CNN just Reported that 2,000 people Showed up for Hillary Rally last week in RI, Obama has 6,000

[MadBadger]

And its in the Same place where she spoke last week and 1,000 are waiting outside.

[Colobo]

1. Wooooo! Gobama!

[adoraz]

2. yeah I am watching that now. noticed it was the same place and a lot more energetic

[Evergreen Emerald]

3. I remember when the media lied about how many of us protested

in WA DC against the war.


THE MEDIA LIES. They have been giving a leg-up to Obama since this thing started.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. so. . . . MSM made up the springpatch rally of 15,000

(my sis sent me pix from her office window)
MSM made up the chicago rally I attended, with many thousands
MSM made up all the rally numbers?

amazing how your logic leaps from MSM covering up public anger and protest of a war, to claiming that they OVERESTIMATE the numbers of Obama supporters showing up. That's like jumping the grand canyon without the help of a kneivel bike.

[Evergreen Emerald]

22. I have seen throngs at Clinton rallys.

The media does not show them. The media touts Obama crowds and is silent on Clinton's, unless they are smaller, and then they blow up the story.

I do not understand how people cannot see the distortions and bias against Clinton in the media--and for obama.

[SoFlaJet]

15. now THAT'S rich

.

[Kittycat]

18. So all the pictures pouring in every day from DU & DKos members Camera Phones & Digi Cameras

Are just imaginary photoshopped pictures. Live video footage before, during and after rallies on CNN Ballot Box, are just pretend and not really happening. Pictures in newspapers online and in print - across america, showing thousands, upon thousands waiting in lines hours before events - just a funny camera angle.

Sure... Whatever you're smoking, you might want to stop. It's clearly clouded your judgment and sanity.

[anigbrowl]

20. Take off the tinfoil hat and back away from the keyboard

there's media manipulation and there's being an educated media consumer. If you can't tell when the MSM is telling the truth or not then its your problem. There's plenty o sources around to get a full picture if you put in the work.

[Evergreen Emerald]

23. There is bias against Clinton in the media. I have seen throngs of crowds at

her events. That story is not reported. Conversely, when she has a lower crowd than Obama--that story is front page.

If you honestly do not see the media bias against Clinton, we are going to be in a world of hurt--propaganda instead of free press does not a democracy make.

[MadBadger]

24. What to you constitutes throngs?

[SoxFan]

37. It's more than a horde, less than a mass

[anigbrowl]

40. As an ex-journo who's had my share of stories spiked...

I don't think I need to take lessons from you. If you have n argument to make, do it like everyone else - get some evidence together.

[John Q. Citizen]

27. It won't be long until the media doesn't have Hillary Clinton to kick around any more.

[kid a]

49. haha

[sandnsea]

30. In 2004, war protesters were begging for a protesting candidate

Now you've got him, you don't want him. :crazy:

[Tellurian]

56. No, we don't want another LIAR in the WH..

thanksverymuch...

[tokenlib]

4. That crowd sounds "fired up" and excited...n/t

[caledesi]

32. Lived most of my life in Newport. RI is/was Hillary country.

I just saw the vid. I was surprised at the enthusiam for O.

[Yael]

38. I LOVE Newport

That town is a true diamond in the rough. So charming!!

[NYCGirl]

5. Ironically, it's the same venue where she did the mocking "the sky will open up"

speech. So I guess she was right — it did, but not when she was there.

:rofl:

[Cha]

26. And Rhode Island's State Motto is..

HOPE..did they research that before their little wild eyed mock performance? Hmmmmmmmmm?

[NYCGirl]

29. Hell, Penn and Wolfson seem to think research is for peons. Hillary was surprised

to hear about the primary/caucus system in Texas!

[Cha]

34. Yeah, why would research anything when

you already have the inevitable candidate paying you the big bucks for your services?

[caledesi]

35. HOPE! O should have mentioned that. Grew up uin Newport and

my 94-year old mother is voting for Hillary. I mentioned the youth vote and how they DON'T think race is a big issue.. She didn't listen.. then I talked about JFK and RFK. Listened then. Hey, she is 94!

[NYCGirl]

39. God bless your mom. No matter who she votes for (and you may have

convinced her), but it's wonderful that she's still active in the democratic system.

[Cha]

48. Obama should mention it! I saw

it on a thread the day hilary was mocking Obama voters in Rhode Island.

A friend at work today said her 85 year old mother voted for Obama in Alabama and "she's a racist"!

[mtnsnake]

6. Is there anything you guys don't gloat about?

:shrug:

[tokenlib]

8. We're not gloating..we're proud and inspired..n/t

[SoonerPride]

12. The Revolution will be televised.

Sit back and watch the show, cause we're taking our country back.

[CalGator]

14. having seen some of the absurd pro-Hillary posts....

Apparently so. We don't see a candidate turn a 20-point lead into a 2-point lead and consider it a victory to still be ahead in one state.

[tekisui]

25. Is there anything you guys have to gloat about?

:shrug:

Or be proud of?

[John Q. Citizen]

33. When Hill concedes the gloating will stop. As long as she stays in the race, what do

you expect?

The war is still on until she admits defeat and endorses Obama.

And that's how it should be. The same would be occuring if the reletive situations were reversed.

[Lerkfish]

44. isn't a good thing to have people fired up about a democratic candidate?

He wasn't my first choice, but I got to hand it to him, he IS getting people enthused and in large numbers. Large numbers are going to be the only defense against diebolding in the general.

He's grown on me, in terms of campaigning and deflecting attacks effectively.

I would point out, if you seem upset, that about a year ago, some people were telling "looney left" people to shut up and get in line behind hillary. When the shoe is on the other foot, sometimes it seems uncomfortable.

[DearAbby]

7. It was the Free "Hooters and Beer" signs on the corner n/t

[bluestateguy]

9. Hillary voters = Establishment voters

"Well, my governor/senator/Congressman said to vote for Hillary, so that's what I'm going to do"

[AtomicKitten]

11. The sky opened up and delivered for Obama.

[sniffa]

13. AND....

this was a very short notice event. When was it announced, 2 days ago?

[MadBadger]

16. I dont know, but somebody just fainted.

[Evergreen Emerald]

19. Again!? How many times will supporters fall for that?

Let me guess? Obama jumped down from the podium and rescued her? Photos will be provided later.

[jefferson_dem]

28. Where will you direct your bitterness after Obama's nomination victory is secured?

n/t

[Evergreen Emerald]

31. That is what Bush supporters used to call Democrats

That was what Bush supporters used to say. You are "angry" "bitter." It is a way to attempt to belittle the opponents.

Shame on you, Jefferson_Dem.

[catgirl]

51. It's gonna suck for you when Hillary drops out

You'll have to be a fake McCain supporter, so you can continue to
attack Obama and his supporters.

[jefferson_dem]

17. Live on cnn.com NOW.

:popcorn:

[stillcool]

21. I hope we get pics!!

[Hope And Change]

36. Some pics...

Here's a shot of Barack and Rep. Patrick Kennedy addressing the overflow crowd...




http://trailblazers.beloblog.com/archives/2008/03/obama-is-in-providence-ri.html">Check out this report from the event...

How big? This big.

Obama is in Providence, RI. Now. Oh yeah, it's not just Texas and Ohio that vote on Tuesday. Vermont and Rhode Island, too. Obama left San Antonio this morning and appear in suburban Cleveland tonight.

Huge turnout in Providence, especially for a state the size of Dallas. The recreation center at Rhode Island College is filled with as many people as the fire marshals will allow - roughly 5,500. At least a thousand more are outside. Obama spent a few minutes with them, as he always does when there's an overflow.

Is that a big crowd? Consider that the entire state has 665,000 eligible voters (nearly all of the Democrats). Consider that when John Kerry won the RI primary in 2004, he only collected 25,000 votes, and Al Gore collected only 28,000 when he beat Bill Bradley in the RI primary four years earlier.

So, it's safe to say that, as elsewhere, Democrats here are pretty juiced.

Consider, too, that when Hillary Clinton was in this same venue six days ago, security officials estimated her crowd at 1,500, though other independent estimates were around 2,000.

AH Belo Corp. colleague Scott MacKay, veteran political reporter at the esteemed Providence Journal, says it's the state's biggest rally for a presidential candidate President Bill Clinton drew about 10,000 in downtown Providence, as an incumbent president, in 1996.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGgCYk#comments">Link

[Forkboy]

41. Hell, that's almost the whole state population!

:hide:

[Yael]

42. They just showed up to hear the celestial choir sing

:rofl:

[totodeinhere]

43. If Obama pulls it out in R. I.

then what will the Clinton people do then? Will Puerto Rico be their new firewall?

[Scurrilous]

45. K & R

:thumbsup:

[iilana X]

46. Owch, he's tough.

He knows how to hit back...where it hurts.

He's a testament to the "don't get mad, get even" adage. Every time he's been tarteted he strikes back twice as hard. Clinton mocks him so he goes to the same place and triples her crowd. That's gotta hurt.

McCain is toast. Just sayin'.

[ExFreeper4Obama]

47. Shame on you Barack Obama

Enough with the big rallies and speeches

[ProSense]

50. Wow, 2,000 is less than

the crowd Michelle Obama attracted:



Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses supporters at an
Obama campaign rally in Warwick, RI., Wednesday
evening , Feb. 20, 2008. Rhode Island holds their
presidential primaries Tuesday, March

Michelle Obama courts R.I. vote


Obama photos

[zulchzulu]

52. That's the entire population of Rhode Island!

:rofl:

Kidding...

[From The Left]

53. Everywhere, Obama Outdraws Hillary

Even in TX, where she claims to have a "30 year history," Obama draws 20,000 in Austin; Hillary draws 3,000. Obama draws 18,000 in Houston; Hillary draws 1,500.

[TexasObserver]

54. But at Hillary's event, the Metamusil concession went through the roof!!

Fiber for a backed up campaign.

[From The Left]

55. LMAO Good One

[TexasObserver]

57. If that doesn't work ...

On Wednesday, it may be time to give that campaign a high colonic!

That may be the only way to get rid of Penn, Ickes and Wolfson.

[From The Left]

58. And Carville!

[maseman]

59. Hillary does well with the 90+ demo

Takes them a long time to get to the rallies in their walkers and wheelchairs.