Tampa wins bid to host 2012 GOP Convention

[DonCoquixote]

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/12/121856/politico-tampas-pick-2012-gop-convention/

OH, F__K ME!

It's bad enough this place is infested with Ditto heads, now they will all be coming here in force. They will be driving their SUVs, giving crappy tips, being rude, and of course, getting warm welcomes at every stadium sized church and Clear channel owned radio station. GAWD!

Of course, the idea of protests here is amusing, especially since we have folks like Uhuru down here.

[Scurrilous]

1. OTOH...

...area strip club owners and escort services are overjoyed.

[DonCoquixote]

2. True..but

What makes it interesting is that many strip clubs are owned by openly gay, frequent GOP opponent Joe Redner. How much you want to bet Bubba the Love Sponge tells people to go to "right wing" strip clubs. (FYI, the bay area DJ who was fired from his wrestling job because he called a black wrestler that very nasty N word, and who frequently lets Tucker Carlson guest comment.)

[rzemanfl]

5. If that oil spill hits here the GOP will get to see the results of their

"hard work" during the Bush years up close and personal. In that case the escort services will get a lot of competition from unemployed waitresses who used to work at Hooters or Mugs and Juggs and need to eat, not to mention "buy one, get one free offers" from pairs of former Publix checkout ladies working in teams. This may well be like scheduling the 1932 Republican Convention in Dodge City, Kansas.

[DonCoquixote]

7. True that

And oddly enough, this would be the sort of place where, if Jeb wanted to yank Sarah off stage, he would have numerous advantages. My tinfoil hat is buzzing, telling me that is probably the plan.

[Scuba]

3. Tampa'll probably have been evacuated due to the oil gushing in the Gulf

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. There'll be gushing, all right.

The place will look like the back row in a cheap porn theater after those loonies get done.

My BIL will probably be right there, waving his flag and wearing teabags tied to his scrotum.

[EFerrari]

4. Well, they were expected to go to Phoenix. n/t

[DonCoquixote]

6. How much ya wanna bet

That the only reason they left Phoenix was because they knew Joe Arpiao and company would not resist mugging for the camera.

[EFerrari]

8. Maybe. But harkadog just pointed out on another thread

that nobody has conventions in Phoenix in AUGUST. That's a good point! Maybe someone at the RNC just figured that out. :)