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Out on the trail, once unknown Palin - now greeted by 'Sarah! Sarah!' - gains celebrity status By SARA KUGLER, Associated Press Last update: September 6, 2008 - 9:37 PM Featured comment COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin, but the crowds say something else. "Sa-rah! Pa-lin!" came the chant at a Colorado Springs rally on Saturday moments before Republican nominee John McCain took the stage with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a woman who was virtually unknown to the nation just a week earlier. The day before, thousands screamed "Sa-rah! Sa-rah! Sa-rah!" at an amphitheater outside...

THE STORY FROM ABC IN DENVER As many of you have heard, there is a flag controversy between the Republicans and the DemocRATS. The RNC is claiming that it save about 12,000 Americans flags leftover from Invesco Field in Denver. The claim is that they were headed for the dumpster. The DemocRATS are claiming that the flags were "stolen" and never intended for the dumpster. They claim that they were in storage and were either to be used again or donated. If 12,000 flags were stolen, I would think that a police report would have been filed. In a...

Just listen to the crowd. I’ve honestly never seen anything like this for a conservative politician before. Update: Maverick by four, says Zogby. “Clearly, Palin is helping the McCain ticket.”

Here's a picture that should put the lamestream media's lies to rest:

Nine pictures; see the flags the democrats threw away in Denver. Veterans rounded up the ones that were not covered in garbage and gave them to McCain's campaign. They were passed out at today's rally in Colorado Springs, CO. Made a big splash... lots of boos for the dems. They were really waving when Lee Greenwood's song "I'm proud to be an American" was sung. [my first post and first use of pictures...hope it works] http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/RCFlyer24/IMG_2738.jpg http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/RCFlyer24/IMG_2744.jpg http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/RCFlyer24/IMG_2735.jpg http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/RCFlyer24/IMG_2747.jpg http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/RCFlyer24/IMG_2755.jpg http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/RCFlyer24/IMG_2759.jpg http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/RCFlyer24/IMG_2773.jpg http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/RCFlyer24/IMG_2790.jpg http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/RCFlyer24/IMG_2786.jpg

Democrats are not caring for their Stars and Stripes. At least that’s the message out of John McCain’s campaign. McCain supporters, claiming they rescued 12,000 miniature American flags from the site of Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech last Thursday, redistributed the orphan flags to audience members ahead of a McCain rally in Colorado Springs on Saturday. The move was an overt swipe at Obama from a campaign whose motto has been “country first.” But Democratic convention organizers claimed the flags were not going to be discarded — but instead were snatched from the site of Obama’s historic address to carry...

COLORADO SPRINGS — In just the second day of campaigning together, Republican Presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, gave a command performance of their convention week speeches to a crowd of more than 10,000 here. McCain and Palin hit popular notes from their big-stage speeches by promising to rein in government spending, lead America to energy independence and win the war in Iraq. "There's no place more appropriate than here in Colorado Springs, with all the great service of people from here, to tell you this: We are winning in Iraq," McCain said, drawing some of...

"Sa-rah! Pa-lin!" came the chant at a Colorado Springs rally on Saturday moments before Republican nominee John McCain took the stage with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a woman who was virtually unknown to the nation just a week earlier. The day before, thousands screamed "Sa-rah! Sa-rah! Sa-rah!" at an amphitheater outside Detroit.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) — US Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin took her first swipe at her Democratic counterpart Saturday, casting Joe Biden as a Washington insider incapable of change. "The choice a presidential nominee makes for a running mate says a lot about him," Palin told a flag-waving crowd at an airport hangar in the western state of Colorado. "Senator Biden can claim many chairmanships across many, many years in Washington and certain many friends in the Washington establishment, but even those admirers would not call him an agent of change."

Republicans have regained their status as the largest voting bloc in Colorado, a battleground state for the 2008 presidential election. The Colorado secretary of state says in a report posted online this week that registered Republicans total more than 1,024,500. Unaffiliated voters are second at just under 1,022,400. Democrats are third at just under 946,200. But in June and July, Democrats registered nearly 13,700 new voters, compared with just under 4,100 new Republican registrations and about 400 new unaffiliated voters.

A large crowd waits to enter the Colorado Jet Center for a John McCain rally in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (Chuck Bigger, Special to The Denver Post) COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — In just the second day out on the campaign trail with running mate Sarah Palin, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain will get a rock star's welcome this morning at the Colorado Jet Center. Campaign staff say more than 10,000 people are expected to crowd into and overflow out of an airplane hangar at the Colorado Springs airport. They began lining up as early as 5:30 a.m.,...

At a campaign event at 11:00AM PST Boy Scouts will recycle 12,000 American Flags that were thrown in the trash after the democratic convention.

Watch live streaming video right now as McCain and Palin hold a rally at the Colorado Jet Center in Colorado Springs. Senator John McCain is expected to speak sometime after 11 a.m.

Join Senator John McCain, Cindy McCain and the Vice Presidential Nominee for a Road to Victory Rally September 6th, 2008 Doors open 9:00 a.m. Join Senator John McCain, Cindy McCain and the Vice Presidential Nominee for a Road to Victory Rally September 6th, 2008 Doors open 9:00 a.m. In order to attend the event, you need to pick up your free tickets at one of these locations: Colorado Jet Center 1575 Aviation Way Colorado Springs, CO 80916

John Morse shields his eyes from the sun as he points to the red rocks rising above. “You see that strange formation there,” he says, “that’s known as ‘the Kissing Camels’.” So, are camels allowed to kiss around here? “Just so long as they are opposite sexes — there would be trouble if they were both boys,” he replies. “The scenery is beautiful and the politics is ugly.” This is Colorado Springs, just an hour’s drive south from where the Democratic convention begins today, and a city with a reputation as one of America’s most conservative. Sprawling out from under...

Staff members at two campaign offices for White House hopeful John McCain were quarantined Thursday after threatening letters containing a suspicious powder substance were received, officials said. The first letter arrived at the Republican's campaign headquarters in a suburb of Denver, Colorado. A second letter was later reported at a McCain office in Manchester, New Hampshire. Both buildings were evacuated and staff members sent to medical facilities for treatment under quarantine while FBI and Secret Service agents joined hazardous materials experts at both scenes. Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren told AFP that the envelope received in Centennial, a Denver suburb...

wo of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign offices were evacuated Thursday after receiving suspicious letters, one of which contained an unknown white powder. A government official said a letter sent to the office of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee near Denver contained powder, but was being treated as a hoax and was believed to have been sent by an inmate at a nearby jail in Arapahoe County. The letter sent to the office in New Hampshire did not contain powder, but rose suspicions of staffers who were jittery after the Denver area office received its letter. Secret Service spokesman Eric...

Two McCain offices evacuated after letter threat Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:45pm EDT By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Two offices of John McCain's U.S. presidential campaign, in Colorado and New Hampshire, were evacuated on Thursday, and several staffers were hospitalized, after threatening or suspicious envelopes arrived in the mail, one with an unidentified white powder. The first parcel, described as containing an unspecified threat and a powdery white substance, was opened by a staff member at the campaign's Centennial, Colorado, office, near Denver, at about 3 p.m. local time, U.S. Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley said.

Envelope with white powder and a death threat received at Denver campaign HQ

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John McCain’s Denver campaign office received an envelope containing white powder and a threatening note Thursday afternoon. Spokesman Jeff Sadosky told FOX News the office has been evacuated and the campaign notified federal and local law enforcement, who are taking all precautions.

A political battle for the ages may become a battle of the ages. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are neck-and-neck in Colorado, solidifying the state as a key, swing area that will be pivotal in deciding who becomes the next president of the U.S., according to a Rocky Mountain News/CBS4 News poll released Friday. "It's a heck of a horse race in Colorado," said pollster Lori Weigel. "We're officially a purple state now." The poll revealed sharp divisions among voters by age and geography, with the candidates' approaches to economic issues a key to winning the state. "There...

The race for Colorado’s Electoral College votes is about as close as it can be on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Colorado voters shows John McCain attracting 47% of the vote while Barack Obama earns 45%. When “leaners” are included, it’s McCain by a single percentage point, 49% to 48%. While McCain’s advantage is statistically insignificant, it is the first time he has been ahead in Colorado in seven monthly polls conducted by Rasmussen Reports this year. It’s also the first time that McCain has reached the 47% level...

A new survey from a Democratic polling firm released Monday provides further evidence that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall's once-substantial lead is continuing to slip. The Public Policy Polling survey still showed Udall leading by 6 points. But that's 9 percentage points lower how Udall polled in July's PPP survey. Other polls also show Udall's lead -- once in hovering near double-digits -- slipping in recent weeks; observers say high gas prices, among other issues, is helping Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Colorado_811.pdf My analysis says otherwise. Notes: ---Poll shows only 77% White vote, when White vote in last CO Election was 86 percent! http://www.exitpollz.org/exitpolls/Colo1224CNNScreen0006.pdf ---15-Point Obama lead among Independents in hooey. Anyone who knows anything about this election knows Obama is lucky to get a statistical tie among Independents. ---37%-30% Statistical GOP identification lead in CO (last election) is now 38%-37%???? Slant a little, do we? ---Ken Salazar owns a 39% approval rating, but beats all potential opponents in a landslide (won by 4% last time)? ---Men tied between Obama and McCain (Whites, too) - the only place in the country?...

Twenty-four hours after the Barack Obama campaign announced details on how to obtain tickets to his acceptance speech for the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High, the volume of calls in Colorado has all but jammed up the phone lines. Campaign officials say the hotline at 888-468-7404 has been tested and is working. "We're encouraging people to be persistent," said Matt Chandler, a campaign spokesman. Chandler said the phone lines, which operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., are staffed with volunteers who are dealing with a deluge of calls. Callers have been getting an array of...

This is definitely snort-worthy. The foot of Democrat VP shortlister Bill Ritter, governor of Colorado, meets his mouth:“Michelle – check out Colorado Governor Bill Ritter’s oops this morning on the Mike Rosen show, hour two (www.850koa.com). When asked about rumors that he was on the list as a vice presidential candidate he remarked (not quoting) that his 18 months of gubernatorial experience were insufficient to be considered for vice president. When asked to compare this to [Obama's] 143 days of experience [in the Senate], he quickly changed the subject.�I’ve transcribed the relevant parts of the exchanges, in which Ritter first...

Sen. McCain holds private meeting with Archbishop Chaput" Scant little details: Senator John McCain is paying his second visit to Colorado in less than a week and on this trip he is taking time to meet privately with Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver. At 9:30 on Wednesday morning, John McCain and his wife Cindy met with Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput. The archbishop described the meeting as private and told CNA that no comment would be forthcoming. (CNA) Off the top of my head, Abp. Chaput has been an active supporter of immigrants' rights (where he would find common ground...

My heart was in my throat. Someone say McCain can’t give a good speech? Well, the live speech he just gave at the American GI Forum in Denver was something that really moved me, and I believe it would any true American. Especially the story of Benavidez, whom honestly I knew nothing about. I was watching on FOX News, cable. Prior to McCain describing us the story of Benavidez (and I’m sorry and ashamed, I am so ignorant of him that I do not even know if I am spelling his name correctly, and yet such an American hero should...

Denver, CO (AHN) - Republican nominee Bob Schaffer and Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) are tied in the race for the seat of retiring Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO), according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll. Schaffer and Udall are in a dead heat at 44 percent each. One percent of voters declared their support for other candidates and 11 percent were undecided. Schaffer has closed a 10-point deficit since last month, when he trailed 38 percent to 48 percent. Pundits are attributing his rise to increased support for offshore oil drilling, which the former Republican congressman supports. Fifty-nine percent of Colorado...

McCain is going after Obama on funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Live on Foxnews Give em hell! The more I hear McCain speak the more I'm liking...

Republican John McCain is tightening the presidential race against Democratic rival Barack Obama in four key states, according to polls released Thursday.

Sen. John McCain pulled slightly ahead of Sen. Barack Obama in a new poll of likely Colorado voters, erasing a five-point lead the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee had a month ago. If the election were held today, 46 percent in Colorado would pick the Republican nominee versus 44 percent for Obama, according to the poll released today by Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University with the Wall Street Journal and Washingtonpost.com. Though the margin is a statistical tie, McCain has gained since June, according to the survey. Obama led in Colorado 49 percent to McCain's 44 percent a month ago. "Sen. Barack Obama's...

Republican U.S. presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain has gained support in four key battleground states, polls indicate. McCain, R-Ariz., who likely will face Democrat Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois in November, leads Obama in Colorado, while narrowing the gap since June 26 in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, Quinnipiac University polls show. In Colorado, McCain leads Obama 46 percent to 44 percent. In Michigan, Obama leads McCain 46 percent to 42 percent, while in Minnesota Obama narrowly leads McCain 46 percent to 44 percent. In Wisconsin, Obama leads McCain 50 percent to 39 percent.

Six weeks ago, Senator Jim DeMint launched the Senate Conservatives Fund, a PAC that supports strong conservatives in Senate races. DeMint created the SCF as an answer for contributors who wanted an option apart from the NRSC that focused on conservative policy and commitment to such. Today, they have announced their first endorsement — Bob Schaffer of Colorado, running for the retiring Wayne Allard seat:The SCF post has an extensive report on Schaffer’s positions as well as his key votes in Congress. Schaffer, as it turns out, was even more conservative than DeMint himself in his last session in Congress,...

If John McCain and his loyalists were hoping for something to brighten their day amid the blizzard of coverage of Barack Obama's foreign tour, they've gotten it with new poll results from four key states -- Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The survey by the Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, conducted between July 14 and Tuesday, contains especially good news for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee in Colorado and Minnesota. In Colorado, the one state among the four that President Bush carried in 2004, the poll showed McCain ahead by 2 percentage points. That lead is within the poll's margin...

John McCain is now winning among likely Colorado voters, helped by a surge of sentiment blaming Democrats for the soaring price of gas, new poll results show. The Quinnipiac University polls shows McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, the top choice among 46 percent of likely Colorado voters. Democrat Barack Obama is the top choice among 44 percent of likely voters. A month ago, Obama held a 49-44 percent lead over McCain in the same poll. And in the U.S. Senate race, Republican Bob Schaffer has closed the gap against Democrat Mark Udall. Udall was ahead a month ago by 10...

Republican John McCain has quickly closed the gap between himself and Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama in several key battleground states even as the Arizona senator struggles to break through the wall-to-wall coverage of Obama's trip to Europe and the Middle East this week. McCain and Obama are in a statistical dead heat in Colorado, Michigan and Minnesota while the Illinois senator has a more comfortable double-digit edge in Wisconsin, according to polling conducted by Quinnipiac University for washingtonpost.com and the Wall Street Journal during the past week. Only in Colorado, however, does McCain hold a greater percentage of the...

Today, Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF) endorsed former Republican Congressman Bob Schaffer for U.S. Senate in Colorado. “Bob Schaffer is a true, common sense conservative,” said U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), the chairman of SCF. “He believes in a strong national defense, limited government, and traditional family values. He has a proven record of fighting for American taxpayers and standing up for the nation he loves.” During his three terms in Congress from 1997-2002, Schaffer earned a 99 percent Lifetime Rating with the American Conservative Union. His average National Taxpayers’ Union ranking was 13th in the entire House, and he...

"...In Colorado, Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by seven percentage points, 49% to 42%. However, when leaners are included, McCain is more competitive and pulls to within three points, 50% to 47%..." http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/colorado/election_2008_colorado_presidential_election

Democrat Mark Udall is still narrowly ahead of Republican Bob Schaffer in the race to become Colorado’s next United States Senator. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Udall up 47% to 43% this month. When “leaners” are included, it’s a three-point advantage for the Democrat, 49% to 46%. Last month, Rep. Udall enjoyed a nine-point lead over Shaffer. In May, he led by six. Prior to May, the race had been essentially even. Udall and Schaffer are competing for the right to replace Republican Senator Wayne Allard.

Michelle Obama was both personal and policy-driven while speaking to a crowd of about 150 who paid from $1,000 to $10,000 to sip wine, eat dinner standing up and hear her talk. She got the laughs - telling a story about how Barack Obama had asked her out - but she also got solemn silence when she painted contrasts between her husband and his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain. "We have one candidate who essentially is telling us every day that the world as it is is just fine, that what we've been doing for the last eight years is...

State of the Race: July 15th, 2008. Safely McCain (36 EVs): Alabama (9) Idaho (4) Kentucky (8) Oklahoma (7) Utah (5) Wyoming (3) Likely McCain (132): Alaska (3) Arkansas (6) Arizona (10) Georgia (15) Indiana (11) Kansas (6) Louisiana (9) Mississippi (6) Nebraska (5) South Carolina (8) South Dakota (3) Tennessee (11) Texas (34) West Virginia (5) Leans McCain (59): Florida (27) Missouri (11) Montana (3) North Carolina (15) North Dakota (3) This gives a total of 227 EVs, leaving McCain 43 EVs shy of the Presidency. Key States for McCain: 1.) Ohio (20 EVs) - Always a key battleground....

On Election Day in November, voters in Colorado will be asked to clarify when human life begins. According to the Washington Post, the Human Life Amendment, also known as the "personhood" amendment, states that the words "person" or "persons" in the state constitution should "include any human being from the moment of fertilization," thus providing fertilized eggs with the constitutional right to life enjoyed by all humans. The mere presence of that question on the ballot could have a decisive effect on the outcome of the presidential election in Colorado by spurring pro-life voters to turn out in large enough...

Denver Last January, a "confidential" memo from a Democratic political consultant outlined an ambitious scheme for spending $11.7 million in Colorado this year to crush Republicans. The money would come from rich liberal donors in the state and would be spent primarily on defeating Senate candidate Bob Schaffer ($5.1 million) and Representative Marilyn Musgrave ($2.6 million), who are loathed by liberals for sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. The overarching aim: Lock in Democratic control of Colorado for years to come. Leaked memos have a way of revealing who's on top and who's not in politics and...

Obama's Liberal Shock Troops By JOHN FUND July 12, 2008 While he is a skilled candidate, Barack Obama's ability to surprise, stun and sweep over the vaunted Clinton Machine to capture the Democratic nomination was rooted in his background as a community organizer. He's now turning those skills to the general election. But liberals aren't just on the march on the presidential level. This year, liberal activists are spending parts of the fortunes of their wealthy donors to transform politics at the state and local level. In 2005, billionaire investor George Soros convened a group of 70 super-rich liberal donors...

Bad news for McCain all over the map. http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4141.xml?ReleaseID=1188 Four surveys conducted by Quinnipiac University for the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, fielded June 17-24 Colorado: Obama 49 - McCain 44, n=1,351 likely voters, margin of sampling error of +/- 2.7 percent Michigan: Obama 48 - McCain 42, n=1,411 likely voters, margin of sampling error of +/- 2.6 percent Minnesota: Obama 54 - McCain 37, n=1,572 likely voters, margin of sampling error of +/- 2.5 percent Wisconsin: Obama 52 - McCain 39, n=1,537 likely voters, margin of sampling error of +/- 2.5 percent It is time, McCain!

The Presidential race in Colorado has narrowed again, with Barack Obama dropping to just two percentage points ahead of Republican John McCain. One out of two Colorado residents say the Democrat is too inexperienced to be President. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Obama with 43% of the vote in Colorado and McCain earning 41%. Eight percent (8%) support a third-party candidate, and 7% are undecided. Support for both major candidates is down from a month ago when Obama led by six, 48% to 42%. (See Video) Obama registered a modest bounce nationally after besting Hillary Rodham Clinton for...

Anti-abortion group rips state GOP chairman By Lynn Bartels Tuesday, June 17, 2008 A Colorado anti-abortion group that wasn't allowed to set up a display table at the state Republican convention blasted party chairman Dick Wadhams on Monday, saying he is trying to drag the party "to the left." Colorado Right to Life President Joe Riccobono warned Republicans that by shunning their conservative base, they're headed for "another election catastrophe in November." "Wadhams has moved U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer to the liberal middle and he's trying to drag the Colorado GOP to the left," said a news release from...

Denver, CO (LifeNews.com) -- A constitutional amendment that would define unborn children as persons under law and could lead to a major abortion battle will appear on the November ballot. The Colorado Secretary of State's office notified leaders of Colorado for Equal Rights that enough valid signatures were submitted to qualify it. The measure would define unborn children as persons under state law from the moment of fertilization and it could set off a statewide battle over abortion, embryonic stem cell research and other practices that kill people before birth.The pro-life group submitted almost twice as many signatures as necessary.They...