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The Spectacle Blog
TAMPA — National Republicans will gather in Tampa for their national convention beginning one year from last Saturday. Hardly the time of year to show Tampa at its best.
At 10:30 p.m. (P.M.!) last Saturday the temperature here was 86 with a heat index of 96. It was so humid and sticky that walking around outside was like dog-paddling through warm onion soup. This was in shorts and a t-shirt. Walking a few blocks in a business suit could have been fatal. And if I find her supine on a city street, I am not going to give Maureen Dowd mouth-to-mouth.
Republicans may well leave Tampa next year fired up and ready to go out there and block and tackle for a conservative candidate to replace our socialist incumbent on 1/20/13. I’m more sure they will go home vowing never to return to Tampa in the summer.
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JimH| 8.29.11 @ 2:37PM
Larry, I’ve been living in the Tampa Bay area for 10 years since moving from NYC. You might be surprised to hear that New York gets hotter and is just as muggy. It just doesn’t last for as much of the year. And if you think its bad walking around (which you know no one actually does) here, you should try waiting on a subway platform during rush hour in August. Barring a hurricane during the convention the biggest weather issue are the thunderstorms. Considering the number and of variety of bars, restaurants, nudie clubs and churches there should be something of interest for all the conventioneers.
Occam's Tool| 8.29.11 @ 2:45PM
Larry---if Maureen's heart isn't beating, do give her a chest thump. HARD!
John Murphy| 8.29.11 @ 2:50PM
The dress code theme for the Rep Nat'l Convention should be beachwear. Flip-flops or sandals; shorts only; silk seashell or palm tree printed tops; straw beachcomber hats with various PAC pins and slogan hatbands. Candidates may wear Polo shirts, either red, white, or blue, when speaking. Option: wearing no hat at all will be considered on a case by case basis.
Quartermaster| 8.29.11 @ 6:47PM
I'd bet that you want to find Dowd supine on the street just so you can refuse and walk on by.
LC Jack | 8.30.11 @ 12:42AM
Ackkk ! Spare us the visualization of Dowd ! Have you no mercy Sir?
LarryK| 8.30.11 @ 11:05AM
Dread Zepplin