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Good show for Bush supporters. They had to bring up a big sign to hide the Bush supporters from the TV cameras. They did that right after the Bush supporters all started chanting "Flip Flop" and waving their arms. I am very encouraged.
Kerry-Edwards Show in Springfield
Barney showed for the free beer and the comicbook guy showed and heckled them. Kerry then proposed to Mr. Burns and edwards was last seen holding hands and skipping off with Smithers.
That's cool that you went to this. How many Bush supporters were there, do you think?
If this is what Kerry is coming back with- confidence is high he is toast. He must not have listened to Bush's (or anyone else's)speech.
This is the Dims latest email:
Dear XXXX,
Tonight, immediately after one of the nastiest, most divisive conventions in history comes to a close, John Kerry will take the stage at a rally in Springfield, OH and lay out his plan for the future to strengthen this country and reverse the last four years. I want to give you -- our online supporters -- a preview of what John Kerry will say.
Thank you,
Mary Beth Cahill
Campaign Manager
Excerpts of John Kerry's Upcoming Remarks
The election comes down to this. If you believe this country is heading in the right direction, you should support George Bush. But if you believe America needs to move in a new direction, join with us. John and I offer a better plan that will make us stronger at home and more respected in the world. And we need your help to do that.
For three days in New York, instead of talking about jobs and the economy, we heard anger and insults from the Republicans. And I'll tell you why. It's because they can't talk about the real issues facing Americans. They can't talk about their record because it's a record of failure.
We all saw the anger and distortion of the Republican Convention. For the past week, they attacked my patriotism and my fitness to serve as commander in chief. Well, here's my answer. I'm not going to have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have and by those who have misled the nation into Iraq.
The vice president even called me unfit for office last night. I guess I'll leave it up to the voters whether five deferments makes someone more qualified to defend this nation than two tours of duty.
Let me tell you what I think makes someone unfit for duty. Misleading our nation into war in Iraq makes you unfit to lead this nation. Doing nothing while this nation loses millions of jobs makes you unfit to lead this nation. Letting 45 million Americans go without health care makes you unfit to lead this nation. Letting the Saudi royal family control our energy costs makes you unfit to lead this nation. Handing out billions of government contracts to Halliburton while you're still on their payroll makes you unfit. That's the record of George Bush and Dick Cheney. And it's not going to change. I believe it's time to move America in a new direction; I believe it's time to set a new course for America.
And we have a specific plan to do just that. So tomorrow morning, John and Elizabeth and Teresa and I are hitting the road across America's heartland. From here, we'll go out and talk with Americans in towns across Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan. And because a stronger America begins at home, we'll talk about our plan to create jobs, cut taxes for the middle class, lower health care costs, and make America safer and more secure.
Springfield Ohio? Not so -- Kerry was upriver in Cambodia last night. With a boatful of cookie munching super-secret special forces.
You must have gone to a different rally than the Dayton Daily Democrat. They said that he spoke before a "large and enthusiastic crowd....".
They also said that he was "a decorated Navy veteran from the Vietnam War....." why has no one on this site mentioned this?
Didn't have a good crowd. Kerry should realize a lot of people have to get up AND GO TO WORK in the morning. Oh, that's right, Kerry wouldn't know what having a real job is like.
Midnight Madness in Springfield.
The Columbus Dispatch said that 15,000 supporters were there. Does any know the real number?
I was at Kerry's Midnight Rally in Springfield Ohio. ZZZZZZZZZZZZ. And I was able to stay awake!!!! Barely.
They let the Bush supporters into the building?
Oh, and God bless you for going to a Kerry rally. That must have been a painful experience.
Who wants to show up at 12 o'clock at night? I saw it and it was awful. Kerry started with detailed numbers and he put everyone to sleep. All of the networks that were carrying it, cut away. Way too long.
Desperation mode is a funny thing to see. Kerry's rhetoric will get sharper and the Bush administration will make him look like Howard Dean when voting starts.
Bush has a lot more ammo left. They will save the best for last. They are going to have a field day with his Senate record.
I remember the nearby Clarke County fairgrounds. They have great antique shows there.
I flew a plane by myself for the very first time at Springfield's F-16 base. Quite a harrowing experience. BTW, everybody knows that picture of Bush hugging that girl whose mom died on 9-11; it was taken right there in the Springfield/Dayton area at the Golden Lamb restaurant.
I didn't waste electricty watching. I
was realing in W's speech. Wanted
to go to sleep with good thoughts.
I went to school there at Wittenberg...saw FORD there back in '76...he lost of course...let's hope the tradition continues...LOL
Go Tigers!
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (D-MA) (L) greets his running mate John Edwards (D-NC) at a late night rally in Springfield, Ohio, September 2, 2004. The rally, which kicks off Kerry's two-day bus tour of Ohio, began just after President George W. Bush accepted his party's nomination at the Republican Convention in New York. REUTERS/Jim Young US ELECTION REUTERS
Supporters of President George W. Bush (news - web sites) protest in front of the bus of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry at a front porch rally in Newark, Ohio September 3, 2004. Bush, winning strong support for his handling of the war on terrorism, has taken a double-digit lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry, according to a Time poll released on Friday.