Meteorologist puzzled...we're not

"Partly gloomy, with a large chance of Eastwooding." ~ Ed Morrissey

Puzzled? Not really...

TheDC: The chief meteorologist at a Charlotte television station is questioning the decision by Democrats to move President Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to a smaller venue because of the weather.

“Thursday night will likely be the best weather of the entire week,” Brad Panovich of WCNC-NBC TV wrote on Twitter in reference to when Obama’s speech was planned to take place at the outside Bank of America stadium, which can accommodate 70,000 people.

The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday announced that the weather is forcing them to relocate Obama’s speech to the Time Warner Cable Arena, which is inside and holds a far fewer 22,000 people.

Republicans reacted to the news asking whether the change is really because the Democrats are worried about filling enough seats in the outdoor venue for the video cameras.

Mystery solved: Democrats simply don't have the people for Obama's speech.

ADDENDUM: Another puzzling detail...news is out that Obama is likely to skip the balloon drop after his nomination speech. Umm, how were they gonna do a balloon drop in an outdoor theater in the first place? Isn't the relocation more conducive for that? Or could it be that they're just not feeling it? As Rush pointed out, it might be time to pull off O'Reilly's condom drop!