The fat lady is warming up
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12:59 PM
McCain Camp Buses In School Kids To Fill Crowd
The most cringe-worthy political moment of the day, so far, came when Sen. John McCain called out for his new buddy Joe the Plumber to stand up at a rally in Ohio, only to be greeted with confused silence. Joe the Plumber wasn't there.
But that rally featured another embarrassing moment, one that illustrates a far more troubling dynamic for the Republican ticket. The McCain campaign actually had to bus in school kids from the surrounding area in order to fill the event. As reported by MSNBC:
A local school district official confirmed after the event that of the 6,000 people estimated by the fire marshal to be in attendance this morning, more than 4,000 were bused in from schools in the area. The entire 2,500-student Defiance School District was in attendance, the official said, in addition to at least three other schools from neighboring districts, one of which sent 14 buses. This happened -- as if a reminder were needed -- less than a week out from the election, when the heat of the campaign should be drawing record crowds.
Sad. Not!
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It's even uglier than that. I know of someone who lives in Defiance, and she mentions that the kids were FORCED to go there against their will. A lot of them would rather have Obama win, and they felt like prisoners at that rally, having to stand there and have to listen to some old fart and his rabid-fundie partner spew hatred at their candidate.
Well, not ALL the kids. The "special needs" ones were deliberately left behind, but were forced to watch the events on TV back at school.
Stay classy, GOP.
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