WATCH LIVE! Sarah Palin rally in Omaha

[Omaha Steve]

In progress.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835

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[FrenchieCat]

1. Thanks but no thanks.

[1corona4u]

4. LOL.. *pinch*

[1corona4u]

2. Thanks, but no thanks.

[babylonsister]

Why? Ewww, she gives me the creeps, plus she's a liar. nt

[ClarkUSA]

3. Doggone it! Thanks but no thanks.

;)

[Kerrytravelers]

5. That's ok. I saw quite enough of her gibberish and nonsense Thursday night. I think I'll pass today.

[PCIntern]

6. I have Ipecac for such purposes...

[polichick]

8. Could ya pass some of that around!?

[crazy_vanilla]

7. now why would I want to do that?!?!

:shrug:

[terrya]

9. No thanks. I just ate.

[maddezmom]

15. I haven't eaten yet, so I'll watch it so you don't have to

:hi: It's like a train wreck....have to see it.

[terrya]

You're better than I.

I think I'll stick with Tina Fey as Palin from here on in. :-)

:hi:

[still_one]

10. no thanks /nt

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

11. No thank you.

[Erin Elizabeth]

12. If I never hear that person's voice again, I'll be THRILLED

to death. And by never, I mean NEVER. To the end of my days. That would be nice.

[Window]

18. You, me and a whole lotta others. Ya betcha.

[BlueGirlRedState]

13. Can I call ya Steve?

Aw, Steve, thanks but no thanks.

[and-justice-for-all]

14. Why? nt

[Stephist]

16. The Fact That She has To Come Here To Campaign Tells Me

The McCain ticket is in deep shit.

[Mz Pip]

17. This comment is priceless

<<U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Lincoln is speaking. About Palin: "I'd never heard of her . . . now all of America knows about her."

Said Palin is a hit among his five daughters.

"One of my little girls said, 'Is Piper going to be there?'"

He said Palin has a heart in public service starting with the PTA. He said the PTA is the toughest level in politics.>>

Good. Maybe Sarah can organize a bake sale to bail out our economy. :eyes:


These people are delusional.

[marigold20]

19. Thanks for the heads-up, Steve

I'd watch for the humor - but then it's not really Tina Fey so I'll pass.

I am so encouraged that the McCain campaign needs to appear in Omaha - they must be really worried. Omaha Dems - keep up the good work!

[terrya]

21. I couldn't believe I saw coverage of her at a rally in California.

Yeah, like THAT will happen.

[NEDem]

20. How many people are there?

Obama drew 14,500 to the same venue during the primary.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

22. No shots of the crowd, that I've seen. Sounds like they are trying too darn hard.

Just showing the speakers.

[VeraAgnes]

23. Thank you Steve

It is wise to know your enemy.........That's the way I see it.........fully informed.O8)

[Blue Diadem]

24. Thanks Steve. It was good for a laugh.

I don't know who the guy was, but he was saying how proud he was of Palin after her debate performance. That's hilarious...it's like she's a little kid and people have to praise her for doing better than she did the last time on her test.

That's all I could handle.

[Kahuna]

25. Errrr. No.

[frickaline]

26. Haha she's so late to her own rally they have to fill time with music

I wonder if she's bringing her flute.

[terrya]

29. LOL

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

27. Music break, waiting for Pallin to get there. Playing the Stars and Stripes record.

[Clio the Leo]

28. Their music SUCKS!!!! ..........

...... it's some of hillbilly crap! (and I live in TN, so I can call it that.)

"The eagle flies........" something something something.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT SPRINGSTINE AND MOTOWN!!!!!

[frickaline]

30. We got both kinds-a music here, country AND western!

[marigold20]

31. The eagle flies??? Not John Ashcroft I hope

...

[Clio the Leo]

34. Now they're doing "Standing Outside the Fire"....

by Garth Brooks. "Life is not tried it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire....."

Seriously, do they not put ANY thought into thei music selections? The lady wont even sit down with the Cleveland local news and they're playing "Standing Outside the Fire"?

That's almost as bad "Highway to the Danger Zone."

[Clio the Leo]

36. And now "Dont Stop Believing" clearly, they've resorted to begging. ....

.... and as Sopranos fans will remember, this is the song that was plaing when Tony got knocked off.

[Clio the Leo]

40. Yep, here we go, "Highway to the Danger Zone.".....

... I get the McCain/fighter pilot connection but still. HELLO!!! "Take a ride into the danger zone...."

I am gonna email them better song suggestions out of sympathy. I hate to see someone suffer when they're down like this. :)

[annabanana]

32. anybody watching pre-rally shots for "live mic" probs?

Anybody here read lips?

[Omaha Steve]

33. Note the guy I voted for in the primary for Congress is now backing Congressman Lee Terry (R)

6:09 p.m.: People were still being seated as Mark Quandahl opened things off with the national anthem. He introduced Richard Carter, Jim Esch's opponent in the 2nd District Democratic Primary, who began by leading the pledge of allegience. Carter currently is extolling the virtues of U.S. Rep. Lee Terry.

[BeyondGeography]

35. Thanks but no thanks for that link to Sarah

[KingFlorez]

37. Gettin' real mavericky in Nebraska! Whoo-hoo

:puke:

[Ichingcarpenter]

38. I had the sound down doing other stuff did she ever show?

Seems to be a lot of people just sitting around on the stage.
No music or very little.

[frickaline]

39. lol still playing music, maybe this is their secret new strategy

Palin:
Johnny I had this great, mavricky idea too-day

John:
Now what Sarah ...

Palin:
Well ya see, our poll numbers seem to be droppin' because of all these gotcha news clips of us sayin' things. So I got to thinkin' ... what if we just stop ...sayin' things! What d'ya think, smart right? Ima try it tomorrow at Omaha!

[Ichingcarpenter]

41. SHE A NO SHOW? I had the feed on hoping for a SNL moment.

They are just standing around on stage for an hour.

[frickaline]

42. haha, well so far anyway

Sort of takes the wind out of the sails at a rally when the speaker is an hour late.

They've started chanting for her now, but still nothing.

[Ichingcarpenter]

43. They are chanting out of boredom....Palin power... Palin Power

She is over an hour late.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

44. Chanting Drill, Baby Drill, now. Pretty Lame. I think the crowd entire is on the Stage!

She will be addressing them with her back to them.

[frickaline]

45. she FINALLY just showed up.

[Clio the Leo]

46. dude doing the introduction just said....

"On Thursday night, Senator Biden didn't want to have anything to do with Gov. Palin!"

Huh? :shrug:

[Clio the Leo]

47. Says she has come to Nebraska not to sure up votes but...

..... "Because I WANT to go to Nebraska!"

Must have changed her mind about Michigan.

[frickaline]

49. she doesn't need none of their strategery

[TlalocW]

48. I just got back from the Tulsa State Fair...

Fair food and watching Palin means a future session of worshiping the porcelain god.

TlalocW

[frickaline]

50. she just accused Obama of "exploiting" the economic crisis

:wtf:

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

51. She is out there, twilight zone stuff. Cheerfully blasting holes in her own boat.

Going back to the Travel channel. This woman is chum in the water.

[frickaline]

52. I know but its like watching a car accident, horrifying yet you can't look away

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

53. Hear hear. I still have it on. She yakking about Ayers now. LOL.

[frickaline]

58. Yep, knew that was coming

:puke:

[ShortnFiery]

57. Looks like they sort of filled a HS Auditorium.

:shrug: :evilgrin:

[frickaline]

60. yeah didn't seem like any more than 100-200 people max after they panned back

including the people on the stage

[nc4bo]

64. I have the volume off and just watching the visuals. I figured you guys would have

a synposis of today's hate/liefest and I was right. So thanks, I can keep the volume off.

[JP Belgium]

54. I was trying to give Tina Fey more material ???

[Pisces]

55. I have better things to do than waste my time on Betty Boop

[ShortnFiery]

56. I see the camera is focused in on a tight-angle. I wonder just how many are there? eom

[Omaha Steve]

61. She mentioned an overflow crowd (downstairs)

IF so, they got 10,000 like Obama did in Feb.

[ShortnFiery]

62. I doubt it. Not "a crowd" seen when the angle finally panned back a little.

But nice try. :shrug:

[frickaline]

65. Yeah the shot they showed didn't show very many people however

According to the website:
'The Omaha Civic Auditorium seats up to 9300 for sporting events and can accommodate up to 10960 for concerts.'

http://www.omahacivic.com/Arena.htm

Still, what they showed in frame was no more than 200 people and they didn't look very tightly packed.

[nc4bo]

73. Looked like less than 1k. nt

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

59. Over. Shot of addressed Crowd not shown.

[nc4bo]

63. I bet Mccain is a seething red hot lava spewing angry and jealous SOB right now!

Palin is a rock star and Mccain is the rock. BWAHAHAHA!!

Yea, I'm watching this fuckfest. :puke:

[crossroads]

66. You betcha I'll just wait for Tina Fey! She's more entertaining... nt

[vanderBeth]

67. No, thanks.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

68. Thanks for the thread Steve. It must be exciting for your region right now.

Here in Northern Michigan, we don't get any attention.

[Doctor_J]

69. Is this a joke?

:shrug:

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

70. I think it was for the potential amusement factor.

[firedupdem]

71. I hate that fucking idiot is rearing her head in my airspace! n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

72. The fact that they are campaigning in Omaha means that they are scared shitless

Yes there's a possibility that Obama could carry that congressional district's one electoral vote. But the fact that they are sending Palin hundreds of miles away from the nearest swing state to campaign for one measly electoral vote shows that they have a very narrow road to 270.

[firedupdem]

75. They need to be scared!!! They just got 4 Democrats straight

from Michigan registered and eagerly awaiting November 4th!!!

[Zomby Woof]

80. That's not why she's there

She is making fundraising stops. Getting money from the party faithful, rather than shoring up votes. She was here in the L.A. area yesterday precisely for that reason. Money.

[Hippo_Tron]

81. The article said "Overflow Crowd" and "Auditorium"

Republicans generally raise their money at $10,000 a plate fundraisers.

[Zomby Woof]

82. They raise it all kinds of ways

Since the brain-dead suburban repukes can't afford $10,000-a-plate fundraisers, they gather them at stadiums and arenas and shake them down for whatever they can give.

She was in Carson, CA yesterday precisely for that reason - to leach money from the dumbfucks in the suburbs who gurgle breathlessly about how 'she is one of us!' :puke: They even admitted they know they won't win California, but the middle-class and upper-middle-class repukes drawn to these events are there to be pressed for donations.

This is basic Politics 101.

[Motown_Johnny]

74. thanks but no thanks

[Sugarcoated]

76. Who the fuck cares?

[hedgehog]

77. Overflow Crowd!!! The Civic Auditorium Music Hall only holds 2257 people!

http://www.omahacivic.com/downloads/MusicHallTechPacket.pdf

There were that many people at an Obama rally in Anchorage yesterday!

[RoadRage]

78. only 6,000...

Just for comparison, when Obama was here in "Husker RED" Nebraska back in February... I went to the rally he had in the same arena (Civic Auditorium). About 7,000 were there by 4:00pm (2 hours before he spoke) and about 8500 (beyond max capacity) with standing room only when he finally took the stage.

And - this was during the primary, back in Feb.. before he won the nomination.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=10252926

[nc4bo]

79. Really? That many? I'd have thought they'd pan the audience better

than they did. It did not look like 6000 from the live feed.

hmmmmmmmm...........