Wonkette
- Gustav made landfall this morning as a Category 3 hurricane and will probably not weaken for another 12 hours. [Times-Picayune]
- John McCain is visiting the Gulf Coast today, trying not to knock over the applesauce as Gustav comes ashore. [New York Times]
- Three years later, it’s still all about Hurricane Katrina. [Washington Post]
- “The campaign does not want to seen as politicking or celebrating as Americans are suffering. At the same time, a show of compassion could be politically useful…” [Wall Street Journal]
- Evacuation plans in Mississippi seemed to go smoothly. [Sun Herald]
- Nearly 2 million people evacuated South Louisiana in advance of the storm — about 95% of the people living there. [Wall Street Journal]
- Shephard Smith, Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric … all of them have fled the Republican National Convention for the Gulf Coast. [TV WeekM]
Sorry, Sarah P… Sounds like Putin is just as good a shot as you are… It’s unlikely he’ll look as good in those black go-go boots, though:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26493825/
Everybody wants a picture of themselves being blown around, except Cooper who just wants to be blown.
It’s finally Raining McCain.
This could be a real blessing, since hurricanes are dangerous, dangerous things.
“I’m here to tell you that response to this — oh shit - - wait– the building’s collapsing and the republican elite and a lot of bullshit msm puppets are dying horrible deaths!”
Hmmm. This cup of coffee I’m drinking is delicious. Bitter, but deliciousss.
democracy sucks
98% of Americans are imbeciles (except for us). We are SCREWED AGAIN. Try Nader. Give ourselves a chance. Always vote for the nominee with the least bribes. Is that too hard to figure out?
Ralph needs to be on Bourbon Street with the stripper who won’t leave.
So the Mississippi River, from St. Paul to New Orleans, will be clogged with triremes, rowing Repubs to their photo ops in the Gulf.
I am surprised Wonkette is focusing on the hurricane while not mentioning any of this. It’s right where you are. In progress?
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/08/31/raids/index.html
Yes Walnuts. People LOVES it when you grandstand. How are you going to help?
I figure that he feels he can stop the hurricane while screaming “You can’t touch me, Gustav! I WAS a POW! FIVE AND A HALF YEARS!!! I HAVE A CUNT FOR A WIFE AND I WANT TO TAP MY VP BABY MOMMA’s ASS! FIVE AND A HALF FUCKING YEARS!!!”
Alternative headline: Gustav Knocks Over Palin Preggo Story.
Gotta love the NYT: “Senator John McCain called a halt to all but the most essential activities for the Republican convention.”
Much snarkapacity here.
In honor of McFlame’s newfound interest in hurricane relief and attention I will be eating cake and laughing all day long.
And btw, will no one from the MSM remind or ask the administration that Dub and VP Darth could always broadcast themselves to the convention via all sorts of new fangled technology on that there satellite like they did when he slipped off to Eye-rack.
Or, Mr. Preznit what do you say to those who say you are “cutting and running” from the convention?
With all the talking heads leaving town the air seems a little clearer, the sun brighter and the coffee a little less bitter.
y’know why mccain selected his vp from alaska? because he couldn’t find someone he liked from, american samoa. he could have picked someone from our base in, diego garcia. gitmo is too close.
seems putin killed a charging tiger. it would be great if palin and putin had a shootout like hackman and stone in, the quick and the dead.
that was a great picture of palin with an automatic weapon that was in (i think) the london times.
For five and a half years, John McCain was not able to grandstand in a disaster zone.
Gustav is a total pussy category 2 hurricane now. Damage likely to be extensive but not as severe.
GOP to blow up levees again. 9/11 was an inside job. People of New Orleans still so very very poor and very very black. Peace is war. Palin’s daughter cloned retarded-self.
I, for one, need a weatherman to tell which way the wind is blowing right now. Should I panic? Get drunk? Indulge myself with Calgon?
hatlesshead: Yes thank goodness that the police have nipped the vegan menace in the bud. And EarthJustice–they’re lawyers! Saw footage on the other night about how cops had raided the homes of “anarchists” and found…rocks. Oh, and buckets of shit–really! What if that got into the wrong hands?
It seems that the Republicans, who have done their best to destroy the labor movement, are somewhat inconvenienced
as they begin their national convention on “labor day”.
CNBC showing a levee about top pop… maybe? no? it could… splashing over…
not good
RuperttheBear: The wind is blowing from right to left, generally. Oh wait, no, now on another channel it is left to right. Obviously all of this is a massive conspiracy faked by the liberal MSM.
Can’t believe Shepard Smith would miss a chance in MN to affix his lips to any Republican ass. This means Hannity will have to pucker extra hard.
Natural Disaster Scenario: If there’s an earthquake in Alaska before Nov. 4, you can start counting the days until November 2012, when the Dems will once again be able to blame someone else for losing the election. If Obama’s first visit to Alaska (he’s never been there) is post-earthquake, only to find Super Kegel Palin and her massive extended family already handing out blankets and bottled water, I’d say he should stick around and apply to be mayor of Wasilla.
Now that the first day of the Republican convention is gone with the wind Mc Cain has shown some compassion for the evacuees–he’s invited them all to stay in his houses.
njdon: Indeed:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4641030.ece
Man, this pic is a beauty.