Bush-McCain Fundraiser Canceled After Poor Ticket Sales

Phoenix Business Journal:

A Tuesday fundraiser headlined by President Bush for U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is being moved out of the Phoenix Convention Center.

Sources familiar with the situation said the Bush-McCain event was not selling enough tickets to fill the Convention Center space, and that there were concerns about more anti-war protesters showing up outside the venue than attending the fundraiser inside.

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Comments

[tschlak]

Why doesn't McShame lose that anchor around his neck?? Who the hell is giving him campaign advice? Sheesh.

[bikerdude]

Could it be rove and the other lobbyists?

[queotic]

Obama draws crowds of 75,000 and McCain can't even fill a convention center.

[bikerdude]

I just watched a clip of the Libertarian convention starring Bobby Barr. Looked like about 25 or 30 in the crowd.

[peachfuzz]

So, McBush is a real man of The People. The private, rich people.

[lisakaz2]

And even they don't wanna waste their money.

[sfsj]

Bush looks older thank McCain in this photo. I hear he worries a lot about his legacy these days.

[JiminNC]

No need to worry. His legacy is written in blood.

[freshnotbitter]

Bush/McCain should move the fundraiser to Dubai.

Betcha they'd get quite a haul.

[speakingtruth2power]

HAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and KKKarl says the problems are not his fault? Right!

The MSM is trying to tell US that John McBomb has a chance against either Dem?

Is that what the last three special elections for the House, indicated to the MSM?

America is crying for CHANGE! We won't be voting for four more years of Bushit!!!

There only chance is MASSIVE voter fraud and even that will fail. NOT THIS TIME!

[MACS]

.
An interesting observation: In many states both Clinton and Obama individually get more votes than the entire repub-LIE-CON party slate. McSame is having a hard time gettging 80% of the repub-LIE-CON votes.
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[BADEN]

Wow.

They need to spruce up their act...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TwgYSE4cs0Q

[OilWarsDotCom]

The only people who need to show up are US Marshals to take both these war criminals into custody - They are nothing more than fugitives from US and international justice. No one has the balls to do it - what a shame. America ought to do one last thing good before it goes out of business.

[BADEN]

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

Pass it around.

Let's roll.

[olephart]

Where's a mile of good stout hemp rope when you need it?

[rowzeer]

Trickle down....you mean flow up...because that's where America's wealth is going...up...never down.

[JiminNC]

Tricle down is what happens when neocons' Depends get full.

[sillyseason]

"...A Tuesday fundraiser headlined by President Bush for U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is being moved out of the Phoenix Convention Center.

Sources familiar with the situation said the Bush-McCain event was not selling enough tickets to fill the Convention Center space..."

What a pathetic example of a two-term president and his wanna-be, hand picked successor. SAD, SAD, SAD... Yet, very fitting for these two.

[robotfog]

apparently, bush will not be making the money clinton does from speeches.

[bikerdude]

He deserves to spend the rest of his miserable life panhandling in downtown Crawford...

[GerryS]

maybe a few bucks being a host on SNL?

[wm1066]

The elite in Fountain Hills, and Scotsdale couldn't fill that arena, what they needed was people in the doublewides baking under the sun in Mesa, and Gilbert, Etc. but these people don't have any money left to donate anymore.
Bush sucked them dry during the last election.

[bikerdude]

I hear they all became Obama contributors...

[researcher]

darn and i was about to drive downtown phz and protest these two war mongers and liars.

darn.

go get them mc war many americans love ya yet. your war mongering fits them to a tee.

those americans have a motto kill them over there so we dont have to kill them over here just like nam same insane excuse to have wars for profits. and it works for many americans. too many

and the worst of these war mongers. the evangel go figure. was jesus a war monger? dont think so folks please read the new testament over and over.

[speakingtruth2power]

Don't have to read no damn Bible.

The TV Evangelists do it for 'em!!

They say that greed is good and

to go kill their Muslim brothers!!!

[findingthetruth]

Now if there is possibility of literally glueing the two at the hips ----- this would be absolutely wonderful.

[speakingtruth2power]

Belly to belly would be funnier and far more appropriate for today's GOP.

[tschlak]

If you're going that direction, they should be spooning. Except, who's the top?? I guess Bush has more experience, what with screwing the American people for the last 7 years...

[Mitchell4A]

Ah, so it begins. I have a list of a (baker's) dozen reasons why McCain will not win in November.
Several are pertinent here, but since this is a comment, I will only mention two.

1. The McBush factor. McCain’s support of the Iraq War will make it impossible for him to break from Bush, the most unpopular president in living memory. The photo/video of McCain hugging and being kissed by Bush will become increasingly embedded in the collective consciousness of the American people as the months roll on.

2.The Republican factor. Yes, McCain is a Republican. He will not be able to deny this fact. Currently, this is not the best party to have behind you in a push to the White House. Witness the recent loss of three traditionally Republican congressional seats and the declining number of Americans willing to identify themselves as Republicans. And then there are the comments of Congressman Tom Davis. “The political atmosphere facing House Republicans this November is the worst since Watergate and is far more toxic than it was in 2006” (NY Times, May 15th, 2008).

From, "A Dozen Reasons Why McCain Won't Win: Money-back Guarantee"
http://msa4.wordpress.com/

[mairs]

The more articles linking Bush to McCain the better. More pictures of them hugging. I want Bush attached to McCain like Kudzu on a tree. I want Bush on the soles of McCain's shoes, in his hair, living in his house, eating his barbeque.

[Colmore]

Rather than fly on Air Farce One to Ariz. why doesn't Georgie just donate the money it would cost for fuel, security, etc. for the trip to the McCain coffers? That would make everyone happy, stay away Georgie!! Yes, Air FARCE one.

[treetracker]

He can't do that - that money comes from our tax dollars. If the Congress wasn't so lame, I'd love to see him do it - but he'd be out office before Congress figured out what to do about it.

[Colmore]

This administration has done whatever it wanted to for over 7 years. Nobody tells them what they cannot do. Cheney is a power unto himself, even more powerful than the president in his mind. Look at the secret energy meetings in the WH. The shooting incident that was not reported until someone blew the whistle. Then the man who was shot in the face APOLOGIZED to Cheney!!! They are beyond contempt this crew. Disgusting.