Sep 02 2008
RNC resumes following big wind
Though the Republicans dodged the bullet of having George W. Bush speak at their convention in prime time, he will still be speaking. Note that he is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET tonight. That’s 30 minutes before the major broadcast networks will begin their one hour coverage of the convention. Folks watching cable will still get to witness the fiasco, though.
Tonight will also feature “television actor” Fred Thompson and disgruntled former Democrat Joe Lieberman. The man who was supposed to deliver the keynote address tonight, America’s mayor Rudolph Giuliani, has had his appearance pushed off to some indeterminate night and time.
GOP decides to resume convention
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — The Republican National Convention, cut back Monday because of Hurricane Gustav’s arrival on the U.S. Gulf Coast, will resume a full schedule Tuesday, convention officials said.
President Bush, who was scheduled to speak Monday, will deliver his address via satellite at 9:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, officials said.
Tuesday’s theme will be “Who is John McCain,” officials said.
Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, who ran in the early GOP 2008 presidential primaries, and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democrat’s 2000 vice presidential nominee, will deliver primetime speeches after President Bush.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will have a speaking role at the Republican National Convention, a GOP official told CNN Tuesday.
Giuliani was scheduled to deliver the keynote address Tuesday, but Hurricane Gustav forced Republicans to alter the program. Giuliani will speak later in the week.
Update: The broadcast networks may air Mr. Bush’s speech tonight after all. The New York Times is reporting that the Republicans, feeling that they lost out last night (their own doing, by the way), are asking the networks for additional time tonight. Will NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX break into their programming to bring you additional coverage of the RNC? We shall see.
It’s kind of fun to watch the Republicans squirming with their backs against the wall like this, isn’t it? They have earned and well deserve everything that’s coming to them.
One Response to “RNC resumes following big wind”
There’s enough coverage on CNN and MSNBC. I don’t think the networks should cut into their prime time line up for it.