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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:31 AM
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Watching McCain/Palin Rally. Why no shots of the Crowd? Is the Media Helping GOP with Deceit?
Edited on Thu Sep-18-08 11:33 AM by FrenchieCat
I've been watching this rally, and thus far, I haven't seen a shot of the crowds; I've only heard them. So why is the media not panning out, so that we can see the "Support" for the McCain/Palin ticket?

Is the media in on deceiving the American people some more? And if so, why? :shrug:

Shouldn't we call them on it?
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:34 AM
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1. Saw that "rally" with the palm size crowd
For a moment I thought I heard a "sound track" cheering.


It is shameful ~
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:34 AM
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2. Does anyone know how many people there?
Doesn't sound like very many.
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:36 AM
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3. Didn't hear a word about size ~ Palin sounded like a cheerleader
and Mc Cain was so out of touch.

It was as if " Happy Days Are Here Again."
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:37 AM
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4. Iowa is 97% = white bread crowd.
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wvbygod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:43 AM
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9. What does that have to do with anything?
I like wheat myself but what's up with the designation?
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:52 AM
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10. I don't think it has anything to do with my question either.
I wonder though......why didn't they pan out, and showed the entire speeches by the both of these candidates?

I'm going to be writing letters later on....complaining.

But I'm not sure when Obama is going to be speaking. Does anyone know?
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:52 AM
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11. They probability did not want to show a SMALL group of ALL white people at McSames' event
they want to pretend that he has some broad appeal.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:39 AM
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5. Sounds like 121 peeps...not very much. BTW wtf is he talking economics? He said he don know shit
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:40 AM
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6. I'm waiting for some talk about what he will do to solve our problems
All I hear is him dissing Barack Obama.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 12:03 PM
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13. CW sez McPast is lost in the woods and has no idea how to find food and water,He is FUBAR
Flail Mode, thrashing about, gnashing teeth, drooling for the Oval, and in general, acting stupid....desperate and wide eyed idiot
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:40 AM
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7. Either that, or the cameras are being controlled at rallies by the McCain campaign. Or both.
Remember that McSame rally at the Nutter Center in Ohio, right after the DNC? They couldn't give tickets away. Views of the event did include the crowd, but they were all close in. And I didn't see a single camera shot that panned the stadium, where we surely would have seen the empty seats.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:43 AM
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8. Well since the media took us to war,
I'm not at all doubtful that they would attempt to mask the fact that McCain/Palin are not very exciting.

CNN commentator is calling it "A very interesting Town hall"...when it ain't nothing but a rally. :wtf:
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gauguin57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-08 11:55 AM
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12. I haven't been watching any media today ... can someone tell me whether anyone commented on Sarah's
neglect in answering that question about her foreign policy experience? Member of crowd at rally in Michigan said, "can you give us specifics that show your foreign policy experience," and she answered with "I'm ready ... I'm ready ..." Said people could ask her for more specifics ... but WHEN? I mean, someone asked her, right there, in front of the world, and she didn't answer. Are people supposed to pass her a note or something?

JESUS!
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