McCain/Palin stump in Lebanon, Ohio tomorrow. What's going on here?

Riddle me this... over the weekend, weren't McCain advisors hushing up the media by telling them Sarah was headed back to Alaska to spend time with her oldest son, Track, who is due to deploy to Iraq on September 11? You know, like, in four days? And that's why she would be unavailable to the media?

What happened to that whopper? She's been to New Mexico, Colorado, Missouri and now Ohio since the media lapped up the latest McCain excuse for "Where's Waldo."

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Edit: For those not familiar with the local politics of Ohio, one of the most crucial upcoming swing states, Lebanon is essentially a wholly-owned subsidiary of former uber-Republican Congressman and US Trade Representative Rob Portman. The person below is the one who won Rob Portman's congressional seat in the OH-2 when he hitched his wagon to the Bush Administration; you might recognize her:



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She can't handle anything by herself. That's why I'm glad Biden and Obama can always be in separate places while covering twice the ground.

McCain is sizing up the 3rd wife he'll love very much.

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Either they're deliberately trying to confuse the media by changing their plans and canceling events all the time, or they're making it up as they go along.

Heading home to Alaska to spend time with her son. Riiiiiiiiiiiight.

It might just lift my spirits if I could hand a sign out tomorrow. Peace, Kim

He's speaking to 400 volunteers at a Dayton highschool AND I HAVE A TICKET!!!

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They can have Lebanon. I'll take Dayton any day. :-)

I was told it will be a town-hall style meeting and he'll be talking about a "message shift"

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where he spoke a month or so ago.

It's an "invitation only" appearance and I didn't get one. Bummer.

that motherly love and tearful goodbye? :eyes: And then there's this, in case you missed it...

AP Doing Everything Except Actually Physically Handing Track Palin Over to Insurgents

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6985248&mesg_id=6985248

which is owned by the Rob Portman (who hoped he'd be the Veep choice) family and they'll welcome her with open arms. Tiny American flags waving, band playing, mom, apple pie, small town wingers screaming and yelling. Shrub campaigned there early in 2004 and they loved him. Even our local Dayton radio/TV stations are already gushing over her.

This is Warren County, Ohio, where she's safe in the cradle of right-wing conservatives; safe as in her momma's arms. No difficult questions here. No confrontation. Just adulation.

Remember the 2004 election when the Warren County votes weren't counted because of a "moisture" problem?

I'd like to see her try a solo appearance in downtown Cincinnati or Dayton.

... to all media and observer access, due to a "terror alert" or something like that. :eyes:

It was in the special election when Paul Hackett was running against Mean Jean. I canvassed in Lebanon for Paul Hackett right before the election, his signs out numbered Jean's 10:1. On election day he was ahead until those tabulators went down due to 'humidity'. Like it's not always humid in Ohio in the summer. Something fishy went on there. :(