Bush on C=Span Live from Melbourne FL

[DoYouEverWonder]

Only a few 1000 people are there and they're not very enthusiastic. It's a lovely cool fall day, so it couldn't be the heat.

I saw Edwards here last week and the crowd was much larger and very enthusiastic, plus it was boiling out.

Looks like the chimp is going down.

[leftchick]

1. He doesn't look so good either....

US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) speaks to supporters at the first of four Florida campaign rallies in Fort Myers, Florida.(AFP/Paul Richards)


.... my God what a maroon.

[Cleopatra2a]

2. lots of people, not much cheering n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. The crowd is about the same size as this one in Lakeland.

Compared to this pic from Colorado yesterday,

[Roland99]

4. Looks like a staged crowd...bused in...hand-picked.

<yawn>

[mia]

7. red, white and blue

looks like everyone is wearing a variation of the same outfit

[Roland99]

8. Does Melbourne not have blacks?

[Skittles]

5. looks like he's wearing pajamas again

nt

[whistle]

6. Melbourne Florida, the county of the military-industrial complex....

...high tech weapons manufacturers who will be missing out big time if Bush does not get re-elected so he can commit further military agression on other so-called terrorist states. Do the numbers, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, etc. - $200 billion times 3 or 4 or more!

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. That's why you think he would get a bigger crowd there?

I think Bush is in big trouble in Florida. That's why he's been here 4 times in the last couple of weeks and Kerry is doing side trips to Colorado instead.

I heard Kerry is coming back down with the Big Dog soon. That is going to be great.

[JI7]

9. he looks like shit

i think there is something seriously wrong with his health.

[maddezmom]

13. sounds like shitty broken record of sound bites and lies

but his sheeple love it.

[jeff_thompson]

11. Jeb said "25,000" -- BUSHIT!

I live six miles from the stadium and the Bushies are total liars. Jeb publicly thanked the crowd of "25,000." Local news said "hundreds" were in attendance, and the Space Coast Stadium has a maximum capacity of only 8,100. I don't believe Jeb's extra 16,000 are in the infield. C-SPAN just showed a wide shot and the stadium did appear loosely filled, so maybe about 10,000 tops.

Last night my wife and I sign-waved here in Melbourne and it was the biggest yet. We had about 30 people waiving for Kerry. For the first time in a month of sign waving, we saw a Bushie with a sign. Over the course of two hours, he was joined by a couple of others. The comparison was dramatic: 5 for Bush vs 30 for Kerry.

So the Bushes can lie all they want, I'm still betting on "objective reality."

Jeff

[wndycty]

12. What a waste of our money

Supporters cheers as Marine One lands bringing U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) to a campaign rally in Lakeland, Florida, October 23, 2004. Bush, making good use of the Presidential helicopter, is making four stops in Florida today, and holds a slim two-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry (news - web sites) for the second consecutive day in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Saturday. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque US ELECTION

[DoYouEverWonder]

15. I was wondering if the Bush campaign has to pay

for using Marine 1 has a backdrop?

[bluedog]

21. notice "orange shirts"

all volunteers for event............in Lakeland our local showed pics..and a whole lot of "orange" in that crowd

[Roland99]

14. He sounds winded and tired. Maybe he's down with the flu.

And, notice how Kerry looks to the crowd while speaking? Bush keeps looking at his cheat sheet.

[Roland99]

16. He just got his biggest applause talking about same-sex marriage bans

Sounds like his crowd was bused in from churches all over the area.

[Roland99]

17. I keep waiting for the, "Can I get an AMEN?!?!"

[Cocoa]

18. Bush speaking to a bunch of crackers

the theme from "The Natural" was playing as he arrived at the podium. :wtf:

[Chichiri]

19. He arrived at the rally in Marine One

Do I have to pay for that?

[Roland99]

20. I seriously doubt the financially struggling Bush campaign will reimburse

[patricia92243]

22. The BIG POINT is that he is getting coverage and Kerry is NOT. The same

on CNN - it is almost laughable how "The Most Trusted Name in News" is so biased to Bush but is trying to hide it.