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Palin/McCain or McCain/Palin... it is powerful duet.
It does not metter who is first ....
MCain man of trust, even we dont agree on everything!!! We must have balance of power!!! We can not have all power in Democrats hands, it will be a tragedy!!!!!! Obama and democratic Congres, who can not or will not do anything for last 2 years,just like current"going down" economy mass ,under Democrats watch and approval- oh YES.!!! We need Hillary as Senat BOSS, Pelosi OUR,Reid OUT,Richardson OUT, Edwards is OUT_bravo, and others!!!OUT!!!
We need someone like Kucinich to guard OUR CONSTITUTION, PAUL WITH HIS GREAT ECONOMIC IDEAS!!! hIGHEST COURT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND FALLOW THE LAW AS SHOULD AND MUST!!!! NO FAVORS, NO SHAKE HANDS.
Get all those corrupted thiefs behind bars, kleen the mass and start all over!!! SIMPLY fallow "THE LAW" OF THE LAND!!!!

I just seen the inflated polls stating that Obama leads McCain 52% to 43%. Not so. McCain was leading Obama in about three or four states and I don't believe that has changed. Its a gimmick by the networks to try and make people believe Obama is the best choice but on Thursday when Palin starts her campaigning again watch the networks change.

Kimberly: I am a democrat voting for McCain also. However, I have voted for a republican for Illinois because a democratic governor doesn't work well for the City of Chicago. And that's what we need again. I believe McCain is the best to run this country not Obama who missed his senate seat over 130 times and always voting present. He was too busy reading books on MLK and planning his run for the presidency because he wanted to make history. He feels if MLK did it he can do it too. Not so. He should stop walking in someone else's shoes and walk in his own.

Cathy: Yes, Obama is a know nothing, do nothing and says nothing. If elected Biden will do the talking while Obama stands still. That's the highly educated college graduate that copies speeches from RFK and MLK for his platform. Doublecrossed Hillary with Nancy Pelosi to sway the superdelegates to vote for him. Nancy probably threatened the superdelegates if they didn't switch their votes. I hope republicans take back the house to get rid of her.

dl: Face it. Obama is not the celebrity anymore. He thought he had it in the bag but got fooled after Palin was chosen. And no matter what the inflated polls say, Obama is losing ground and its a gimmick to change voters minds from McCain to Obama. The blacks were complaining about whites being racist if Obama loses. Do they think that all white people should vote for Obama because he is half black. I don't think so.

Karen: You are so right. Obama is losing gound so the networks increased his lead to 52% and 43$ for McCain to make the public believe that Obama will win the election. Its a gimmick to try and change the voter's minds against McCain/Palin. I am not falling for their tricks. Chris Matthews got bounced because he was very bias and promoted Obama over Hillary and McCain. But in the end I believe McCain will win the election.

I found it fascinating that Sarah drew 60,000 people at her rally in Florida and not one band, or any free food. I supported Hillary, I am now voting for McCain/Palin. Women in this country have been unrepresented for far too long. Yet look where we stand, we're over half the population.

I am sick of having my uterus held hostage to get me to vote a certain way. Roe V Wade is going nowhere. How'd that work out for Bush? Pro-Choice is respecting every woman's right to chose. Not just those we agree with. Or one choice. It means respecting those beliefs or not coming back to whine when they don't respect ours.

Also there were not just Democrat women at those bra burning ceremonies. There were women from every policitical belief/party. I was there. I was a young teenager, but I was there. It was women coming together to lift each other up to stand and say we have a voice! Palin has done nothing to try and take away any women's rights, nor has McCain.

This audacity that it's ok that Biden believes life begins at conception. Has voted against public funding for abortion. To ban late term abortion. The same as McCain, but that's ok, according to the Hypocrites at NARAL, NOW because he has D behind his name isn't going to cut it anymore.

I am going to vote for the party that not only talks the talk, but walks the walk. That knows women are just as capable as men. That not only claims to support equal pay. They do it. Look what Obama pays women compared to what McCain does. That knows full well what a woman goes through everyday, in her stuggles to work and raise a family. That doesn't come with a silver spoon in her mouth. Who's children had a public education. Who knows what it's like to try and get ahead. I'm here to lift up a fellow woman. You go Sarah and you shatter that glass ceiling!! You make it possible for my daughter, and my grand-daughters to have that dream a reality! You make it possible for every woman to know no longer are their dreams, just dreams. They are able to achieve!

"Obama knows the middle class better.
Obama has better judgement (sic).
Obama communicates with people better.
Obama has better ideas.
Obama has a better tax plan"...

Obviously Obama is a superior human being in every way, then. But other than winning elections, what has he done with all these amazing talents? He's spent all his time hiding his light under a bushel, it seems.

Nobama is a loser and he WILL lose come November. Face it he is tanking faster than the Titanic.

Palin rally's are filled with reporters
It's the only way they can try and get near her!

Seriously - the election is 46 days away and this woman has not had one press conference and had one interview (csn't count Hannity as anj interview that was a Press release)

Does anyone in their right mind think this woman is ready to lead this country?

be very afraid

Posted by: alison | Sep 22, 2008 4:22:55 PM------------------------------She is a lot more ready than that do nothing in his career senator from Illinois.

The real story about crowd size is how low the McCain campaign stooped in lying about crowd size in a silly attempt to make themselves look more appealing than they are. Petty lies have characterized their campaign. After the consequences we have suffered from lies by the current administration, it's really sad that everyone is not demeanding the truth, even about little things.
Obama is smarter.
Obama is more honest.
Obama is promoting better policies.
Obama knows the middle class better.
Obama has better judgement.
Obama communicates with people better.
Obama has better ideas.
Obama has a better tax plan.

Simply put, Obama is just a better candidate. That's why we're ahead and that's why we are going to win. It's hard to undersstand why it is even close. Nevertheless, Obama will win and we will be looking at a brighter future. Thank God!
Posted by: LeeRWard | Sep 22, 2008
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I disagree with every statement you said about Obama, granted his is smart, but he doesn't have better ideas, he doesn't understand or give a damn about the middle class. his disdain towards the middle class is obvious. And I don't want wealth redistribution. I work hard for a living, everyone else can too. Obama wants to expand government which is not needed. He is a bad idea for the US, and I personally will campaign against him.

LeeRWard: The only future Obama has is staying in his senate seat until he retires. McCain will win the presidency without a doubt much to your hope he doesn't. Palin drew 60,000 in Florida, McCain drew 11,000 in Wisc. whereas Obama drew 6,000 in the same arena. Get use to it his celebrity status is over and done. Palin beat him out.

Obama's crowds are getting smaller and McCain/Palin's crowds are increasing. That's what is happening. Obama is a celebrity no more. His celebrity status is over. Of course in Chicago its a different story however McCain and Palin haven't campaigned in Chicago. I can bet it would be overcrowded it they did. I believe McCain is going to win this election and the blacks will cry that people are racist. The same old story.

"Obama spoke on a Monday afternoon, when everyone's at school or work.
McCain/Palin spoke on a Thursday evening."

Gee, this doesn't speak very well for the folks who schedule Obama's campaign speeches, does it? Remember Jerry Seinfeld's incompetent agent on his TV show who kept screwing up his bookings? I think I know who she's working for now.

Is there a point to this?

Okay, what is this ABC? Even Obama's home state paper (Chicago Sun-Times) acknowledged that McCain-Palin had 4,000 more people than Obama in Green Bay.

If Obama doesnt win the consequences will be dire republicans have gone crazy as their free market deregulation philosophy has lead to an economic collapse McCain will raise taxes on the lower and middle class trying to protect the rich class[for them they have taken an about turn and our on their way on socializing losses of private sector]McCain is a neoconservative he would stretch the military to go to war in other places, obama is our only chance or else the Bush years will be extended for the next four.

LeeRWard: ". . .i think everyone more or less knows that obama-biden can pretty much fill a place up with people who are taxpayer leaches."

Now why would a bunch of Wall Street executives come to see Obama during the middle of the day on a Monday? Oh, and the word is spelled "leeches".

Guess without free food, a rock band headliner, or a grecian temple folks were just too busy to show up to listen to an hour of umm, umm, er, umm.

Guess without free food, a rock band headliner, or a grecian temple folks are too busy to show up to listen to an hour of umm, umm, umm.

Let us review the "path of a losing DNC politician".

1. First, they dismissed their opponents.

2. Then came the reflexive snarky remarks.

3. Then came the attacks on their origins.

4. Then the snipes on their families (bloggers and sharks).

5. Then came the lawyers crawling through the woodwork.

6. Then came the snarky comments from the "rollodex experts".

7. Then came media rebellion claiming that the GOP tickets wasn't properly vetted because THEY didn't do the vetting. Nor did the the GOP ticket visit their pet shows or come to their cocktail parties.

8. Then the INTERNAL polls and GOP crowds gave them a shock.

9. Then came the attack ads. And the worse their internal polls looked, the worse their attacks became.

10. They they start to "lowball" their chances at the debates

11. Then they ignore the GOP at their rallies and don't report their numbers

12. Then they complain that the MSM aren't giving them a "fair shake" (NOTE: it's at this time when the DNC has "jumped the shark").

13. They they lose and act surprised.

14. At the post mortum, they blame their loss to racism.

The real story about crowd size is how low the McCain campaign stooped in lying about crowd size in a silly attempt to make themselves look more appealing than they are. Petty lies have characterized their campaign. After the consequences we have suffered from lies by the current administration, it's really sad that everyone is not demeanding the truth, even about little things.
Obama is smarter.
Obama is more honest.
Obama is promoting better policies.
Obama knows the middle class better.
Obama has better judgement.
Obama communicates with people better.
Obama has better ideas.
Obama has a better tax plan.

Simply put, Obama is just a better candidate. That's why we're ahead and that's why we are going to win. It's hard to undersstand why it is even close. Nevertheless, Obama will win and we will be looking at a brighter future. Thank God!

Danny,

Your theory explaining why barry didn't sell out his rally because it was "held in the afternoon" whereas the mccain-palin rally was held on a thursday night doesn't pass the b.s. test because i think everyone more or less knows that obama-biden can pretty much fill a place up with people who are taxpayer leaches. The taxpayer leaches must not have gotten the memo.

Did I just see a negative report on Obama? This writer is in danger of losing his job.

As his old pal Rev. Wright would say. "his chickens are coming home to roost".

I am happy to see other Democrats are finally taking a second look at him and seeing him for what he really is. I bet Howard Dean is having a serious case of buyers remorse at this time. Hopefully Hillary can rescue the party in 12 because it doesn't look to promising now.

I can't believe I am going to be voting for McCain considering I have never voted Republican before, but like John says "Country First".

Proud PUMA

Too funny.

Plus this story is a week old.

Very odd.

Obama spoke on a Monday afternoon, when everyone's at school or work.

McCain/Palin spoke on a Thursday evening.

Packer game. On to the next ABC non story. Who voted for deregulation in 1999?

You have so many advisers, cabinet members,defense dept,members of congress, etc that you only have to listen with open ears. All you Obama fans do is talk about how great his advisers are at this time. They make the shots along with Howard Dean.
I think the only president who was breed,educated and had work experience for the job was Kennedy in the last 50 years.

The bloom is off the rose! Lol!

and yesterday sarah drew a crowd of 60 thousand in florida.
in albuq 2 weeks ago the venue had to change twice to make room for the crowd and their still were people not allowed in when the fire department stopped allowing more in the door. i was there it was electric. even late coming ticket holders were turned away.

undecided purple person

Posted by: colorado
***************************************** Is that a good thing Purple?

"Michelle Obama looked really REALLY anygry speaking in Madison, WI today.Posted by: notafool | Sep 22, 2008 6:12:36 PM

******************************************** I'm pretty sure I have never voted for anybody based on how their spouse looked.

Any body who doesn't look angry right now while one of the biggest heists in our history is going on in front of our eyes probably doesn't really care much about our country or the people.

I have voted for 48 years. Every time I vote for the person and not the party. If I voted party it would my wish to send everyone in Washington and start all over.

Platforms and promises mean very little as most of the time they do not get accomplished

None of them have our real interest at heart. Look at the money spent to become president. That money is for the jobs and book deals that they all will get when leaving Washington.

"If Americans take a stupid pill and elect the Obama's, we will have our first "get even" administration."
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Hahaha. What we'd have is civil war before 21 January. And that might not be a BAD thing, considering the fascist "bailout".

"Michelle Obama looked really REALLY anygry speaking in Madison, WI today. I do not think she is helping his cause."

It's her natural style.

If Americans take a stupid pill and elect the Obama's, we will have our first "get even" administration. That could be even worse than the proposed (so far), trillion dollar tax bill for pre-K, Universal Health, conversion of 21-year olds into Community Organizers, "free" housing, "free" education, etc., etc., etc.

"Is this the media's way of controlling the election again?"
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The "media" corporations are mostly in the bag for The CHANGEling, whose seizure of the Democratic nomination they contrived by declaring his candidacy a "phenomenon" after Obama supporters intimidated the Iowa caucuses with that brown-shirt "in your face" stuff.

Maybe the media can deliver the presidency to The One, but let's hope NOT.

And you forgot to mention the size of crowd who showed up for obama over the weekend in FL and NC...

Michelle Obama looked really REALLY anygry speaking in Madison, WI today. I do not think she is helping his cause.

Bhrandon

"Here in Oregon"?

You're from Saint Louis - home of the loser Cardinals. Remember?

I was waiting for this kind of report to come out. "Journalists" and mainstream media were champing at the bit to have some story -- any story -- that could point to a non-packed house for Obama. Why else would the size of his crowds continue to show up on front pages? Congrats, Tapper, you got the get. Is this the media's way of controlling the election again? Is this how they keep up the "horserace" meme? Since last week was devoted to showing McCain in a negative light, this week must be Obama's turn, no? Why don't mainstream media try and stick to the issues and all candidates' positions on them, so the public (for once) can make a close-to-informed decision this time.

Is anyone still believing those CNN and CBS polls? There is a not insignificant silent vote for the McCain/Palin ticket. Screaming that people are racist if they don't support you doesn't change their minds at the ballot box it just makes them tell pollsters they are undecided.

Most of the undecideds that are just being assigned by polling companies are really McCain votes.

Obama would have to be ahead by 5% LIKELY voters to win, and he's not even close.

Karl,

Obama has gotten more money from Frannie than any other candidate in the shortest amount of time.

Obama's good friend and original advisor to his VP search committee was the former head of Fannie Mae.

Obama supported the bailout for these companies, McCain opposed it then reluctantly and cautiously began to consider them with deep reservations.

Obama sold out the average American to help bail out wealthy financial firms.

Obama is a fraud.

QED

Obama's novelty is gone. Now we're left with an empty suit who votes "present" when it comes to the most recent financial crisis.

If ever there was a man who was born NOT to lead, it's Obama.

Obama is lame!

Hey Obama why don't you do something for once in your life.

Democrat voting McCain/Palin - real change

so which one of these people is supposed to be a celebrity then...?

spock

your republican talking points are oustandingly delivered today...

but if you think you can lay the economic downfall on the democrats i have a bridge, and administration and two candidates to sell you, ones a pow, and the others.... cute

phil gramm, the guy that mcworse wants to have as tresure secruitary is responsible for the deregulation, he works for USB, and USB right now is trying to get in on that sweet bail out deal,

mccain is also a deregulator and up until phil gramm called the nation whiners and said we were in a mental recession, mccain had phil gramm as his top economic advisor

phil gramm may have been said to have bene kicked off the mccain campaign, but he has sure seems to be advising still

this crisis rides solely on the republicans shoulders.

how they try to pass it off as the democrats fault is just pathetic, im sure they would like us to believe the war in iraq was lied to the american public by not hte administration but the democrats

so take your talking points and shove them spock, because the big red arrow rests above the republicans heads

Palin rally's are filled with reporters
It's the only way they can try and get near her!

Seriously - the election is 46 days away and this woman has not had one press conference and had one interview (csn't count Hannity as anj interview that was a Press release)

Does anyone in their right mind think this woman is ready to lead this country?

be very afraid

colorado

still thinking that the decemberists drew the 75k people here in oregon i see...

lol if you only knew how stupid that claim is... i mean they might be able to get a couple hundred here in portland and maybe up to 500 at an event like the gorge

the decemberists are not bigger than the rolling stones or any of the massive crowd drawing bands that would be hard pressed to get 75k people to attend one of their concerts

also to shoot some more holes in your moronic claims, the decemberists werent called the decemberists or anything else for the event, there was no mention of a musical opening act

Way to go "EMMA" you said exactly what I was thinking...the Dems should spend less time searching the internet for "smears" on McCain/Palin...and more time trying to figure out why they are second guessing their own candidate. Why are most of You so mean spirited? Try to see the good in people...I pray for the Democrats everyday that they will open their eyes and think about the candidate that they have selected to run for President because if the Dems are elected, its sad to see what will become of our Nation. God bless us all.

Well Obama was not giving anything away or having a popular group as entertainment. So people did not want to listen to hot air!

Aussie - Florida was over 60,000 people
Whats the difference between Monday and Friday if people like a candidate then they will go.

The democrats are behind the issues with our economy today, instead of meeting and working things out they are they are passing the buck,
The same reason they want us to lose in the War on Terror is the same reason they want the economy to fail, for their own selfish power!

Bloomberg, just released, Democrats sinking the ecomony. MASSIVE donation from Freddie MAC and Fannie Mae to Obama campaign.. In 2 years the democrat congress has destroyed the economy, driven up gas prices, and made the country unsafe..for accurate news

After 19 months of being on the campaign trail, being a senator of a neigboring state, and being ELECTED by millions of people as the Democratic Nominee, the public has had a chance to see/hear/read about him before. Not so Palin, who was SELECTED by ONE PERSON with questionable judgment.

mccain and palin are such celebrities

they are too elite and out of touch... theres just a sense of arrogance with their campaign.

john mcworse voted against the gi bill and sarah palin has done... well i think she gave a speech a few weeks ago

they are the one!

Unsure About Sarah Palin?

geez and i understand their was no free beer, and concert either.

undecided purple person

Whew, the nastiness of the tone of Obama supporters continues unabated. It's really quite inspiring to see (supposed) adults calling anyone - let alone a candidate for vice president - a "pig" and constantly changing McCain to "mcsame." Oh, I guess that's the intellectual vote Obama has the lock on.

If you think posting things like that - instead of facts and REAL reasons we should vote for Obama (not "you're a racist if you don't," etc.) - helps your candidate, you are sadly mistaken.

colorado

FL police said there where only 30 thousand at the rally you claim 60 thousand people went too!

Well Id Like to see the Morons that
almost gave us a 2nd Great Depression

after just saying the Economy was

Sound... and the day after said

we the economy is in grave condition

Bush had been saying the same thing too

what only Obama said there was a

problem... yes the McBush run is historic......

Poor,Poor Ryan C, it's all over baby!!

Hahahahahahaaaaa! Good one Jake.

and yesterday sarah drew a crowd of 60 thousand in florida.
in albuq 2 weeks ago the venue had to change twice to make room for the crowd and their still were people not allowed in when the fire department stopped allowing more in the door. i was there it was electric. even late coming ticket holders were turned away.

undecided purple person

dem in chicago

Do you know the Republicans on blogs and the Republican Government make Chicargo sound like a mobster dump world wide!

There not helping you guys get the Olympics my friends here have asked me if its that bad because Ive been there!

I like the place its pretty sad that they attack Obama and you guys so bad rather then just debate the issues!

Uh oh.

That's it I am not voting for him!

How about those who walk away from McCain after Palin speaks?

Suckas

Obama's winning and will win in Nov

Most dem candidates wouldn't even go to Green Bay. McCain can't even fill venue in places he should be able to.

I do have a question.
How many foreign leaders does Palin know???

I do have a question.
How many foreign leaders does Palin know???

Jake, you might want to point out that the Packers played at home last night.

As a die hard Packer fan, I can tell you after tailgating for 7 hours, then a 3+ hour game, the next day can be somewhat long.

Heck, it's not uncommon to get to sleep at 1-2am after these night games.

I'm not usually a viewer of ABC news. . .and I've only started reading this site. . . .However, it's been very obvious who Tapper is 'FOR' ??? Are you an opinion journalist ?? If so, that's fine. . . but why not make that clear.
As for sizes of Crowds. . .it's really pathetic to try and say that McCain/Palin even come close to what Obama does ON HIS OWN !!!! Apparently without Palin (or a crowd that's gathered for another reason; Nascar,etc)
McCain's crowd sizes are dismal. . .and isn't that the reason she was selected?
NOT for policy EXPERIENCE or whatever. . .just to get the Conservative Base. . . .this country in her hands would be a disaster !!!! And what does it say that McCain had to do that. . . .he's still trying to hang on to a 'base' that WAS NOT FOR him. .Pathetic !!!! Crowd size. . .as a determining factor for the Presidency ??? . . . I dont' think so !!

algwriter

Too funny!

Obama's star is fading.

I love McCain and Palin!

I hope the DNC selects a real candidate next time. Or better yet let the people decide.

I could have had a Clinton 08

The Friday rally was bigger because everyone wanted to see Palin put lipstick on that pig. As soon as they figured out she was putting it on her own lips, they left. By midrally, the McCain people were either asleep or in their cars on the way home.

Gina, your just jealous that McCain is so boring and Palin is nothing more than Bush in a skirt.

Go Obama....

Obama leading McCain by three points, 46 to 44 percent with 8 percent undecided.

I wouldn't go by some pictures for this story. If you did you would think McCain is leading by a wide margin? Which begs the question whats the point of the story?

I've heard differing accounts of the number of people at this event. However, it's important to note the Green Bay is one of the reddest areas in a blue state. I'm from MKE but I went to school in GB. It's fairly conservative. Great town though!

I'm sure that McCain/Palin supporters are traveling out of state to go to these events which makes the crowd larger than if it were only local resident.

This is childish reporting.

The Global power is shifting and you are reporting this!!!!

Why should the rest of the world take seriously about America???

K thanks Ryan C Im off to work have a good one and keep up the good fight!

The gazette says 6-7k people were there and the place seats 10k. Green Bay is a conservative city though and much different than Madison, Milwaukee, and La Crosse.

Where are the comparison pictures? What are the attendance numbers? Your bias is showing.

susie are you for real all over the world we thought anyone but bush! Kerry or Kerrys gardener!

Who cares about a picture when the most important story is that Obama leads McCain in Wisc. Or this this story suggesting that has changed? Can you check for us Jake now you have us worried?

I don't even watch the television if Obama's on it. I just turn it off. No surprise to me that even his supporters are tuning him out now.

"Jake, you forgot to mention that Green Bay is a Republican stronghold"

What about all the Republicans for Obama? Wasn't he selling that a few months back?

Geez even the water carriers at National Review are calling the crowd in WI for both rallies about even. They even give Obama a slight edge due to the time the events were held.

And that's NATIONAL REVIEW!