GOP picks Tampa for 2012 Convention

[vicupstate]

The Republican National Committee's site-selection committee is expected to name Tampa as site of the party's 2012 convention today, according to Mike Allen.

Said one GOP operative: "It comes down to Florida being a key targeted state in the past several elections, and it'll continue to be in future elections. There's a practical effect, in that it'll bring a lot of attention and resources to a targeted state."

The GOP convention will be held the week of August 27.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/05/12/republicans_choose_tampa_for_convention.html

[vicupstate]

Unmentioned in news this morning that the Republican party will pick Tampa as the site for their 2012 national convention: Ben Smith points out the city is known as the "lap dance capital of the world" with 56 different clubs that are adult-oriented.

Given the scandal over RNC expenses at a "bondage-themed nightclub" earlier this year, one wonders if this was a wise choice.

[copperfiend]

Is George W Bush invited yet?

[reednavy]

seems like a perfect fit.  Plus its got a lot of gay rent boys.

know from experience?

[Shwaz]

My amorous adventures havent ever involved cash transactions, reed.  However, there is this amazing new invention.  Its called "the google".

http://www.sunshinestatestuds.com/tampa.html

http://tampa.craigslist.org/search/ads/?query=m4m

Never?

[Shwaz]

[Ocklawaha]

WHAT? Why won't they spend some of those oil dollars in JACKSONVILLE?? Why Tampa??

Oh, I forgot, Jacksonville doesn't have a Convention Center!

OCKLAWAHA

[wiseman]

that and we don't like republicans. So hey.. did you guys hear that Bush is releasing his "memoirs" one week after the mid-term elections? He'll be writing about the following things for certain:

Iraq War
Afghanistan War
The Economic Collapse
Oil Industry

which is hilarious because those are the last things republicans want to talk about