Republicans Face the Divine Wrath

Published in Le Temps
(France) on 23 August 2012
by Stéphane Bussard (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Courtney Lind. Edited by Gillian Palmer.
Tampa was a theoretically good choice: in organizing the Republican convention to officially name Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as respective candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency of the United States, the campaign team of the former governor of Massachusetts hopes to produce a sufficient effect for the Mormon to win this swing state and win over some Democrats as well as Republicans.

According to meteorologists, Hurricane Isaac could disrupt the wondrous Republican engine as it moves toward Florida. While the residents of Tampa downplay it, noting that they are accustomed to this kind of weather, the mayor of Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, does not rule out cancelling or rescheduling the convention if the hurricane becomes too violent. In such a case, what would this impact of this divine wrath be on the campaign of Mitt Romney? Without a doubt, minimal.

Hurricane Isaac, meanwhile, has already made an impact. At Guantanamo, the hearings of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed – self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks – and four other detainees have already been canceled due to the threat of the hurricane.

Another menace looms over the convention, which is set to take place August 27-30 in the state of Florida. Fox News announced that anarchist groups could come to spread discord around the convention center. As for Democratic Vice President Joe Biden, he promised that he would go to campaign in Tampa during the great Republican defeat ...


Les républicains face à la colère des dieux

Tampa était a priori un bon choix: en organisant la Convention républicaine devant nommer officiellement Mitt Romney et Paul Ryan candidats respectifs à la présidence et à la vice-présidence des Etats-Unis, l'équipe de campagne de l'ex-gouverneur du Massachusetts espère produire un effet suffisant pour que le mormon gagne cet Etat indécis (swing state) pouvant basculer en faveur des démocrates comme des républicains.

Selon les météorologues, l'ouragan Isaac pourrait toutefois perturber la belle machine républicaine car il s'oriente vers la Floride. Même si les habitants de Tampa minimisent, relevant qu'ils sont habitués à ce genre d'intempéries, le maire de Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, n'excluait pas, si l'ouragan devait être violent, d'annuler voire de reprogrammer la convention. Dans un tel cas de figure, quel serait l'impact de la colère des dieux sur la campagne de Mitt Romney? Sans doute minimal.

L'ouragan Isaac, entre-temps, a déjà eu des conséquences. A Guantanamo, les auditions de Khaled Sheikh Mohamed, le cerveau autoproclamé des attentats du 11 septembre 2001, et de quatre autres détenus ont déjà été annulées en raison de la menace d'ouragan.

Une autre menace plane aussi sur la convention qui se tient du 27 au 30 août dans la ville de Floride. Fox News annonçait que des groupes anarchistes pourraient venir semer la zizanie aux alentours du centre de convention. Quant au vice-président démocrate Joe Biden, il a promis qu'il allait faire campagne à ...Tampa durant le grand raout républicain...
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