Originally Posted by Taltarzac

You were allowed to pick up to 4 tickets per person. So, there may have only been 4000 to 5000 people picking up tickets for the Palin rally this Sunday.

I did not see that many people there when I picked up 4 tickets around 9:30 a.m. Friday September 19, 2008.

There were a good number but no where near the crowds I had expected.

We will see tomorrow though. I doubt if they will have the 20,000 they made tickets. This 20,000 tickets made is according to the Villages Daily Sun articles of today.

We have a friend who is active in the Republican party in the Winter Haven area. She could have had as many tickets as she wanted. She got 10 and is driving up with 4 others. In the article in the Daily Sun, it appears the Rep. party here had 20,000 tickets. Who knows how many there actually are. If people are coming from all over, this could be a disaster as far as seeing anything goes etc.

Regardless of who the rally is for you would think, considering just the 20K printed here, that it should have been held somewhere like the polo field.

Good luck to all who plan on attending. I'll be in my less than crowded house tuning into the Directv NFL package.

Attempting to get all these folks into Sumter landing could be a disaster.

SHE'S FALLING ALRIGHT !!! FALLING RIGHT INTO THE VP CHAIR....

THOSE GALS IN ALASKA WERE FROM THE PRO-CHOICE GANG AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO SINCE THEY FLUNKED THEIR COOKIE BAKING CONTEST......... (I think Hillary said that ??).....

Yup, Fumar she is failing and falling into oblivion.

Originally Posted by The Great Fumar

SHE'S FALLING ALRIGHT !!! FALLING RIGHT INTO THE VP CHAIR....

Nice to see something that makes me laugh in a Political thread.

I think many will go for the novelty of the event. Just because people are attending does not mean they support her. I know people that got tickets and have no intention whatsoever of supporting her. I look at the gaffes of the last week by McCain, and I'm surprised that anyone can support the ticket. Squashing the investigation into Troopergate and constantly continuing with the
"Thanks, but no thanks" lie is a disgrace. I guess she believes that old saying "Tell a lie often enough and people will believe it." I think she will be ruthless in seeking power for powers sake. I do not believe she has the people's best interests at heart, but instead has only the interest of Sarah Palin on her mind.

This appears to be a very conservative voting populace here which doesn't really mirror the rest of the country. So, not suprising that she would do well here.

Originally Posted by Sally Jo

Rokinronda You say Palin didn't know what the Bush Doctrine was. Neither did Charlie Gibson, or anyone else for that matter. I guess you say you did. It was a gotcha question. There are any number of answers to that question. There is no specific Bush Doctrine.

There a small variances, but the universally known meaning is:

A policy that the United States had the right to treat countries that harbor or give aid to terrorist groups as terrorists themselves, which was used to justify the invasion of Afghanistan and a policy of preventive war, which held that the United States should depose foreign regimes that represented a threat to the security of the United States, even if that threat was not immediate (used to justify the invasion of Iraq); a policy of supporting democracy around the world, especially in the Middle East, as a strategy for combating the spread of terrorism; and a willingness to pursue U.S. military interests in a unilateral way.

She didn't have to know it word for word, but she didn't have a clue to what Charles Gibson was talking about. That's just wrong!

Originally Posted by The Great Fumar

SHE'S FALLING ALRIGHT !!! FALLING RIGHT INTO THE VP CHAIR....

THOSE GALS IN ALASKA WERE FROM THE PRO-CHOICE GANG AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO SINCE THEY FLUNKED THEIR COOKIE BAKING CONTEST......... (I think Hillary said that ??).....

Fumar you're so far to the right, it should be the McBush, McCain, McPalin, McFumar campaign!

The people that are for Obama should study his background and you will know he is a racist in that one of his mentors says never trust whites. Also,
not only is he for partial birth abortion, but he voted to allow infants that survived a bothched abortion to die. Sounds like infantacide to me.
Remember, the only crimes in which the innocent victims are killed, are rape and incest.

Jimm, Are you a woman?? Would you like to be raped and forced to carry the issue of that rape? Would you like to carry your fathers child?????

I think partial birth abortion should be outlawed. I also do not believe in abortion after the first trimester . I do not believe in abortion for myself and I thank God I never had to be faced with such a terrible choice to make. I know one thing though, if you are a man, how dare you presume to decide what a woman can or can't do with her body in the case of rape or incest.

You said "Remember, the only crimes in which the innocent victims are killed, are rape and incest."
That is so wrong. What about war? Innocent children are killed every day in this country. Innocents are killed worldwide on a daily basis.

Originally Posted by samhass

Jimm, Are you a woman?? Would you like to be raped and forced to carry the issue of that rape? Would you like to carry your fathers child?????

I think partial birth abortion should be outlawed. I also do not believe in abortion after the first trimester . I do not believe in abortion for myself and I thank God I never had to be faced with such a terrible choice to make. I know one thing though, if you are a man, how dare you presume to decide what a woman can or can't do with her body in the case of rape or incest.

You said "Remember, the only crimes in which the innocent victims are killed, are rape and incest."
That is so wrong. What about war? Innocent children are killed every day in this country. Innocents are killed worldwide on a daily basis.

Very well put Sam.

If that Trooper did to our family what he did to her's....we would do the same if not more.
The guy is a nut job, and should have been fired. The Alaskan state Troopers should be ashamed of themselves for protecting that wild, drunk, kid tazering, sorry excuse of a lawman.

He was simply a terrorist.....they could make a movie from it and easily show it on Lifetime or the Oxygen channel.

Frank D.

Originally Posted by samhass

Jimm, Are you a woman?? Would you like to be raped and forced to carry the issue of that rape? Would you like to carry your fathers child?????

I think partial birth abortion should be outlawed. I also do not believe in abortion after the first trimester . I do not believe in abortion for myself and I thank God I never had to be faced with such a terrible choice to make. I know one thing though, if you are a man, how dare you presume to decide what a woman can or can't do with her body in the case of rape or incest.

You said "Remember, the only crimes in which the innocent victims are killed, are rape and incest."
That is so wrong. What about war? Innocent children are killed every day in this country. Innocents are killed worldwide on a daily basis.

Good post sam.

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I agree that this week's polls are showing Obama has his game back.

I think this is going to be a very close election. The debates will be critical.
I just hope that people will make their decisions based on what they hear and see on the debates, and not on the media spin afterward.

Ha... Yeh, Kerry was ahead in the polls 4 years ago too. Look where it go that loser! Don't put a lot of weight in polls... for either side.

Originally Posted by chelsea24

Sarah Palin failing was and is inevitable. The Peter Principal should now be called The Palin Principle. Basically, this is when a person is promoted to a position they cannot handle and is guaranteed failure. It's crystal clear this woman is not ready for this position. I think McCain was a self-serving sexist to put her in this position. He really didn't care if the world liked her or hated her. She was chosen to take the flack off of him. But, I think she was equally at fault for accepting. She shoulda blinked!

You are obviously a Liberal Democrat and are totally out of touch with reality. Did you just make this stuff up or are you repeating what some other tax loving Democrat said????

Sarah has the Liberals heading for the proverbial hills doesn't she?????? McCain may not have been my first choice for a Republican candidate, BUT...he showed phenomenal brilliance in picking Sarah Palin for his running mate. Did you ever think that he is cognizant of his own shortcomings and therefore got someone to stand with him who could really be a source of help and inspiration to him??? I still say she is an answer to the prayers of millions of Americans. She will make a very intelligent, beautiful, fresh, down to earth V.P.

I do have a ticket for tomorrow's event, but really don't like crowds so I think I'll watch it on TV.