Claps weak for Bush Now!

[goclark]

He is speaking in Davenport Iowa.

The window dressing people were NOT clapping when he talked about Medicare. The audience did not clap!

After that, he started mixing up his words.

All of a sudden it changed. They must have gotten the message because they started clapping on cue.

They never showed the crowd. It seemed small from the noise.

The man to his left is still clapping weak. So is the lady directly behind him. The children are looking at him like he is crazy.

Said," we gave tax relief to every American that pays taxes."

* What tax relief did he give me? My taxes were higher this year.

[MaryH]

1. I didn't get any tax relief

I'm a single woman without kids. We never get anything.

[goclark]

3. Me too

and the Chimp said that we would get relief.

He LIED!

[wicket]

7. we got a tax INCREASE

By all of the federal burden being shifted to state and local taxes. Bush hates working families!

[Connie_Corleone]

11. I got an extra $2.50 per paycheck from Bush.

n/t

[bushisanidiot]

19. You better start spendin' that $2.50 otherwise yer helping the terrorists!

DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS!!!

[TheFarseer]

12. same here

I'm a single guy and had an income of under $20,000 last year. First time I ever had to pay in actually. What a crock. And I hate it when they always want child credits. Screw that, that doesn't help me! And if you know anything about taxes, the marriage penalty is complete BS too!

[wildeyed]

23. Do we still have the earned income credit?

When I was in your boat, Clinton forced the earned income credit through, meaning I got a tax credit for being a low wage earner. It was a HUGE help to me. I was just out of college and struggling with freelance and p/t work while I looked for a full time position. That was then only tax relief that ever made a real difference for me.

When we got that tax refund check a few years ago, I gave half to Crisis Assistance Ministries (help to the working poor) and half to NARAL, just to piss the Bushies off.

[ClassWarrior]

2. Be grateful...

...he gave you a $300 advance on your refund.

Rude liberals.

[Worst Username Ever]

15. No kidding.

I wish they'd all stop hating America so much.

[tandot]

4. I actually had to pay more taxes this year with an income under $20,000

and just got a notice from the IRS that I made a mistake when I filed and that I owe them almost $500 more.

Bush is a lying piece of sh*t

[Parche]

9. irs

the same happened to me, those bastards
Like I said, what tax refund, single people dont get anything
I had to pay more this year for the first time
GW Bush is lying again

[luaneryder]

14. As a married couple with no children

a mortgage, huge medical bills last year, we still ended up paying over $300 at tax time. What tax break?!

[DemoTex]

5. Ah, the penicillin is working.

.

[MisterP]

6. I was thinking about gonorrhea, too!

[bluedog]

8. anybody see

when they were sitting or waiting for bush.on MSNBC...there was a guy holding up a white cardboard.looked like a flash card.the camera focused on it..as if to give the camera a direct hit towards the stage.....think these are "clap cards" being flashed at different times?

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

17. They probably say:

"Clap serfs! Or the Secret Service will take you away in handcuffs!" And if that doesn't scare them, Karen Hughes will glare at them until they crumble.

His speeches always remind me of this fairy tale record album my younger sister had with Kermit the Frog. The king was giving a speech and his assistant told the serfs what to do. The king makes a lame joke and the lackey says. "Polite chucke." And the crowd chuckles. The king gets really mad and says "Polite chuckle?" ansd the lackey says, "Uh...uh...building to uproarious laughter!" And the crowd starts laughing insanely.

[Itchinjim]

10. The Son of a Bitch

is about two miles away from me right now! ARRRRRGH! Get the hell out of my town you fucking dimwit !!!!

[AlCzervik]

13. yes, the guy with the dark sunglasses and tshirt

didnt look too enthused to be there.

[cthrumatrix]

21. would you be pleased to be "waisting your time" swallowing his lies

[AlCzervik]

22. well geez when you put it that way!

I thought they were all sceened and such to insure a supportive and highly responsive crowd.

[AmerDem]

16. weak claps for a weak man!

nuff said

[buycitgo]

18. does he EVER have any rallies without invitations?

can you just walk up and watch, like they do with Kerry?

I went to a big one at College of DuPage four years ago, with a hidden AWOL sign (big, red W....two sided, with an A, an O, and an L stapled inside; but I couldn;t get ANYbody to hold up a few letters....they were BIG, two by three feet), and you had to have a printed invitation to get into the restricted courtyard to see him

they knocked a guy with a Nader bumper sticker on his Tshirt to the ground

talked to him for awhile

VERY Leni Reifenstahlish that day; LOADS of anger in the air....bad bad vibes

[cthrumatrix]

20. only brownshirts and anyone without a brain can attend.

[buycitgo]

24. seriously

every one I hear about REQUIRES invitations

you heard about the one where they had to give drivers' license numbers, addresses, and SIGN a pledge to VOTE for them?

it was all over the radio

amazing

do ANY spontaneous rallies occur?

who would know about this?

[cthrumatrix]

25. all control since soo many people hate this chickenhawk