OK I am one of those people that like to watch train wrecks at Freeperland

[maseman]

This was the lead story as I pulled up Free Republic just seconds ago.


Copy and paste as it was on their (awful) site.

Money Trail: What Hurricane? Lobbyists, GOP Party On
Monday, September 01, 2008 7:49:26 PM · by Col. Bob · 1 replies · 35+ views
ABC News ^ | Sept. 1, 2008 | BRIAN ROSS, RHONDA SCHWARTZ, AVNI PATEL, ASA ESLOCKER, and ANNA SCHECTER
MINNEAPOLIS -- As residents of New Orleans were fleeing Hurricane Gustav, top Republican party officials donned pink boas and swigged vodka shots at a wild whirl of corporate and lobbyist-paid parties this weekend in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Many corporate sponsors and their lobbyists carried through with plans for lavish entertainment of GOP lawmakers and others despite calls from the campaign of Sen. John McCain that Republicans should tone down the convention festivities. "We will be contacting corporations and others to ask them to be respectful of events in the gulf," McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said Sunday afternoon. Yet, last night...


:rofl:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

1. Pink boas?

[theothersnippywshrub]

5. Probablky out of respect for "Diaper Dave" Vitter. Also conducive to taking a "wide stance." n/t

[NYC_SKP]

6. Yes, and Hookers and Blow....I'm not kidding!

Yet, last night lobbyists for the National Rifle Association, Lockheed Martin and the American Trucking Association put on a raucus six-hour party at a downtown bar featuring music by the band "Hookers and Blow." There was no evidence of any actual prostitutes or cocaine.

You can't make this shit up...

[Redstone]

2. You're not the only one who likes seeing that; thanks for the post - it was hilarious.

Redstone

[Christian30]

3. They'd only pause

to investigate no-bid contracts. I'm sure those will be handed out swiftly as soon as Grampy and Palin hit St. Paul. :)

[NYC_SKP]

4. Link to ABC story....

I donned my goggles and protective gear and went to Freeperland so that you don't have to, to get this link:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Conventions/story?id=5699123&page=1

:hi:

[madmax]

7. Again I say.......

Hookers and Blow!? Does Dobson know about this? :P

[la la]

8. what was it 4 years ago?

purple bandaids?

this year---pink boas!

fits the theme of mccain/failin

heh heh

[maseman]

9. Repukes with pink boas?

One step away from Trannys my friends.