In PA, Obama rallies in the rain. McCain-Palin wimp out, run for cover.

[jefferson_dem]

A cold rain falls in PA

Carrie Budoff Brown reports:

One rainstorm, two campaigns and two responses

Wearing jeans, white sneakers and an insulated windbreaker, Barack Obama delivered his stump speech this morning in a chilly, steady rain in Chester, Pa.

"A little bit of rain never hurt anybody," Obama said, surveying the soaking, umbrella-covered crowd at Widener University, occasionally rubbing his hands together for warmth and squinting through the raindrops.

Obama took the stage less than an hour after the McCain campaign announced it was postponing a rally at 1:15 p.m. in Quakertown, Pa., about one hour north of Chester, "due to weather."

The Obama campaign considered moving its event inside, but couldn't find an appropriate venue, an aide said. An estimated 9,000 people turned out.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1008/A_cold_rain_falls_in_PA.html

[WI_DEM]

1. McCain and Palin were afraid of melting.

[mak3cats]

18. They have nothing to worry about...

Shit floats!

[gauguin57]

59. I'm melting ... melting ... all my beautiful wickedness!

[kwolf68]

2. Im starting to like this Obama guy

:)

[Merlot]

3. 9,000 people come out in the rain!

I just laugh every time I read about the huge crowds Obama pulls in. It's amazing. And it must drive the repubs and their dreary little mobs of 100's to distraction.

[1Hippiechick]

53. And what kind of message would it have sent if Obama had canceled? Hooray for O! Character plus,

all the way.

[hootinholler]

61. No kidding, that's a sunny day sized crowd for Geezer/Dingbat n/t

[central scrutinizer]

4. McW didn't want the rain to ruin his $8000 makeup job

nor Palin's thousand dollar hairdo nor her $4000 makeup job

[redwitch]

15. Plus, her leased clothing has to be returned in pristine condition.

Not all soggy and stuff.

[DeschutesRiver]

32. I have a hunch that none of us want to see what Palin really looks like without makeup

at least, her advisors don't want her "public" base voter to see Caribou Barbie without that most important accessory.

My guess is that she'd look a bit mannish without makeup - the base would drop her like a hot rock if they discovered they'd been getting all hot and bothered over someone who doesn't look like a girly girl without her makeup/clothing props.

[ecstatic]

33. wow good point. That would have been scary LMAO

[iceman66]

5. Obama gets more people in the freezing rain

than McCain does on a sunny day!

[ingac70]

6. McCain is too old to be out in freezing rain. n/t

[SemiCharmedQuark]

7. McCain wasn't running for cover.

He was suspending his campaign to fly out to the atmosphere and fix the "rain situation"

[azmouse]

8. That man makes jeans and sneakers look sexy.

:)

[Lerkfish]

9. I"m meeellltingggggg

[abumbyanyothername]

14. Actually

I would call the witch references out of bounds.

They are the female's parallel to lynching references to blacks. Many women were murdered in the name of witch hunts.

[Lerkfish]

19. I was referring to mccain, but what-ever.

[NatBurner]

22. lol

salem witch trials! = slavery/jim crow

gotcha

[d_b]

31. lulz

[Every Man A King]

25. lighten up

its Palin that has the witch hunting freak pastor.

[msallied]

34. OMIGOD. Please tell me you were being sardonic.

This is too fucking much. :rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

38. Yes, many women witches lost their lives in the founding of this country.

Oh, what a world! What a world!

[nini]

41. are you freaking serious?

LOL


That doesn't even come CLOSE to being equated with lynching of blacks.

:eyes:

[progressivebydesign]

42. Oh dear God.. SAVE us from the PC police on DU.

Okay.. I have to create a list of words I can't use... must add "WITCH", because we've been using that one because we can't use "BITCH".

[CoffeeCat]

47. Oh please...

No one is calling for anyone to throw Palin in a river to see if she floats.

Although...I hear that PA has lots of beautiful lakes.

;)

[1Hippiechick]

54. Poster probably meant to say WENCH, which I like better, LOL

[hootinholler]

63. Some recently,

By people with connections to Palin's church.

-Hoot

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. McCain didn't want to rust, Palin was worried about melting

[Alcibiades]

11. Saw it on MSNBC

A great speech in front of a cheering crowd. Anybody else notice how the Obama-Biden crowds are always cheering, but the McCain-Palin crowds are always booing?

[LibraLiz1973]

12. Wow. It is REALLY nasty here today- I am so glad 9,000 people turned up!

That is a huge number for what the weather is like. I considered going- Widener is about 20 min from me... but I decided it was more important to use my vacation day for Election Day. Looks like they had a great crowd!

:)

[KingFlorez]

13. Anyone who has seen the Wizard of Oz knows why McCain-Palin can't get wet

If they went out in the rain, they would melt.

[abumbyanyothername]

17. See above for comment on witch references. nt

[Tansy_Gold]

23. L Frank Baum knew what he was writing about

(Baum, by the way, married a daughter of Mathilda Joslyn Gage.)

[KingFlorez]

27. And your point is?

It's not that serious, get over it.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

39. Yes, we saw it.

Would you like us to mock your comments some more?

[abumbyanyothername]

43. Sure why not.

I'm not waiting for your approval, nor hiding from your disapproval.

Have fun.

But . . . mocking is so . . . Palinesque.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

45. Failing is Palinesque.

And you're full of faill.

[Binka]

50. The Sock Puppet You Are Speaking With Is A Total Ass Carrot

Clown with no class. I will not address the freak directly, I know who it is and they should get another TS.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

64. Sounds like a few trolls I know.

Who is it?

[Hawkowl]

58. Michael Palin?

spam spam spam Spam! SPAM!!

[Lerkfish]

66. apparently you wanted US to wait for YOUR approval..kinda ironic, eh?

[Every Man A King]

60. PALIN IS A WITCH

PALIN IS A WITCH
PALIN IS A WITCH
PALIN IS A WITCH
PALIN IS A WITCH
PALIN IS A WITCH
PALIN IS A WITCH
PALIN IS A WITCH

[1Hippiechick]

56. THEY wouldn't melt, but all the spackle slathered on McCain might.

And as much as I loved Tammy Faye Baker, can't you see Sarah with all that mascara running down her face, along with one of her false eyelashes hanging off her chin?!?
OMG :rofl:

[AzDar]

16. I lurve him.

:loveya:

[tanyev]

20. McCain and Palin might have been up for it, but they must have known

hardly anyone would show up. They have trouble mustering much of a crowd even in nice weather.

[madmunchie]

21. Now we know why Palin shoots wolves from planes... her hair won't get messed up

[yellowcanine]

24. Pew has Obama up 16 points today nationally, I suspect it is all Red states for McGrumpy from here

on out to try to salvage a few Repub Senate seats. Watch him go to NC, NH and KY. See if he doesn't.

[polichick]

26. Wasn't it snow - we had snow for a while in the northern Philly burbs.

[yorkie]

28. I was there too

It was freezing cold-people waited for 4 hours. 9,000 of us -all thoroughly soaked! No shelter for any of us.
Obama spoke right on time. He had no umbrella, no tent for shelter,and did not even have a hat.
What a guy!!!
It was worth it.
Now, hopefully we all won't get sick and not be able to vote!!

[Cha]

29. Rec'd~ To the Greatest!

That's our Obama..not afraid of a little rain. Remember the rally in Virginia not too long ago?

[MgtPA]

30. 9,000 in this weather? Wow, it's really nasty out - just started snowing.

[stillcool]

35. 9,000 people in the rain?

that's amazing.

[Enrique]

36. shouldn't the "underdogs" be working harder in PA?

McCain and Palin are supposed to be "scrappy", and Obama is supposed to be complacent.

[nichomachus]

37. So, the All-American Moosehunter is afraid of a little rain?

It's probably more the case that her followers would get their sheets and hoods all wet -- and the cross would get soggy and hard to light.

[demokatgurrl]

44. She can't get her Jimmy Choos wet, dontcha know.

[AllentownJake]

40. The guy in the yellow Poncho

Is me. I shook Barack's hand today!

[xxqqqzme]

48. That's great - We will not see him in CA

before the election. We're all bLe!!

[rvablue]

52. I'm sorry, too, I was hoping Obama

might have been able to take a swing through CA and MA and NY to show a little blue love but I am so proud and inspired by you blue states for looking past the personal and knowing that Obama is going where he needs to go to win this.

Don't worry...I have little doubt that President Obama will be out for a little goodwill tour after the election!!!

[rvablue]

51. Really??? That's so cool that you got into the AP shot

you'll have this picture forever!

[AllentownJake]

57. there is a better one on Getty Images!

[Yuugal]

46. McCain looks bad in a rain coat....

Meanwhile, Obama was all like:



Reps are afraid of the rain after the fabled '76 disaster:

[Tribetime]

49. Obama looks like a real joe 6 pack the Politician

[meow2u3]

55. What do you mean, cold rain?

It's freakin' snowing here in Bucks County, PA!

Christmas must be coming early!

[tekisui]

62. Cristmas is coming early---November 4th!!!!

[old mark]

65. McCain is losing PA by the day - it was not worth it to him to even

show up.
After the votes are counted, and the pre-election BS is over, PA is a Democratic state.


mark