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PALIN DRAWS CROWD OF 70,000 IN THE VILLAGES (FLORIDA RALLY 9/21/08)
News-Press | Sunday, September 21, 2008 | Bill Cotterell

Posted on 09/21/2008 3:40:53 PM PDT by kristinn

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To: Lady Heron

LOL! My husband told me last night he was going to sign on to start a thread on what to do when you lose you spouse to FR during high news cycles like elections.

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Hey, my darling dh said he’d be the first to sign up! He might even be a co-sponser to your dh’s thread.


161 posted on 09/21/2008 4:48:56 PM PDT by navymom1 (I support Free Speech. Defeat the Fairness Doctrine.)
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To: Aria

Me too! 13,000 showed up on a Friday morning here in Minnesota on a work day. Imagine the turn out on a weekend.

My confidence in winning this thing is building because I believe in the goodness in people. Obama offers nothing of the sort.


162 posted on 09/21/2008 4:49:34 PM PDT by mplsconservative
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To: cruise_missile

FREE BEER FOR THE GERMANS!!!

Having been there and remembering the great times!!

Thats like giving GOLD to The SWISS!

The Messiah shoulda had 2,000,000 minimum if he was any good!


163 posted on 09/21/2008 4:50:00 PM PDT by NOBAMA in 08 ( OBIE HUSSEIN IS AN EMPTY SUIT with NO Redeeming Value!)
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To: STARWISE

Shoot, I don’t even know where to find CBS. It’s been that long. Oh, there it is.


164 posted on 09/21/2008 4:50:22 PM PDT by Bahbah (Typical white person-Snow white)
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To: dfwgator

“McCain just lost my vote when he said that Andrew Cuomo would be a good choice for SEC chairman, is he nuts?”

Easy now. Let them think that. There are thousands of vote to be had with this statement. Just like what he did with his VP choice, when it’s time, he’ll do the right thing.


165 posted on 09/21/2008 4:50:49 PM PDT by Ben Reyes
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To: kristinn
HOLY COW, 70,000 and without Styrofoam columns or a band from the grave. WOW SIMPLY WOW! A sea of humanity!
166 posted on 09/21/2008 4:51:24 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: dfwgator
McCain just lost my vote when he said that Andrew Cuomo would be a good choice for SEC chairman, is he nuts?

You're thinking Obama would pick someone more conservative?

Yes, he's nuts. Like Bush, he thinks reaching across the aisle will curry favor with democrats and voters. Like Bush, he is wrong.

167 posted on 09/21/2008 4:52:47 PM PDT by TN4Liberty (The first amendment doesn't end with "...as long as nobody is offended.")
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To: rabidralph

Check out Trig’s right hand in post 92.

“My Mom is #1”


168 posted on 09/21/2008 4:52:54 PM PDT by Benjamin Dover (This tagline space for rent)
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To: Jean S

Palin Draws Crowd of 70,000 in the Villages . . . Can somebody post picture of these sea of people?


169 posted on 09/21/2008 4:52:56 PM PDT by esqmama
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To: dfwgator

Fear not...Andrew wants to be Governor of NY.


170 posted on 09/21/2008 4:53:47 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: esqmama

You got a broken index finger?


171 posted on 09/21/2008 4:53:55 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (MSM Lied, Journalism Died. RIP 2008)
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To: esqmama

They changed the headline to 60,000.


172 posted on 09/21/2008 4:53:56 PM PDT by WilliamReading
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To: kristinn; Earthdweller; SE Mom; penelopesire; Miss Didi; Bahbah; snugs; Guenevere; silent_jonny; ...
FANTASTIC VIDEO OF PALIN RALLY CROWD !! WOO HOO! SENIORS, YOUNG ADULTS .. ALL AGES!!!

LOVE that Piper!!

So much for my nap ... ;)

173 posted on 09/21/2008 4:54:00 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: kristinn

BTTT!!!


174 posted on 09/21/2008 4:54:26 PM PDT by markomalley (Extra ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: kristinn

The fire chief clearly states that the estimated crowd was 60,000.

70,000 is the population of “The Villages”.

May I suggest that you ask a mod to correct the thread title?

(60,000 is nothing to be ashamed of!)


175 posted on 09/21/2008 4:54:26 PM PDT by Nik Naym (Everyone has a right to my opinion.)
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To: mware

LOL - Griff is on right now - what a necktie he’s wearing!


176 posted on 09/21/2008 4:54:45 PM PDT by Inspectorette
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To: MinuteGal
The MSM wieghs in on the size of the crowd. From Jonathan Martin at Politico:

Sarah Palin tonight attracted the largest crowd yet to any Republican campaign event this cycle, drawing tens of thousands of Floridians out in a conservative-leaning retirement community north of Orlando for a solo rally.

Exactly how many voters Palin, making her first campaign trek to the Sunshine State, had in The Villages is uncertain.

Mike Tucker, a local fire marshal, estimated 60,000. But reporters on the ground, including AP's Brendan Farrington and my colleague Ken Vogel, would only say "tens of thousands," suggesting the marshal's estimate was on the high side. The St. Pete Times's Adam Smith had another fire official in the crowd say it was about 25,000.

Regardless, the size of the crowd underscores just how enthused conservatives are for Palin and the sort of buzz she's still able to drive nearing a month after her introduction as John McCain's running mate.

SNIP

177 posted on 09/21/2008 4:55:12 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: dfwgator
McCain just lost my vote when he said that Andrew Cuomo would be a good choice for SEC chairman, is he nuts?

Listening to John Batchelor on WABC and John Fund from the WSJ. The Paulson bailout bill has language that is staggering; along the lines of: "Decisions made under this bill are non-reviewable by any entity." This would make the secretary of the Treasury the most powerful man in government with respect to finance. They also question whether we are actually in as bad an economic crisis as everyone is saying. Finally, they say this helps Obama in the short term as McCain went through the week flailing around on the issue.

What is really disturbing is the language in the proposed fix that gives too much power to the SecTreas. Mark Levin on Friday said government taking actions like this was socialism (something Obama no doubt will applaud).

178 posted on 09/21/2008 4:55:21 PM PDT by CedarDave (Gloom and doom Democrats cheer for financial despair, losing wars and hurricanes. That's leadership!)
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To: STARWISE

great pics

thanks


179 posted on 09/21/2008 4:56:37 PM PDT by Canedawg (Show me an old Liberal and I'll show you someone with no brains. - Winston Churchill)
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To: Dawn531
I wasn't at the event but you have to remember that the location is very close to Ocala and a relatively short drive from Orlando and Tampa (within an hour of each).
180 posted on 09/21/2008 4:56:39 PM PDT by WHBates
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