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Palin Drops Puck at Flyer’s Game Receives Mixed Reaction
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Posted on 10/11/2008 6:26:18 PM PDT by Chet 99

October 11th, 2008 7:56 PM Eastern

Palin Drops Puck at Flyer’s Game Receives Mixed Reaction

by Shushannah Walshe

PHILADELPHIA –-

Sarah Palin has become known as “The Most Famous Hockey Mom in America” for her constant referral to herself on the stump as “just a hockey mom.” This evening, she met that title head on by dropping the first puck of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey season in their opener with the New York Rangers.

A carpet was laid down and Palin, dressed in a beige trench, walked on to the ice joined by her daughters Willow and Piper. The GOP Vice-Presidential nominee said at an earlier fundraiser that she would stop some of the booing from the rowdy Philadelphia fans by putting her seven year old daughter, Piper in a Flyers jersey. She said, “How dare they boo Piper!”

Her secret weapon may have worked. The crowd in this staunchly Democratic city –visited today by Barack Obama—gave Palin mixed reviews. There were audible boos over the very loud music and some in the crowd had their thumbs down, but there were also many people clapping and cheering the GOP Vice-Presidential nominee.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2008veep; hockeymom; nhl; pa2008; palin
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To: ObamaOsamaisaTerrorist

A mixed reaction? For a conservative Republican in Philly? At a sporting event?

It’s a miracle!!! Palin was a hit!!


21 posted on 10/11/2008 6:47:01 PM PDT by airborne (Don't pray that God is on your side. Instead, pray that you are on God's side!)
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To: Don Blake

Oh course , you hate McCain ahd want him to Lose !
Complain Insult Complain Insult !


22 posted on 10/11/2008 6:47:48 PM PDT by ncalburt
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To: scott says
I watched it LIVE on satellite dish and it was 50/50 at best, maybe slightly tilted to boos.

For Philly --(I lived there and am now in the burbs) that is encouraging vote wise I thought it would be overwhelming boos if judged by all the Bush haters that call into the Sports talk station WIP 610 (hosts are all liberals except for Garry Cobb )
23 posted on 10/11/2008 6:49:09 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

McCain won’t win or lose one vote because of this, so in that respect it is fluff.

If a recent signup sees that the crowd wasn’t enthused by Palin, and a long time member sees it as a largely positive reaction to Palin, there is a disconnect there. To me, it’s clear that to describe the crowd reaction as ‘mised’ is putting a happy face on it. She flopped in Philly.

To me, I’d rather she went and did this before a more friendly audience. That would be a good thing. Instead we’re stuck with an embarrassing video clip.

Not a big deal, in the end, but I wish it didn’t exist.


24 posted on 10/11/2008 6:49:22 PM PDT by Don Blake
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To: airborne

Believe whatever makes you happy. I’m not sure I’d want a crowd of Philly libs cheering for me anyway.


25 posted on 10/11/2008 6:49:29 PM PDT by ObamaOsamaisaTerrorist
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To: Don Blake

Bash Bash Bash
Whine Whine Whine

If your so concerned go out and work for the Campaign rather than sititing around and arm chair quarterback.
its a preseason game and the place was empty and the seats are Cheap so it full of low lifes .


26 posted on 10/11/2008 6:50:39 PM PDT by ncalburt
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To: Don Blake

Sorry. I don’t agree. She is a gutsy lady and able to take it to their turf.


27 posted on 10/11/2008 6:50:47 PM PDT by antceecee (McCain ~ Palin '08!!!!! May God have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: ObamaOsamaisaTerrorist

I will say, in good faith, I agree 100% with your first post.

I’m half of the mind, Obama is the actual anti-Christ.

Nostradamos’ “Mabus”, seems a whole lot like Obama, as seen from France 500 years ago.

I’m a bit of a Palin fan. Hope you don’t mind I tend to stick up for her sort of strongly. :)


28 posted on 10/11/2008 6:51:00 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (CHEVY VOLT COUNTDOWN: V minus 89 Weeks. Waiting...)
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To: ncalburt

I don’t hate McCain. I want him to win (in fact I poisted a long post the other day saying I expected him to win about 290 electoral votes), but it didn’t keep me from having clarityu on the state of the race.

I’m not complaining or insulting. I’m just saying that the video doesn’t show an enthusiastic welcome for Palin. Not even a ‘mixed’ reaction.


29 posted on 10/11/2008 6:51:13 PM PDT by Don Blake
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To: ObamaOsamaisaTerrorist
I’m not sure I’d want a crowd of Philly libs cheering for me anyway.

You have got to be kidding--Libs cheering would be a great sign or don't you want their votes
30 posted on 10/11/2008 6:51:51 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: ncalburt

My point was that Philly fans are usually lowlifes. I am neither bashing nor whining.


31 posted on 10/11/2008 6:52:15 PM PDT by Don Blake
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To: ObamaOsamaisaTerrorist
Believe whatever makes you happy.

Why gee n00b, thanks!

32 posted on 10/11/2008 6:52:58 PM PDT by airborne (Don't pray that God is on your side. Instead, pray that you are on God's side!)
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To: Don Blake
and you have to wonder who is making these calls in the McCain campaign. Have her drop the pick at a more GOP friendly city.

The only way to win over hearts and minds is to get close enough to WIN those hearts and minds.

And a Flyers game is the best place to start. What's the benefit of going to a game where you already got the votes. That's a waste of precious campaign time.

Palin did the right thing by showing she has the guts, and the integrity, to walk into the lions den of a Democrat-worshiping city.

Methinks she will win over MORE hearts and minds at the Wachovia Center from people who will think, "Wow, she really IS a hockey mom. Good for her."

And an intelligent, brave woman, and a looker to boot.

33 posted on 10/11/2008 6:52:59 PM PDT by Edit35 (.)
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To: ObamaOsamaisaTerrorist
Strange, even NBC/AP does not appear to share your "hearing":

The Alaska governor and self-described “hockey mom” heard a few boos when she walked onto the ice, but that soon turned to polite applause as she headed to center ice with Mike Richards of the Flyers and Scott Gomez — from Alaska — of the Rangers.

Palin waved to the crowd and smiled as she dropped the puck to applause and cheers.

34 posted on 10/11/2008 6:53:47 PM PDT by alecqss
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To: Don Blake

Right you are... Philly fans famously booed Santa Claus at a Monday Night football game.

This McCain campaign really does look like super amateur hour.


35 posted on 10/11/2008 6:54:57 PM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds ("The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.")
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To: ncalburt

Back to disrupt and insult again, I see.

Did you get bored at DU?


36 posted on 10/11/2008 6:55:29 PM PDT by airborne (Don't pray that God is on your side. Instead, pray that you are on God's side!)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

No problem. I appreciate the good faith. Maybe I sound a little nuts calling him the anti-Christ, but some very creepy signs point that way. Not the kind of thing I go around saying at work though.

I’m a Palin fan too. She can handle a lot worse than jeers from drunk hockey fans.


37 posted on 10/11/2008 6:55:39 PM PDT by ObamaOsamaisaTerrorist
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To: Chet 99

I like it:) That is one gusty woman:) Bet you would never see Obama do something like that. He has someone else do it for him the coward.


38 posted on 10/11/2008 6:56:31 PM PDT by Hanna548
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To: scott says
...it was 50/50 at best,

Exactly! And if McCain/Palin get 50% of the Democrat vote in and around Philly, the McCain campaign will do very well on Nov. 4.

Which proves why it was a good move for Sarah Palin to walk into the mouth of the lions den in Democrat-worshiping Philly... and show her guts and moxy.

Bravo, Sarah Palin. She has more guts than the other three candidates combined.

39 posted on 10/11/2008 6:56:48 PM PDT by Edit35 (.)
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To: ObamaOsamaisaTerrorist

We’ll get along just fine. :)


40 posted on 10/11/2008 6:57:00 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (CHEVY VOLT COUNTDOWN: V minus 89 Weeks. Waiting...)
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