Bush campaigns for Republicans in rural Georgia, find lots of empty seats

[TexasLawyer]

Bush campaigns for Republicans in rural Georgia, find lots of empty seats
The Associated Press

Published: October 31, 2006

PERRY, Georgia President George W. Bush spent a second day in a row campaigning in rural Georgia, targeting a shrinking slice of America where Republicans think he still can help their cause in next week's elections.

Bush is spending the final days of the campaign in small town venues, where White House officials hope he can inspire people to vote Republican on Nov. 7.

Polls show Republicans struggling to hold onto power in Congress as voters express dissatisfaction with Bush's policies in the Iraq war and with congressional scandals. Democrats hope to capitalize on those views by winning control of the House of Representatives, where they need to pick up 15 seats, and the Senate, where they need a gain of six. All 435 House seats and 33 of the Senate's 100 seats are at stake.

Bush didn't fill the arena at the Georgia National Fairgrounds on Tuesday — plenty of seats were empty in the back along with nearly half of the vast floor space. But those who came out for the rally were enthusiastic, applauding his calls for tax cuts and against gay marriage. "We don't want Washington Democrats running the House of Representatives," Bush said from a stage decorated with hay bales, pumpkins and a billboard-size American flag.

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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/01/america/NA_POL_US_Bush.php

[Erika]

1. It's disgusting how W would emit such hate on democrats

He acts like anyone who dares disagee with him is equal to being an enemy. A very sick man, indeed.

[Robbien]

5. This is the first time in history that an American president

professes such hatred for most of the country he rules. Bush is the President of Republicans, the rest of us are leaderless.

[hughee99]

22. "most of the country"?

most of the country doesn't vote, and doesn't pay any attention to politics. They pay their taxes to fund his wars and enlist in his military. I don't think * has any beef with most of the country.

[tanyev]

18. Such a uniter.

:eyes:

[babylonsister]

2. He's not liked except those=-ugh = sheeple that might turn out

anytime, anywhere, just not today. His 'bottom line' might be running scared.

[NYC Liberal]

3. "Washington Democrats"

Hm.Would Bush prefer Democrats from elsewhere?

[TexasLawyer]

4. Here's a visual

President George W Bush speaks to Republican supporters
during a rally in Perry, Georgia

I love the thought that he's waving to a half-empty crowd.

[hatrack]

21. Nice tight shot there. No overall crowd shots? Strange!

:eyes:

[4_TN_TITANS]

26. LOL......

Does this photo remind anyone else of the Luckovich cartoons??? Hey George, need a step ladder for the podium?

:rofl:

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. An embarrassment. I'd rather have the bastard out at some shit hole place

than in Washington fucking up more policy. Maybe they can fool him into staying out there campaigning for the next year and a half.

[Art_from_Ark]

7. The "Great Uniter" speaketh

:puke:

[Mist]

8. Perry, GA has a population of 11,018--the p(residency) is devolving. nt

[MiniMe]

9. I didn't know there were any key races in Georgia

I wonder why he isn't Ohio, Virginia, Tennessee, Montana, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania.

:rofl:

[w4rma]

13. Money. The only thing that nutjob can do now is fundraise.

If that wasn't a fundraiser, there was probably a fundraiser scheduled near it.

[NJCher]

15. yes, and even that is because of a title

That he stole. When that title is gone, there will no interest whatsoever in him, other than seeing him incarcerated because of his crimes.

I recall reading an article about Reagan after his term was over. This was his first moment as a private citizen. No more Air Force One. The article talked about how not one single citizen came to see him off at the airport. That emphasized to me how much is bestowed on the title.

That is not the way it was with Clinton. Wherever he goes as a former president, he is greeted by enthusiastic crowds.

Ignominy is what happens to these Republican emtpy suits.




Cher

[MiniMe]

16. I think he is doing these for free, no fundraising

I think it is just for soundbites on the news, its getting hard to find places where the crowd would agree with you so much.

[gratuitous]

28. "Free" being a relative term

The audience may not be charged admission, but Stupidhead's still drawing his government paycheck, and jetting around on the people's dime to campaign against 60% of the electorate.

[RubyDuby in GA]

23. There are two key races that the RNC has been pouring money into

Two Congressional districts are up for re-election this year. In 2004, these two Democrats were the only ones in the entire country to defeat incumbent Republicans. Now, with the prospect of them losing the House, they are trying desperately to take these two back. The two they are targeting are extremely conservative Democrats (far too conservative for me), but they are Democrats who refused to switch parties.

I think it shows the desperation of the national republican party that they send Bush to GA two days in a row - a state that is supposed to be one of his friendly locations.

[TwentyFive]

10. I wonder if * realizes he's about to become irrelevant?

People are rejecting his politics of hate, division, cronyism, and bone headed war strategy in droves.

[upi402]

11. Mr Airplane Driver Mans is having trouble stacking the audience?

awww

He can't even fill a joint with Bushbots in rural GA.
:rofl:

[bahrbearian]

12. Here is a picture of the Sheep and Swine Barn #2

at the Georgia National Fairgrounds

[gully]

14. Awesome headline considering what it might have been.

HA!

[TexasLawyer]

24. Well, it's the International Herald Tribune

so they have the freedom to avoid giving the article a US-MSM pro-Bush headline.

[tanyev]

17. George Bush enters the Meat Loaf phase of his presidency.

Can't even fill a county fair.

[Canuckistanian]

19. I can see the marquee now...

"Puppet Show and President Bush"

[cobalt1999]

20. I can hear Rove now...

"I’ve told them a hundred times: put ‘George Bush’ first and ‘Puppet Show’ last."

[Barrett808]

27. "We've got a big dressing room, though."

Jeanine: Oh, no! I told them once, I told them a hundred times: put "Spinal Tap" first and "Puppet show" last.
Derek: It's a morale builder, isn't it?
Jeanine: We've got a big dressing room, though.
David: What?
Jeanine: Got a big dressing room here...
David: Oh, we've got a bigger dressing room than the puppets?
Oh, that's refreshing...

http://personal.mco.bellsouth.net/m/u/murf01/tist/tist-2.htm

[kestrel91316]

25. Hahahahahaha......hahahahahaha ......

[olshak]

29. It's hysterical that...

he is campaigning in rural Georgia to incite the base because he is too much of a liability to bring into any contested areas.

Face it Dubya, you are even a failure as a tyrant.

[HuffleClaw]

30. i think the real point that needs to be made about these appearances

is that what is really happening is that they are desperate to hold onto their crumbling base, NOT to attract new voters.

[Anakin Skywalker]

31. Never Fails to Bring Out the Boogie-Man, Does He?

Boogie-Man being the the gay marriage issue. It is one of the few favorite tricks Rethugs use to lure voters.

This trick is getting so old.