At a rally which had been made public only 3 days before, in a town of 26k, we arrived 40 minutes before speech time to find an astonishing crowd of 3-4 thousand OUTSIDE the large maintenance hangar which had been open for admittance for half an hour. Eventually the crowd grew SO LARGE that they gave up completely on security, and opened a huge access door to allow everyone in about 5 minutes before the plane carrying the well liked Sen Olympia Snowe, Lee Greenwood, and Sarah Palin arrived. I am going to guess the size of the crowd at 5-7k, but I have no bona fides in that regard. Any way you want to look at it though, by the size and volume, and ebullience of the crowd, John McCain may well get 1 elector for the 2nd District of Maine which is roughly from Augusta to the border north and east.
As the plane taxied to the door, whoever was warming up the crowd was totally drowned out by chants of SA-RAH SA-RAH....it was impossible to think. The last crowd I was in that loud was in 1969 for the NY Mets.
About every 10th sign was Mrs. Palin as Rosie the riveter
Lee Greenwood came out and sang the Star Spangled Banner, and then "Proud to be an American". Then Sarah Palin came forward in the Red Dress. She smiled like she was ready to dance on the grave of some poor bastard. The women went apeshit. Something to learn there.
Mrs. Palin remarked as how she felt at home among the Carhartt's, Stihl Chain Saw and NRA clothing which set off the crowd, a theme she returned to later as she mentioned the 2nd amendment. The volume and length of the response to that alerts one to the fact that Mainers know the constitution.
They also responded wildly to the identification of Obama's plans with big government, socialism, and confiscatory wealth redistribution. There were not so many in the crowd I think who qualified for the $250k tax increase limit as well.
When I flashed them THIS sign as we walked by amazingly,....they shut up
Maybe one or two will figure out who said that. One women, middle aged said, "Yes but I am a pro choice woman". Valid criticism for sure, but that is not the only issue, is it. Later as the press riser smack dead center in the hangar scanned the crowd Mrs. Epa kept shoving the sign in fron of the cameras
A well spent morning full of vigorous spirit. Sarah Palin is a zinger on the stump and fills in just what Sen McCain cannot easily convey, the depth and passion over what Sen Obama represents, and what he REALLY believes. While John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden all comment warily lest they offend one kind of constituency or another, Mrs. Palin just let's it all hang out there, and then you have to make up your mind. It is just that which powers the more disgusting insults she has endured. She's not afraid to find out you just don't like her for what she believes. That's your problem.
She's the girl in high school ..the cheerleader, choir soloist, gymnast, best looker, who wouldn't go out with you, not because she was too good for you, but because she really WAS too busy with the meeting for National Honor Society. Nerds sense this and hate her beneath the level of words and policy.
As the plane taxied to the door, whoever was warming up the crowd was totally drowned out by chants of SA-RAH SA-RAH....it was impossible to think. The last crowd I was in that loud was in 1969 for the NY Mets.
About every 10th sign was Mrs. Palin as Rosie the riveter
Lee Greenwood came out and sang the Star Spangled Banner, and then "Proud to be an American". Then Sarah Palin came forward in the Red Dress. She smiled like she was ready to dance on the grave of some poor bastard. The women went apeshit. Something to learn there.
Mrs. Palin remarked as how she felt at home among the Carhartt's, Stihl Chain Saw and NRA clothing which set off the crowd, a theme she returned to later as she mentioned the 2nd amendment. The volume and length of the response to that alerts one to the fact that Mainers know the constitution.
They also responded wildly to the identification of Obama's plans with big government, socialism, and confiscatory wealth redistribution. There were not so many in the crowd I think who qualified for the $250k tax increase limit as well.
The back right 1/4 of the crowd in Bangor
Out near the entrance to the airport there were 50-100 Obama protestors with vairous signs MOSTLY related to Mrs. Palin as a warmonger, anti abortion person, MOSTLY of college age (U Maine is 8 miles away in Orono) or younger.When I flashed them THIS sign as we walked by amazingly,....they shut up
Maybe one or two will figure out who said that. One women, middle aged said, "Yes but I am a pro choice woman". Valid criticism for sure, but that is not the only issue, is it. Later as the press riser smack dead center in the hangar scanned the crowd Mrs. Epa kept shoving the sign in fron of the camerasA well spent morning full of vigorous spirit. Sarah Palin is a zinger on the stump and fills in just what Sen McCain cannot easily convey, the depth and passion over what Sen Obama represents, and what he REALLY believes. While John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden all comment warily lest they offend one kind of constituency or another, Mrs. Palin just let's it all hang out there, and then you have to make up your mind. It is just that which powers the more disgusting insults she has endured. She's not afraid to find out you just don't like her for what she believes. That's your problem.
She's the girl in high school ..the cheerleader, choir soloist, gymnast, best looker, who wouldn't go out with you, not because she was too good for you, but because she really WAS too busy with the meeting for National Honor Society. Nerds sense this and hate her beneath the level of words and policy.
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Quoting above . . .
One women, middle aged said, "Yes but I am a pro choice woman". Valid criticism for sure, . . .
Why is it valid to begrudge Sarah Palin her 'choice' to keep her child? Again, the double standard of BHO and the left.
I'm actually astounded that the Marxist slogan had any effect at all on those eggheads.
Ah...they're probably still scratching their domes wondering what it means.
Thanks for the post.
Epaminondas,
Marxism/Communism was one the biggest mistakes in human history, for us to embrace it, even under another name, would be a disaster. Every where it has been put into practice, it leads to dictatorship, and famine. The only time Marxism/Communist regimes meet any real economic success is by ignoring or abandoning their own principals. Marxism/Communism will always go against the innate tendencies of most people, no matter what, and therefor will always fail.
No one is begrudging anyone anything. It is valid simply because it is a fact that Sarah Palin is pro life, and this woman prefers to protest that because she is pro abortion.
Thank you for this post-it brought a smile...
C-CS
Epaminondas,
Actually there are a lot of people angry at Sarah Palin for having her baby, like this guy. I wonder if he realizes that his argument to be used as an excuse to force women against their will into have abortions.
Damien,
Everything this guy IS, is encapsulated in his own description:
"Whereas previously, a Down’s child could be born without the prior knowledge of the mother, going forward, a parent with a Down’s child will likely (at least in the developed world) have made a conscious choice to have that child. The child represents a sacrifice made by their parents for their faith."
He just doesn't get that 'thing' that the Palins have inside of them. It's as if he is missing a certain part of himself which allows him to understand, and so he is blinded to that light
Some of the comments there are awe inspiring
«Actually there are a lot of people angry at Sarah Palin for having her baby,»
It´s very «NAZIstic» to be angry at a woman who chose to have her baby.
Madonna´s song: «But I made up my mind, I´m keeping my baby, oh I´m gonna keep my baby, mmm.»
Pity that many Americans don't understand the significane of the term "redistribution of wealth," a policy which Obama has endorsed.
Always On Watch,
I think that most Americas have a fairly good idea of what "redistribution of wealth" really means, unfortunately too many Americans are far too dependent on government now a days, so they keep supporting socialists, hoping to get what they want on a silver platter, or they think they can't survive without government hand outs.
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