Empty Seats Greet McCane at FL Rally. Bwwww ah ha ha ha ha ha ROFLMAO

[lonestarnot]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/15/empty_seats_greet_mccain_at_fl.html

Empty Seats Greet McCain at Fla. Rally
By Robert Barnes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain held his first rally without running mate Sarah Palin today, and let's just say there were seats available.

The McCain "Road to Victory" rally was originally scheduled to be a pancake breakfast, but the campaign said there was such an outpouring of enthusiasm the event was shifted to the 15,000-seat Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.

The may not have been the best idea: There were almost no supporters in any of the cavernous arena's 24 upper-level seating sections, and only eight of the 21 sections downstairs held fans. Only four of those were filled, though some supporters crowded around the stage on the arena floor.

McCain and wife Cindy made a point of thanking supporters for coming out on "a Monday morning'' for the 9 a.m. rally.

:rofl:

[SoCalDem]

1. show us the chairs....:)

and the crowd chanting "Sa-rah..Saaa-rahhh"

:rofl:

[MetaTrope]

10. No kidding, photo coverage of this event is awfully sparse

I can just find one AP shot that shows only the crowd immediately in front of his stage.

[n2doc]

24. Here Ya go!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/15/mccains-crowd-numbers-plu_n_126490.html

[BlooInBloo]

26. Oh gawd - that's just PAINFUL!

BWAHAHAHAH!!!!

[quiet.american]

46. Painfully funny. Kind of like watching the British version of "The Office."

Humiliating and hilarious at the same time.

[AzDar]

27. Now please, TELL ME, how the flying fuckity are we supposed to reconcile this with the recent polls?

There is NO WAY this race is 'statistically tied'.

No. Way.

[n2doc]

31. I think most of McPalin's supporters are too lazy to get out to see him

If they had any energy, they might actually start looking at the facts, and be lost. No, these folks mostly don't put any energy into thinking about politics, and whatever soundbite they hear that sticks is what they go with.

[DCKit]

48. Me Three. Especially after the weekend poll numbers.

The only way they could be "statistically tied" at 44% and 43% right now is if ONLY registered Republicans are being polled. Even assuming the rampant racism so many of us fear, there aren't enough of *them* out there anymore.

Has anyone stumbled on - or even done the numbers themselves - on the number of Americans currently registered as Republicans v. Democrats? As the most important tool they've got for convincing us the race is close enough to steal, the polls need to be discredited. Preferably in advance of the general election.

[Codeine]

51. They aren't polling new voters.

If the newly-registered actually follow through and vote, and I believe Obama can motivate them to do so, then the Republicans will be handed a beat-down that will echo through the ages.

[patriotvoice]

52. My God, that made me smile. (A rare event.)

"he Republicans will be handed a beat-down that will echo through the ages."

:)

[Barack_America]

33. They're going to need a bigger flag.

To disguise all those empty seats!

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

37. See? It's a dead heat!

lol

[MrsCorleone]

43. Oh my! LOL! This brightened my day a bit. Thanks.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

49. That's all?

The lame duck Seattle Supersonics drew better than that last season.

[Contrary1]

30. Another view:

[liberal N proud]

2. That will stop him from campaigning alone

He will need the celebrity Palin to accompany him to draw people in to see the circus

[lonestarnot]

7. And then we will have chairs filled with empty suits! OMGROFLMAO!

:rofl:

[Winterblues]

20. Any wonder why he wants to travel with Obama and hold "townhall meetings"

People turn out to listen to Obama and they do not for McCain. It is just that simple..

[YvonneCa]

28. Jeb was there...

...too. I posted this earlier:

The NERVE of this man is unbelieveable!

I'm sitting here watching CNN cover nearly ALL of McCain's speech today (annoying in itself, seeing how they cut off Obama all the time) and I notice a familiar face in the audience...sitting in the very front, but shown on camera right behind McCain in close-ups. Who do I see? Jeb Bush, sitting next to Governor Crist of Florida.

That in and of itself shocked me...as I thought McCain was trying to distance himself from GW Bush. Apparently Jebbie is okay.

Then, the topper: McCain started complaining about problems in our economy. He said something like (paraphrasing) "We need to stop sending so much of our money to the Middle East." I think he mentioned actual amounts in billions to the audience. He may have even said going to Iraq, but I'll have to rewatch the tape to be sure. But he was complaining...in front of GWB's brother...about the US spending money that eight years of GWB's policies have caused us to spend.

As if he had nothing to do with it. As if Jeb had nothing to do with it. As if eight years of GWB had nothing to do with it. As if eight years of Republican policy in this country had nothing to do with it!

Now, I know he was probably trying to convince Floridians about why offshore drilling ('Drill, baby, drill' policy) is a good idea. But they are assuming the stupidity of the American people when they do this. It's disgusting...and they need to be called on it. Obama/Biden ???

[thereismore]

3. Get back to reality McPain! You're not popular. nt

[firedupdem]

4. Excuses, Excuses, I would go see Obama at any time of the

freaking day or night!

[annabanana]

5. He's in Orlando now... (CNN)

The camera is right up his nose.. It looks like they've got about 70 people (including 'his') all squashed into a very small room.

[Jim__]

6. John who? Where's Sarah? - n/t

[opihimoimoi]

8. Who the Hell wants to listen to an ole doddering fool rant and rave about how he gonna

fix what he helped create except for his brainwashed easily fooled supporters?

Watch him as he explains (Empty Rhetoric) how he gonna fix things caused by BAD GOV'T

He escapes blaming the Republican Party by including the Dems as the cause of the MESS

Very clever his handlers...

Not an original thought in that mans brain....

He brought Sarah on board to save his ass

and to some extent she is....but its HIM...he has a horrible record dooming his effort....

No wonder the Empty seats...so fitting to an Empty stadium

[Generic Other]

16. He needs a bunch of those HOV lane dummies cheaters use

Just prop 'em up. Maybe some of those resuscitation dummies that EMT's and others train on.







Hiya Ophi! Long time no see!

[opihimoimoi]

18. HEYA Ole Timer.....Hope all is well. Love those Dummies...prolly got more brains than Who.

McWho is now second tier....the peeps want Sarah to be Prez....ya can see it. He is being shoved off the National Stage by acclamation.

This is gonna implode soon.

And where are those BS Filters? Model #257 Able to filter out Republican Spin and Buffalo Chips?

[Subdivisions]

9. Is he reading a script at a rally? Shouldn't he know what he wants

to say without having to read from a piece of paper?

[SoCalDem]

11. People who have early-alzheimers often need notes

my friend had index cards all over her Mom's place with instructions on how to make toast.. reminding her to turn off the water..(they had the stove physically removed).. the only applicances they even trusted her with was a toaster & a small microwave....and after she left paper towels on top of the toaster, they even took that away..

They had a big calendar on the fridge with things on it like.. bath.. brush teeth..comb hair..etc..

after a few months of that, they had to move her into their house, even though she protested..

[RNdaSilva]

39. Rove wrote the script...was just handed to him by a lackey.

Doesn't have Lieberman by his side any longer to whisper in his ear...needs the Rovian notes.

[nichomachus]

12. Who's going to go to the circus

if they can't see the bearded lady?

The enthusiasm over Palin is the same as for the circus "freak show." When she's not there, why bother.

All of which makes me doubt more and more that 40 million people tuned in to watch McCain drone on in his convention speech. Those numbers were invented out of thin air to make him appear more popular than Obama.

[lpbk2713]

13. When a RWer can't draw a crowd in Florida it means they're in a world of shit.

There's a Navy base in Jax. Evidently they couldn't even order "volunteers" to go see McLame. LOL.

[alsame]

14. This is great - it emphasizes what a loser he is and how

unpopular he is. It brings the focus back to him and how there is very little enthusiasm among the public when the wingnut isn't with him.

[ailsagirl]

15. And yet, he continues to do well in the polls??? BS

I don't buy it for a minute

[Virginia Dare]

17. The enthusiasm gap continues to be the elephant in the room..

even with Palin aboard. Last week in Virginia they tried to lie and say there were 23,000 in attendance at a rally, when one journalist there said he counted 8,000.

[ailsagirl]

21. But that shouldn't affect voters who plan on voting for McSame

After all, they're nuts to begin with if that's their choice. It MIGHT affect those who are sitting on the fence. But who knows??

[Virginia Dare]

23. It further taints their credibility, as well as the media's..

when people can see things with their own eyes, and it's being described as something totally different time after time, they begin to take notice.

[Marr]

29. The polls are bullshit.

There's a concerted effort going on to make the polls look close when they're not. I don't buy the line that it's the media trying to drum up a profitable horse race, either. I think it's a prelude to stealing the election.

[lonestarnot]

32. Neither do I! Not for 1 second even!

[lame54]

19. pretty soon he will have to change his phrase to "my friend"

[quiet.american]

47. Laugh out loud.

[Vickers]

22. He needs to start wearing those fancy rectangular glasses.

:thumbsup:

[Sabriel]

34. He needs an up-do

I hear those are all the rage now, along with the glasses.

[Vickers]

54. He has an up-do of sorts already.

:P

[NorthCarolina]

25. The MSM will report it as McCain speaks at 15,000 seat stadium

while conveniently forgetting to mention that there were only a couple hundred folks there, and of course all the video clips will be close enough in to ensure the frame is filled with "supporters".

[Disturbed]

36. Will the majority of voters really buy into the McClown Agenda?

For overturning Rove v Wade

Extending US Occupation Iraq Forever

Keeping Top end tax cuts

Privatization of Social Security

Unraveling employer based health care,

Maintaining the Cuban embargo.

More tax breaks for Big Business

Illegal Spying on Americans

In favor of Busholini Policy of Torture

Against new GI Bill

In favor of Offshore oil drilling

Big Tax Breaks for Oil Corps

Denying Habeous Corpus

[EFerrari]

38. Yep! You got it. n/t

[KansDem]

35. Quick! Buy up all the mannequins you can find and contact the RNC for a no-bid contract!

There's only seven weeks left until the election, but you could rent out thousands of mannequins for the RNC to put in those empty seats for these photo ops!

Really! There's big bucks to be had!

[orleans]

40. lol n/t

[JimDandy]

41. Repugs are reporting 5,000 people turned out. There's no way 1/3 of that stadium was filled!!

[lonestarnot]

44. Sons of bitches lie at the drop of their hats these days.

[JimDandy]

56. Amen! n/t

[SalmonChantedEvening]

42. Good seats are still available!!

:rofl:

That's great!

[quiet.american]

45. Not for nothing, but whose bright idea was it to hold a rally Monday morning, 9am?

That in itself tells me all I need to know. There certainly wouldn't be anybody with a day job there. But then again, McCain does think "middle class" means anyone making under $5M a year.

[JimDandy]

53. Well this IS Florida, retirement capital of the U.S.

There were a lot of younger faces in the crowd, though, especially down on the arena floor.

[Canuckistanian]

50. So this is the man who is virtually *tied* with Obama?

Obama, who can draw 75,000 people to a rally? Repeatedly?

Something's out of kilter here. Seriously.

[malaise]

55. Rachel pointed out last night that one of the goons

was shouting from the mike about the 10,000 people at another rally. The problem was that the venue only held 3,500 people. Thenks but no thenks LIARS!