Booman Tribune ~ Open Thread

How sad that there's not a hardworking white, blue collar person in the audience.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 10:14:20 PM EST

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Yep, just look at all those latte-sipping, Prius-driving black folks.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to you country.

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 09:05:19 AM EST
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I watch and excerpt of the speech on CNN's Ballot Bowl and they never indicated or showed the size of the crowd.

katjam

by elizlynn on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 09:28:17 PM EST

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Yeah, I saw that too.

But oh, the media is propping him up, say the Hillbloggers. Uh-huh.

mbr + dv + woyg

by keirdubois (keir@mybandrocks.com) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 09:48:04 PM EST
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Now CNN is updating, they've got the crowd at 50,000. sigh NYT has more pictures as well and they're calling the crowd at 75,000. Obama's last record was 35,000 in PA.

by mainsailset on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 10:14:04 PM EST
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Wall Street Journal still says 75,000. Just, wow.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 10:15:09 PM EST
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what ya think, Or. for Obama! simply awesome

by BrendaStewart (stormyweather1@hotmail.com) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 09:29:41 PM EST

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Note to the superdel's still on the sidelines...Americans want this man to be their president.

by mainsailset on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 09:30:35 PM EST

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While sexism is a problem, take a look at the comments section at the Washington Post.

by BooMan on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 09:32:14 PM EST

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That is disheartening.

by Second Nature (denn1214 at gmail) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 09:43:37 PM EST
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Yeah--well a hit dog will holler. (none / 0)

Fear will do that to those types.

I guaran-damn-tee you that 98% of those folks barely have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of, but by God...they're white. And their president could be Black.

Oh no! :) He's gonna enslave you!!! Run! Run for your lives!!! Bwahahahahaha!!!!!

And they say liberals have "white guilt"? Heh. That response only comes from someone who knows they are wrong and fears the day that the Lord is merciful. It's actually kind of funny.

So we'll have to work harder than we've ever worked before. Nothing is guaranteed. But you best believe I am guaranteed to try!

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 10:47:05 PM EST
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Great gosh a'mighty! (none / 0)

Daaayummmmm! That's a lot of folks!

I heard about it on the NBC nightly news this evening. My God, I've never seen anything like this!

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 10:06:04 PM EST

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Wow. Just wow.

The more control, the more that requires control. This is the road to chaos. -Frank Herbert, The Dosadi Experiment

by chimneyswift on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 10:18:51 PM EST

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Dude. Come on. That is SO obviously Photoshopped to look like there were lots of people there. ;)

This reminds me, too, of one of those things that niggle at me--why is it that OUR events always bring out incredible crowds, and theirs have to have suckers bussed in? Y'think maybe "we've got the numbers"?

Nah. Couldn't be. The media wouldn't try to step on something like that, so as to make us think we're weak, would they? Course not.

by annagranfors on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 10:51:55 PM EST

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Looks like the stadium from a Dead show!

The people there were first-hand participants in history.

by aoxomoxoa on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 10:58:35 PM EST

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ROTFL.. It does, doesn't it?

One way or the other, this darkness has to give....

by Denim Blue on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 09:50:43 AM EST
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That was my first thought too.

(OT, but it's finally sunny enough here to take pictures for knit-a-paloza, so I'm thinking I'll post one late this afternoon.)

by CabinGirl on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 10:42:31 AM EST
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It looks like Woodstock. There I am! Ten rows back, about four hundred and fifty from the right...

by Bob In Pacifica on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 10:30:42 AM EST
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Gotta loved that they've tagged his jet Dem Force One!

by mainsailset on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 12:07:26 AM EST

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