Come back Sarah ... love John

jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
edited September 2008 in A Moving Train
The republican sheep don't show up when it's McCain on his own ... I wonder if he'll try and get her a seat next to him at the debate ... it's the only thing people seem to like about his campaign.


http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/09/10/mccain-finds-it-tough-without-palin/


McCain finds it tough without Palin

PHILADELPHIA - Republican presidential candidate John McCain cut short his first public appearance without running-mate Sarah Palin after chanting supporters of Democratic rival Barack Obama interrupted his speech.

After lunching with a roundtable of women at Philadelphia’s Down Home Diner, McCain shook hands with supporters and strode up to a podium to deliver a statement. But as he spoke, chants of “Obama, Obama, Obama” filled the room.

Reporters craned forward trying to hear the Arizona senator. Unfortunately for McCain — and possibly overlooked by aides who planned the event — a section of the diner opened up to a market where a crowd had gathered behind a cordon.

A large contingent of Obama supporters showed up, mixed with some who had bumper stickers reading “Democrats for McCain”.

“It’s time to leave the talk behind and start shaking up Washington and fixing our economy, taking care of the problems facing our families. We’re going to give a tax cut to every family with a child,” he said.

His words were barely audible.

McCain’s supporters shouted “John McCain”, “John McCain,” “John McCain”. The duelling chants nearly drowned out the presidential hopeful’s voice.

“Pennsylvania is a battleground state as we can tell,” McCain said.

Meanwhile Palin, the Alaska governor, was on a flight back to her state.
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  • I wonder how McCain really feels about this whole Palin thing. All this attention to the party, and the bumps in the polls are because of Palin, not McCain.

    I know that the excitement about her will fade, but the attention on her will still overshadow the attention on McCain. I don't know of any other presidential race where the VP on a ticket has gotten this much more attention than the guy at the top of the ticket.
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  • why is palin so popular?


    i don't understand it
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    why is palin so popular?


    i don't understand it

    again, this country loves Dancing with the Stars, every reality show under the sun, embraces actresses that have sex videos pop up ... it's TMZ nation.

    McCain bashed Obama for being a celebrity ... and now, he's running with one ... even the Enquirer calls her a "celebrity" ... ha ha ha ...

    http://www.nationalenquirer.com/sarah_palin_at_war_with_her_daughter_over_pregnancy_wedding/celebrity/65370
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    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • jimed14 wrote:
    again, this country loves Dancing with the Stars, every reality show under the sun, embraces actresses that have sex videos pop up ... it's TMZ nation.

    McCain bashed Obama for being a celebrity ... and now, he's running with one ... even the Enquirer calls her a "celebrity" ... ha ha ha ...

    http://www.nationalenquirer.com/sarah_palin_at_war_with_her_daughter_over_pregnancy_wedding/celebrity/65370
    a celebrity...... wtf
    she scares the shite out of me
  • VictoryGinVictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    jimed14 wrote:
    again, this country loves Dancing with the Stars, every reality show under the sun, embraces actresses that have sex videos pop up ... it's TMZ nation.

    McCain bashed Obama for being a celebrity ... and now, he's running with one ... even the Enquirer calls her a "celebrity" ... ha ha ha ...

    http://www.nationalenquirer.com/sarah_palin_at_war_with_her_daughter_over_pregnancy_wedding/celebrity/65370

    vice presidential candidates: they're just like us!

    oh crap i meant to quote the 'why is she so popular' post. sorry.
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  • why is palin so popular?


    i don't understand it

    I hear you. I don't know why a former mayor of a small town and a two year governor of Alaska gets so much attention.

    On a sidenote, the abstinence only sex education she harps on really works. Her 17 year old daughter is knocked up (I guess that's okay, because her daughter is going to marry the baby's father - yeah right) and she was knocked up before she was married. Talk about a hypocrite.
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  • VictoryGinVictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    londonwpr wrote:
    I hear you. I don't know why a former mayor of a small town and a two year governor of Alaska gets so much attention.

    On a sidenote, the abstinence only sex education she harps on really works. Her 17 year old daughter is knocked up (I guess that's okay, because her daughter is going to marry the baby's father - yeah right) and she was knocked up before she was married. Talk about a hypocrite.

    it's really nice that her daughter had *choice* in how to handle the pregnancy.
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    VictoryGin wrote:
    it's really nice that her daughter had *choice* in how to handle the pregnancy.

    "We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents," - Sarah Palin

    yes ... a DECISION ... because your daughter had a CHOICE!

    Something Palin would like to take away from every other person in Bristol's situation going forward.

    mmm, hypocrisy.
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    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • jimed14 wrote:
    "We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents," - Sarah Palin

    yes ... a DECISION ... because your daughter had a CHOICE!

    Something Palin would like to take away from every other person in Bristol's situation going forward.

    mmm, hypocrisy.
    sara palin wants the public to stay out of her family's private life
    why doesn't sara palin stay out of MY private life and let me have a 'choice'
  • VictoryGinVictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    sara palin wants the public to stay out of her family's private life
    why doesn't sara palin stay out of MY private life and let me have a 'choice'

    because only sarah palin knows whats good for you and wants the government to enforce it.
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  • Though there's absolutely no doubt McCain scores infinitely better with Palin than without, this little blog item is kind of misleading ...

    The "sheep" as you call them, didn't show up, because the "sheep" weren't invited. It was a roundtable with only a handful of people at a Philadelphia diner.

    The problem here was the McCain camp did a terrible job of casing the joint beforehand, meaning people walking by off the street could show up and cause a ruckus ... which is exactly what happened.

    Had this been a standard rally held at a standard venue, all would have been fine.
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  • jimed14 wrote:
    "We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents," - Sarah Palin

    yes ... a DECISION ... because your daughter had a CHOICE!

    Something Palin would like to take away from every other person in Bristol's situation going forward.

    mmm, hypocrisy.

    This probably isn't the thread to re-ignite the abortion debate ... but:

    If you believe life begins in the womb, then abortion is murder. I can see how one would be morally obligated to oppose murder.

    I can see both sides of the debate. Everybody has a point.

    Another I would make is that the vice president's views on abortion have little to no bearing on anything at all.
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  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    jimed14 wrote:
    "We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents," - Sarah Palin

    yes ... a DECISION ... because your daughter had a CHOICE!

    Something Palin would like to take away from every other person in Bristol's situation going forward.

    mmm, hypocrisy.

    good one
  • londonwpr wrote:
    I hear you. I don't know why a former mayor of a small town and a two year governor of Alaska gets so much attention.

    On a sidenote, the abstinence only sex education she harps on really works. Her 17 year old daughter is knocked up (I guess that's okay, because her daughter is going to marry the baby's father - yeah right) and she was knocked up before she was married. Talk about a hypocrite.

    She doesn't harp on abstinence-only education. That's a popular left talking point, but it's untrue.

    Also, I don't see how anything her daughter did makes Palin a hypocrite. I'd hate for my parents to be judged for every stupid thing I did.
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    Hmm... knowing Philadelphia, I'm surprised there wasn't a third group in the place chanting E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES along with the Obama and McCain chants.
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
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