FL: Palin draws crowd of 60,000

[Old and In the Way]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2087436/posts

Well, that's one opinion. They link to the local news that says 18,000 tickets were issued, but it was in a Republican retirement community called 'The Villages' (population 80,000). I imagine everyone could drive their golfcart to the event. And they interviewed a pro-Obama retiree, too. I wonder how many really were excited about Palin vs. simply showing up for a community event? Big crowd, but not sure I'd write off Florida based on this event.

[Lex]

1. Link to any independent confirmation of the number?

nt

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Was there free food?

[BlooInBloo]

3. They LIE about their crowd sizes. Please stop repeating it.

[Old and In the Way]

14. You are probably correct. The only supposed verification is the

community fire chief. He's probably the Republican precinct captain. My bad.

[jbnow]

34. Another fire chief! Last time when reporters checked

with the fire chief they named as source the chief said they did no count, they gave no count. Secret service given as source other times said they don't count and gave no count.

It might be easier to get a fire chief to lie for them than the SS.
60,000 folks in retirement village? That would be nice if they were that motivated...but it just seems really unlikely that they'd gather in that size in the heat of Florida.

[crim son]

4. I've sort of written off Florda anyway.

Sad but true. edited for really stupid typo

[BlueIdaho]

5. Freepers as a source - really? I mean really? nm.

[TwilightGardener]

6. So, does that make her The One? The Messiah? A Cult Leader? A Celebrity?

Or is it just a bunch of horny old retired geezer men who are getting bored with golf?

[ecstatic]

7. LOL. WHATEVER!! Pathetic wannabes nt

[busymom]

8. No way.

I don't think so!!!!

[okieinpain]

9. what's wrong with that. me myself I think obama's team should

use the cult of personality right back on them.

[TeamJordan23]

10. no, they should just ignore her. that seems to be working for them. nm

[cags]

11. I'll believe that when Pigs start wearing lipstick

[orwell]

12. I heard they were serving prime rib...

...at the early bird special.

And stewed prunes for dessert.

[discopants]

13. why are there no photos?

It's the Drudge big story .... yet not a single photo.

[Old and In the Way]

19. The local media story showed an essentially empty commons area.

This was a couple of hours before the actual event. If they really got 60,000, I'd think that the place would be packed by that point. Granted, these are the base - retired Republicans who probably aren't big on public rallies and can't just stand around for a few hours without endangering their health. But I'm curious if there are any actual pics of the event. I suspect that it rang in around 15K, maybe 20K.

[KathieG]

15. I live about 35 minutes from the villages...

and I've been through that area many times. I honestly can't even think of a spot down there that can accommodate 60,000 people. Another thing...it's a retirement community...I know there are a lot of New Englanders there. I can't see the republican ticket getting that kind of support there. JMHO.

[Old and In the Way]

20. Here's a link to the local news story

http://www.cfnews13.com/MediaPlayer2/MediaPlayer.htm?video=00URXYxPalinMorning_092120080914&cat=E2008&title=Palin%20Visits%20The%20Villages

It shows the location...I assume it must be the village green or center. The report described the place as a Republican retirement community, but that there were a lot of Obama signs out.

[KathieG]

29. Yep...I know that area, it won't hold 60,000 people...there is no way

[quaker bill]

44. If Palin did not draw

a large crowd in the Villages, that would be news worthy of note. Bush could draw an adoring crowd every bit as large there. You know the 30 percent that still likes Bush has to live somewhere, and locally, The Villages is it.

[oviedodem]

16. Not a chance in HELL she got that. I live in central florida and on Sunday

no!

I bet she got a crowd but nowhere near 60,000. That is bogus. The Villages are not that red to begin with, second it is a FOOTBALL sunday, third NASCAR was running today. If there is one thing I know is that Florida loves football and nascar

[flamingdem]

39. They just had to go and make her crowds bigger than Obama's, only problem is that

it's a lie!

[NYC_SKP]

17. NO. Wrong....25,000-30,000 people per these sources...

Lies, lies, and more lies from the Republicans...and freepers...

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/696050.html

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/elections/story.aspx?storyid=90309&catid=36

A fire rescue official estimated the crowd at 25,000 to 30,000, while the Republican Party of Florida pegged the audience at twice that size.

[Lorien]

28. Yep, that's what I heard from reporters (2) who were there

the police agreed with those estimates when they were asked.

[discopants]

18. here's the youtube video .... I think they might want a recount.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeVHXJ00QFU

WARNING: TURN YOUR SOUND VOLUME OFF!

[Clio the Leo]

21. no do NOT turn down the vol, that song is HILLARIOUS....

..... is there a story behind "sweetie pie"?

If Barack called her that the repubs would be out for blood.

[FrenchieCat]

22. That's the saddest video have I ever witnessed.

Leave a comment folks...... These folks are ridiculous.

[NYC_SKP]

23. Looks like about 2500 people. And that video is AWESOME!!!

"Aim high, sweetie pie!"

:rofl:

[BrklynLiberal]

24. Now the next daughter is toting around the baby....

[TwilightGardener]

26. Is that a joke? It sounds like Victoria Jackson singing the female part.

Holy shit. Does it get more patronizing than "Sweetie Pie"?

[Number23]

33. THAT'S the damn rally??

The one that all the Freepers are crowing about having 60,000 people there??! That looked more like 6 HUNDRED than 60,000!

It doesn't even look like that place could even contain 60,000 people. No damn way.

According to this

"A fire rescue official estimated the crowd at 25,000 to 30,000, while the Republican Party of Florida pegged the audience at twice that size."

Mmm hmmm... I THOUGHT so.... :eyes:

[symbolman]

42. Thanks for the warning.. Turned my volume WAY down, and thank god I did..

of course the other poster that said "Turn it UP" made me curious.. Very glad I was near a toilet.. A shot of insulin might have been a good thing as well, smarmy, sillyass chump music aimed at a total wolf-decimating bitch, being called a "sweetie-pie" is too much to bear..

Considering that my sister is a Liberated woman who I've mined Gold with in the bush of Alaska this is WAY over the top..

No wonder these assholes get slaughtered like veal by evil bastards, gladly sending off their children, their "sweetie-pies" for the likes of RAW Evil like this clown and the ever present Shadow Govenor Toddie Boy..

Why don't they seceed from the Union, and take these morons with them to rule over and kill their children, so WE can save OURS? Get all the racist, facsist monsters in one place, so we can declare War on them..

It's a sickness, going along with non Reality based lies to get what they think they want.. And again, like the Fairbanks rally dud, watch for the Tight camera shots on the crowds, they zoom in close as soon as they've panned the camera too far over the crowd to avoid showing how too little the mob is..

Old camera ploy, used a lot in the Reagan era..

Saw another pic from a distance, looked to be no more than 3k, if that.. Bet they don't even abide by the population numbers when they announce their fraudulant numbers.. Arrogance of raw, evil lying sacks of shit.. The butt uglies pulling together because "cool" and "rational" scares the shit out of them.. They don't Belong, they never have and never will, but they'll goose step for Jesus all over the planet just to get even with sane people who have somehow slighted them, upstaged them with simple kindness and a caring attitude..

Love scares them to death. They'd rather Die and take their kids to he'll with them than admit to the "weakness" of humanity..

Fuck 'em.. They are so much garbage, they're dangerous in groups, and should be jailed. They'd do it to us, and in a heart beat..

[Lorien]

25. My neighbor is a reporter and News director. She was there and police

estimated 30,000 "all white people" (as she put it). She said it was the biggest gathering for McCain she had ever seen, but she noted that it was taking place in the Villages, which is an uber Repug Stepford town.

[jbnow]

36. 25,000 would be a GREAT crowd, why taint that by

giving a crazy high number that is twice that.
Instead of "impressive" as it really is it makes it sort of a joke.

[Lord Helmet]

27. I heard it was a gazillion trillion.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

41. It was a brazilian, at least,

and in the immortal words of Wayne Campbell, monkeys might fly out of my butt.

Did attendees at least outnumber the Porta-Potties?

[BrotherBuzz]

30. This is the same group that held a pro-war rally in the middle of the LA marathon in 2003....

and claimed 50,000 people attended their pathetic rally. :rofl:

[NYC_SKP]

31. I heard there were unicorns and a little baby Jesus descended from heaven, and..

Sarah Palin herself shit 70,000 little baby lies and passed them out....

[scarface2004]

32. what is wrong with those people?????

how fucking brain damaged do you have to be to be a republikkkan!!! jesus effing kriest already!!!!!

[curious one]

35. It's not a good idea to repeat lies here. They are desperate and will say anything to make

themselves relevant.

[sakura]

37. Ah, but those rethuglican crowds are "fungible"...

...and there's no way to track their individual molecules.

[flamingdem]

38. Methinks the retardlicans added an extra zero

Who would bother to see Ms Mooseburger spout the same crapola over and over.

Hi freepers!

[TexasObserver]

40. They're LYING!! Like they always do.

Only a handful of venues accommodate 60,000.

[Enrique]

43. and i'm the Queen of Equador

:eyes:

[Riddler]

45. She couldn't draw 60,000 flies if she were covered in shit in the middle of a land fill