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Tampa Mayor "Prepared" To Call Off GOP Convention Over Isaac
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Aug 22, 2012 12:51pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, August 22, 2012 05:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | With meteorologists saying that Tropical Storm Isaac could hit Tampa right in the middle of next week's Republican National Convention, the city's mayor is preparing to take drastic measures in a worst-case scenario: Shutting down the convention altogether.
Mayor Bob Buckhorn told CNN on Wednesday morning that if the storm hit as a catastrophic hurricane he could pull the plug on the convention.
"Well, absolutely, we're prepared to call it off," Buckhorn said on the network's Early Start with John Berman. "Safety and human life trump politics. I think the RNC recognizes that. The organizers, certainly Gov. (Mitt) Romney, recognize that. |
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