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I heard Bob Seger sing that at Madison Square Garden, Dave.
What? That was "The Fire Down Below"? Are you sure?
Never mind.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | August 29, 2012 at 06:03 PM
Seriously, holding the convention in Tampa. In August. Are they all brain dead? Oh, wait, they're all politicians. Never mind.
Posted by: random thunking | August 29, 2012 at 06:41 PM
Terrible location. Conventions should always be held is Los Angeles or San Diego. The weather here seems to always be perfect.
Posted by: Elon | August 29, 2012 at 07:17 PM
They held a couple of Democratic conventions in New York without problems either, unless you consider negotiating through razor wire a problem, but then I think that's de rigeur these days.
And New York strippers cost more for a lap dance, I'd guess. Not that I'd know that personally.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | August 29, 2012 at 07:21 PM
Isn't " guam " some kind of southern auxiliary verb, as in " If anyone wants me, I guam to be in the back yard " ?
Posted by: Clankie | August 29, 2012 at 08:23 PM
I've actually been to Guam three times. It's a beautiful place to visit. Unfortunately the average temperature is about 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Great article Dave!
Posted by: nursecindy | August 29, 2012 at 08:34 PM
One of the primary criteria for choosing a site for the convention is the prices hookers charge in your locale. Must be thrifty with our money, there is a recession going on you know.
Posted by: wingnut | August 29, 2012 at 08:46 PM
I think we all need to go to Guam, just 'cause it's fun to say. Wingnut can check in advance the price of hookers.
Posted by: Ms. Flukey | August 29, 2012 at 10:01 PM
One of the people I went to high school with joined the Navy (just in time for the war of 1812,) and he said that Guam was an acronym for Give Up And M...
This was a reference to the non-availability of young ladies, in case you're not immediately seeing what the M stands for.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | August 29, 2012 at 10:35 PM
I've always admired any pilot that could land a jet on Guam. It's tiny little speck in the ocean that you really don't see until you're right on top of it.
Posted by: nursecindy | August 29, 2012 at 11:04 PM
That's why pilots use radio guidance and GPSes.
Posted by: Elon | August 30, 2012 at 04:38 AM
Truly ribbeting story, Dave.
Posted by: wiredog | August 30, 2012 at 06:51 AM
Wingnut:
Doesn't the not-secret-service vet hooker pricing and availability before site selection is finalized?
Posted by: Cheesewiz | August 30, 2012 at 08:48 AM
It's not so much that they can find it Elon, although I didn't make that clear, it's more that they can land on it safely. We flew into Guam when my brother was about 2 years old. The pilot descended too rapidly and my brother's eardrum ruptured. We got to see the emergency room at our next stop which was Hawaii!
Posted by: nursecindy | August 30, 2012 at 09:23 AM
I KNEW Dave was going to bid on Elvis' soiled undies.
Congratulations, Dave!
We'll all be over here, upwind.
Posted by: Steve | August 30, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Did they bring in TSA for the underwear checks?
Posted by: Loudmouth | August 30, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Yes, the humidity is terrible. But the stripper to conventioneer ratio is outstanding.
Posted by: Ken in Jax | August 30, 2012 at 11:22 AM
You cannot successfully disguise Secret Service agents, because they are the ones arguing with the $800 hookers, which makes them easy to spot. Actual conventioneers never haggle with hookers. Haggle with Hookers probably would be a good name...
Posted by: Horace LaBadie | August 30, 2012 at 12:25 PM
"It's tiny little speck in the ocean that you really don't see until you're right on top of it."
NC, which ocean is that? Any ocean that's too small to spot until you're on top of it is a mighty small ocean.
Posted by: Dmentd | August 30, 2012 at 07:57 PM