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A petite crowd collects for the Michelle Obama rally in Madison.
Alt House ^ | 09/22/08 | Ann Althouse

Posted on 09/22/2008 9:18:49 AM PDT by markedmannerf

One of my favorite commenters, Madison Man, just happens to have an office window overlooking the scene:

The time is 10:30 a.m. Notices for the event said that the "doors" would open at 9:00 and the event would begin at 10.

Not quite a hotbed of Michelle-love, is it?

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Politics
KEYWORDS: madison; michelleobama; obamabiden; obamamichelle; wisconsin
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1 posted on 09/22/2008 9:18:49 AM PDT by markedmannerf
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To: markedmannerf

LOL.

I would have gone with a sign that said, “Hey Michelle, I have always been PROUD of MY COUNTRY!!”


2 posted on 09/22/2008 9:22:42 AM PDT by KansasGirl (READ MY LIPSTICK!!!)
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To: markedmannerf

The media shots that will show up on the news will make it look like a big crowd.


3 posted on 09/22/2008 9:22:56 AM PDT by beckysueb (Drill here! Drill now!)
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To: markedmannerf
Cynthia McKinney says:


4 posted on 09/22/2008 9:22:56 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: markedmannerf
Looks like that crowd needs a lot more participants to match the 60,000who attended the Sarah rally yesterday.
5 posted on 09/22/2008 9:27:50 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: markedmannerf

i’m sure the msm will report 200,000 attendees present.


6 posted on 09/22/2008 9:28:38 AM PDT by robomatik ((wine plug: renascentvineyards.com cabernet sauvignon, riesling, and merlot))
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To: markedmannerf

I’ve seen more people at a garage sale here in my small north central Wisconsin town!


7 posted on 09/22/2008 9:28:48 AM PDT by jellybean (Write in Fred! - Proud Ann-droid and a Steyn-aholic)
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To: markedmannerf
Maybe 500 people. Probably at least 100 are dimocRAT party organizers and most of the rest are likely union thugs bused in.
8 posted on 09/22/2008 9:30:11 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: markedmannerf

It sure shouldn’t have taken an hour for that many people to collect. I wonder how many got bored waiting?

School’s back in session so Madistan should be awash with Marxist thinkers. Hmmmmmm....


9 posted on 09/22/2008 9:31:00 AM PDT by bcsco (Sarah America! Ignore the lipstik at your peril!)
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To: markedmannerf
The AP reports "1800.":

Speaking Monday on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Michelle Obama tailored her speech to the many women and college students in the crowd of about 1,800.

10 posted on 09/22/2008 9:31:01 AM PDT by kristinn
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To: markedmannerf; All
She was just in NC this past week. Buddy of mine works at one of the venues at which she appeared. He said that it was half-full, maybe, and a lot of the people were her hangers-on.

He works the bar, so a full crowd is good for his wallet....

Interestingly enough, the local paper trumpeted the event as "Sold Out" and showed long lines to get in. My friend said that they kept the doors locked until just before the event was scheduled to crank up (again, impacting his bar tips) and that was why the lines were so long.

Interesting spin, no?

11 posted on 09/22/2008 9:32:18 AM PDT by wbill
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To: Parley Baer

Looks like a couple dozen are just there to do the exercise course in the park.


12 posted on 09/22/2008 9:32:44 AM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: markedmannerf

Michele’s “Charge of the Light Brigade”

“CANNON to the right of them!”
“CANNON to the left of them!”

“Is the cannon on my right or theirs?”

“Where is the other cannon?”

“Who wrote this speech anyway?”

“I don’t even like weapons!”

“Where are my 60,000 fans!?”


13 posted on 09/22/2008 9:32:59 AM PDT by YouPosting2Me
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To: kristinn

If there’s 1800 people in that picture, I’ll eat my keyboard.


14 posted on 09/22/2008 9:33:53 AM PDT by wbill
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1800 on the campus of the U of Wisconsin, one of the most liberal schools in the country? Maybe college students are really all that enthusiastic about Obama.


15 posted on 09/22/2008 9:35:45 AM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: kristinn

The AP gets caught lying again. The report should have commented on the surprisingly small crowd.

The Obama campaign is being kept afloat by our Democrat friends in the news media.


16 posted on 09/22/2008 9:38:43 AM PDT by popdonnelly (I'll tell you a little secret: we're smarter and more competent than the Left.)
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To: SeaHawkFan

Imagine crowds of eager people eagerly gathering to hear Michelle Obama dictate how they are going to think and vote.

Such charisma!


17 posted on 09/22/2008 9:39:07 AM PDT by imintrouble
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To: SeaHawkFan

Nowhere close to 1800.


18 posted on 09/22/2008 9:39:56 AM PDT by I'm ALL Right! (Joe Biden: The Michael Scott of politics)
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To: wbill

The reporter was counting the absentees.


19 posted on 09/22/2008 9:40:24 AM PDT by popdonnelly (I'll tell you a little secret: we're smarter and more competent than the Left.)
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To: markedmannerf

So the porter potties outnumbered the attendees ???


20 posted on 09/22/2008 9:40:32 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana (McCain/Palin Now that's a ticket that deserves a tagline)
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