"surprised that the turnout for today's event, attended by less than a thousand people"

[AlCzervik]

AN UNDECIDED COUPLE SOURS ON MCCAIN
Posted: Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:54 PM by Carrie Dann
Filed Under: 2008, McCain

From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Audra and Sam Kochansky decided to come to John McCain's rally at the New Mexico state fairgrounds today "to hear what they're going to do for us." But they weren't happy with what they heard.

"More of the same," said Audra Kochansky of McCain's remarks.

"This is saber-rattling," said her husband, Sam.

Although these may sound like Democratic talking points, the married pair of nurse anesthetists are lifelong Republicans, but they consider themselves undecided in this election.

Mr. Kochansky, who describes himself as a "diehard Republican who's registered independent," says that Republicans disheartened after eight years of the Bush Administration have been left with an unsavory choice. "I'm trying to make a decision," he said. "That's not the way the Republican Party should have conducted itself."

To help determine which box they'll check on Election Day, the Kochansky's decided to attend both candidates' rallies in the Albuquerque area today.

If McCain was hoping to win them over, he has some work to do.

"Bush has been very disappointing and I thought maybe there was some hope in McCain but quite frankly it's the same saber rattling, just a different century, and it's disappointing," said Mr. Kochansky. "I want to hear about what he can do for us middle class people. I want specific ideas. I want some specificity to a political plan. Right now it's more negative. It's what Obama's going to do to us but not what he's telling us. He votes for this package for the congressional bailout but then he blames the Democrats."

The pair also said they were surprised that the turnout for today's event, attended by less than a thousand people, was so small.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/25/1593180.aspx

[central scrutinizer]

1. "just a different century" LOL - the 12th century, maybe

That's about where McW is on most isues.

[Window]

2. Keep up the good work Johnny boy.

[dhpgetsit]

3. I heard some of it on CNN.

It was just a lot of "Rah, rah, rah! Fight, fight, fight!"

Yap, yap yap. Reminded me of my neighbor's dog!

[SheilaT]

4. Barack Obama is scheduled to be in Abuquerque

about 7pm this evening. Do you suppose he'll get a few more than a thousand to show up?

[AlCzervik]

5. One of my very good friends lives there, i left a message on her cell about the rally

i think she's going with her husband and daughter.

[pleah]

6. K&R I'm not surprised!

Wasn't there a place in Missouri that only 15 people showed up?


Poor sold-your-soul Johnny just can't get a break!

:rofl:

[Chulanowa]

7. "Lifelong Republican who's registered as independent"

In other words he's a dingbat who'll vote for whoever the Republicans throw at him. If he doesn't like mcCain - and I can't blame him if he doesn't - maybe he should have registered Republican and voted in the primary! I know, wild, loony idea, right?

[progressoid]

9. Yeah, that kinda made me do a WTF?

Is that like being a lifelong Christian who is agnostic?

[No Elephants]

8. They're Republicans and they're surpised by negative campaigining?