PHILADELPHIA - Republican presidential candidate John McCain cut short his first public appearance without running-mate Sarah Palin after chanting supporters of Democratic rival Barack Obama interrupted his speech.
After lunching with a roundtable of women at Philadelphia’s Down Home Diner, McCain shook hands with supporters and strode up to a podium to deliver a statement. But as he spoke, chants of “Obama, Obama, Obama” filled the room.
Reporters craned forward trying to hear the Arizona senator. Unfortunately for McCain — and possibly overlooked by aides who planned the event — a section of the diner opened up to a market where a crowd had gathered behind a cordon.
A large contingent of Obama supporters showed up, mixed with some who had bumper stickers reading “Democrats for McCain”.
“It’s time to leave the talk behind and start shaking up Washington and fixing our economy, taking care of the problems facing our families. We’re going to give a tax cut to every family with a child,” he said.
His words were barely audible.
McCain’s supporters shouted “John McCain”, “John McCain,” “John McCain”. The duelling chants nearly drowned out the presidential hopeful’s voice.
“Pennsylvania is a battleground state as we can tell,” McCain said.
Meanwhile Palin, the Alaska governor, was on a flight back to her state.
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Lets stop the hating,trading of insults and out right lying. We are not red states and blue states, we are the United States OF America. We’re white, black, yellow, red and every shade in between. We’re male, female,straight
bisexual, gay and what ever we are “The United States Of America”.
Now some of you think that you have ownership on who runs for office and who is qualified and who is not. If someone runs for office who is different from you and who does does not support your views, the bigot in you starts to sweat & form beads on your forehead. The Gov. George Wallace in you starts to take over and you try to hide it in hateful & ignorant blogs.
I voted for Bush twice againt my wife’s advice. Bush and the Republican Party has run this country down. Now its time for them to go to the back of the room and sit down. Its time for Barack and Biden to give it a go. And make no mistake about it. They will win,and you closet bigots
- Posted by dannyhiltonwill boil over with hate. But thats okay because its time that you move on to hell. Let the young folks run this country and restore it to its greatness.
Zekeria, Just because people look at the same set of facts and come to a different conclusion. Does not mean they’re stupid. Its nuts like you who are dangerous. Who are you to judge the average the average American??? Don’t forget this is America one man or woman one vote.
- Posted by dannyhiltonAverage Americans can’t tell lies form the truth and vice versa. Call the truth lies and the lies truth, how interesting. Just for one example, check out the Senate Bills Record website on which senators voted YES or NO on every issue. See for yourself who are liars.
People are ignorant or stupid enough to be manipulated by media. Time to do some research for yourself.
- Posted by ZekeriaChange you can trust, a slogan that could turn around McCain’s campaign?
Change you can trust contrasts beautifully with change you can believe in.
Everyone wants change, only with a team that we can trust to implement it.
If you’re in a tough spot, you want someone to come to help you that you can trust, not someone you believe may want to help you.
John McCain, polls show, is rated as highly qualified and highly trusted. This slogan, change you can trust, reinforces this message.
It can even be added on to John McCain’s current slogan. Country first, change you can trust. Or perhaps Change you can trust that puts Country first. Or how about Change you can trust that puts America first
It implies without directly saying it that the other side is perhaps a little less trustworthy.
It also reinforces the message that in a time we were facing battle with Al Qaeda worldwide and two conventional wars, John McCain is a commander in chief you can trust to lead us to victory.
There are 30 days left before Election Day. Sarah Palin’s debate performance was good, but it’s really up to John McCain to win.
CHANGE You Can TRUST
CHANGE You Can TRUST to put COUNTRY FIRST
CHANGE You Can TRUST to put AMERICA FIRST
CHANGE - TRUST
COUNTRY FIRST
John, are you listening???
http://strategicthought-charles77.blogsp ot.com/2008/10/change-you-can-trust-slog an-that-could.html
- Posted by CharlesI was at the event. It was a small venue and McCain supporters were lined up begging to get in. The O-ba-ma chants were quickly drowned out by chants of John-Mc-Cain. McCain supporters outnumbered Obama, but the latter were much more in your face, rude and boisterous. Unfortunately the D’s are much more organized with their street teams, handing out stickers and whipping up impressionable voters into a frenzy about how evil the R’s are.
- Posted by jbHey Carla -
You say “lies”, yet EVERYTHING HAS BEEN PROVEN. Good WILL win. And Obama is the good one. Read conservative publication “Economy”. Consult MSM. You’ll find that your side is the side who is lying. And you’re going down.
Sarah Palin good… a woman who says the war is good and holy and graced by God. You and I have a different interpretation of good, my backward friend.
- Posted by Abel AdamsDo you really think Obama had control over those people? I cannot and will not believe the blatant lies being told by the Republican party. I do think it was rude what the Obama supporters did, but you cannot blame Obama for what happened. Obama gives the rest of us hope that is something better in this dismal world we live in that grows darker each day. It makes me sick to my stomach when I hear and see people believing the out right lies about him. It’s sad what our country has come to…USA USA USA!
- Posted by JazzyIt is TERRIBLE what these EVIL Democrats do. The next thing, they’ll claim that because Sarah has been hiding for a week with her handlers and puppeteers she is not ready to appear in public, let alone lead the nation!
- Posted by ehudmosI thought she has settled all doubts when she said that her expertise in international affairs has been acquired with painstaking gazing at Russia from Alaska. Just because the National Guard general said she has not been accurate when she said she has victoriously gone a whole quarter of a mile into Iraq,these Democrats now doubt she actually went repulsing the invading Russian ice floes.
No matter what you say, you democrats will do anything even to the point of rudeness and evil acts to mess up good people. Sorry, goog triumphs over evil and the victors will be McCain-Palin ticket. Your vicious attacks and lies about Sarah will only gain her the favors of the silent majority and from a being who rewards the good.
- Posted by Carlauh…yeah…McCain supporters are completely rational…as evidenced by those who still believe Obama is Muslim…and the cops who maced and gassed the neutral media and democratic supporters at the RNC….Dems better be prepared to fight for this one….
- Posted by adamIf America does the worst thing it could do and actually sees Palin and McCain as serious contenders for the big Whitehouse job - then the US is sunk!
Age and beauty are fast becoming the dotage and malice ticket as we learn that the sack race was won by Sarah via her underhand treatment of her brother-in-law.
Can we trust her to be VP? No way! Can we trust him to make more stupid decisions and keep pumping out gut-rot lies and more damned lies? You bet!
The show, folks is becoming increasingly grotesque, bizarre and ridiculous.
Why on earth would any sane person wish for another 4 years of the same old rubbish?
Could it be people’s weakness in being incapable of rousing some spiritual and constitutional inner strength and overcome their fear of people with darker skins?
The irony of those who claim to be Christian but break the tenets of Jesus Christ so easily is not lost on anyone with some kind of intelligence.
I say if you do not vote for Obama then you have NO grasp of reality at all. And you will therefore end-up with the President and VP that you so richly desire.
- Posted by AwfulTruthMcCain himself has stated that he supports upholding the constitution as one of his top priorities. Freedom of speech and the right to protest is one of those freedoms outlined in the constitution, McCain fought for and is expected to defend as president. I can’t imagine why anyone, especially republicans, would complain, unless they don’t agree with constitutionally protected rights, and thus their own republican nominated candidate.
- Posted by Stacey[...] “Please keep coming back to Philadelphia, jackhole”(in reference to McCain) [...]
- Posted by stark raving calm » Red Sheep in a Blue TribeJane, you must be kidding. The McCain Palin supporters have been rude. The entire GOP playbook is dirty tricks.
- Posted by MarkGet real…
Obama has to get dirty now because Mac went back on his word about “rancor” and keeping it clean. If he doesn’t he will get the same criticism that Kerry got for not responding strong enough to the Swift Boat debacle - another GOP high water mark… gimme a break.
The main stream media will not hold McCain and Palin to the truth. They continue to tell outright lies on the trail and no one stops them.
The little people are frustrated and feel used by the republican party. Obama must prevail or we are doomed to 8 more years of incompetent government.
- Posted by Matericia