Is ObamaLand in a Tumble from Upon High? DNC Scales back Convention & List of Non-Attendees Grows

News comes today that the DNC is in the process of scaling back on some of the events surrounding its Convention in Charlotte, NC.

Add to that the list of Democrats who are opting out of attending the Big Event. Along with Sen. Manchin of West Virginia, Claire McCaskill has announced today that she will not be in attendance. Others include Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, and Rep. Nick Rahall all of West Virginia, and Montana Sen. Jon Tester, Pennsylvania Rep. Mark Critz, New York Reps. Kathy Hochul and Bill Owens.

From West Virginia, the RNC notes:

“We all know the only reason they’re refusing to attend the DNC Convention is they’re afraid to tell the people of West Virginia who they support for President, and any attempt to suggest otherwise is political spin aimed at purposefully misleading the voters,” Conrad Lucas, chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party said in a statement following the news that Sen. Joe Manchin, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, and Rep. Nick Rahall would not be heading to the convention.

      It is amazing how they are trying to distance themselves. It is amazing how in a mere 4 years the glamour of the Mile High City, with an acceptance speech in a setting like the Greek Parthenoen, the spark has dwindled to an ember.

Now the President is bashing Romney’s fundraising efforts, whining that he will be the first sitting POTUS to be outspent in his reelection campaign, citing that he cannot spend as much time fundraising because as POTUS he has more important things to do. REALLY REALLY. Is he joking!!??

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/claire-mccaskill-skip-democratic-national-convention/story?id=16655460

 

Thousands Show Up in Tampa for Townhall; Rep. Castor keeps most of them out by letting Proponents in by the back door!

Tension at town hall
meeting on health
reform

Updated: Thursday, 06 Aug 2009, 6:31 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 06 Aug 2009, 6:29 PM EDT

TAMPA – A large crowd has gathered in downtown Tampa to voice their opinions on health-care reform, and the mood there is tense.

The meeting is taking place at Children’s Board building in Ybor City, where there is only space for about 250 people.

But it appears around 1,000 people have already shown up, and tensions are flaring as people are told they can’t come in.

The meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.

FOX 13′s Mark Wilson is covering this story and will have more at 10.

See VIDEO @ http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/hillsborough/Tension_at_town_hall_meeting_080609