Looks like Hurricane Isaac will spare Tampa – and the Republicans gathering in the Florida city for the GOP’s campaign convention.

“The Avengers” star Samuel L. Jackson, who dubbed the Tea Party racist and said he voted for Barack Obama because of the politician’s skin color, took the news pretty hard.

Jackson clearly felt the wrath of those who follow him on Twitter. The actor served up a speedy apology moments later:

Jackson’s apologetic mood didn’t last long. The actor followed up with this deflecting message: “Whoooo! A lotta shit stirred into a Bullshit tweet! Politics & Religion get MUHFREPUBLICANS heated!”