politically done? Not quite. Hillary Clinton was invincible? Not really. Then Barack Obama had sewed it up? Well, not so fast. Perhaps this is simply not meant to be a paint-by-the-numbers election.
Moreover, the collective shrug which greeted the delay suggests that Conventions as currently constituted leave much to be desired and have outlived their usefulness. If we can lose a day and not even miss it, can they be largely dispensed with? It seems at the very least everyone involved is coming to the conclusion that less is more.
Here in Minneapolis hopes and prayers –that the storm won’t be as severe and that it won’t be a replay of the Katrina debacle — are directed to the Gulf. Soon enough there will be time for politics. And for McCain, riding out the storm is nothing new.
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1. Gozer the Carpathian:I’m all for getting rid of the “Pep Rallies” that are the conventions. They’re a big rah rah party full of bloviating and self-aggrandizement. Plus a big waste of money, though I’m sure the local municipalities enjoy the income. Then again you also get the down side of conventions the lovely protesters that the wonderful Zombie has to slum through. :\
All in all I don’t see a problem with passing up the convention for a while. What I DO find annoying is ANY politician going to “help” in an emergency. I’m sorry but unless he’s current with his emergency training he’s just going to get in the way down there. Emergencies don’t need politicians and speeches, they need first responders, the national guard, and other aid workers who are trained for this job.
Aug 31, 2008 - 11:10 pm 2. Dick Stanley:The precinct workers and other footsoldiers need the convention dog-and-pony shows as part-reward, part-energizer. But Palin’s already got them energized. Still, think of all the reservations they’ve made, schedules shifted and money they’ve spent. They deserve their show, meaningless as it may be to outsiders.
Besides, who doesn’t want to hear Palin speak?
Mac is smart enough not to get in the way of the emergency stuff. But Bush has to play a role to keep Mac from criticism-by-association. And it can’t hurt Mac to be there to show concern.
Sep 1, 2008 - 12:24 am 3. Diane:… the intervention of natural forces beyond the control of mere politicians seems somehow appropriate in a presidential election where no one predicted much of anything correctly and the improbable happened again and again. McCain was politically done? Not quite. Hillary Clinton was invincible? Not really. Then Barack Obama had sewed it up? Well, not so fast.
I have another one to add to the list: I distinctly remember saying to myself, when I heard that Biden quote about Obama being “clean and articulate” — “Aha! So much for Biden’s chance of being Obama’s veep.” Nothing in this campaign season is going as predicted. And I like it.
Sep 1, 2008 - 12:30 am 4. Dave II:One of the BEST videos I have seen on Palin, BAR NONE!
It will give you goosebumbs!
“A Long Time Coming” McCain * Palin 08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV78TRcFKUk
Sep 1, 2008 - 12:35 am 5. cedarford:Gozer – Emergencies don’t need politicians and speeches, they need first responders, the national guard, and other aid workers who are trained for this job.
First, emergencies need a responsible and prepared citizenry ready to face them and led by politicians that have organized such that most first responders are not needed.
NOLA scum failed that test, both the people and their leaders – who acted as incompetent 3rd World barbarians – much like when a hurricane hits Haiti or Jamaica – but not like the Mexicans, or how Indians respond to a typhoon or major flooding, or Japanese to an earthquake .
Where no national guard is needed to keep order, and the need for “hero” cops and 1st responders and “aid workers” is very minimal because the citizens and local leaders handle most of the response, help others, and do most of the recovery themselves.
6 months before Katrina, Mumbai India, population 9 million, went under 6 feet of water for a week. A thousand people drowned. The people only recorded 6 instances of looting and had no difficulty living on a sparse diet water, flatbread and cold lentils for 3 weeks.
No National Guard needed, no aid workers or “psychological counselors” needed aside from a few boats manned by Mumbai residents getting flour, oil, and pulses off a few shipments trucked in. No dramatic rescue of people sitting on rooftops. Mumbai families just stuck it out.
Contrast that to NOLA scum.
And politicians are needed in the aftermath of a mess like Katrina to see what was needed for recovery funds, and to see if anything can be done in the future to address the deficiencies of the people of NOLA, their incompetent leadership, the lack of local emergency planning, the terrible response of the State Gov, and a few Fed agencies overwhelmed by the dysfunctions of Louisiana – as FEMA was.
Sep 1, 2008 - 2:02 am 6. Dave II:Gustav looks like it will give a glancing 50-75 mph blow to New Orleans and be largely gone by late Monday night. This is can be seen as a blessing in disguise for the Republican Convention for a few reasons:
1. As your article states, the Dem Convention and Coronation Speech gave NO BOUNCE to Obama…ZERO, ZIP, NADA…so the Republicans saved themselves a boring 1st day of nothing but “talking heads” a la the Dem Convention. Absolutely NOTHING lost there…
2. McCain and Palin have distinguished themselves from Obama/Biden by actually GOING to the affected area. That and Bobby Jindal’s leadership show that this is not the same ol’ business as usual. A PLUS here…
3. As much as I hate to point this out, it’s reality in 2008…this event has caused Bush to cancel his speech at the convention. Needless to say, this can be nothing but a PLUS here…
4. The “country” before political party is right in line with McCain and Palin’s theme and they have proven it here. America can see they walk their talk…another PLUS.
So we’ll start the celebrations and turn on the “talking heads” sometime Tuesday…right around the time everyone was saying how boring the Dem Convention had been so far. Perfect. Timing is everything and it is here…
Oh, and to Michael Moore…ya know what? The Lord works in mysterious ways!
Sep 1, 2008 - 3:53 am 7. William Briggs:The storm has also caused Bush to cancel his speech, originally scheduled for tonight. This, I think, will help McCain as it will make it harder for the Obama camp to yell “More of the same!”
Sep 1, 2008 - 4:45 am 8. Terry Gain:The selection of Sarah Palin is generating more enthusiasm among the base than the hoopla of the convention ever could. The wise old man was handed a lemon and decided to make lemonade. Still playing chess.
Sep 1, 2008 - 4:45 am 9. Danny:Cedarford, so if over a thousand people had died and people were living on a barely sustainable diet of pulses for 3 weeks after Katrina then you’d have been praising FEMA? You think for Gustav the government’s reaction should be stay on your roof and wait for some locals to give you some bread and hopefully some clean water? And inevitably when people complain about the trauma of losing their homes, livelihoods and loved ones they should be told to suck it up and not be given counselling? Or is this just some bitch-athon about Republicans?
Sep 1, 2008 - 4:54 am 10. BC:To cedarford — Reality bites:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/104464
http://www.wdsu.com/news/17355693/detail.html#-
Dave II — ditto:
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/30/polls-voters-doubt-palins-qualifications-while-obama-expands-lead/
By the way, ever wonder what McCain was doing during Katrina? Well:
Sep 1, 2008 - 4:57 am 11. aunt ralph:http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/images/20050829-5_p082905pm-0097-515h.html
Agreed, the ‘election cycle’, fed by the ravenous all-shouting all-the-time media, has worn America out. Republicans settling ‘the business of the convention’ swiftly and succinctly could underscore this ‘Un-Conventional’ ticket.
Sep 1, 2008 - 5:04 am 12. Dave II:BC- daily polls change…well, DAILY!
Your Gallup Daily is now down to 6% for Obama (”No bumb for you, Barack..!)
And Zogby, a notoriously friendly Obama poll, has McCain up by 2%!
Gee…and we haven’t even heard McCain or Palin speak yet at the Convention!
I don’t know…but was the word “worried” in the Democratic Platform???
Sep 1, 2008 - 5:21 am 13. Navytech:Here’s hoping for the best for New Orleans.
“Weather” it is a Hurricane wiping out an American city, or defeat in Iraq, what is bad for America is seen by democrats as being good for democrats.
Disgusting
Sep 1, 2008 - 5:32 am 14. Birt:BC & Danny – I run a water utility for a small town that experienced a tornado a few years ago. The last thing the citizens of that town needed during the first days after the event were “experts” telling them what to do. The community was the first responders, and we understood that it was our responsibility to take care of things and not wait for State assistance. The difference between citizens and subjects is that Citizens understand the logistics of problems with natural disasters. Subjects complain about not being taken care of and get their info from rags like Newsweek……
Sep 1, 2008 - 5:48 am 15. Country First at mariosechi.net:[...] Intanto segnaliamo l’ennesima cappellata di Michael Moore e consigliamo la lettura di questo articolo di Jennifer Rubin su Pajamas Media. Sphere: Related [...]
Sep 1, 2008 - 6:31 am 16. Robert:To BC — reality does bite, perhaps you should face it: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/31/obama.mccain.poll/index.html
I still just don’t understand the incredible blindness the Democrats are exhibiting this year. You can remain confident while acknowledging the race is close. You don’t have to blindly assure everyone it’s going to be a landslide; that just makes you look crazy, because it ignores all the poll numbers.
Sep 1, 2008 - 6:40 am 17. ZEITGEIST:[...] RUBIN thinks that the Gustav-inspired convention changes aren’t so bad for McCain, and I’ve heard more than a few people saying that it won’t do any harm to McCain’s chances that [...]
Sep 1, 2008 - 6:52 am 18. The Anti Jihadist:This is just another version of “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Adult version– turn challenges into opportunities.
Sep 1, 2008 - 6:57 am 19. Charlie (Colorado):Besides, who doesn’t want to hear Palin speak?
Joe Biden.
Sep 1, 2008 - 8:00 am 20. Joshua:Jennifer Rubin – “But perils do remain. The mere presence of a big hurricane story revives memories of the calamitous Katrina response, perhaps the trigger for the swift slide in George Bush’s public approval.”
Jennifer, are you watching the same thing America is watching? Bobbi Jindal and the Mayors of Louisiana are acting with supreme efficiency in preparing for this natural disaster. The biggest problem is why havn’t they finished ALL the levies in 3 years? I’m sure the Dumbocrats will want to blame that on Bush/McCain too.
Everyone in America is observing the seriousness of the job Bobby Jindal has as Governor and his effectiveness up to this point has been nothing short of phenomenal. Even Mayor Nagin learned a thing or two from screwing it up the first time. I don’t hear Bush getting any credit for the superb preparation & evacuation taking place (as he shouldn’t). But the liberal socialist haters like Obama can’t wait to stir up the pot about Katrina and Bush and how John McCain is 4 more years of Bush/Katrina/catastrophe etc. What a joke!
It will become crystal clear (for those that want to acknowledge it)that former Gov. of Louisiana Kathleen Blanco and Mayor Ray Nagin’s lack of leadership during Katrina was nothing short of dereliction of duty. Gov. Blanco should have been prosecuted for killing her constituents. It is the Governor’s responsibility to manage these disasters until he/she asks or requires the feds to step in and assist. Look at how different the situation on the ground is with Gustav vs. Katrina. Blanco & Nagin handed the federal government a cluster f**k that was f**cked up beyond all recognition (fubar) and all the haters blamed Pres. Bush when FEMA couldn’t make an angel food cake out of a sh*t sandwich. How typical is that of the liberal mindset?
Now Gov. Bobby Jindal is managing Gustav the way Blanc should have managed Katrina and America will get a government lesson in how significant a governors job (i.e. Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal) vs. a Senator who votes “present” once in a while.
Sep 1, 2008 - 8:03 am 21. BC:To Robert: Gallup’s been doing that sort of stuff longer than CNN. But this gets back to another post of mine somewhere else about how these tracking polls are akin to polling the leads in a marathon race — except there is more at stake here than whether the Kenyan will overtake the Ethiopian, and wondering whatever happened to those early front runners (although for this Presidential campaign cycle….)
That’s not journalism.
People have really no idea how bad-bad the media coverage was during the 2004 election, and it’s looking to be at least as bad this year. While it’s been a gimme in the right wing blogosphere for a while that the so called “MSM” is bad, liberal, hates America and so on, and that it’s being replaced by the “new media” of “citizen journalists,” the reality is that, yes, the MSM has gotten pretty bad, but not in the way right wingers inmagine, an no, it’s not being replaced by anything remotely close to an adequate substitute.
Government and corporate malfeasance is usually complex and requires far, far more resources and journalistic expertise & investigation than can mustered up by any blog site however large. Blog sites are essentially a new Usenet that allows for pictures, videos and nice fonts, but they still represent a gathering of like-minded people of vastly varying levels of knowledge and bias, and very, very few of them, if ever, do any sort of genuine journalistic investigation. Blog sites serve mostly as places to comment on random stories and bits of “news” of generally unknown quality. And you still can’t get any sort of complete picture even if you try bouncing between, say, KOS & Huffington Post and Hot Air & Pajamas Media.
This doesn’t have a lot to do with Gustav, which fortunately is looking to be not nearly as bad as predicted. But still, three critically ill patients died during their evacuation. In contrast, Gustav was a near Cat 5 when it hit Cuba, but they had no deaths. It was all a judgment call, but still….
It’ll be interesting how the GOP convention handles dealing with the now not quite that bad Gustav.
Sep 1, 2008 - 8:19 am 22. TomJen:“Arriving in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon for the Republican National Convention…”
Sep 1, 2008 - 8:23 am 23. FRIEDA:Hello,,,The RNC is in St. Paul.
To help you remember this, think of the Bible. St. Paul is mentioned many times in the Bible. Minneapolis, not even once.
Sarah Palin did something that no one could think it was possible few months ago. She has made McCain campaign look fresh, exciting, inspiring, and cause that you want to be part of it.
Here is a blog more on Sarah:
http://www.governorpalin.blogspot.com
so many pro Palin blogs are popping out on the net.
Sep 1, 2008 - 8:43 am 24. The Wizard:Let us all hope and pray that NO, LA and the surrounding states survive Gustav without loss of life. Senator McCain made the right choice regarding the convention. I am distrubed at the mean-spirited, hateful comments from the Dems and left-wing liberals. These people are heinous and their behavior and comments despicable. Is this the party we want running this country? I think not, and Obama and his hate-spin machine obviously believes that this will serve his candidacy well. I think they may be in for a rude awakening in November.
Sep 1, 2008 - 9:04 am 25. shethinks:“McCain Rides Out the Storm Gracefully” ??? Huh, It’s not about McCain. Or the RNC.
True citizens of this country (and the world for the matter) are concerned for the people of Louisiana.
Currently, Gustav has been downgraded to Cat Two and we pray that the coast and the rest of Louisiana is spared completely.
In contrast with this gentleman… Maybe he got a bit of the old “what goes around, comes around” karma.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj6cPE8zmlE&feature=related
Just food for thought, ya’ll.
Sep 1, 2008 - 9:52 am 26. mjk:shethinks,
No one else prayed for rain for the Messiah’s speech. Besides his speech was boring and stupid. And what in G-d’s name does that have to do with this? Other than a stupid thread jack.
How about Bobby Jindal? Bobby Jindal is the reason this whole situation has been handled so much better than Dumb and Dumber did with Katrina.
Thank Goodness the hurricane missed hitting NO head-on, but we ain’t out of the wood yet….
Sep 1, 2008 - 10:22 am 27. BC:Addendum: Newer Gallup poll:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/109954/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Maintains-6Point-Lead-49-43.aspx
And speaking of how things change daily, the latest news about Palin, who was not McCain’s first choice (Lieberman was, but McCain’s advisers convinced him to choose someone more appealing to evangelicals and conservatives who consider McCain to be a “RINO”) apparently doesn’t bode too well. I shouldn’t really need to say what that is, despite its absence on the PM’s main page, but:
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003844555
There is another rumor floating around on the Internet semi-related to all this, but it’s pretty nasty, wholly unconfirmed, so I’m not going to repeat it here. I came across it though when I went to Google News for more info on the daughter’s pregnancy. FYI/warning to anyone who likewise goes Googling.
Sep 1, 2008 - 10:34 am 28. Terry Gain:Currently, Gustav has been downgraded to Cat Two and we pray that the coast and the rest of Louisiana is spared completely.
Hurricane Gustav has given the McCain team an opportunity to demonstrate a managerial style which is quick acting, intelligent, efficient and compassionate.
For once, Michael Moore, you’re right. There is a God.
Sep 1, 2008 - 10:52 am 29. EyesWideShut:Dave II
Thanks So Much My Friend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV78TRcFKUk
“A Long Time Coming” McCain * Palin 08
I probably never would have found it …
In my humble opinion, the most eerily bizarre hodgepodge of vacuous audio and images ever posted.
Sep 1, 2008 - 11:50 am 30. heather:personally, I think the Palins are handling the surprise arrival of their first grandchild with class. The girl is 17, she was standing up there with her family in Dayton; she is engaged and probably will marry the father of her child. And her parents and brother and sisters are supporting her. As did McCain and his wife.
So, what is embarrassing or bad about this?? I suppose she could have rushed off to an abortion mill, and been really cool and up to date. But she didn’t and won’t. Good for her, and her family.
And what is this really unhealthy vomitous interest in pregnancy and illegitimacy? I thought the Dems were a superior breed of folk, endlessly tolerant of all peccadillos and problems???
Sep 1, 2008 - 1:06 pm 31. Gary Ogletree:No photos. video of Bush and Cheney at the convention. A party showing respect for the trials of people enduring this storm. Anticipation building for more Palin. A revitalized McCain, feeling great about his pick and doing the right thing. Not a bad start for the convention.
Sep 1, 2008 - 2:14 pm 32. David:This is not just about politics people. McCain picked Palin to Vice-President of the United States. McCain is 73 and has had cancer at least 3 times. He believes Palin is prepared to be President?
Palin attended Hawaii Pacific College in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1982 for a semester and transferred in 1983 to North Idaho College. In 1987, Palin received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho. She has been Gov of Alaska for two years and before that a mayor of a very small town. This is the resume of someone deserving to be a heart beat away from the US presidency?
In contrast, Biden has a law degree and has been in the Senate for 35 years and is an expert on foreign policy – even his critics (and I have been one in print in the past) admit that. Obama graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He has been in the Senate for 4 years.
Picking a VP is not all politics. When the Presidential candidate is 73 its also about the VP candidate’s intelligence, experience, and potential for governance, leadership, negotiating ability with other world leaders, and making very difficult decisions.
The choice of Palin is arguably the most irresponsible action by a major Presidential candidate in modern history – rivaling and probably exceeding McGovern’s initial choice of Eagleton.
America’s image and standing in the world is already at a low point. We face huge challenges from China, Russia, terrorist movements, climate change, sectors of our economy, and our educational system. Is Palin the person you want to lead us? Is a vote for Palin a vote against America’s future?
These are tough but fair questions. Many educated Republicans (I work with and know many) are shocked at this choice. They are deeply worried about her as President should something happen to John.
Sep 1, 2008 - 2:58 pm 33. jacqueline:David,
Sep 1, 2008 - 3:15 pm 34. Roark:I couldn’t have said it bettter myself!
Totally agree.
Obama/Biden
The educated choice
Just like an idiot, John McCain is expecting Americans to be the service corps for the people of Louisiana. Whatever happened to being personally responsible for your own property? McCain, ever the liberal me-too-er.
Sep 1, 2008 - 4:31 pm 35. Evil Pundit:No matter how you cut it, Palin would be a better president than Obama.
Sep 1, 2008 - 4:57 pm 36. Jude:Jennifer,
I enjoy and admire your work, and I am thrilled about the Palin addition, but I do believe Obama is enjoying a bump from the convention.
Not that the Republicans can’t enjoy an even bigger bump. I believe it will soon be clear that Maverick McCain and Maverick Palin are just what the American voters thirst for.
Jude
Sep 1, 2008 - 5:00 pm 37. Dan R.:Yeah, David. It just makes SO much more sense to instead elect a president who has even less experience than Sarah Palin does, doesn’t it?
Sep 1, 2008 - 5:01 pm 38. CalDem:David – “Picking a VP is not all politics. When the Presidential candidate is 73 its also about the VP candidate’s intelligence, experience, and potential for governance, leadership, negotiating ability with other world leaders, and making very difficult decisions.
David, I do understand your point, but honestly, I don’t see any discernable difference between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin. I know that each side is trying to separate their accomplishments and I think it is futile. Some might even say being a governor for the same time as being a senator provides the edge in executive experience.
As a life long Democrat raised by blue collar parents in the heartland of California (Fresno) in my heart of hearts I just can’t vote for Barack this time around. John McCain just seems to me to have worked in a bi-partisan way far more than Joe Biden and Barack just seems to be nothing but a liberal talking head. My parents were Ronald Reagan Democrats and I’m leaning that way myself because Sarah Palin seems to be cut from the same cloth.
Everyone I talk to in Central California that is a fair minded Democrat feels the same way I do. I wish we had a moderate Democrat to vote for but we don’t. It seems like the vote for moderation and bi-partisianship will be with the Republican ticket this time around. I’m actually very excited about Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate.
Sep 1, 2008 - 5:39 pm 39. Brian H:DaveII;
no “goosebumbs” [sic]. Music vids are lame. Content, please! [and it's 'bump'. You seem to have got bumbs on the brain.]
In recent history, even 12-15% bumps after the DNC has failed to elect a Donk POTUS. Whether the DNC bump is 0% or 8%, it’s all the same. Doom for the the Democrat candidate.
Sep 2, 2008 - 12:01 am 40. jw:Why such denigration of Bush and Cheney? I think that they have both done good jobs, although I do not agree with them all the time.
Political party conventions used to be very important in selecting candidates, but the primary system has undermined this. In real political conventions, as took place in the past, Obama would not have been nominated. But the conventions perhaps serve the function of letting party leaders get together. talk things over, make decisions.
Sep 2, 2008 - 12:38 am 41. David:CalDem….As an Independent I feel exactly the same. McCain and Palin have a proven track record of reaching across the aisle to find solutions for America. Obama and Biden have proven (thru their voting records) to be your typical far left candidates.
One other important reason I am voting for them…balance of power in DC. The last thing I want is EITHER party having complete control of the Presidency/Senate/Congress…..
Sep 2, 2008 - 5:00 am 42. Blast:Republicans-FAmily Values is your platform.Don’t get mad when we hold you to it.If this was Obama,Clinton,Biden FOX news would have a banner over the building about Obama and his stupid choice. Palin wasn’t a good choice and I have heard some major talk from other ethnic groups about how the Republicans paint others as being “low lifes” and not up to par with American Values.So,these polls- that don’t include us, may surprise you in the end.Own up to your faults REpublicans because you sure remind the rest of us how unamerican we are….lmao
Sep 2, 2008 - 10:18 am