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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:27 AM
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Sarah Palin draws a crowd of 1,110,000 and turn away 550,000 (another damn lie!)
Edited on Mon Sep-22-08 01:35 AM by FrenchieCat
September 21, 2008
The Villages, Florida

APP - Sarah Palin, without the assistance of John McCain, spoke before 1,110,000 voters at a venue that normally holds 20,000 today. According to Fire Chief Arthur Cheney, this was the biggest crowd yet for Gov. Palin. Chief Cheney said there may have been more people than that, but the fire department became overwhelmed and gave up on counting! It is true that the town has a population of 70,000, which backs up the possibility that the numbers may be accurate. The fact the venue could not have accomodated such a number of persons was not discussed with the chief.

Although crowd size had not been independently verified by CNN, or the press; CNN assured that there was no need for such verification, because that was too much work for any news organization to do.

When asked for possible photos that might back up the breadth of such a crowd by the Obama Campaign, the Chief denied that he was on payroll with the McCain campaign, and that although he is related to Dick Cheney, his show of support is done for free and never on company time.

This is the biggest crowd ever gathered to hear Gov. Palin speak, and serves to demonstrate the energy that Republicans have for the bottom of their ticket. McCain spokesman said that they were overjoyed to witness Gov. Palin attracting Celebrity crowd sizes, but quickly warned that such crowd gathering are only acceptable if a Republican is drawing them.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:29 AM
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1. I don't believe it. Bookmarking because last time I forgot to
and couldn't say "I told you so". lol
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Trajan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:30 AM
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2. *blinks*
Er ... Shouldn't this post be in the lounge ?

:silly:

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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:32 AM
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3. Why, you don't believe it?
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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:32 AM
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4. A joke, yes?
Whew. You scared the shit outta me there, for a second, to think that people are so freaking STUPID.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:34 AM
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5. That's the point. That if someone is reporting it, it makes some believe that
it is the truth.
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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:59 AM
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15. It reminds me of a story I read in the local paper. A newscaster here,
whom I happen to know personally, is receiving threatening mail because she looks like Palin, and "will influence the vote." Heh. People are so fucking simple.

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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:34 AM
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6. This just in...

It has also been estimated that nearly 270 million Americans were unable to attend.

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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:36 AM
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7. I was there
People were so excited to be seeing Palin that not only did they fill the venue in row after row, but they were also stacked on each other, sitting on each others' shoulders in stacks of 20 to 25 each like they were all members of Cirque du Soleil or something.

They're so dedicated. We're screwed!!!1111! Series!

TlalocW
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:37 AM
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8. I'm gonna try to do the math to see how many would have to
stack up in order for all of them to fit.
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:45 AM
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9. I heard that it was a brazillion.
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knixphan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:47 AM
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12. lol!
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Boz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:49 AM
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13. Dosent that involve wax and landing strips for planes on Ebay or something.
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 02:00 AM
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16. LOL.....
:rofl:
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Hippo_Tron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 10:40 AM
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24. Damnit cliffordu, you beat me to it
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salguine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:45 AM
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10. Why didn't they just claim 3 million? Or 4 million?
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:46 AM
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11. I can't wait for the debate when Smokin' Joe Biden shows her what
being in a debate is really all about.....
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 02:04 AM
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18. don't have to wait please see 17 below
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chknltl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 01:54 AM
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14. Well isn't that special!
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 02:03 AM
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17. In a related story Palin wins VP debate
September 21, 2008
Princeton, NJ

APP - Seventy three collegiate debate coaches have predicted that Sarah Palin will be considered the clear winner in the upcoming Vice Presidental Debate. Dr. Harvey Smythe,President of American Association of College Debaters indictated that there was wide consensus that Palin was considered such a heavy favorite for the debate that Intrade was not unlikely to even consider taking future positions on the question. Smythe outlined the reasons for the overwhelming consensus among debate experts on why Palin was thought to have such a huge advantage, "Of course she will be the first woman in 20 years to stand at a lecturn, she is from Alaska, and she is well coiffured."

Dr. Brent Upton added, "Also you have to understand that she comes from a base of zero knowledge in any thing that remotely concerned with national issues, so she is going to be graded on the curve. If for example she gets 30% of her answers in the ball park and Biden gets 80% Palin wins because we know that in two months she has moved up 30 points where Biden only moved up 5 or 10".

CNN was able to confirm that they were projected a major Palin win by running it by the CNN Debate Pundit Board. Amy Holmes, a key player on the CNN conservative knee jerk pundit group said, "I am sure that I can project Palin the winner, I bet my paycheck on it". Joe Watkins intoned, "Her references to saving unborn children spoke to the heart of the American people and made or rather will make her the clear winner. Castellanos and Sanchez actually gave their response in unison to save time "When Palin speaks to reducing the tax burden on the American people she won the hearts of the American people". It was Harold Ford pre recorded his entire debate review so that it could be aired at the networks convenience.

Smythe also congratulating CNN on retaining the title of being the "Number One Political Team on Television" and advised that he would also be joining the panel in future debate reviews as the token "white guy". CNN's near monopoly on signing every conservative African American and Hispanic pundit is seen as a brilliant coup in getting it ahead of the debate analysis, allowing them to critique the debates prior to their actually airing.


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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 02:10 AM
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19. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME????
:rofl:
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 02:12 AM
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20. you said you couldn't wait
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 02:48 AM
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21. In other news: Only 2,000 people around the world marched in 2003 against our invading Iraq.
The New Math, brought to you by Neil Bush's "Ignite!" progtam.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 10:37 AM
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22. kick
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1corona4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 10:38 AM
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23. LOL..this is getting comical now....
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