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MSM Half-Truth on McCain Rally Numbers
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| 9/06/08
| ninenot
Posted on 09/06/2008 1:02:35 PM PDT by ninenot
In its coverage of John McCain and Sarah Palin in Cedarburg Wi. today, the Associated Press reported:
"More than a thousand people jammed the streets to see McCain and the Alaska governor, his suprise choice for the vice presidential nomination who proved to be the hit of the convention."
Elsewhere, the Wisconsin State Patrol estimated that over 12,000 people were in the "attendance area" at the event and that up to THREE TIMES that number were surrounding the "attendance area."
TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: crowds; deceit; mccain; mccainpalin; msm; wi2008
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:02:35 PM PDT
by
ninenot
To: ninenot
The MSM is lying about turnout to depress the base and cheer up the Dems. It isn't working!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:03:59 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: ninenot
They told half the truth? Cool. Improvement.
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:04:48 PM PDT
by
gondramB
(Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
To: gondramB
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:07:38 PM PDT
by
Red Steel
To: goldstategop
More than a thousand jammed the streets to see John McCain. The other 11,000 were there for Sarah.
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:09:14 PM PDT
by
Paul Heinzman
(Sorry, Hillary, Sarah doesn't need all those cracks. She's just going to melt that glass ceiling.)
To: ninenot
I have the TV on in the background, and I just heard a news clip, saying 800 people showed up today to hear Obama.
He was walking around with a mic, and having a hard time putting a sentence together — and I am guessing that was the BEST part of his talk — or the media would not have been playing it!
800 people — pitiful. . . . .
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:10:01 PM PDT
by
i_dont_chat
(The elephant is dancing for the lady from Alaska)
To: ninenot
I find it incredible with the number of people that use the Internet for their news that the MSM thinks they can keep on lying and get away with it.
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:11:01 PM PDT
by
rocksblues
(Folks we are in trouble, "Mark Levin" 03/26/08)
To: ninenot
If you want news, tune in to FOX. If you want propaganda, tune in to the DNC’s “mainstream news media.”
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:12:35 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(McCain/Palin '08! Real change you won't have to "believe in." You'll be able to see it!!!)
To: i_dont_chat
800 people — pitiful. . . . . I remember hearing, late in her primary campaign, that Hillary was giving a morning speech in the parking lot of a Wicke's Lumber (I may have the wrong store name).
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:14:29 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Without the second, the rest are just politicians' BS.)
To: ninenot
The local Sheriff said 20 to 30 thousand.
On another thread.
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:17:34 PM PDT
by
golfisnr1
(Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
To: i_dont_chat
800? That can’t be right.
hah!
To: i_dont_chat
Heh. I doubt it was even 800! I wonder if they used the Cindy Sheehan trick of making an empty room seem filled with a big crowd?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:20:19 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: gondramB
THEY TECHINICALLY ONLY TOLD AN “8.5% TRUTH” (WITH THOSE NUMBERS)!!!
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:30:03 PM PDT
by
davandbar
(CLINTONThere's no limit to how much credit a man can get, if he doesn't care what he's actually done)
To: ninenot
As long as the Net is free and FR is here, we’ll have a place to post facts and real numbers.
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:37:21 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(She lives! 22 weeks, 9.5 inches. Go, baby, go!)
To: ninenot
Is CSPAN going to replay any of these rallies? (Road to the Whitehouse perhaps?)
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:42:03 PM PDT
by
NewHampshireDuo
(Earth - Taking care of itself since 4.6 billion BC)
To: i_dont_chat
I have the TV on in the background, and I just heard a news clip, saying 800 people showed up today to hear Obama. If the media said 800 then it was probably 8. And, those 8 people were probably Secret Service agents.
To: ninenot
If my math is correct, that makes 48,000 total, only they couldn’t all fit into the “attendence area.”
So the media figure represents about 2% of the actual crowd.
This sounds like the way the media used to report the Annual March on Life in Washington.
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:47:06 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: rocksblues
I find it incredible with the number of people that use the Internet for their news that the MSM thinks they can keep on lying and get away with it.
Addictions are not easy to overcome ---you have to first admit you are addicted
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:49:17 PM PDT
by
uncbob
To: ninenot
Half truth? More like 1/36 truth.
To: ninenot
How does more than a thousand equate to more than 12000?
Could we possibly say that more than 10000 showed up?
I don’t know, could we at least be a little honest?
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:50:39 PM PDT
by
dforest
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