Posted on 09/16/2008 5:22:29 PM PDT by curth
7,000 cheer McCain, Palin near Youngstown
Senator says he would shape up Wall Street
By Stephanie Warsmith Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 06:38 p.m. EDT, Sep 16, 2008
VIENNA: Sen. John McCain promised a crowd of more than 7,000 Tuesday near Youngstown that he would get tough on Wall Street.
''Government has the responsibility to act in the public interests,'' he told the boisterous audience that filled an expansive hangar at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. ''That's exactly what I intend to do.''
The crowd was eager to hear McCain and running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who made their first joint Northeast Ohio appearance.
Palin was clearly a big draw for many, including a few women who waved their lipsticks in the air — a reference to a quip Palin made during the Republican National Convention.
Many wore McCain-Palin T-shirts and buttons and waved signs in the air.
McCain and Palin were both joined by their spouses.
Palin had been in Canton on Monday, where she attended a $2,500-a-plate fundraiser at the Brookside Country Club that raised nearly $1 million for the Republican National Committee, W.J. ''Tim'' Timken Jr., the Timken Co. chairman, told the Canton Repository.
Prior to the Tuesday rally, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign held a conference call taking aim at a remark McCain made Monday that ''the fundamentals of our economy are strong.''
Sen. Sherrod Brown and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said this comment shows how McCain is out of touch with people in Ohio and across the country who are struggling.
''This week, the contrast is clearer than ever,'' Brown said. ''Barack Obama will fight for the middle class.''
VIENNA: Sen. John McCain promised a crowd of more than 7,000 Tuesday near Youngstown that he would get tough on Wall Street.
''Government has the responsibility to act in the public interests,'' he told the boisterous audience that filled an expansive hangar at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. ''That's exactly what I intend to do.''
The crowd was eager to hear McCain and running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who made their first joint Northeast Ohio appearance.
Palin was clearly a big draw for many, including a few women who waved their lipsticks in the air — a reference to a quip Palin made during the Republican National Convention.
Many wore McCain-Palin T-shirts and buttons and waved signs in the air.
McCain and Palin were both joined by their spouses.
Palin had been in Canton on Monday, where she attended a $2,500-a-plate fundraiser at the Brookside Country Club that raised nearly $1 million for the Republican National Committee, W.J. ''Tim'' Timken Jr., the Timken Co. chairman, told the Canton Repository.
Prior to the Tuesday rally, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign held a conference call taking aim at a remark McCain made Monday that ''the fundamentals of our economy are strong.''
Sen. Sherrod Brown and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said this comment shows how McCain is out of touch with people in Ohio and across the country who are struggling.
''This week, the contrast is clearer than ever,'' Brown said. ''Barack Obama will fight for the middle class.''
If they want our votes, they better come get them.
Was thinkin’ the same thing today.Show up here in Alabama,why not.They’d get a big crowd
They’re going to be spending a lot of time in the battleground states, but I’m sure they will be visiting friendly states too. Huge rallies in the deep red states make great free commercials on the nightly news.
7500 in Youngstown is phenomenal. Very blue, old busthead union territory there.
Obama gets ONLY 9 million at a Hollywood gala-movie-star-loaded, heavily publicized event single event.
Price = 25,000.00 per plate.
So, who is the more effective fundraiser?
Who is the “better executive” - if running a campaign is “executive” experience?
Hey,
I’m on your side.
I have pics if someone wants to tell me how to upload them into the thread.
I heard this today and laughed. Was he a "community organizer" for middle class folks? Heck, no. He organized the welfare class, the non-working poor, and led them to The Big Nipple. His "economic justice" is going to make the middle class, the producers, the hard-working folks who comprise that Big Nipple, sweat even more to squirt out Obama's milk for that ungrateful bunch.
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Not trying to start a fight here, but damn, that is SELFISH!!! Look, they only have so much time and so much money. Visiting friendly states is a waste of both. Bigtime. They need to spend their time and money where it will count the most, i.e. the purple states. I live in Idaho, and kinda thought how nice it would be to have Sarah visit us, but then thought about what I stated above. Waste of time and money. This state is very deep red, and will not go to blue no matter what happens. The more time and money spent in purple states is going to be better for us in the long run.
Respectfully, that would be a really bad idea. The best way to insult the decent states would be to turn the keys to the White House over to this very dangerous man, Barak Hussein Obama. That means not campaigning in states that are won or lost.
How about a better idea-- go to see them in a nearby swing state, and while you're there, sign up for some volunteer work with the campaign. Spend the next six weekends canvassing and phone-banking where it counts.
-ccm
There were 7000 tickets for the townhall in Grand Rapids tomorrow. All were gone by noon on Monday. I am lucky enough to know a big time McCain insider, so me and some girlfriends have inner circle tickets for tomorrow!!! Look for me on tv, ya’ll!!!!
I used to live in Indiana. Bush never came. :( Still voted for him. They can’t be everywhere.
Yea I know,really best to spend money where needed.Would be good to be able to go to a rally though.
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