Media is hemorrhaging with joygasms over Palin's "crowd of more than 5,000" in PA

[Amerigo Vespucci]

In the last week Obama pulled in crowds of

100,000

, but the media is painting a picture of the McCain faithful flocking to Pennsylvania for a straight-talk benediction from Moose Mom.

:eyes:

Palin rocks York crowd
Thousands turn out in Pa. for John McCain's running mate

By Stephen Kiehl
November 1, 2008



YORK, Pa. - It was an entrance almost worthy of Madonna.

As the lights went down inside the Toyota Arena late yesterday afternoon and spotlights swept the crowd of more than 5,000, the Straight Talk Express bus pulled directly into the hall. Out stepped the Republican nominee for vice president, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, to rousing cheers.

It was Palin's fourth rally in Pennsylvania in the last two days - an indication of the critical role the state plays in the McCain campaign's intended path to victory. Dressed all in black, she appeared on a stage decked out with straw and pumpkins, joined by her husband, Todd, and daughter Piper, 7, who was dressed all in white as a snow princess for Halloween.

Many in the crowd wore buttons that said, "Sarah!" and one woman sported a T-shirt she designed herself, featuring a pit bull with red lipstick. Some said they would not have attended if Sen. John McCain had been speaking. They wanted Palin.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/politics/bal-md.palin01nov01,0,3112700.story

[progressivebydesign]

1. WTF? 5,000 people is "worthy of Madonna"? We get more than that a local symphony concert.

Are they joking?? This has to be sarcasm.. right?

[bklyngrl60]

2. 9,000 people stood outside in freezing rain and sleet last week for Obama.

xx

[rainbow4321]

3. McCain is now down to having his "rallies" in school gymrooms and auditoriums

Guess the plan is to find really small rooms/buildings to make it look like a huge crowd.




With his daughter using the caption: "High school gyms are always great rally settings". :eyes:


Auditorium

[Loki]

4. 5,000 really?

This is the best she can do? She has become "teh stoopid" magnet for the 30 percenters that love God, guns and George Bush. When she has to return to Alaska and face the ethics charges waiting for her and the microscopic examination of the rest of her political career, she will fade faster than the lovely former Repuke fundy princess Katherine Harris. Her 15 minutes is so over. And if she does comeback, she will manage to break whatever is left of the Republican party in two and then maybe they will just slink away. My 18 year old and I were driving the other day down here in a part of Houston that is very red, and we both remarked, at least we know by the McCain/Palin signs in the yard, where all the bigots and racists live in our neighborhood. The younger generation here in the Houston area have gone for Obama even when their parents have voted for McCain. It will be an interesting turn out down here. Let's make Texas "Blue" again.