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Republicans set up "war room" next to DNC convention...
Dems definitely need to answer this with something of their own..just to piss the GOP'ers off..
| quote: | Republicans' expansive 'War Room' ready for DNC
Myung Oak Kim Mon Aug 25, 6:41 PM ET
Republicans are blasting away at Barack Obama and the Democrats from a rented office a mile from the Pepsi Center.
The Republican National Committee has rented an accounting office on Speer Boulevard near 28th Street – a modern two-story brick building with just under 7,000 square feet. The main entrance is in the back parking lot, with glass doors plastered with posters that say "Not Ready 08 – A mile high, an inch deep."
The GOP also is taking shots at the new Democratic Vice President pick, Sen. Joe Biden. The doors have signs that say '"It can't be on-the-job training." – Sen. Joe Biden.'
Republicans launched a Web site, notready08.com, to post their responses to the DNC.
The office building is equipped with a press conference room connected to a satellite hook-up for quick television response to the DNC speeches. A group of "rapid responders" are hunched over laptops in another conference room – known as the "War Room." In this room, which likely will host heavy hitters like Rudolph Giuliani and Mitt Romney, eight televisions are running around the clock with the major network and cable stations. Along one wall, a white board lists radio interviews scheduled for today, Tuesday and Wednesday.
GOP strategists and public relations staff are dispatched in numerous offices throughout the building. And upstairs, volunteers are being organized and dispatched to maintain visibility at DNC events. On the large, laminated map of downtown that is used to decide where to send volunteers, a plastic donkey head figurine is used to identify the DNC events.
"It is a 24/7 operation," said Bill Riggs, RNC spokesman. "We're going to be able to respond no matter what." |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/rockymountainnews/20080825/pl_rockymountainnews/republicansexpansivewarroomreadydnc
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