Obama to Hold Rally for Sen. Feingold… Sen. Feingold to Skip Town …Update: Feingold Decides to Show Up
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 12:34 PM
The rainbow-shooting unicorn rider will return to Wisconsin today to host a rally in support of far left wackjob Russ Feingold.
(Phawker)
Senator Feingold will not be at the event… He’s skipping town.
MyWay reported:
Democratic Party Chairman Timothy Kaine says he sees no slight in Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold skipping a campaign rally tonight where President Barack Obama is appearing on his behalf.
Kaine tells CBS’s “The Early Show” that candidates “make their own decisions about these things.” And Kaine, a former Virginia governor, says Feingold understands that Obama can energize the party’s base.
Kaine says Obama is appealing particularly to college-age youths to become more active in the mid-term elections, saying “we just need to make them aware of the importance of these elections.”
The latest Fox News poll shows Republican Ron Johnson leading Democratic senator Russ Feingold by 8 points in the Wisconsin Senate race.
UPDATE: Senator Feingold decided to stop by after all.
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Stanley commented:
I think that’s the guy who stole the pot of gold for the coming generation.
P. Aaron commented:
So, Feingold is skiiping an Obama event. So? He’s still a democrat.
jimbo commented:
LOL! Having Obama campaign for you is like having someone throw you an anchor when you’re drowning.
Follow the law commented:
I just saw that clip where Bob Bumbler honestly I don’t know his name treated Pam Gellar like crap. Not a gentleman on that panel. Bless her heart. A bunch of animals Fox news put on that panel. God help us.
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tarpon commented:
This is just too funny.
Patman commented:
Comedy at its finest.
Also, this is completely sad for our country. What in the hell does this message send to the rest of the world?
The wrong one, of course.
Deeka commented:
Apparently, University of Wisconsin students didn’t show up either.
averagemelon commented:
Patman,
It says the American people hate their president. Loud and Clear.
TenderheadJunior commented:
Deeka, do you have a link to this story (UofW-Madison students not showing up — incredible since it has always been a bastion of communist thought in the US).
Ken commented:
Feingold’s been running his campaign like he doesn’t even know who obama or the democrats are. It’s no surprise he’d find something more important to do when when barry comes to town.
Stanley commented:
“Feingold understands that Obama can energize the party’s base.”
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I disagree. I don’t think Obama, will be able to raise the dead.
Lenore commented:
I don’t hate Obama, I do hate what he is doing and I am sorry to say I believe he is intentionally destroying America.
INC commented:
Ann Althouse said she would attend so we’ll have news from her.
I did find this:
Melissa commented:
I work in Milwaukee and live in a (very conservative) suburb and can say that I have seen very few Feingold or Barrett signs, particularly in comparison to the number of Johnson and Walker signs and Obamacare is really unpopular around here, so it makes sense for Feingold to skip out on something that will remind people that he was an early Obamacare supporter.
On a side note, I keep getting Barrett pop up ads on this site.
Lenore commented:
Obama doesn’t care if he has only one term. That is why his policies must be stopped and the laws he created voided. I believe he will someday have to answer for all the crimes he has committed against liberty. Americans are awake now thanks to the Tea Party Patriots.
The Patriots never said it would be easy. Take back your local Government, your State government and make them fight the federal government until we get the federal government under control. Attorney Generals must be constitutionalists. We start now in Nov. and remember it may take 3 elections or more to bring America home to liberty, freedom, individual responsibility, a constitutionally limited government and the free market. But it will be done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJa75nE9oo4
shibumi commented:
Excellent photo.
The only thing that would make it more excellent if is Teh Won had on a bike helmet.
Jen in AK commented:
Unfortunately, the students are all lined up to see Obama (there are live feeds on Channel 3000.com) Truthfully though, half of them are there to see Ben Harper. I would stand in line for BH, but not for Obama.
I am a UW Alumni, and I have to say that I’m not suprised. It’s always been uber-Democratic. I’m hoping WI will suprise me this year and vote OUT Feingold. He was awful when we lived there, he is still awful.
Stanley commented:
Actually, there is a mysterious disappearance of Feingold signs. Like any wise business owner knows, if your sign is not doing the job, it’s time to get rid of it and they did.
befuddled commented:
the community organizer strikes again, rallying his base of non taxpayers. hell, it’s not their money, why should they give a crap what obama does with it?
Carol-Christian Soldier commented:
would that be FEINGOLD as in McCain/Feingold?
a friendly reminder to be careful of aisle reeeeeeeeeeeeeachers…from the R party…
the name FEINGOLD in this post brought the memory to the fore….
C-CS
Lenore commented:
I can not figure out college students. It’s like they are easily brainwashed. In my day mom and dad didn’t spring for college, hell we barely could make ends meet, you went from high school right to work. They did their part, the rest was up to us. When I was 18 and in my early twenties I loved my freedom more than anything. when I graduated high school my parents gave me a month off. At 18 I worked in a factory 45 hours a week and bartended 15 hours a week to pay my bills. I did that until I had gained enough experience at the factory to become an inspector. I got married and dropped the second job. I continued to learn all I could about manufacturing, ISO, blueprints . By the age of 28 I was making a very good wage. We have all we need and we can both thank our parents for kicking us in the ass at 18. The problem with youth today is no one thinks they are old enough to take care of themselves, we were.
Lenore commented:
Why no questions about the cost of college? Why do spread the wealth professors make so much money?? Why do college books cost so much?? Why does it cost so much to get a room you share at a dorm? Why do illegals get a lower college tuition than out of state Americans? Why do liberal college professors who believe in spreading the wealth demand high salaries. Oh sorry I repeat myself but that one sticks in my craw. We know why they want tenure, their lazy.
Deeka commented:
Looking for a link, but based on Jen in AK’s comment, it may not be true.
bg commented:
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can’t wait for the great Obama MSM report!! /s/
in the meantime, i’ll be rotflmbo..
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gus commented:
I too work in Milwaukee and live in a VERYVERY Conservative suburb. Did I mention VERY.
And the coming ASSWHUPPING on LIBTARDS will be epic.
Feingold is a petty petty angry little man.
He has never met an abortion he didn’t like.
bg commented:
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Follow the law @ 12:54 pm #4
here you go..
Bob Beckel Squeal
(the truth, more here, and here, and here)
“Reassessing Project at Ground Zero”
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WisConbowhunter commented:
#25
Somewhere in Waukesha county? I live in a usually very liberal suburb(North Shore) but am encouraged with the Nuber of Walker/Johnson signs. Even noticed a few converts who had Obama signs in 2008 who now have Walker signs proudly displayed.
bg commented:
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re: Jen in AK @ 1:26 pm #17
CHANNEL3000.com
thanks..
one of numerous links via above link..
Governor Doyle Signs Trade Agreement In China
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gus commented:
Yes bow hunter way west. I grew up just off of Center St. and I escaped in the late 20th century.
Lake Country baby!
bg commented:
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Wisconsin DOT Traffic Cameras
live feed.. lol
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Militant Conservative commented:
The coming TSUNAMI is going to be huge. America is predominately conservative and Obama has shined the light of truth on who the left is. Scared the hell out of ALL America. Easy choice socialist or capitalist society. Choose one. powder is dry.
bg commented:
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4:05
Channel3000:
Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold said on Twitter that he will be appearing with President Barack Obama at his rally in Madison after all.
Feingold had originally said he would be in Washington, D.C., during Tuesday’s rally on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. Republicans pointed to that as a sign Feingold was running scared from Obama, whose approval ratings are at an all-time low in Wisconsin.
But Feingold sent a tweet around 3:30 p.m. saying he finished voting and was proud to be joining Obama at the rally at Feingold’s alma mater.
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davidt commented:
bgNo Gravatar
September 28th, 2010 | 3:10 pm | #32
So, Russ got his orders? Appear or else!
KR commented:
I am encouraged that so many people are seeing the reality of Obama et al.
It still boggles my mind that millions thought a CHICAGO POLITICIAN would bring positive change to DC.
Googy commented:
Obama reminds me of Mao Tse-tung.
aro5o75 commented:
My new term for the left in our government is
…..poli-attritions.
bg commented:
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re: bg #32
re: [Republicans pointed to that as a sign Feingold was running scared from Obama, whose approval ratings are at an all-time low in Wisconsin.]
hmmm, really??
Obama’s standing in public opinion polls has been falling in recent months, and some Democratic candidates have been reluctant to appear with him.
okay, no secret there..
so, what were “Republicans” supposed to take it to mean??
davidt @ 3:20 pm #33
oh yes, fool Obama once, ya know
how it goes in Chicago, oh wait..
The Obama campaign-trail calculus
[But apart from the strongly Democratic coasts and a few essential swing states — Florida and Colorado, for example, where Democrats are struggling to hold Michael Bennet's Senate seat and an open governorship — the map is less friendly to the White House. Some candidates will place as much distance as possible between themselves and Obama, in hopes of avoiding being pinned with the unpopular aspects of his ambitious agenda.]
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Kevin W. commented:
***Here’s what the media wants you to know about Obama’s rally in Madison Wisconsin.***
UPDATED Tuesday, September 28, 2010 — 5:00 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — If there’s an enthusiasm gap for Democrats this election, it hasn’t reached Madison.
Students and residents in the traditionally liberal city turned out by the thousands on Tuesday to see President Barack Obama at a rally on the University of Wisconsin campus meant to energize the base of the Democratic Party.
About 12,500 people packed onto a mall in the heart of the campus awaiting arrival of the president. Thousands more were in a line that stretched more than a mile beyond the entrance sight.
***Here’s what the media doesn’t want you to know, how they got the 12,500 to show up.***
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rock band the National along with singer-songwriter Ben Harper are serving as opening acts to President Barack Obama’s political rally on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Tuesday.
Thousands of students and others are expected to converge on campus for the outdoor rally, the first of four such events Obama has planned before the election.
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/102549194.html
It’s pretty bad when the only way you can get college kids out to see you is when you have to musical acts perform free concerts. Yet, the media won’t let you know that part, they’re going to make it look like the college kids were there to see Obama.
Nice way to Manipulate the story Barry.
Kevin W. commented:
The above story makes me wonder how Obama got so many big crowds so frequently in the 08 campaign.
Dave commented:
I can’t figure out why Feingold showed up at the rally
- Wants to go out in record landslide
- Wants to see a decent crowd again
- Crazy desperate will try anything
- Ask Obama if he has any job openings
But all the answers I can think of seem like a good sign for Johnson.
bg commented:
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Dave @ 8:20 pm #43
via live blogging: he showed up, spoke for approx 3 minutes then left the stage to Obama, they were not seen side by side so to speak, but he did wave to him from the audience when Obama recognized him via his list
of folks to be recognized (mayor, governor, etc)..
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