Why are young women fainting all the time at Obama rallies? Story posted by Sludge Report

[Mr.Fitzgibbons]

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/48404.html


Look, I have still not made up my mind about who to vote for and I will probably support Obama if he is the nominee, but this story really bothers me because it sounds like these fainting females are plants -- like the "I am healed" people at religious revivals and so on. I was very irritated by the planted questions at the Clinton rally but this is worse because it's old-fashioned snake-oil stuff, intended to wow a crowd that is perceived as gullible.

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Wow, this is only the 4th time this has been posted here today...

Utter BS...

[sniffa]

4. You remember the Boston rally

up close there, I think both of us were ready to faint under those lights. xP

Funny though, the person near us who did faint, was the Hillary supporter who works for Ted. Maybe there's something to this plant theory. :think:

[psychopomp]

12. The last thread was locked after 120+ posts

after the user who posted it was tombstoned...imagine that.
:freak:

Yes, people faint at these kinds of big events and it happens to politicians other than Sen. Obama, too.
Case in point, last month at a Bill Clinton speech:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/01/15/vo.clinton.girl.faints.cnn

[babylonsister]

2. Why do you believe anything that sloppy site posts? nt

[gaspee]

3. He's bigger than the Beatles!

But does that make him bigger than Jesus?

Hmmmmmmmmm.............

(edited to add, you gotta be over a certain age to get the joke...)

(edited for spelling)

I haven't read the article because I don't patronize Drudge, but the headline kind of lent itself to the joke...

[blogslut]

10. I am over a certain age

And you misspelled BEATLES. :)

[gaspee]

13. OOPS

I must head off to the misspelling dungeon, I guess.

[blogslut]

23. It's cool

Just someone else made some rambling, nonsensical post about Obama and the Beatles and how I had no respect for the Fab Four. Things is, they misspelled BEATLES twice in their post, admonishing me.

I don't take well to folks who question my John, Paul, George and Ringo love. :)

[gaspee]

27. I'm a big fan myself

John's version of Imagine can still make me cry. No one else's, just his.

[blogslut]

33. Bet this one will make you scream

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=bush+sings+imagine&btnG=Google+Search

[kevsand]

34. What about us beetles?

[blogslut]

42. Beets R Good 4 U!

Care to come to dinner? :)

[NJObamaWoman]

5. i've been to two obama rallies. I've never seen anyone faint.

[blogslut]

6. Nice try

Enjoy your day and keep reaching for the straws stars!

[MadBadger]

7. This happens at Bill Clinton rallies too.

[TomInTib]

11. Heck, it happens everywhere I go....

I guess I am just that kind of guy.

[NastyRiffraff]

8. Please...I support Hillary, but

let's not quote Drudge. I've criticized Obama supporters repeatedly for approvingly quoting Drudge and other RW scum. Drudge should have zero credibility here.

[LisaL]

9. Totally bizarre.

[blm]

28. Right - very bizarre that people wearing winter clothes pass out in overcrowded

gatherings.

[LisaL]

40. LOL.

Maybe you should look at the actual tapes.

[OzarkDem]

14. Very bizarre and creepy

Obama has a little too much of the "televangelist" schtick in his routine and personality.

[Levgreee]

15. This is 5 times in 6 months

How many rallies do you think he's given in that time? Put things into perspective...

[HooptieWagon]

16. Frostbite?

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

17. What about fainting males, don't what to be sexist now.

[woolldog]

18. This has been discussed already.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4618611

[doc03]

19. I was at a John Kerry rally back in

2004 and someone passed out. on edit: Ben Affleck and myself were also there.

[blm]

21. A wellknown DUer here passed out - those rallies get hot.

.

[blm]

20. Simple - they are wearing winter clothes and those rallies get HOT. Happens alot.

Why are people so stupid they think otherwise?

[doc03]

30. At the John Kerry rally we stood in line for like 3 hours to get

through security and he was almost an hour late. It was also 90 degrees I was about ready to pass out myself.

[MadBadger]

22. Hey buddy, why dont you respond to any of this?

[K Gardner]

32. Drive by flambaiting.

[QC]

24. They're being slain with the spirit! Glory!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. You know he stages it. He should be ashamed. Check this out:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/15/girl-faints-behind-bill-clinton/

[LisaL]

35. Clinton looked surprised, he looked behind him after the girl

fainted. There was a visible reaction from him.
When I looked at the Obama's tapes, I didn't see any visible surprised reaction from Obama. Obama just kept on talking in the same tone he was giving his speech in. Clinton actually jumped up after he realized the girl fainted.
Obama's tapes looked totally bizarre to me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

41. You missed the point of my sarcasm. People often faint at these things

because they have to stand for a long time and it's usually very hot because of the crowds. The fainting may or may not be noticed by the speaker, depending on where they are standing. There's no reason to assume any nefarious intent on the part of anybody. This is just more spew from Drudge and other RW sources.

[LisaL]

43. Have you seen the video in the OP?

Obama knew that people had fainted.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. What was he supposed to do about it? He's not an EMT.

Maybe he concluded he wouldn't be any help. And he wouldn't have been; he'd probably have been mobbed. This is stupid.

[LisaL]

46. I am not suggesting Obama should be jumping into the .

audience offering personal help. He does ask for a medic to help the fainting victim. I've just found the video bizarre because there was no surprised reaction out of Obama. I am not clear as to how he knew somebody had fainted. Does he have an ear peace where someone tells him of it?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

47. Oh, fercrippessake.

What a stupid notion. And who the fuck cares? What difference does it make? People faint in crowds. The speaker may or may not know about it, or maybe even somebody signals that it happened. SO WHAT?
This is such a dumb thread that I'm not going to pay any more attention to it. I swear, sometimes DU looks just like FreeperWorld.

[no name no slogan]

26. I saw people pass out at DUKAKIS rallies in 1988

and he sure as hell was nowhere near as charismatic as Obama (or even HRC, for that matter).

[QC]

29. I imagine that many, many people have passed out while listening to Dukakis.

Rumor has it that he himself lost consciousness during his acceptance speech at the '88 convention.

[doc03]

31. LOL

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[no name no slogan]

38. He had no choice. Bill Clinton had already bored the convention to death

with the nomination speech, remember that one? Good god, I thought it would NEVER end (and neither did most of the delegation, either).

OTOH, it did get Bill invited on Carson's show, and was the beginning of his national political career. Kind of like Obama in 2004, really...

[Withywindle]

36. I fainted at an Iggy Pop concert once.

I wasn't a plant. I'd smoked some though. :hi:

[MadBadger]

37. 28 posts, no profile...hmmmm.

[calmblueocean]

39. "I will probably support Obama" -- suuuuuuuure.

Looking over your whole 28 posts, nearly every one is pushing some lame ass r/w anti-Obama talking point.

This particular one is the most preposterous, and has turned my opinion of you from mere questioning DUer to blatant crypto-Republican troll. Spend some time posting about issues, and maybe I'll change my mind. Until then, thanks for your concern.

[Politicub]

45. I doubt the fainters are plants - but the compilation video is funny stuff

Has John Stewart seen this?

:rofl:

[TexasObserver]

48. Probably because Obama has crowds 10-20 times the size of Hillary's crowd. Do the math.

When you have 20,000 people, many of them young people, and they've been standing for hours, a few will faint. Add the Rock Star excitement, maybe missing a meal to get in line early and be up front, and it's a recipe for some fainting.

Not a surprise at all.

Sounds like a talking point someone got in an email.

[Bongo Prophet]

50. flex your knees, people! People often faint at events from standing too long.

Some will exploit that fact, trying to impugn motives to it.
Just like the "she fakes her tears" it is a smear on Democrats - and should be beneath us here on DU.

This is not rocket science, folks.

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And on hillary is 44 site, where fake Clinton "supporters" plan their raids, they talk of contacting Hannity, O'Reilly, and other right wing media people.
those are NOT, repeat NOT real Hillary supporters, but trying to get us to fight.
Support either candidate, but please do not fall for their instigations.

positivelyclintonian Says:
February 15th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

This may have been posted already but at the link below there are 5 video links to the “Obama Fainters” - it’s hilarious - same MO each time. Lots of people seem to be buzzing about it. I’m sure none of us would be surprised to learn that Golden Boy traffics in cynical theatrics and staged interactions - but it would be nice if the MSM took note…

mynorthwest.com/?nid=91


dot48 Says:
February 15th, 2008 at 6:11 pm

Need to send the video link of the fainters to BillOrielly. OReilly at FoxNews dot com


lninla Says:
February 15th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Glad that Cleaver is talking about the “squeeze” from BO and the threats - this is going to turn other SD’s off.

Also, post those “fainting” videos - the cult storyline here is working.


Informed in Illinois Says:
February 15th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

Yes, do post the fainting videos. If the fainters were set up, or even if it just looks like it, that will be the beginning of the end. Some mocking for your reading pleasure:
zornwatch.blogspot.com


Tiny Dancer Says:
February 15th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

I heard the fainting-gate on the radio today. It was pretty funny all the incidents sounded exactly alike. Someone called in and defended BO and said there’s not a lot different you can do when someone faints. The host pointed out that these were a little too similar for that to be the case. And then he kept saying “PHONY PHONY PHONY PHONY”

[Kaylee]

49. Personally, I can't go into large crowds without

fainting. Something happens when I am in a crush of bodies, standing up for a long time....it gets too suffocating and I get faint. I always have to stand on the periphery of a crowd. So, it really has nothing to do with the speaker, just how packed in the audience is.