McCain Campaign "Packs The House" At Palin Town Hall

Fox News:

McCain town hall style meetings are generally open to the public where anyone may wait in line on the day of the event and come in without an advanced invitation.

However, at tonight's 3,500 person townhall in Grand Rapids, Michigan-the first time Palin is taking questions from the public- only ticketholders are allowed in.

Read the whole story: Fox News

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[ThePublicRecord]

http://www.pubrecord.org/nationworld/332-in-2000-letter-palin-called-ex-brother-in-law-fine-role-model.html

In 2000 Letter, Palin Called Ex-Brother-in-Law ‘Fine Role Model’

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s opinion of her ex-brother-in-law, Mike Wooten, an Alaska state trooper, appears to have darkened only after his marriage to her sister failed in 2005.

When Palin was mayor of the small town of Wasilla, she had been a character reference for Wooten when the Air Force veteran was pursuing a career in law enforcement.

In a Jan. 1, 2000, letter of reference, Palin wrote that if “America had more people with the grace and sincerity that mirrors the character of Mike Wooten...we would have a much kinder, gentler, trustworthy nation as a result. …

[lvdragonlady]

Let's see - pre-ticketed huh?
Afraid of being boo'd?
Afraid of a gaffe?
Afraid of hoof in mouth?

Seems the GOP is afraid of everything these days, can't imagine why?

[eden4barack08]

These are the so called " Town Hall " traps, that McSame wanted Obama to join him in. Obama didn't take the bait, so McSame turned his campaign into a dishonorable, dishonest, negative, despicable attack machine. Suure, and we all believe everything he says. Did you know he was a POW?

[majorteddy]

But she never did answer the question, sidestepping it with assistance from McCain, who stated that she had been a high school basketball star.

[Bitsko]

From the Post article:

"McCain and Palin made their first joint appearance in a town hall setting, but it was more like a pep rally."

So why didn't the Post just call it a pep rally? Just because the McCain people call these shams "town hall meetings," shouldn't mean the press has to parrot them. Another case of lazy lazy journalism.

[HowietheScreamer]

MSM... hellooooo.

[bogues]

I guess McCain got spooked after being greeted with chants for Obama at the car factory yesterday. He will most likely be even more selective with his audiences in the future.

[Sportswoman]

I don't believe this is the first time he has cherry-picked the attendees, either. Too many questons have appeared to be scripted from plants who did not sound genuine, over these many months, including a child or two asking an age-inappropriate question.

[debrouillard]

people are beginning to say to Palin,u need to start talking beyond "Sen Obama was a community organiser"

[rose london]

JUST LIKE SADDLEBACK...RICK WARREN FAKE...MCSAME VETTED VOTERS BUT UNABLE TO VETE SARAH PAINLY WHO IS A HEARTBEAT FROM POTUS...TOWN HALL MEETING FARCE..WHAT A SHAM, BUT STILL SARAH CANNOT ANSWEAR THE FOREING EXPERIENCE QUESTION POSED TO HER...GOD PLEASE SAVE US FROM MCSAME'S FARCING. AMEN.

[RoloTomassi]

Hopefully the few MSM players who have seemingly awakened in recent days will take this whole charade to task.

So...assuming that they stop short of charging for admission, what qualifies a person for admission? Or are they busing people in for the big show?

I wonder...does an attending "ticket holder" have to pass a 20-question "loyalty evaluation" before the ticket is issued?

Yup, this stinks to high heaven....

[zendem1]

Sara Pa-lyin will field questions from paid staffers with "homemade" signs.

[grizhead63]

Just like a Ronco infomercial. Hilarious!!

[Heavenhelpusall]

Unstable/Unable 08

[ladeyday]

LOVE it!

[Rictracee]

I am not surprised , the republicans STAGE EVERYTHING... there has been so many stage photo ops w/ Bush and the troops it not funny.. .. the whole republican party is a FRAUD.. anyone who supports them are just damn backwards.

[Heavy]

"UPDATE–McCain campaign officials insist that none of the questions are being pre-screened."

Right. McSame will once again be in his cone of silence...lol. Maybe they can hand out fake yellow homemade signs again and lie about the crowd size, or are they including protesters in the crowd count?

[eden4barack08]

Riiight! And they have the credibility to carry that. Hmphh.

[eden4barack08]

BTW people, this may be insignificant, but I caught Palin on another LIE last night. On Hannity she was talking about the day she got the VP nod, and said that the first thing she did was have a meeting with the girls to get the ok, then left. Well, her hubby on the other hand on Greta, said it was all a secret, nobody from the family knew until they were flown to Ohio. He said that Sarah was flown out first and told him not to say anything to anybody, BIG secret. He was told to take cell phones away from the girls, and stay ready. Once they sent for them, he says it was difficult to keep the girls in the dark, but kept telling them it was gonna be a nice surprise and to just be quiet, stop asking. It's not until they were all reunited with mom, who by now was briefed and ready for the acceptance speech, that they all found out what was going on. So, who's story is true? Sarah or Todd. I say Sarah's LYING once again, to sound like this wonderful mother who consults her kids first, while it appears, as she said, when she got the offer, she didn't blink, she accepted, flew away, then told the family.
No biggie, no crime, but why lie? Pathological liars lie about everything.

[CtJean]

Keith mentioned that last night.

She is just a pathological liar.

Scares me to death.

[TroubleNYC]

Let's be honest. They were only there for her. Mr. Cellophane can't get a crowd over 350.

[Heavy]

But he invented cellophane or cellophone or something.

[HowietheScreamer]

No no, he invented Blackberry pie.