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Elaborate stagecraft makes for colorful Kerry rally
Mpls Star & Sickle ^ | 10-21-04 | Terry Collins and Bob Von Sternberg

Posted on 10/21/2004 7:39:27 PM PDT by Rakkasan1

With 12 days remaining in the campaign, the Kerry organization remains flush with cash, and it showed in the stagecraft at Thursday's rally.

Red, white and blue lights and projected U.S. flags played across the Metrodome's east wall. On the far side of the lot was a huge maroon-and-gold sign proclaiming "Minnesota is Kerry Country." The center of the lot had a raised, round stage with "Fresh Start for America" written on it. The rally ended with cannons firing red, white and blue confetti.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: kerry; liar; metrodome; minnesota; rally
must be the sane elaborate stage craft that got such inflated crowd numbers.cardboard cut-out figures?
1 posted on 10/21/2004 7:39:28 PM PDT by Rakkasan1
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I mean, that Star Tribune story could read like a Pravda loop from the 60's..."Our Glorious Party..blah..blah.."


2 posted on 10/21/2004 7:41:08 PM PDT by WoodstockCat (DNC and John Kerry: Forgers R' Us)
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I thought colorful? maybe he's orange again...


3 posted on 10/21/2004 7:43:44 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the Piece:Charity is conservative;doing it with someone else's money is liberal.)
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4 posted on 10/21/2004 7:48:35 PM PDT by MisterRepublican
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I believe this is Dem ca-ca. I saw a story the other day that said as of 9/30, Bush had $108 million and Kerry had $79 million in their respective campaign war chests.


5 posted on 10/21/2004 7:51:23 PM PDT by DustyMoment (Repeal CFR NOW!!)
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I keep seeing different figures. One article tonight said Kerry has $24 million remaining while Bush has only $22 million. But of course the Demo 527s give the bad guys an edge. One area where there is a GOP advantage though is that the RNC has much more $$ available now than the DNC.


6 posted on 10/21/2004 7:56:39 PM PDT by TNCMAXQ
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I work about 3 blocks away from the Metrodome in Minneapolis and I park in a ramp right across the street so when leaving late from work I got treated to an earful of this 'pagentry'

While walking to our cars my coworker (recently from Michigan) asked if I recognized who was speaking. I told him it was Walter Mondale.

My friend stopped, turned to me and said "you mean the guy that lost a presidential election by the largest electoral margin - and then lost a senatorial election is the person introducing Kerry? A loser introducing an even bigger loser. Kerry is toast if he has to take time to campaign in Minnesota and pal around with Mondale!"

Couldn't have said it better myself.

I drove past that gathering and called my wife to tell her to draw some bath water because driving past / through that mob while listening to Mondale at 100 decibels made me feel the need to take a bath.


7 posted on 10/21/2004 8:19:47 PM PDT by Dan C
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I was out side the rally, when the the speaker that introduced Sen. sKerry say say "We are going to terminate President Bush." I was almost going to ask a L.O.E. if heard someone just threaten the President, but decided not to.


8 posted on 10/21/2004 8:31:31 PM PDT by MattMa (I'm not a victim, I am a conservative and if you get to close, I just may bite.)
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"...A loser introducing an even bigger loser."


that about sums it up. Mondale has never won anything.


9 posted on 10/21/2004 8:53:07 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the Piece:Charity is conservative;doing it with someone else's money is liberal.)
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