McCain draws 15 (yes FIFTEEN) supporters in Columbia, MO today

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/10/20/mccain-land-columbia-regional-airport/

No this is not a joke. Well, his campaign might be a joke but it is not a joke that only 15 people showed up to see McCain today in Columbia, MO.

:rofl:

:rofl:

captive audience

I didn't know 15 people was considered a crowd.

He obviously got a mass.

:shrug:

I'd rather listen to the CRUSTIEST old priest give the LONG Mass in the original Latin than listen to that hoser for an hour. :P

I hope this brings tremendous anguish to the arrogant Republicans. They need a lesson in humility.

:)

McCain/Palin are finished.

If people can't afford their services or products, it doesn't matter how low small business owners' taxes are. They won't make any money to pay them.

McCain hasn't had any policies to speak of until he was forced to say something after the economic meltdown.

My clients are the cat-owning average folks with average jobs in average neighborhoods (plus a smattering of very upper-middle-class fancy-house folks). Republicans have seriously harmed my clients' finances, therefore they have harmed my business.

Anybody tries to tell you the RW is pro-business, they are LYING. They are only pro-BIG business, as in major multinational corporations.

rallies...:rofl:

100K rallies and the MSM never telling when Palin gets her 100K rallies. LOL!

"A crowd of about 15 people assembled outside the airport's fence to see him descend from the plane."

A crowd?

Maybe a "handful." if you're generous, a "group."

A cult of Republicans.

Because 15 people in Columbia is just as good as 100,000 in St. Louis !!!111!!!!!1111!! :crazy:

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

Was Lieberman one of the 15 people?

But was this in "real" MO? :shrug:

:smoke:

God love ya, Missouri! I think you'll get it right this time.

Feel the excitement!!

Which brilliant aide thought he should counter St. Louis and K.C. by going to the most liberal town in the state?

We are right now, at the least, an 80% Obama nation.

to have at your dinner table.

We'd have to put in both extensions just to accommodate them all.

:P

:rofl:

Had to stand in a line to go pee! :grr:

Men have NO IDEA. None. x(

...and an economic policy that rhymes with "Kum ba yah," he could turn this into a horse race.

Columbia is home of Mizzou, and went heavily for Obama in the primary. My nephew is a senior there and he says that all of his friend are very pro-Obama. He even asked me for a bumper sticker for his car before he went back to school this fall.

Robert Stinnett October 20, 2008 | 3:10 p.m.

I liked the quote from the lady who was "upset" so few people turned out. Well, maybe that should tell you something. I'm a small business owner (who is licensed and pays his taxes unless McCain's friend Joe) who 100% supports Obama. I realize that I can't sell my product unless people can afford to buy them. I've sat by and watch my 401K get drained, the rich get richer thanks my tax dollars bailing them out, and 8 years of this country turn its back on hardworking folks in favor of get-rich-quick schemes. So no, I'm not gathering at the airport to wave to McCain -- I'm more worried about my families well-being and how we are going to survive. I don't have time to listen to McCain tell me this is a "mental recession" and how Obama wants to turn us into socialists. I don't have time for the lies, McCain, and many other people don't have time for them either. If you have nothing better to do than to lie to us, just stay home. I drove 140 miles to see Obama on Saturday; I wouldn't waste gas driving 5 miles to see McCain.

counter today.

So that means "Random Best Buy Associate who does Returns/Exchanges" > John McCain.

Just some perspective.

Apply at once!

NOT!:nopity:

I mean, he is running for POTUS, this is in a swing state and FIFTEEN people show up to greet him?

and this was a med size town in MT - there were at least 100 people there. And just think of how many would show up if it was Obama.

I don't think they got the memo that those new republican voter registrations they were so excited about and were used to get people to donate to the campaign...were actually fraudulent registrations the GOP got by tricking good liberals.

On noes!!!111!!! there goes the landslide in california! it was in play! really it was!

"How much rat?"

"Three. Rather a lot, really..."

Pretty neat, eh?

It's nice to have an enormous war chest.

:dem:

-Laelth

Also, you could see a sign for the freeway in the background.

:P

15 people is like a party that no one showed up to, and two weeks before the election it would be hard to not just say the hell with it for most people.

Random people speaking about random issues at City Hall can garner more than an audience of 15.

Does Obama regularly get crowds showing up at the airport? No. More than 15 people wouldn't surprise me, but the thread implies McCain held a rally and only 15 people came. You can do better.

If he wasn't making a speech at the airport there's no reason for a crowd of any size.

and no, he didn't give a speech.

But I really felt misled by the OP - filed under 'trying too hard'.

Sheesh!

but thanks for kicking the thread anyway. :hi:

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personal experience that you are not a troll.

WTF?

Glad that post was deleted.

:eyes:

Wow, I live in the Columbia area, and there was no, I mean absolutely zero publicity that McCain was going to stop by. Besides, for McCain, stopping in Columbia is like stopping in the heart of darkness. Columbia is a solid blue college town, quite liberal.

I imagine the reason why they didn't publicize this is because they knew it would bring out more protesters than supporters, and gee, wouldn't that have looked awkward.

And of course, McCain chooses the crappiest BBQ to stop at. About the only thing I can recommend about Buckingham's is the horseradish cole slaw. The rest of the menu sucks.

Meant to PM you but was too busy laughing. :hi:

just the group of geezers who go down to the airport every day to watch the planes land and shoot the shit.

Apparently, John doesn't draw very well when he doesn't have Sideshow Sarah with him.

he is an underdog. :rofl:

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here.

When criminals in this world appear,
And break the laws that they should fear,
And frighten all who see or hear,
The cry goes up both far and near for
Underdog,
Underdog,
Underdog,
Underdog.

Speed of lightning, roar of thunder,
Fighting all who rob or plunder
Underdog, Underdog.

When in this world the headlines read
Of those who's hearts are filled with greed
And rob and steal from those in need.
To right this wrong with blinding speed goes
Underdog,
Underdog,
Underdog,
Underdog.

Speed of lightning, roar of thunder,
Fighting all who rob or plunder
Underdog, Underdog.

had dinner with them. That would have made the media in a better way and would have given him a better chance of attracting people in the next town. Good thing he cannot think on his feet, though. Hell, think on his feet--he can barely stand on them.

Or have compassion...

Or would be willing to spend money on anything not for himself...

not quite 100,000, or 10,000, or 1,000 or even 100! 15.

he's so inspiring! The only way McBlinky can win is by election theft. they will try.

100 thousand people to his rally and McCain gets 15 and with Palin he gets about 5-7 thousand. If Obama loses then this election was stolen. There is no way I can ever believe that McCain could win fairly or that there is even such a thing as a Bradley effect.

I heard on NPR this morning that McCain's appearance in Belton (a community (suburb?) just south of KC) drew 6,000 people yesterday. Compare that with 75,000 for Obama in KC on Saturday!

:woohoo:


on edit: a colleague just told me she heard McCain's Belton visit brought only 3,000.

"a bit" :banghead:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/fox_rasmussen_polling/fox_rasmussen_swing_state_polling_october_19_2008

There is no way in the world the local campaign should not have known about this and had people at the airport!!! This is amazing and proof that there is NO GOTV effort in the area.

What a disgrace.

Comments
Ayn Rand October 20, 2008 | 12:10 p.m.
Of the people who show up, I wonder for how many it will be the first time they've ever set foot at Columbia Regional Airport.

there would have been a crowd of several thousand raucous supporters there.