HAH! Attendence at McFake's gathering (per fire dept): 2,000 people

[rainbow4321]

Heh, my daughter's entire senior high school alone has 2,500 kids.


http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/10/mccain-is-in-iowa-no-one-bring.html

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced Sen. John McCain this morning at a rally at the University of Northern Iowa. Attendance: 2,000, according to the local fire department. As you may know, Grassley is one of the biggest cheerleaders for corn-ethanol subsidies. Makes sense, Iowa is to ethanol as Texas is to oil and natural gas. (Just look at the cluster of ethanol refineries in the Midwest.)

But McCain absolutely detests ethanol subsidies. As he said during the third presidential debate, "I oppose subsidies for ethanol because I thought it distorted the market and created inflation; Senator Obama supported those subsidies." (Obama's home state of Illinois is a big corn-ethanol producer as well.) Perhaps more important, McCain wants to eliminate the tariff on imported ethanol from Brazil. That would kill the monopoly that Iowa and other farm-states have on ethanol -- which by law must be blended into the fuel supply.

Grassley said energy was among the four subjects where McCain's positions were superior to Obama's. On this point, Grassley only mentioned drilling for oil. The wod "ethanol" wasn't uttered.

One wonders why McCain is even bothering to campaign here this late in the game. Makes sense that he has to make a good show of it. But polls show that Obama, who won the Iowa caucuses, is clobbering him here. Ethanol aside, Iowa does not look too hospitable to McCain.

[jwirr]

1. When is grassly going to retire? How old is he?

[abumbyanyothername]

5. Probably not as old as Harkin.

I used to live in Iowa. I am pretty sure that Harkin (D) is the senior senator.

[Condem]

2. 10,000 in Des Moines yesterday for Palin

The base is rallying around Sarah. What an embarassment it must be for McCain.

[demosincebirth]

3. He has to spend that money some how

[99th_Monkey]

4. The "crowd-size factor" alone should put the lie to GOP attempts to bugger the election

Obama speaks, and 100,000 show up; McCain speaks and he's lucky to get over 1,000 ...
after seeing this day after day on the TeeVee, people KNOW that it would be Obama in
a landslide in any remotely fair election.

[kestrel91316]

6. Hm. McGrumpy: 2000. Obama: 100,000. Comments, anyone???

[rainbow4321]

7. The livestream on Obama's website has more viewers than McLame attendee amount

Next time you watch a live stream, look at the number at the bottom of the screen, it shows how many people are watching it. It's fun to watch the number jump up as soon as the online crowd hears that his rally is amount to start.

[Elle1993]

8. Obama can get 2,000 pepole in a town of 320

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. McCain, 'I'm calling you a f---ing jerk!' to Grassley

Sen. McCain Had A Heated Exchange With Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) And Called Him A "F*cking Jerk." "Senators are not used to having their intelligence or integrity challenged by another senator. 'Are you calling me stupid?' Sen. Chuck Grassley once inquired during a debate with McCain over the fate of the Vietnam MIAs, according to a source who was present. 'No,' replied McCain, 'I'm calling you a f---ing jerk!' (Grassley and McCain had no comment.)" (Evan Thomas, et al., "Senator Hothead," Newsweek, 2/21/00)


Grassley shows his happy enthusiasm today at the McCain Rally by giving him a golf clap