Progs and the media prog story sellers are looking for any opportunity to disparage Mitt Romney….  Hence they attack Romney for messaging and raising support for Sandy victims.   Progs are hateful jerks.

(WaPo) Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern on Tuesday accused Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney of politicizing Hurricane Sandy with a Dayton event that was billed as storm relief but also had characteristics of a campaign rally.

Romney spoke only briefly at the event, to encourage donations to storm victims, and volunteers collected canned goods to send to those suffering in New Jersey. But Romney’s biographical video, routinely played at campaign rallies, was used to introduce the event, as was his routine rally music.

“I think Gov. Romney ought to be focused on things he could do and say on behalf of the victims, rather than going to Dayton Ohio — the most important swing state in the country — and taking advantage of a tragedy,” Redfern said. (more…)

10/29 Hurricane Sandy

President Barack Obama receives an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy, in the Situation Room of the White House, Oct. 29 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Oh the wind is lashing lustily
And the trees are thrashing thrustily
And the leaves are rustling gustily
So it’s rather safe to say…
That it seems it may turn out to be
It feels that it will undoubtedly
It looks like a rather blustery day, today
It sounds that it may turn out to be
Feels that it will undoubtedly
Looks like a rather blustery day today

[Re-Elect Obama] Last night, the Obama campaign was sending email requests into Annapolis, Maryland, for help with phone-banking.   The time? 5:30 pm, right when Sandy is supposed to be at its worst there. (more…)

Stay Safe East-Coast Treepers – Drop Thoughts, concerns, suggestions in comment section.

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This is an Open Thread for everyone to share generic Storm Prep ideas/tips/links, which will be made into a reference link.

Here are some generic Storm prep links:

https://www.weather.com/life/safety/

https://www.oge.com/residential-customers/outage-information/Pages/StormPrep.aspx

Watch the Live Feed Video – Click HERE

[Update 5:30am] Largest wave approximately 5 feet.  Most appears to be clear – Tsunami warning still in effect for several hours but appears less than expected.   Final decisions to be reached in next 2 hours – Offical “this is not an exact science“…  Public safety first.  Stay clear of coastal areas next few hours.

[Update 5:25 a.m.]Most places in Hawaii are on the fourth tsunami wave, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center’s Gerard Fryer told reporters, noting that the data now shows the evacuation may not have been necessary – but was still a good precaution. (more…)

The Obama Campaign is saying they are moving the speech due to weather.  However, there is NO risk of bad weather.   They are moving it because they can’t fill the seats.  Period.  And they do not want to be embarassed with thousands of empty seats.

Local weather forecaster says “no chance” of inclement weather, storms or rain

Start a Twitter Hashtag for tomorrow night –  Beautiful Weather – Shrinking Potus

(Via Daily Mail) Democrats have announced that President Barack Obama’s big speech on Thursday night will move from the vast Bank of America stadium to the much-smaller Time Warner indoor arena.

While organisers blamed weather forecasts of lightning, the switch means that Obama has avoided the possibility of having to accept his party’s nomination before a partially-empty stadium. Just hours earlier, officials had been insisting the speech would go ahead in the stadium ‘rain or shine’. (more…)

While President Obama continues to campaign and fundraise, Mitt Romney heads to the place where the Obama promise did not work.   The water did not recede.

LAKELAND, Fla. — In a last-minute change of plans, Mitt Romney will head to visit storm-affected areas in New Orleans today, skipping a previously scheduled joint rally with running mate Paul Ryan in the battleground state of Virginia this afternoon.

A Romney aide told ABC News that Romney will “join Gov. Jindal and will meet with first responders, thank them for their work and see areas impacted by the storm in LaFitte, La.”

The White House Freaks and reacts….. (more…)

Hoping for the best for Louisiana and Mississippi Treepers; Y’all stay safe and check in when you can.  It definitely looks like the New Orleans area will be feeling the affects of wind, rain and storm surge for quite a while….

Concrete seawall along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain

Fox Hurricane Site has good graphics, tracking and Radar (CLICK HERE) CNN pictures of events (Click Here) CNN Live Blog Updates (Click Here)

Isaac Not Even Half Over:

• Reports of people trapped in attics, on roofs
• NOAA: Isaac poses ‘significant’ flood threat
• Storm is about 50 miles from New Orleans
• Isaac a bit weaker with 75 mph winds
• More than 500,000 without power

AT 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS  LOCATED BY NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH…  LONGITUDE 90.7 WEST…OR VERY NEAR HOUMA LOUISIANA. ISAAC IS MOVING  TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH…9 KM/H.

THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT… FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK… THE CENTER OF ISAAC WILL MOVE FARTHER INLAND OVER LOUISIANA TODAY AND TOMORROW…AND OVER SOUTHERN ARKANSAS BY EARLY FRIDAY. (more…)

Hoping for the best for Louisiana and Mississippi Treepers; Y’all stay safe and check in when you can.  It definitely looks like New Orleans might be the area of landfall.

Fox Hurricane Site has good graphics, tracking and Radar (CLICK HERE)  CNN pictures of events (Click Here)   CNN Live Blog Updates (Click Here)

6pm Update – NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092012  600 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012  …CENTER OF ISAAC NEARING THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA… STORM SURGE FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING…

Diana Whipple of New Orleans watches waves crash on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches Tuesday

AT 600 PM CDT…2300 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED
BY NOAA DOPPLER RADARS NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH…LONGITUDE 89.2
WEST. ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH…13 KM/H. A
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC SHOULD REACH THE COASTLINE OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS…AND CONTINUE MOVING FARTHER INLAND OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH…130 KM/H…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ISAAC IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE ISAAC MAKES LANDFALL. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER
LANDFALL OCCURS. (more…)