{"id":1572,"date":"2012-09-05T12:28:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotshonor.com\/?p=1572"},"modified":"2012-09-05T12:28:35","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T19:28:35","slug":"the-lightning-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scotshonor.com\/?p=1572","title":{"rendered":"THE LIGHTNING ROUND"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The DNC has moved President Obama\u2019s acceptance speech indoors.\u00a0 Organizers are blaming bad weather.\u00a0 Some in the media have been skeptical that the real reason was fear of having a lot of obviously empty seats.\u00a0 After the Clint Eastwood skit, the Obama campaign hyperventilates at the thought of an empty chair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2198695\/Democrats-forced-Obamas-big-speech-74-000-seater-outdoor-stadium-20-000-seater-indoor-arena.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2198695\/Democrats-forced-Obamas-big-speech-74-000-seater-outdoor-stadium-20-000-seater-indoor-arena.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My concern is\u00a0what the DNC is going to do for those\u00a054,000 people who sacrificed so much just to get a brief glimpse of the Annointed One?\u00a0 Are they now left to huddle outside in the cold and the rain?\u00a0 Surely the DNC, which cares so much for all the little people, has done something.\u00a0\u00a0 At a minimum, there must be\u00a0an alternative venue available where\u00a0they can at least watch this on closed circuit television.<\/p>\n<p>I think we should all join in a campaign to help find the missing 54,000 and offer assistance.\u00a0\u00a0They thought they had opportunity to listen to President Obama, in person, give one of the most important speeches in American history.\u00a0 The disappointment must be staggering.<\/p>\n<p>One final thought.\u00a0\u00a0 The DNC decided to leave God out of their platform.\u00a0 I know they don\u2019t believe in God any more, but perhaps they should consider what God would do, if He did exist.\u00a0 He might just take Hurricane Isaac and miraculously make it turn mysteriously to the west to drench New Orleans.\u00a0 Hmmm.\u00a0 Lots of Democrats in New Orleans.\u00a0 A lot of liberal Democrats were royally pissed because Isaac didn\u2019t wreak havoc on the RNC in Tampa.\u00a0 Then, to reinforce the point, He might send a thunderstorm to Charlotte, NC where President Obama is scheduled to speak in an outdoor stadium.\u00a0 I mean if you were President Obama or part of his campaign staff and you knew how many lies you had told lately, would you really risk lightning?\u00a0 Just saying!<\/p>\n<p>TDM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DNC has moved President Obama\u2019s acceptance speech indoors.\u00a0 Organizers are blaming bad weather.\u00a0 Some in the media have been skeptical that the real reason was fear of having a lot of obviously empty seats.\u00a0 After the Clint Eastwood skit, &hellip; 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