Palin Clearwater rally crowd estimate: 4,500, GOP says 20,000

[Coexist]

10:15 a.m.

Clearwater police tally up the numbers: Two people ejected, nobody arrested. Five reports of heat-related medical issues, none serious. They estimate the crowd at 4,500, though local GOP officials say there were more.

local crazy lady hits the mike:

8:15 a.m.

Palm Harbor neighbors Susanne Edson and Lori Horne are dressed in matching T-shirts with Palin's face on them. Edson, 57, says Barack Obama is one of the most radical left politicians in the government: "He's put on a white mask and he's not presenting himself as he really is.''

MyFox Tampa Bay headline?

Palin rally brings 20,000 to Clearwater

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Republican Party officials say they have distributed 20,000 free tickets to today's event.

The rally could cause traffic tie-ups in downtown Clearwater this morning. Fort Harrison Avenue is closed near the park, along with Cleveland and Drew streets. However, a free shuttle is running between Jack Russell Stadium and the park until noon.

Meanwhile, Barack Obama's running mate will also greet supporters at the Sun Dome at USF in Tampa Wednesday. The campaign is calling it a "community gathering" in which Sen. Joe Biden will discuss America's current economic crisis and what is at stake for the country's economic future.

Did you catch that? The GOP distributed 20,000 tickets... to the shredder, apparently.

:rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Is this the same rally where the crowd was yelling racial epithets

at a camera operator?

[Coexist]

2. I don't know - it was yesterday. Where did you hear that?

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7341782&mesg_id=7341782

[Coexist]

11. Thanks for that - yup that would be the one.

[frogcycle]

4. I hope there is video of that

[nc4bo]

14. So I wonder if the 2 that were tossed out were the racist hatemongers?nt

[torbird]

25. Same rally? That's what I assumed

Also, Dana Milbank at WaPo says it was only "about 3,000" people at that rally.


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[rpannier]

3. The GOP included the cars that drove by and laughed in their 20000

It's nice to see that Susanne Edson was able to get away from her Aryan-sisterhood meeting to attend the rally and get an interview where she could throw in her racist slurs

[FrenchieCat]

5. I'm starting to think that lying to them is like breathing to us.

Any crowd pictures?
Someone that was there and posted on a blog had mentioned that they had moved everyone to one side for pictures. The place normally holds about 10,000 is the understandig that I got..and it was a bit less than 1/2 full.

[old mark]

7. I guess the "Straight Talk Express" is no more...nt

[Coexist]

10. holds 12,000 - but I can't find any crowd shots

just close ups.

[1corona4u]

12. There are only 2 pics posted at daylife, and one of them is

her with Joe LIEberman, The other one, she is in the middle of some people, and you can't see the crowd. I find this highly suspicious, because at all her other events there are many pics. She's also dropped to #5 on that site, so that's interesting as well.

I did find this pic on the internet from the event, but not too telling....

[Coexist]

13. droopy dog hit the radio yesterday morning.

I heard his depressing voice as I was switching stations. The 3rd or 4th rated morning show has him on. Begged him to get Palin to call in..

Top rated morning show here are huge Obama supporters.

[lamp_shade]

6. See here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7337486&mesg_id=7337486

[Dinger]

9. Reminds Me Of The 50 freeper Fart

Washington Monument, 2004 campaign. I heard about it on Democrats.Com I think. 50 freepers went to a "rally," and that as they say, was that.

[NI4NI]

15. Palin was only preachin' to the choir

According to Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz who was a quest on Rachel Maddow's show last night, Palin is ONLY being sent to districts that are, and have been 100% republican strongholds for years. Districts that have no Democrat representation at all.

Did anyone SEE a photo containting 20,000 people? I would quess that if there were such a photo, the pubs would have publicized it highly.

[1corona4u]

16. LOL, I especially liked their

"victory in Florida" banner that was hanging in front of the podium where she was speaking....just watched a clip of her bullshit at one of the local news stations...I fucking hate her. Lying witch.

Here's a pic from that video;



Notice how she fits in with the flag? How did she know to do that? Planned in advance perhaps??

[southpaw]

22. And not just in Florida

The McFuckedandheknowsit campaign is only sending Palin to the safe zones where adoring crowds of republican faithful are all but guaranteed to slither out from under their rocks to worship at her feet.

[Barack_America]

17. They let "white face" lady address the crowd?

Wow. Just wow.

[Poiuyt]

18. Clearwater is the home of the scientologists

[Starry Messenger]

19. Clearwater, hmm.

Maybe the scientologists were doing the counting. They are notorious for inflating numbers like this. :tinfoilhat:

[Ganja Ninja]

23. Their HQ was within walking distance form the rally. n/t

[LibraLiz1973]

20. He's put on a WHITE MASK? Are these fuckers serious?

I swear to god, I am getting madder and madder as the days go by.
Racist pieces of shit!

[paparush]

21. Must have tallied the total carrying capacity of all the SUV's.

[RoadRage]

24. So 15,500 were smart enough

to throw the tickets away.

That says A LOT about the good people of FL.. especially since Rachel Maddow said last night that they're only allowing Palin to talk in REALLY RED REPUBLICAN towns and areas. They don't want her to have to face hecklers or questions... :eyes: 'Cause Presidents never have to actually encounter people who oppose them.

[1corona4u]

26. She didn't get a warm and fuzzy greeting at her fund raiser, in Boca yesterday.

in fact, they went in through the back entrance of the Boca Resort & Club, because there were protestors out front.

[Virginia Dare]

31. The chi-chi repub millionaires didn't like her trailer trash hokum?...n/t

[1corona4u]

33. Apparently not. There were a couple of people supporting her...

one was Jewish, and was ranting on about how Obama is anti-Israel...blah, blah, blah.... stupid fucker.

[agentS]

27. The new Republican Mathematics

If crowd numbers are less than 5,000, inflate by 2.1 times, regardless of event container's ability to hold that many people.

Here guys I got another classic zinger for ya!

McCain/Palin 08; No Child Left Behind's crowning achievement- students who can't count.

[tanyev]

35. I think they've abandoned base 10 in favor of a faith-based numbering system.

[gatorboy]

28. Buchanan kept upping the attendance record yesterday.

"RACHEL! THERE WERE 30,000-40,000 PEOPLE THERE!!" *tomahawk chop*

[LiberalAndProud]

29. Is there nothing the GOP will not lie about?

Can't trust them with a weather report. If they tell you it's raining, best to look for yourself.

[renie408]

30. That might explain what I heard on Morning Joe this morning...n/t

[Virginia Dare]

32. The MSNBC morning crew is propping Palin up every morning..

this morning they were talking abuot how her popularity just keeps growing and it will likely push more voters towards McCain, meanwhile on the crawl at the bottom of the screen, it said Palin's negative numbers had risen to 37%.

[wowimthere]

34. Of course they stupid shit like this... perception is everything to them

[WhiteTara]

36. have you ever noticed they don't show

repuke crowd sizes? In Obama shots, you see the 20 to 250 thousand people, but with McPalin, they only show the people on stage?