CNN

We love you Grand Rapids. Uh, Sara, this is Cedar Rapids.

Haha. Good protesters are needed at those McSame Pali(es)n rallies.

How can McCain reprogram PLAIN PALIN when he does not know how to use a Blackberry let alone a Computer for robots.

This election is not about PALIN so why don't we just stop focusing on her and start focusing on MCSAME AND OBAMA.

This election is about the future of the United States, its people and our children. You IDIOTS who are going to vote for McSame need to wake up. This man has no idea of what to do to get this country back on track. This is quite obvious by the choice he made for Vice President. The only thing he is interested in is to be President of the United States and he doesn't care one hoot about the American people and how much they are suffering. How would he know anyway, he has seven houses that he didn't even know he had.

They in the wrong town people are hurting these days McCain and Palin are dirty politician....We need change we need obama/Biden

Americans of any political affiliation should condemn such unprovoked disrespectful behavior.

SP is now getting so much controversy because the truth is coming out and she is NOT qualified to be VP and God forbid President. Had she been probably vetted, she would not be McCains selection because all this stuff would have already come out. To think that we, the women of America, are dumb enough to just vote Republican just because there is a woman on the ticket, is an insult to me. I am putting Country first when I make my decision and its not about beauty – its about brains.

From reading the comments here...

....it appears that the polls show Obama leading are misleading...

...he is way more ahead than they show...

...do they poll cell phone owners...

...guess not...

Go Obama, you da man.

Bob in Indy:

THAT WAS PERFECT

And just to think John..........You spent all that money on Tutoring Lessons.................Maybe if you let Sarah have an open book test.

Great come back dennis, alot of substance in that statement. Very substantive.

No Dennis...why dont you ask yourself why there are never any protesters at Obama rallies, BECAUSE WE ARE LIBERALS!!! WE ARE PRO CHOICE, PRO GAY, WE ARE PRO BE YOURSELF IN WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE, WE ARE PRO RELIGION..AGAIN BE YOURSELF! WE DONT PREACH AS TO HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE! NOW DO US ALL A FAVOR AND GET A LIFE!!!!

CNN Please post this!

As an Iowa, I am extremely offended by Palin's "Grand Rapids" entrance.

In case you forgot, Cedar Rapids was one hit HARD by the flood this summer, it was all over national news, and affected a lot of people in this region.

How out of touch...

all protesters believe in "free speech" as long as theirs is the only voice being heard....

Well, people just don't like McCain's policy. Period!

I dont like it either!

He put his political ambition first and choose green horn as a running mate.

What do you expect?

He should be ready for more protest!

Period!

A very SAD ticket, indeed, that they have to brief their little audience in advance to start chanting a pre-approved word to block out peaceful war protesters – that are protesting for PEACE.

So then.....it would be OK for protesters to show up at Obama/Biden rallies and disrupt and that would be fine. I don't CNN wouldn't be able to print the remarks the Obama supporters would say if it were to happen to them. This country is paying the price of this type of disrespectul mentality.

Sarah Palin is a joke and should have never been picked as McCain's VP choice. McCain attacks Obama on his experience and then has the nerve to appoint someone with less experience. Honestly I could answer the questions she has been asked better than she has been able to...being a Hockey Mom from Alaska and Mayor of the Crystal Meth capital of Alaska qualifies you for absolutely nothing. The highschool I attended in Texas had almost as many students as the entire population of Wasilla. McCain is clueless and his choice of Palin proves he needs to have his head examined. The Republicans who attacked Obama for the experience issue and now support Palin are proving themselves to be the Hypocrites we all knew they were in the beginning.

Larry Craig anyone?

A vote for America is a Vote against Obama.
Dirty dirty dirty, wake up people, its not that hard of a choice

"Palin kept speaking throughout the disruption, but her remarks were nearly unintelligible ...."

Yeah but her remarks would still have been unintelligible if there hadn't been any noise.

I wonder if we'll get a day off from work for Obama..

The way we did for Nixon, Ford and Reagan.

Erin in Michigan .................. if that is not the most hypicritical Iine. Did you think before you spoke? Come on......

Most of the liberals are outrageously rude.

Looking at these posts is a perfect example of how out of touch and insanely rude these people can be.

What qualifies McCain to be an expert on national security???
Oh yeah, he got caught.

Right on! There is no comparing McPain to O'Biden. The Dems are light years ahead of the Idocracy now in office and the current Repugnicans.

Grand Rapids eh? It's in one of those 57 states I'm sure. Obama would know.

EVER ASK YOURSELF WHY THERE AREN'T ANY PROTESTER AT O BAMA'S RALLIES????? MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY///

I can't, but can, believe that she continued to read her prepared speech while protesters were yelling at her. Even Obama takes time to listen to people who don't agree with him and talk to them as well.

When we get a leader who listens to us, it will such a refreshing change.

Maybe Sarah thought she was in an international country (Cedar Rapids) gaining Foreign Policy experience. LOL. Just imagine her abroad making such goofball remarks. ENOUGH!

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is a mess...first she doesn't know what the Bush Doctrine is and next she is talking about she is in Grand Rapids??? That chick hasn't been outside of Alaska enough to know anything. Country redneck self needs to go back to her life and leave this race to the big dogs....

There go the Dems, one slip and the woman is laughable, was it not your magnificent Mrs. Obama that said she was NOW proud to be an American, you all got pissed that people thought she was unintelligent , but you think an honest mistake is appalling, grow up. and as for the protesters, they can speak their mind but do it out side like the rest of us.

LOL...

I love it. Proposing great new ideas that Obama already created. And then not even knowing what city she's in.

How is it even this close?!

Obama '08

Politics is a bloodsport, and Sarah is a poodle, surrounded by wolves. Let's move on CNN.

OUT OF TOUCH
OUT OF TOUCH
OUT OF TOUCH
OUT OF TOUCH
OUT OF TOUCH
OUT OF TOUCH.............and
HE JUST DOESN'T GET IT.
HE JUST DOESN'T GET IT
HE JUST DOESN'T GET IT.
HE JUST DOESN'T GET IT.

You know, I don't blame them. People are really seeing the McCain camp for what they really are, a joke.

McCain is in trouble – maybe not from Obama but from Palin.

Her saying the 'Palin/McCain administration' was not a Freudian slip. It is what she plans on it being.

The thing is, it may have already started – where she is controlling the campaign more then he is.

If elected, we will find out some day that since McCain subcumbed to his age, disease, whatever early in the administration, it had been Palin who was in charge.

She is in the process of taking over the campaign and, if elected, the administration. This should scare everyone – including John McCain.

I can see the GOP has brought out their crackerjack ace to bring us some new ideas.

Obama/Biden 08

Will somebody PLEASE tell Giddget and GEEZER that this is not a side show. We need REAL answers to REAL PROBLEMS. NOW.
I can't with clear concise give my vote to these to dancing bears.
Come November 4th when I cast my vote......FOR CHANGE
OBAMA-BIDEN

Oh please four minutes is all they missed. LOL
Please they can go back and play the firs four minutes of her GOP acceptance speech at the Convention.
I mean the lady says the same thing at every stump!!! LOL

Thanks, I recorded my posts and your resultant deletion. I promise to draw attention all over the web to your devious sensorship and agenda!

I bet McCain had them thrown in jail. He dosen't believe in freedom of speech.
BTW – he and his VP pick are both dishonest and liars.

Why are the conservatives here pretending liberals would discourage protesting anyone, even Obama? You've got your parties mixed up, "my friends"! In fact I was one of thousands that descended upon the Democratic National Convention in an anti-war protest!

That protest was led by the Iraq Veterans Against the War, and we marched as close as we could to the convention. When the riot police would let us go no further, the Obama campaign sent out a representative to speak with us and consider the IVAW's 3 proposals.

ALL parties must be petitioned, it is your civic duty. Is it really "country first"? What does that mean to you? What defines a true patriot?

"There’s a time when the operation of the machine...makes you so sick at heart that you can’t take part...And you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus – and you’ve got to make it stop!" -Savio

I am disgusted by the horrible nasty , remarks in these posts. Hatred. Sexism. Stupid.

Gee Sarah, don't know what the protest is about. Must have been a bunch of heathen protesting God's will in Iraq. So what are thousands of dead when you're on a crusade.

I wish they had stones to throw at them .

Why should McShame/Palin be upset? First off Sarah doesn't even know where is at. Shouldn't everyone have a right to their opinion? Oh wait....This is a Republican event where everything is staged. McShame/Palin should be upset with their organizers who let these people in. Hey Johnny "Got to have a sense of humor"

Whoops!

Good for them....in 2004 George Bush held "closed" town hall meetings and threw out people wearing T-shirts opposing the Iraq War!!........McCain/Palin should open up the campaign events to all Americans.

Hahaha, she called Cedar Rapids, Grand Rapids. Moron. I bet the crowd loved that one.

And all these Hillary supporters are turning to Palin as their savior, lol.

While Sarah was doing her speech, did anybody else hear her say "In a Palin/ McCain Administration" etc.? I could have sworn I heard that. John better get a food tester if he makes it to the White House.

Hey, you elitist ,copy cat ,non-truth telling , republicans. All of Mccain comments are mistakes he says. If you ask me and the country his whole campaign is a mistake. He said he made a mistake and did'nt vote for Dr.Martin L. King birthday to be a holiday. I guess he made a mistake when he said that he did'nt know his family owed a plantation in mississippi and owed slaves. This isn't a mistake it's the truth. Now, Mccain is copying off of President Obama talking about change. Mr.Mccain , President Obama is about positive change, not chains that stupidness was back in your time, but that's over and you need to just drop out, you and the lady, we've all had enough of your circus and clown show . Thanks Obama 08'

................and the truth will be known.

The more you tighten your grip, McCain, the more battleground states will slip through your fingers.

corrections Obama made a misstake in calling these people bitter.

In addition to Hagel's comments today, Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, MD endorsed Obama.

Lady whoever, the clinton use to supporter now mcain backer, called people who live in small towns REDNECKs on CNN yesterday. At least Obama made a misstake in calling these people, but the gist of his comments was that he wanted things to be different for them this time, in that he wanted to look out for them and try to fulfill some of the unkept promises from the past.

Interesting that the counter-chants were reported verbatim, while the protesters' were only generally labeled as "anti-war slogans."

Wal-Mart Mom September 18th, 2008 2:56 pm ET

CNN—–Ticker stories that are pro-Obama lead pro-McCain stories by at least 5 to 1.
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Probably because there is nothing positive coming out of the Palin/McCain campign these days. NOTHING. You should be glad there is one.

You're really going to use "Wal-Mart Mom" as your user name? I can think of a couple synonyms for that.

Oh Why you are sadly mistaken.
It is John McCain & Sarah Palin that are the liars!

I love how the question of "Are you better off" is posed to try to prove a point as to why you should vote blue.

My answer....Quite frankly, yes I am much better off than I was 8 years ago. In the past 8 years:

- I put myself through Grad school at night,
- I started a family (married to a terrific guy, had 3 kids)
- Bought my first house 2 months ago because they are finally realistically affordable.
- More than doubled my own salary since 2000
- My only debt is mortgage and student loans

Do I feel lucky? Of course I do. But I am better off because I worked and continue to WORK HARD. In the past 8 years I didn't get handouts when times were tough or now when the budget is tight again. I don't have new furniture in my house or cable in every room and I donate to charity when I can. My point is, you don't need government involved in EVERYTHING to be better off. It's called working for it. You want to go to school – work for it. You want a decent paycheck, work for it. You want a house – SAVE FOR IT.

I am a Minority Female who isn't buying that arguement to vote blue because we are all in the toilet. Some of us are managing because we know the gov't won't nor shouldn't be there to pay for everything and bailout for EVERYTHING!

When asked about Obama's foreign policy expeience. He said. 'Why can't I just eat my bagel?' NO EXPERINCE! And you people are worried about the vp's experience?

When asked another question Obama said. 'I'll get back to you sweetie'

And you consider him pesidential material?

I do not trust Obama to protect this country. If we get attacked Obama will say PRESENT

All we are saying is give peace a chance. Protesters are patriots too.
Anybody remember Kent State OH? The national guard shot and killed four innocent students on campus in an overreaction to an anti war demonstration They died for their country, even if they didn't mean to.
Republicans are all about god and country, that's all good except somehow they twist it into a need to kill others and justify later. Lets elect Obama and educate the right wing about getting along with others, even people who don't look like them, talk like them or believe in their version of god.

Somebody needs to tell them that they sound like a broken record.

You people are talking about Sara forgetting what town she is in?? Are you kidding. I'm sure she at least knows that there are not 59 States in the U.S. Remember Obama thinking there were 59 states?? Give me a break. I'm also sure Sara realizes that it is impossible to give 95 percent of the U.S. working people a tax cut!!!! Why? Because only 60 percent of working americans pay taxes. The bottom 40 pay no federal income tax. Obama is in this due to people like you who are an uninformed electorate.

I was present at the rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this morning. The four anti-war protesters tried to cast what was essentially a heckler's veto on the rally. The First Amendment gives Americans the freedom to receive and impart information. The hysterical University of Iowa girls at this morning's rally tried to take away the right of thousands of people to listen to Palin and McCain.

The University of Iowa needs to do a better job teaching students to disagree but not to be as disagreable as these four students were.

While the report correctly states that the crowd drowned out the protesters with shouts of USA, USA, Sarah, Sarah, and boo, boo, it should have stated that McCain lectured the girls about not yelling at people you disagree with.

Written by MattS on USATODAY BLOG 9-18-2008:

"So Much Clearer Now!

If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."

If you grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers, it's a quintessential American story.

If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic secret Muslim.

If you name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.

If you graduate from Harvard law School you are unstable.

If you attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.

If you spend 3 years as a community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.

If your total resume is: local sportscaster, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.

If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife after a serious car accident and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're very responsible.

If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's values.

If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable."

To Angus McDugan: Democrats shameful and disappointing??? Are you serious?? Recent ReTHUGlican Politicians are the least ethical politicians EVER!! The GOP is an outdated party that is full of self righteous phonies.

WHAT A " DIRTY " GAME BY OBAMA TEAM ...ANTI_??????
WAKE UP AMERICA_ OABAMA IS BETTER THAN SARAH PALIN ? WHAT HE DID 8 YEARS AT WASHINGTON D.C ? AND ILL. ? WHAT DID BIDEN DO 33 YEARS AT WHASHINGTON D.C ???
**************MC.CAIN/SARAH PALIN 2008**********

I always enjoy the "civil" discourse offered by the Left in the USA. Perhaps the Republicans should start being rude during Obama campaign stops. Oh wait, that would be evil, wouldn't it? We cannot be disrespectful to the greatest candidate ever!

Obama always screens his speaking engagements so why can't McCain? Dumbocratics have to interpret McCain's speaking engagements because Obama can't speak for himself!

President Barack Obama- get used to saying it!!!

Looks like Iowa will be blue in November. Way to go Sarah. Perhaps a geography lesson would serve you better than VP.

Sarah Palin is the new Katherine Harris

No way, no how, no McSame-Failin

Obama-Biden '08, '12

One more,

Bush may have been more Unilateral his first term but he got it right his second term. 7 of 7 years and no attacks. He may not be a public speaker and awkward but he got it right in his second term. And for those of you who think Iraq is his fault you should know that the prosperous years you had with Clinton had a Republican congress.

She said Grand Rapids but she meant "Cedar Rapids is the fundamentally strong base for Grand Rapids"

If you can't get any of this stuff 'right'...don't say anything at all...

P.S. I love how the DNC didn't have 'pro-war' protesters outside but almost every GOP gathering has some kind of protest...faaaantastic...Oh, and another thing...Dubbya already gave the 'Mission accomplished" speech like 5-6 years ago...getting out of Iraq wouldn't be surrendering, it'd just be flat out smart to bring our friends and family home...

I have to admire Obama for being such a genius to be able to inspire a lot of protesters, planting them in every city and ready for any GOP campaign. It reminded me of communist revolutions where naive young people believed in wealth distribution that the communists promised. But reality was much different. History's being repeated.

Send the troops home.. We do not need military personal any more.. We have protesters that will do it for us. Ask your self, what did you for the country besides pay your taxes.. I am a x-vet.. (inlist)

Seems the worldly Sarah didn't even know where her plane landed? Well add that to McCains long list of foul ups today and well...... I wouldn't let these two mow my lawn let alone run ANYTHING.

Mike, and you all thought Ronald Reagan was your Messiah!!

You hicks need to stop w/ the "USA" chants. We've already seen what your good 'ole boy Bush did to the USA in the past 8 years.

OBAMA~the SANE choice.

I think you need to consider what each candidate is all about. The Republicans are for giving you choices and then there is the Democratic candidate.. he is quotes as saying that he thinks 401k's and IRa's are planned socialism and he does not believe people can save money for their retirement. We I would rather have a 401k and an IRA and if you don't like the stock market by the way you can always buy and investment property or a part of a property in your IRA. THere is no excuse for voting Democrat. No Obabma for our country–he just is too liberal.

Frankly I can't wait cast my vote on Nov 4th and end this nonsense, 8 years of BS is to long.

Army Ranger for Obama/Biden

An oft chanted plea of protesters is, "Off the sidewalks, into the streets!" This lifts me up, inspires me, makes my heart sing. I am with them all in spirit, and when I can, in body.

Why does McCain say every time he gets interrupted by protesters that Americans want us to stop yelling at each other? Like, "Look, now you've upset the rest of America with all your yelling!"

Obama operatives are not trailing Palin and McCain and trying to disrupt their campaigns - MORE DIRTY TRICKS FROM OBAMA

McCain is rattled again.

those people do not know what it is to live under terrorism myself and our kinds live with it all our lives so we support the wars tell those people who protesting the wars to get a life and be thankful for what president bush did, love it get rid of the terrorists and by the way obama is not qualified to run this country i know it for a fact take a look at the rest of the world

Can you imagin hearing her for 4 years screaming in your ear and MCain standing in the back ground looking like he just showed up?

Protesters Must be the friends of Obama code Pink.The group of anti-war pro-terrorist group.

Them and Acorn work for him doing much of mr Obama
s dirty work for him.

A vote for America is a Vote against Obama.

WASP!! Women Against Sarah Palin!!

Bill, and Conservatives are all liars, regardless of anyone else's opinion or if you agree with them or NOT!

Don as ked... "why are Dems so mad all the time.."

It's not about Dems being mad Don... it's about Americans being pissed as hell after having to live through the past 8 years and any patriotic American ought to be mad as hell. We have been lied to, deceived, manipulated, robbed, taken to war.... yes, that's right, we're pissed as hell and we're NOT going to take it any more....

got it?

I agree that it is frustrating to see demonstrators interrupt important speeches, but face it folks, freedom of speech is part of what those boys (and girls) have been fighting and dying for.

Those protesters were the Dallas cheerleaders!
GO OBAMA!

Don, what makes you automatically think they were Democrats? This election is not about what party you belong to anymore. It's about wanting the very best for our country. "Yes we can!"

Again chants of "USA" to drown out protesters. It is sickening the way they try to say anyone who disagrees with them is somehow less American than they are. If they lived hundreds of years ago, they would be trying to drown out the founding fathers.

Why are the leftist so rude?

I'll tell you why, we are sick and tired of country be run by a bunch of goons that don't have a clue that they are DOING IT WRONG! They fail to acknowledge when they are wrong and because of that they have gone left unchecked, meanwhile they have destroyed the American infrastructure. You guys are corrupt, corrupt!

Remember it's very simple, the Republican party is the party that wrecked America. We will not forget.

While you Neocons were busy calling for Clinton's impeachment, you got your way. Now people are calling for Bush's impeachment and they are called unpatriotic. Get over yourself GOP posters, get over yourself!

What qualifies Obama to be an expert on foreign policy??? I guess it would be his "fight" with General Petreus, his rock-star appearance in Germany, his speech in England when they suggested that he go to the beach. Joe Biden has lots of foreign experience. But the catch here is that he's not the president, and does not make the final decision on anything. So in reality, Palin - as the vice presidential candidate knows as much, if not more, than the one who would be president.

My my... look at the gnashing of liberal teeth. Iis this how liberals were acting in the summer of 1984 just before Reagan handed the socialists a 49-state defeat?

Just so you know, it's going to be a landslide, hippies. And when you lose, don't think it was because Conservatives cheated to beat you. Socialism fails everytime it's put to a vote in this country and it's not going to be pretty for Obama Marx.

All you Obama supporters need to grow up!

Also, your leader Obama needs to stop the lies in his ads.

Lets all get back on track and fix this country.

People, keep in mind that Sarah is not running for President so stop acting like She is. If I were Mccain I get my ears clean, because the chants are clearly not for Him.

THE FOLLOWING STATEMTN FROM RUSH "LOSER" LIMBAUGH HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST PATHEIC I HAVE HEARD TO DATE!

"It is offensive and dishonest for Barack Obama to lie about John McCain's record."

GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK!

WHINE! WHINE! WHINE!

It is so rediculous that you guys compare Obama and the Repub's VP candidate. I think your messiah is a joke.

Who knows for sure if the protesters were Dems? Anti-war knows NO BOUNDARIES. By the way, McCain looks petrified in the photo.

Will a good American soul explain to me why they say McCain is a hero. He flew over North Vietnam where he dropped bombs that killed innocent people, destroyed bridges and roads, and he did it over and over again. He is lucky to be alive, he could have been hanged as a war criminel.

Here I was thinking my neice was a big baby...then I saw McCain's campaign. I just don't understand how people can vote for a big baby. If he's crying this much over Obama calling him out, ads, or criticism...I can't imagine what he was like as a POW when they were untying him to let him rest while the others stayed tied up. Don't believe me?? Look it up.

McWarmonger keeps getting protesters interupting?

Maybe if he wasn't so obsessed about Iraq and acting macho against bananna republic dictators he wouldn't get that type of reception everywhere he goes.

What happened to the right to free speech??? Tearing the banner down was uncalled for. I am glad the protestors interrupted McPalin. The Republicans tout thier superiority and demonize the Democrat's, yet who always has protestors. P.S. Love the comment about "I can see a gas station from my kitchen window" can I be your (McCain) Energy Advisor??

Talk about needing a teleprompter – who has to take his teleprompter everywhere he goes from now on? Obama. He can't seem to talk straight or get his facts right. His campaign is so fearful he's going to make a big mistake. Wait til the debates!

And regarding Biden with his "patriotic" statement. He and his wife made well over $300,000 each of the last two years, and one year they gave to charity over $300; the other year just a bit over $900. I thought that's what democrats were all about – helping the underprivileged. Sorry excuse for Americans! I just wonder why that's not a news item with this left-sided media.

I think it's funny how the democrats are scared – they never thought the race would be this close. I've never seen such ridiculous behavior from the democrats. Some of the things I have heard make me sick. What was up with all the protestors arrested during the RNC? Didn't see that at the DNC – guess we know how to be adults and protest within the limits of the law!

Regardless of who wins, some of the democrats have made total fools of themselves – how shameful!

Still don't understand why CNN runs long segments of Repubs speeches but not much or little for Michelle and Biden??????????

So the thinking people would rather have Obama. Let me see he wants to take you choices away and make them the governments choice. He is the worste candidate, the most liberal I have ever seen. Remember Dem's I will see you at the polls in February!!

If McCain gets elected, this is what you have to look forward to for the next four years...

PROTEST
ANGER
DISUNITY
DIVISION

...the same as you got with the Bush years.

OBAMA – the SANE choice.

What ever happened with Sarah Palin's investigation and did she ever reveal her tax returns??? Why does she get special priveleges.??Its so scary.
Obama08

Anytime anyone drowns out that screechy school girl voice of Sarah Palin, it's a welcome interruption.

Gotta love those gals!

OBAMA/BIDEN

Its sad when people try to use their rights to infringe on the rights of others. These women didn't have to scream. They could have asked intellegent questions to show their disapproval. But this is what the Obama campaign is – people who yell and scream and name call like 2 yr. olds. How do they think this will bring this country together???

I'm suprised, I thought the attendees at these republican events were heavily screened. How did they get in the building? In any case I'm glad, I'm sick of the Republs getting away with all this faux good publicity.

Glad to see people in Iowa are not a bunch of robotic idiot sheep like the people of ohio and florida and have embraced the 21st century rather than drag the last 3 centuries with them. If people want a scapegoat for how horrible things have gotten in this nation, the morons in florida who voted Bush are a great pick.

Liberals are so amusing. They believe that you are entitled to your opinion, as long as you agree with them.

Well it seems the more people see and hear Palin , the more are making up their minds that she is not presidential material.

MCcain always seems very uncomfortable on stage with her. I think he is always on guard for a bigger than big gaff that will sink his ship.

The protesters make no difference in the middle of a GOP base that would be out to see the GOP Bush twin and his poor pick for VP.

People just need to look at the issues and forget about getting Palin's autograph ...

The lipstick is wearing off...

There are 11,000,000 (that's 11 million) more registered Dems than Repugs this election cycle and we're all voting for the truthful, honest, team.

Obama/Biden !!!

W E ' R E--A T---T H E---T W O--Y E A R---M A R K--O F-

TH E---D E M O C R A TI C--C O N T RO L L E D----

C O N G R E S S---D O I N G----N O T H I N G---

H O L D---T H EM--–A CC O U N T AB LE

Why does Palin wear a lapel pin with a star in it, where is the Republican outrage for not wearing the FLAG lapel pin like they tried to crucify Obama for?

I don't think I have ever lived in a time where I have seen so much hate. The liberals are the most evil of them all. This is a group that practices intolerance? They only thing they tolerate is each other. I have seen many blogs from people saying that Sarah Palin scares them to death. The only thing that scares me is the type of people that write this hate. What is exactly is wrong with you people? It is much deeper than politics.

Its very sad for repubs right now when they want to support their party whole heartedly but the couple representing the party are idiots.
Can you imagine being in the shoes of an intelligent republican right about now who has to sit down to listen and apploud hockey mom's foreign policy and then McCain's economic plan speeches?
My heart bleeds.

Palin's stumble just underscores that she doesn't have ANY experience, not international nor national. She is just plain stupid, but dengerous.
Wake up women of America!

The robot Palin probably had no idea a protest was going on just like she and McCain had no idea there was an economic crisis until Monday. And how did McCain respond? By copying almost every part of the plan Obama has advocated for years. Obama requested an immediate sit-down with the Fed Reserve in Feb 2006–almost 3 years ago–to try to get the Fed to address what Obama saw as certain future economic disaster. That request was ignored, and we are where we are because of it. Don't tell me Obama lacks judgment and experience. We need a level-headed, thoughtful, yet tough Pres like Obama after the war-mongering, no brains, tough talk approach McCain's advocated. Think McCain's changed? Look at the immediate inflammatory reaction he had with Russia when they invaded Georgia. Most agree that McCain's coarse rhetoric ruined what would've been a situation easily resolved by diplomacy. Obama was initially diplomatic on the Russia/Georgia situation, as he should be, by rightfully noting that both sides caused the dispute. But when McCain worsened the situation by once again taking the black/white, good v. evil approach, Russia got ticked, pushed further into Georgia, and made it clear that they did so as a response to McCain's rhetoric. At that point, Obama had no choice but to echo the tough talk since the window of diplomacy was shattered by a fiery brick named McCain. McCain then had the nerve to accuse Obama of flip-flopping on the Georgia issue. McCain screwed it up! Palin has made it very clear that she wants to war with Russia. And why could this be . . . well, by threatening a new Cold War, the GOP will convice us that we need to "protect" Georgia, Armenia, Kazakstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, etc. These countries just happen to be oil rich and for the most part, politically volatile. The GOP asks for freedom from foreign oil, but their actions clearly say otherwise. Obama/Biden 08

What is most disturbing to me is that everytime McCain has protestors at his events, they are drowned out by chants of USA! McCain and the GOP do no have exclusive rights to patriotism, just stupidity. Instead of chanting U-S-A, They should be chanting "We're with stupid"...far more appropriate for a McCain-Palin event!!!

Don't worry! Biden going to speak and they are still waiting for palin to prove...........something? As far as I know Biden will eat her for dinner. U wanna an attack dog, u got one and he's nasty in debates! I would much rather have a vice president with experience than a vice president trying to prove herself. McCain can only copy for so long before the public realizes that he's a fake from the begining.

Did anyone watch her answer yesterday to the question about what skills she posesses to deal with foreign policy??? "I'm prepared" was her answer. Unbelievable!!!!

WHY ARE THE DEM`S SO MAD All THE TIME? LESS EDUCATED?

How ironic that extreme liberals who preach tolerance can not tolerant anyone who has a difference of opinion. It's like outdated lead up to third reich – like blind following.

What ever happened to moderates? Why does the far left want to alienate us by telling us we are not allowed to think for ourselves and make a decisions about "OUR" votes as we please? What happened to this party??? Did everyone lose their minds?

Good. Real patriots and citizens.

The Holy Grail:

I know McCain was a POW and I respect him for his service, but…he's not God because he was a POW. POWs don't want him to use that horrific time of his life as a crutch, which is what John does.

I don't think it's so honorable to boast about your POW experience. Why, well everyone knows he came home and had an affair, and left his wife and kids. If he wants to talk about the past, talk about that part of his past–not just the part that wins him votes.

Obama/Biden 08

Alaskan Moose in the headlights

yes,yes,yes, the honeymoon is over Mccain/palin ,so now lets get on with real business. the issues that faces us ,affect and we all are very ,very ,very concern about. we are hurting this country is hurting very,very,very bad. i dont think most people realize how bad things really are .wake up people there is no time for sleeping through this election.we saw the destruction comming 8 years ago now here we are .most voters must cloes theirs and fell asleep voting the last time,i hope that dosen,t happen this November 4,2008. maybe they should sing as they are voting "I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW" OBAMA/BIDEN 08

Am I the only one who noticed that even CNN lists Palin BEFORE McCain?

I'm glad there were protestors. I am definately not a fan of Sarah Palin or John McCain. One of my biggest problems with them is that they refuse to answer questions as they are asked. I was disappointed in CNN yesterday when Sarah Palin's first town hall meeting answering questions was covered. Someone in the audience asked Sarah Palin directly if what her SPECIFIC qualifications in foreign policy were and she started talking about having the readiness to be vice-president which wasn't what was asked. Joe Biden, democrat vice presidential candidate has loads of experience in foreign policy and can give specifics when asked. The media would never have allowed Biden/Obama or John McCain for that matter to get away with an answer like she gave. It's appalling the way she always dances around answers or redirects or distracts people away from the answers needed. She is completely unqualified to be vice president. Hilary Clinton had the qualifications, Joe Biden does, Barack Obama does.

ROMNEY 2012!!

why are the leftists so rude??

The Holy Grail:

I know McCain was a POW and I respect him for his service, but...he's not God because he was a POW. POW's don't want him to use that horrific time of his life as a crutch, which is what John does.

I for one don't think it's so honorable to boast about your POW experience. Why, well everyone knows he came home and had an affair, and left his wife and kids. If he wants to talk about the past, talk about that part of his past–not just the part that wins him votes.

Obama/Biden 08

Back to the "cone of silence" while you learn your geography.

But not to worry, we have faith, we understand that you cannol see Michigan from your house.

Ever have someone cheat on your paper in school?
Seem these days, the McCain campaign is coping answers off the Obama Campaign. From his message of Change to his Campaign colors. Problem is they are getting away with it. Maybe, the McCain campaign is subconsciously endorsing the Obama Campaign. Now that’s a story waiting to be reported.

What's with the "USA! USA!" chants the Republicans do every time someone disagrees with their view? This has gone on for several years now and is the most un-American thing I have witnessed in my lifetime. We are a country founded by the right to dissent and built on recognizing the need to allow dissent as part of what makes us ALL Americans!

It's just another example of how Bush and his party have tried to divide this country and will keep it divided if McCain wins.

CNN-–Ticker stories that are pro-Obama lead pro-McCain stories by at least 5 to 1.

Consequently you are not news we can trust. You are only political hacks for Obama, which is OK, but please advertise yourselves as such.
If you can't be unbiased, at least be honest.

Romney would have been ready from day one. I grow more and more sick as I see the shine wear off Sarah. I was soooooo excited when she was brought onto the scene, but I would feel safer with Romney as the second in command.

Dem mantra: "Freedom for me but not for thee"

Gee...I was wonder what Michelle Obama, Rosy O'Donald, Ellen Degerates and Oprah was up too?

protestors are nothing but a bunch of stoned democrat hippies

Hail The Joker and the ventriloquist's dummy who tripped on her way out the door.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Honestly, at this point, I'm convinced they're pumping pot smoke into the front of the plane where Palin secludes herself.

Welcome to the lower 48 states of the USA. Iowa is not Alaska. Here people have opinions and they voice them.

I am scared that Obama is a fascist.

Next time you get heckled, instead of chanting "USA, USA!", it would probably be more appropriate to chant "Seig Heil! Seig Heil!" It suits your party lots more…

Ah, the irony that McCain-Palin uses the chant "USA" to drown out dissent.

Good for those girls. We must not forget that these 2 candidates want to continue to put our nation's service-members in the line of danger for nothing! They are WAR MONGERS! We cannot allow them to take over the White House.

Obama-Biden '08!!!

Hey McCain ~ I can see a gas station from my kitchen window, can I be your Energy Advisor?

Romney understands the economy. I am beginning to suspect that Palin will not help us carry the day after all. I was excited by Palin at first, but am now wishing Mitt were the VP candidate

The differences in the two leadership styles is so obvious by how they both deal with protesters. I saw a clip a couple months ago where some protesters at an Obama rally held up a sign and chanting. The crowd tried to drown them out with Yes We Can. But Obama settled everyone down, including the protesters, and asked them to be respectful and let him finish, then they could ask him any question they wanted – they'd have their turn to speak.

Contrast that with McCain rallies where the protesters are forceably removed, and McCain and Palin mock the protesters, or even worse, ignore them.

Who's a Leader? I think the answer is clear!

YES WE CAN!

If you are an Obama protester at a rally and the Republican crowd tries to shout you down with, "USA, USA!"...

then simply shout back:

"Lipstick, Lipstick!"...that should stick!

I have a feeling that Palin's comments would have been mostly unintelligible anyway.

The team is being met by all kind of protesters. Yesterday when McCain went to visit the car factory in MI, there were people chanting "Obama '08". McCain and Palin should be used to the protesters.

Again????? wasn't he escorted out of a Michigan auto plant to shouts of Obama 08 just yesterday?????

enough lies from CrashDummy/Pinocchio 8

She may have gotten the city wrong but at least she knew it was one of the "50" states unlike Obama who believes America has 57.

As far as the protesters, you say go ahead protest. I wonder when that happened to Obama how you liked it. Probably not!

You are the most hateful group of supporters I think any candidate has ever had and if I was Obama (and not deseparate for your monies), I would denounce all of you hate speaking followers and throw you all under the bus with Rev. Wright, Louis Farrakan, Grandma (who got taken back out from under the bus when needed), etc.

Linda, Salem, MA

Palin does not represent the interest of American Women. Her comments on Russia are extremely worrisome. She is trying to be tough but she really ends up revealing that she knows Absolutely Nothing about foreign policy. Hey Sara There are other human beings on the plant beside Republicans. Has the cold damaged your brain? Diplomacy is what brings world peace, not cowboy threats.

The first amendment is a beautiful thing! Did anyone see when McCain got greeted with chants of "Obama 08" while touring an auto plant yesterday? Americans have had enough and we're not going to swallow the lies anymore.

Obama/Biden!!

Cnn – don't keep me in moderation PLEASE

Funny how you never hear of this stuff at an Obama or Biden rally.

Hey are you other Obama posters getting $3 a post? I heard others are getting $4.50. When I asked the office they told me everyone gets $3.

GOOD!

To counteract the childish and absurd "USA USA!" people should shout back "No More Lies!". It also has 3 syllables and has a more truthful ring to it. There should be organized protests surrounding every one of McPain's speeches (he knows he's too weak as a candidate to stand on his own...how does that qualify him to be president?) and just keep chanting "No More Lies!" until these bums get the hint and go home.

good liar are desreving

Thank God some people have the nerve to stand up to the nonsense McSame and his puppy keep spewing at these town halls. USA and Sara chants won't drown out the voice of the American people. 2/3 people in this country want the Iraq war to end.

I'm sure Alaska is looking pretty good to her right now. Everybody wants her to come back home, except the moose.

Obama/Biden 08

You ever notice, it's always the ones who are on the side of wrong who get protested the most?

I hope more Americans wake-up and realize the ridiculous nature of McCain-Palin!

Are there ever protesters at Obama rallies? And why do they try to drown them out instead of listening to them?

Obama is a joke. Obama has no issue.He is insane.

Free speech. And beside that, they've both given the same speeches since the convention. Isn't evertone bored with the two of them by now, anyway?

REPUBLICANS!

THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE INSANE!

EVERYBODY SING!~~~~~~~~~~~~~the party's over....................literally!

Maybe he should throw the protestors in Gitmo. Oh remember Gitmo, McCain was up for closing it down. And now? Not so much..

When a political party (Obama, Dean et al)–targets radicals, dissenters, and leftist socialists–who hate our nation and what it stands for...then you get this.

Thanks Democrats–for further striated our unity along racial, ethinic, gender, and philosophicla lines.

Haha. McCain and Palin are a great comedy team.

But she knows where Russia is located. Can't she see it from her bedroom window>

Even the Republicans themselves are backing away from this ticket. The latest, Nebraska Rep. Sen. Chuck Hagel...the writing's on the wall....McCain and Palin are finished.

Protesters huh? Well, I'm an American citizen and I approve that message.

Vote NO on "GEEZER and GIDGET" in November.

Freedom of speech silenced again by McCain. Rush Limbaugh, the biggest bigot on the planet crying obama is race baiting...they just can cry me a river. this is the oploy folks, to get us to stop talking about the issues, especially the economy so they can turn this into a personality contest. Either way, Obama and Biden win, hands down!

The closest Palin will ever get to taking that 3am call is when a moose is going thorugh her garbage cans!

Sorry GOP but you ain't gonna win Iowa.

Both McCain and Obama are pro-military. Don't belive them! Educate yourself.

Check out Green Party – ANTI-war 100% (not just words)

I wish I was there!

GO OBAMA!

The most conservative flip-f loppers of all time McCain/Palin

Ladies and Gentlemen, if you do vote for McCain this election, he will most likely have President Bush as his mentor. He has voted for Bush 90% of the time. Fact check it, it is true. This criminal war will never end. Just watch!

Everyone knows if you do not agree with the GOP or Rush that you are god less or stupid. So were these protesters shot out back to cheers and chants of USA?

Why don't you liberals have a spine?

People of all political stripes should be condemning these moronic protesters.

If they want to promote their cause, they should have a rally of their own and exercise their right to free speech. However, NO PERSON should EVER interfere with another's right to free speech.

Just goes to show how vicious and ridiculous the libs are here. Oh, and we can't forget hypocritical. Liberals are always preaching about the 1st amendment, yet don't have the stones to stand up and protect it for EVERYONE. Yeah, conservatives have rights, too, you schmucks.

I'm not even voting for McCain and Palin- it is just the blatant hypocrisy of the liberals that is really irritating.

More and more women are realizing that they'd rather keep their RIGHTS AS WOMEN than to vote for a woman candidate.

I said, "Thanks, but no thanks," to Sarah Palin for VP.

I am heartened by the existence of people willing to protest the Iraq war in these complacent times. There was a time when young people took back their (our) power to decide when and where to go to war. Young people did it for us regarding the Vietnam war. Without their noisy, obnoxious, annoying and constant protests, thousands more Americans and Vietnamese would have been killed.

I was beginning to think that the only people willing to get out there and demonstrate for what they believe in had gray hair.

Sarah, you are not up to the job. Kudos to the protesters!

I've seen Obama address protestors in the past. McCain's camp just tries to drown them out with shouts of USA. How shameful is that?

Anonymous -

'An advance staffer tore the banner form their hands and other members of the audience shouted them down with chants of “USA! USA!” and “SARAH! SARAH!”
—————–

Are you sure they weren't chanting "Four legs good, two legs bad"?'

OK THAT WAS FUNNY!

I'm still waiting for an answer to the question the lady asked her about and she went on to talk about her athlectic achievement and MCcain said she was a star point guard on her basketball team. I think the question was about equal something.

Vivi I agree with you.... I caught that "misspeak" also.. The Palin-McCain ticket..

I'm even more surprised that when she spoke the other night, she answered the question regarding equal pay for women... by saying she was a product of that equality system, and that is why she is where she is today. she indicated it started in high school when she was on the BASKETBALL team, and McCain added she was a point guard... What does that have to do with anything? The question was about McCain's stand on equal pay for women?

It amazes me that there are people that really support Sarah Palin. People often say that she'll "shake up Washington", and how exactly does she plan to do that? Does she know what she's doing? I mean really, people we are at a MAJOR ECONOMIC CRISIS, and she has votes because she's a woman, a hockey mom, is pro-life.....give me a freakin' break already! This situation goes far beyond just "LIKING" her. Can she really do what's needed to save us from this failing administration, this failing economy??? John McCain is even more clueless, and many of those supporting him are certainly aware of it; they are just voting for him b/c they don't like Obama. Well, you don't have to personally like him. Take a look at his plan and ask yourself how it could help you; help this country.

Good grief...are politicians supposed to never make a slip of the tongue? And I am not talking about the Clinton kind either. Perhaps Palin thought she was in the 53rd state or something...oh wait, that wasn't her...that was somebody else. Perhaps it is time to reflect that nobody is pro-war in America. No political party wants to see our young people die. We also don't want to see our civilians killed by terrorists, and to protect our interests we have to sometimes show our strength.

The most conservative flip-flopper of all time McCain/Palin

My family & I were in Iowa this summer visiting relatives.
Iowa is Obamaland. Obama yard signs, bumperstickers, banners, billboards all over the place. It was an awesome sight to see.

J from DC:

I agree...why don't we see more of Biden?

SOUTHERN HOTTIE:

That's what the protestors were saying? – Yeah, CNN, why not report the WHOLE story?

Good for you! Glad to see my fellow Iowa Citians out making sure we are all heard.

Dave

no comment, except the republican are a joke, and why is that mccain is stealing every words obama is sending to the people..... he repeats everything obama had said... doesnt he have a mind of his own....
mmmmmm....makes me you think...

Leave the woman alone. She had a brain fart , she had just gotten out of her tannig booth. She lives in Alaska just across from Russia and can't remember "JACK".

Bye bye obamabots.

Today McCain made another gaffe in an interview on Spain. Realizing the mistake he did, now his aides say that he meant what he said. This guy is pathetic. He seems to have serious memory problems and that's scaring me.

I'm glad to see the wheels starting to come off the Straight Talk Express. It also can't be good that McCain has to divide his energy and time between running a campaign and trying to block the investigation of Palin in Alaska. I figured it was a matter of time before the novelty act wore off, and sure enough, she's starting to stumble and bring Grampa down with her.

I applaud the protesters. That's (trying) to keep our First Amendment rights alive!

Republicans have created this kind of chaos where people feel the need to shout over political leaders in order to be heard. The last 8 years have shown the American people complete disrespect and unfortunately, this seems to be the only way to get people in Washington to listen. McCain and Palin are just on the wrong track. That's just the way it is.

heck yea!

The best part was the way McCain handled them. He said basically that he welcomes all to his town hall meetings even the protestors. He then said that Obama has yet to meet him at one, and asked what Obama was so afraid of. It was wonderful!!!

They chanted USA, USA, USA....

This is ironic seeing that their great leader are selling the country off bit by bit. Shouldn't they be chanting China, China, China...?

The Alaska governor told the audience that she was thrilled to be in “Grand Rapids,” the Michigan city where the campaign had just overnighted.

Ding....Wanna get away???

when she stumbled too bad she didn't fall on her head , maybe a knock on the head would make her speak the truth. Im a hockey mom and would not have any part of her at the rink.

Way to go America. I was waiting for someone to take the lead instead of following these two blindly. Their ship is sinking and their supporters will drown with them.....the seconfd coming of the Titanic. Shame from McSame for tearing down signs. Americans stand for this?

It is Cedar Rapids not Grand Rapids!

The Iowa Chops are in Des Moines, Iowa

I thought the ticket was McCain/Palin.......guess not!

Mrs. Palin, you may want to prepare a bit more before you read your tired same OLD speech.

Please take a look at McCains senior advisor on economy if you want to know why the banking system is where it is!!!

It's sexist to criticize Palin for getting the town name wrong.

Wow! Why is it that Americans have turned so hateful recently? People, listen to yourselves! We have issues in this country that we need to work through, and calling each other vile names on comment threads such as this one is really not the way to solve them. This is scary!

We have two presidential tickets that need to be considered in light of their policies, personnel, and past record. You and I may have different opinions, but our goal should be the same–more economic stability, advancement of quality of living for every American, and protection from foreign threat. Both of these guys are trying to do that as best they can–just in different ways (herein lies the choice).

All the hate mongers on here really need to cool it. I hope you aren't my neighbors, or I need to move across town!

Gee, with Sarah's extensive travel resume you would have thought that she would have know where she was.

Maybe that's not Russia she can see from her house, but the $20m money pit she had built in Wasilla on land without a clear title.

Ugh!

I live in Illinois and you can see Iowa from parts of Illinois so I guess that makes me an expert on the state.
Iowa is Obama territory. I'm surprised McCain is even bothering with Iowa. Evidently the McCain/Palin road show doesn't play so well around the college educated students who protested. Maybe they can find some gun clubs or Nascar races to speak to. Or- do like Bush and address all the VFW events.

GO DEMOCRATS! FIRE THE GOP!

Sarah is sweet and scary!

ANOTHER COMEDY HOUR. mcain is such a joke. now he wants to just fire people in washington that are responsiable for wallstreet. isn't that right out of the sarah palin playbook? if you make her mad or don't agree she just fires you!! she looks like a duck out of water in these townhall meetings. macain will put you to sleep and sarah is there to wake you up. what a team!

I think we all need to recognize that this type of stunt could well be the Campaigns doing. In the old days it was a republican tatic to disrupt their own meetings so they could get the audence on their side. Could well be a nixon stunt.

J from DC – The reason we are not seeing Biden more is because crazy gun-toting extremists tend to make the headlines.

The handwriting is on the wall.........................

Thank goodness folks are starting to get really vocal about protesting this joke of a choice for the GOP VP!!

Did you all hear what she said the "plain-Mcain" ticket. Look it up, she said it!!!!!!!

BRAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Thats great!!!! I plan on protesting her in NYC this weekend..I wish her and Mccain would get a room already and stop making our country's future into some sort of gimmick...Vote Obama /Biden..Save our country

I agree with Rena. McCain has tried to copy much of what Obama has said.

It's sad how McCain has tried to separate himself from what has happened over the last 8 years. Wasn't he there when the Republicans controlled all 3 Houses of Government 8 years ago ? That is when the Republicans inherited a record surplus from the Clinton administration and that is when the tax breaks for the rich and the deregulation of the mortgage lenders started. Look at the mess they've made. And, believe it or not, McCain tries to make you believe he wasn't even part of it. He was just standing on the sidelines.

What a leader !!

SARAH PALIN IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PARROT ... AND JOHN MCCAIN IS NOTHING BUT A BAKED POTATO THAT SOMEONE TRIED TO HEAT UP AND FRY ..

Most of Sarah's comments are unintelligible, anyways. The protesters were doing her–and, moreover, the AUDIENCE– a favor!
OBAMA/BIDEN '08 & '12 CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN AND UNDERSTAND!

don't ignor the warning signals. Trust your gut. dont make another bad marriage for our country. you guys ignored the warning signals before and it has been horrible. You have warning signals now.....you can see them right in front of you...dont be in denial.....these guys are not presidential material. dont close your eyes to it for America's sake.....please...you HAVE to have learned your lesson....dont elect another crooked and stupid group.please

So, let me get this straight, the McSame camp wants to paint Obama as some kind of socialist/communist, but his supporters are the ones ripping signs from people's hands and silencing them? Huh? That sounds more like communism/socialism than anything I've heard! We don't need another four years of facism...

Obama/Biden in 2008!

Why do liberal whackos think its ok to disrupt speeches they don't agree with? What would happen if this happened every time Nobama spoke.

First Amendment only applies to people you agree with now? Slippery slope or double standards...

I just wonder why we have not heard about the protesters march when Palin went back to Alaska last week. Was that not news worthy?
This Palin should not have accepted this position, simply because there is alot that she doesn't know. The Republicans have to act as if they are please with this McCain pick because they have no other way to go. This is just lies & more lies from McCain/Palin.
I am sure leaning more to Obama!

Who cares? She can see Russia from her backyard. I say forget VP, she should be the Sec. General of the UN.

hahahahahahaha, thrilled to be where?
ok, No comments, rest my case here.

I am surprised that anyone who is not an ardent supporter of McCain/Palin could get into the rally. Up to now McCain/Palin rah rah's have been by invitation only. You go girls! Free speech finally in action!

Grand Rapids Cedar Rapids it's all the same to these two clowns. The is the best that the republicans can offer? Maybe she did not have her script in front of her, or may it was the actual one from Grand Rapids. I'm a middle aged white male and I think the party is over for the republicans in 08!! Go get a clue !

lets see how sarah handles being booed, told that she is wrong, etc. i think mccain made a big mistake in picking her. I am a woman, but I did not just want any woman. Hillary is smart, infomre, intelligent, sarah is not. I would like to see her answer her own questions.

Noting says I care like flying in and out in 2 hours. The city was devistated by the floods, block after block of the downtown still trying to rebuild.

Thanks, but not thanks John and Sarah.

I don't want a third war front while our markets are failing, the people are not willing to kill anymore Iraqis, nor willing to sell our souls...

Obama/Biden 08'

What a scream, what a hoot! She misspoke! Stop the presses! Obama wins – rah rah sis boom bah!

What a bore. Obamatons – go buy a life.

At least she didn't ask a paralyzed guy to "please stand up" like Biden did. There's misspeaking, and there's brain-dead.

(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Standing beside John McCain at her first town hall meeting since being named to the Republican ticket, Sarah Palin was asked what specific skills she would bring to the White House to “mitigate that concern” of her perceived lack of foreign policy experience.

"Well, I think because I am a Washington outsider that opponents are going to be looking for a whole lot of things that they can criticize and they can kind of beat the candidate here who chose me as his partner to kinda tear down the ticket,” Palin said. But as for foreign policy, you know I think that I am prepared, and I know that on January 20th if we are so blessed as to be sworn into office as your president and vice president, certainly we'll be ready. I'll be ready. I have that confidence. I have that readiness and if you want specifics with specific policy or countries, go ahead. You can ask me. You can play stump the candidate if you want to. But we are ready to serve

They should not be surprised by the protest, especially by a group of young women who see McCain for what he is really is – bad for America's future.

We need people to continue to speak out and not be distracted from bringing real change to Washington.

YES! WE! CAN! AMERICA!

YES! WE! CAN!

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

what about the night at the democratic convention when obama forgot what city he was in when talking to his daughter? you people have very short memories, or your just obamabots with no interest in seeing a fair election.

McCain is trying to grab headlines by blaming Wall Street, talking about firing SEC chairman Cox etc. This is all for last minute political maneuvering to give false impressions that he can straigtenout the current mess. But all this is happening because under his stewardship as Chairman of the Commerce committee, the regulations and rules relating to Wall Street and other financial institutions were made so lax that the manipulators could do anything they wanted. Now he is waking up to realties and says he can do something. It's too late pal – you had the chance and you blew it. Now let someone with fresh mind and fresh insight do something about it.

It's probably just as well that the audience couldn't hear what Palin was saying in her scripted speech. Most of it would be lies anyway. She and McCain seem to be very comfortable telling lie after lie. Thank goodness the public is catching on.

Reaping what you sow

I do not believe–that any conservatives have had to be removed from an Obama rally or meeting.

Why is it that the radical left–can leave decorum at the door–yet preach to the conservatives of a high ground?

McCain/ Palin: Obsessed with our nation–not obsessed with themselves.

I wonder if you can see Grand Rapids from Cedar Rapids.

My friends, today we are all Grand Rapidians.

People tend to trash, scrutinize, attack women more than men. Obama has on his shoulders worse than Palin! It is Rezko, his pastor, and other. I cannot cannot believe americans. They need their excitement, they do not listen, they fall for petty things (Palin's misspeaching, her family things...), but avoid big things ( Obama's deals, and he misspoke more than Palin and Hillary together). Obama is not any better than the others.

They call McCain liar, but so is Obama.
Obama DOES NOT have good judgment.

they say that McCain copied Obama, well, Obama copied Hillary in many ways....

Obama changed his opinions many many times, so does McCain.

They are all copycats in a way. It is not easy to come up with fresh, new, never used, tested policy. There is always some sort of copycatting anyone...
We will be doomed anyway, either Obama or McCain. Should be Hillary.

EVERYTHING comes as a surprise to these 2.

Whaaaa? …the economy is terrible? Iraq wants us out of their County? Spain is not our enemy? the world is not flat? evolution? …gravity?…fire? That's cause there Mavericks!

Maybe Dirk Nowitski could be Secretary of State…He’s a Maverick…and he has foreign relationship experience since he’s from Germany. Hmmmm.

Who did not see that coming

When I look at both candidates, I think to myself that is the best that this great country could produce? I am not excited by either one, but everyone is all over Palin about her lack of experience. Which begs the question of how is Obama qualified to run this country (his experience is virtually identical to Palin's). He certainly is a good speaker...but that does nothing for me. How many times have politicians talked a good game, but can't fulfill on their campaign promises? While I am not a huge fan of McCain, he will be getting my vote in Nov. My vote has to be based on experience.

One other thing – I am not a fan of Bush...but his administration can't solely be to blame on the current state of the economy. Folks, we need to put some focus on congress – which is run by democrats.

Come Nov., I really, really hope we put the right man in office!!!

what a joke....country is in the midst of the biggest financial and international crises in decades..........and this is what we get........a hockey mom from Alaska..........I am so disgusted and ashamed for our country...

Maybe its Canada she sees from her house?

"NIT PICKIN" ! TO THE ENTH DEGREE ! WHAT PRESS. THEY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO. GO WATCH OBAMA'S WIFE BECOME A "BEST DRESSED CELEBRITY" She can match her "ROCK STAR" PARTNER and we can all pay the taxes ! If you vote him in, magazines are all you probably will be able to aford and look at while you are in the FOOD lines. We need LEADERS with EXPERIENCE at all levels of Government. 2 years JUST doesn't cut it. In 2 years ( of PRESENT – Senate service ) all you learn is how to TALK. We need action. There are foreign governments out there, terrorists, and speculators just waiting to BUY AMERICA. We cannot let this happen. We need someone who will STAND UP for AMERICANS for AMERICA and protect our Souviernty as a GREAT NATION. TALK is CHEAP ! ACTION & TERM LIMITS not words will get us out of the mess we are in. Be carefull what you wish for, there are some CHANGES you cannot live with. The SECURITY of OUR NATION is at RISK. Don't be BLINDED by the Celebrity image.

Angus, I didn't know that you had to be a Democrat to be anti-war!

I'm sorry to hear this. I want them to continue the lies so that the American people can see them for who they are–liars.

Obama/Biden 08

I bet they forgot to give them the mcsame/palin banner before the went in...

Transparency Please September 18th, 2008 1:25 pm ET

Palin stumbled out of the gate on arriving in Cedar Rapids. The Alaska governor told the audience that she was thrilled to be in “Grand Rapids,” the Michigan city where the campaign had just overnighted.

So? Obama did the same thing a few months ago. Too bad that didn't get reported on by the objective reporters at CNN. I'm pretty sure that was also right around the time that obama said there were 60 states, so if you want to bring up gaffes let's look at both sides.

And how is this news? Feminists always feel the need to interrupt republicans.. It helps them sleep at night. Now if it were a conservative group that started protesting it'd be news.

This Democrat has jumped shipped. I no longer wish to be a Democrat. I think, I love America, I love my country, therefore I must be a Republican!

Five Reasons To Vote For McCain/Palin:
1. You feel that our country is better off today than eight years ago

2. You think that Bill Clinton's/Obama's policies are(were) bad ideas

3. You think that the Iraq war was(is) a brilliant idea

4. You think that Karl Rove and Dick Cheney did wonders for America

5. You believe that the next four years will be different than the last 8 using the same minds, ideas, and people!

God Bless our Country!

I'm tired of the Obama-Will-Tax-Me-To-Death-Tax-Hike stories, all Barack will do is bring tax levels for the people making 250k and over back to what they were during the Bill Clinton years. I remember those years fondly and my 401k does too!

Elect the brains this time
Obama/Biden in 08!

This is now getting interesting,since Mc sane nomination its now clear that the country wants to move forward,all these interruptions to Mc sane and Parlin shows that the republican party and their candidates are in reverse gear,shame why do they even bother,are they stupid enough not to see that the country is moving in a wrong direction with the republican party.

Think this is only the beginning.
With our country in complete chaos Mccain/palin continue
on with their tired lies, oblivious to the crisises that
face our country.
We are not stupid republicans.
We know who got us into this mess and your lies,
distortions, false promises and ignorance will not
survive this time.

McCain and Palin are trying so hard to keep the cover over that elephant that keeps following them. Their campaign is starting to look like slapstick. If I was't laughing so hard, I would feel sorry for them. And as for Rove, he's running as fast as he can from this botched up campaign.

There's a reason we protest against the GOP. McCain suffered a lot from his days of being at war, but did he really learn anything? If he did, he would know that an unauthorized war based on lies and false facts only hurts us more at home and stretches our economy thin. What are his answers? Nothing. To still seek "victory", whatever that means. These GOP candidates should be scaring all of you.

I guess McCain and Palin will don't be doing a town hall meeting in that city. Cedar Rapids may ask harder questions. :0)

We MUST take our country back. We have sat back too long and watched these unethical, lying thieves run our country.

I will scream it from the ground, to the roof tops, from the valley's to the top of Pikes Peak (shout out to CO).

We CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF REPUBLICANS!

Fight for what is right and what is rightfully ours. OUR COUNTRY!

Fix the mess! VOTE DEM in NOVEMBER!

Welcome to The McPain Travelling Comedy Show!

"Grand Rapids"? Guess she don't do so well if she doesn't have the script written for her. I have a lot of repect for Palin and what McCain acccomplished for her, but VP material she is not

It looks horrible that people will chant USA, USA, to drown out the voices of protesters. That's so un-American.

When You Hear People Chant Usa They Are Trying To Drown Out The Protesters! It Happened At The Convention Also!

It is apparent she does not know her location or limitations.

get used to it Palin and obviously you were shaken by this. get used it!!!

What is wrong with people!!! Why don't we ship these protestors over to Irag, Afgahanstin and let them see what life is all about. and maybe they will appreciate our freedom! It is so disrespectful to our military with these idiots! i don't like war, any more than the next person, but at least I can support and appreciate the people who are fighting for me and my freedom. See that they are not protesting at OleBama's speeches, but better watch out, he will be sending them to serve in the military to gain the $4000 toward tution!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

I want to know where all the hippie's are that were against the Vietnam War?!?!?!?!? The Iraqi war is even more illegal then that war was yet we have yet to see protesters show up in the 1,000's to McCain's ralley's like they should be! C'mon hippies, where you at, get out there and protest what you know is right!

OBAMA-BIDEN 2008-2012!!!

LOL

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!! YES WE CAN!

She can't get the city right. McCain sees Spain either as part of Latin America or an adversary. Everywhere they arrive they are met with protests. Way to go McCain! You are really uniting the nation and the world! Dividing us from friendly European nations and nominating a fraud to be second in line to the most powerful leadership position in the world. Not to mention, your pandering, flip-flop, regulate don't regulate, incoherent understanding of the economy .

Being a graduate of the University of Iowa, I know too well how this group of losers act. It's really sad to have a town as great as Iowa City be filled with people who on one hand demand the right of free speech and then turn around and trounce on another's previlege. This is the same thing that happened during the RNC convention and I think it turns people away from the radical left.

I commend these citizens for voicing their outrage. A few weeks ago, I was scared because it seemed the American electorate had been numbed into apathy. Now I am starting to take solace in the words of a wise man who declared that nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change. Keep rising up, people!

Obama/Biden 08!

They were "sexist" subversive Obama plants!

Sarah, maybe you could make them feel more secure, if you mentioned how that one visit to the State Bank of Wasilla lobby, got you close to the money, and therefore, you are now a financial expert!

This woman's voice makes my eardrums bleed!

In Palin's interview with Charlie and he asked her what she said when MaSane asked her to be his VP, she said she did not blink, however I think her response should have been "Thanks, but no thanks".

Just heard that Donald Trump endorses McCain. There isn"t a beauty queen he hasn't admired . Go figure. If Obama is elected, Donald will have to pay taxes for the first time in 8 years. ....and he's got alot to loose!

OBAMA/BIDEN

steve,
thanks for the great news about chuck hagel.

Ok, so Republicans support the war. At least they're polite, and don't interrupt people's speeches...

J from DC...you don't see more of Biden (or his wife Michelle) because they don't come across well in public and can't be trusted with what they may say.

Biden is a long-winded has-been who sticks his foot in his mouth way too often (like yesterday when he said it is "patriotic" to pay more taxes). Also he comes across as an "angry old man" and has had the same job (Senator) for 36 years (a perfect reason for term limits).

Michelle is basically an American hater and shows signs of racism, towards whites when she was in her college years (and took Obama to Rev. Wright's church where he married them). SHE OBVIOUSLY WEARS THE PANTS IN THE OBAMA FAMILY (a good indication Obama is not very strong or aggressive).

Any person who is still ignorant, apathetic, unaware and irresponsible enough to vote for McCain and Palin deserve exactly what they get. Even the devil himself, Karl Rove, put out a statement today saying taht Palin was nothing more than a "political pick" to appeal to women.

That just proves what has long been known by any rational person, able to think for themselves, that the republicans have ALWAYS counted on the ignorance of the American, especially women, to win elections.

It is a proven fact that MOST REPUBLICANS ALWAYS vote Party, rather than on the issues. How pathetic!

"THE ONLY CHANGE WILL BRING IS CHANGE OF MIND"

He'll FLIP-FLOP and not stop!

It would be hard to imagine things going much worse for the Republicans. At this point Palin is probably regretting accepting McCain's invitation to be his celebrity VP.

yes as i said before and will say it again young people will decide this election.john mccain and his vp what ever her name is will lose come november.

Why didn't the chant "D-Fence" or "Go Team Go"? What a bunch of grunting morons.

Thomas Jefferson – Dissent is the greatest form of patriotism.

I would not expect GOP voters to understand something that complicated and I would not expect them to know any history either. This country was founded on protests and free speech.

If you want a war in Iraq then go fight it with your own life and own money.

If the crowds reaction isn't an accurate representation of die hard republican voters I don't know what is.

Just shout down any meaningful talk to solving any of the myriad problems this country faces by screaming "USA! USA!"

False and idiotic patriotism.

God Bless America, by giving its people the intelligence to elect leaders that work for our betterment.

And if we choose to trust the same hypocrites and tyrants we've had for the last 8 years, may he punish us with more of the same.

While I am utterly contrary to McCain's highly questionable platform, interrupting them is wrong. McCain and Palin should be freely able to spew all the ridiculous malarkey they choose. Then, afterward, Americans with sound wits and sense can counter it and tear it to shreds.

Well I guess Obama has given direction to his foot soldiers.

OBAMA TELLS SUPPORTERS: 'ARGUE AND GET IN THEIR FACE'

Talk about protecting the U.S. Constitution of Free Speech, Free Press and bipartisanship.

Well, what happened to unity and harmony. Clinton supporters saw this Chicago Thug politics come before. Well, Nat Turner Rebellion of 2008 will be extinguished fairly soon.

PUMA 2008!

Good for them! Its about time women started speaking up about this vapid woman Palin

Wow. I heckled Spiro Agnew in that same hangar 35 years ago. Good for them!

Hello, Cleveland!

Thank you, brave women protestors!
No more war mongers in office!

hahaha

The minute she said Grand Rapids, all the money and time spent to set it up was wasted. LMAO

Just goes to show not every is in love with palin.

How do these two claim to be reformers – when now Palin and her staff refuse even to respond to subpoenas in her ethics case? The luster is off her celebrity status, and she is now already a liability. Let the protests continue!

--NO WAY---NO HOW---–NO MORE LIES---
_________NO MCCAIN/PALIN___________

even chuck hagel said today palin is a joke

Liar Liar Pants on Fire. Palin's Thin as Tissue.

Palin abuses power. She fired the librarian after the librarian refused to censor books. The librarian was only reinstated after there was a public outcry. This gave Palin the right to claim that she never censored books. Palin is unethical and is a liar.

That's funny! Then Palin stumbled by saying she was thrilled to be in “Grand Rapids” in which she really in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Wow! It only took her 20 days since her announcement and 6th public event to confuse Grand Rapids with Cedar Rapids.

I think the McCain campaign better add a geography lesson to the VEEP plan along with economic policy, foreign policy, tax policy, education policy, and health care policy. She only has two weeks until her debate with Biden.

Obama/Biden 08!

Excitement WILL die?

Looking at the polls and seeing that McCain's lead has evaporated and he's lagging in all major polls, sure looks like that excitement is pretty dead already.

The floodgates have opened, expect protesters to be at every McCain rally now. The people have finally had it and they aren't buying the finger pointing from the GOP.

Their speeches should be interrupted. They are lying to and deceiving the American people.

America is looking for change in a new direction and this time there is no turning back.

Obama/Biden 08/12.

They should have known that there would be protestors...I personally e-mailed Mrs. Palin myself....oh wait...

Well, at least we know it wasn't McCain that hacked her e-mail. Yahoo!, isn't that a chocolate beverage?

SARAH IS LIKE THAT PRETTY RED CAR YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED.....

THEN YOU POP OPEN THE TRUNK, AND IT IS FULL OF BROKEN NUTS AND BOLTS.

A USA chant to drown out protesters? Weren't we protesters during the reveloution? Isn't that our right to protest? So why chant USA?

Oh! No! They can't do that! Mccain is too old to handle hecklers and you really don't want to set him off.
Please don't make the real Mccain come out. Plizz

OMG, she said Grand Rapids when she was at Cedar Rapids????? I'm still amazed at her answer to yesterday's town hall when asked on her foreign policy credentials by one of her supporters. She said when she gets sworn in on January 28th she will be ready. What????

I plan to protest along with alot of women.. Alot of women!!! If they ever come here.. Both their views are so extreme. So I think you'll fined it everywhere they go. Its the protesters right to do so...
Obama /Biden

How a canidate hold up on the strenouse campaign trail is a good indication of how they will hold up if they actually make it into the ultimate executive office. Palin's recent slip up combined with the fact that she is too scared to talk directly with reporter indicates that she fundementally does not have what it takes.

It's ok that Palin's remarks were unintelligible. They're just the same stuff prepared for her by a Bush speech writer that she parrots off a teleprompter at every campaign stop.

Now if protesters drowned her out when she was actually answering and unscripted question, now THAT would be a shame! It was headline news when she actually responded to a question the other day!

People like this are helping Mccain and don't even know it. Most people don't really want to be on the side of these people acting crazy. I don't really like either one of these two guys running, but since i have to pick one, i will pick the side these types of crazy people or not on.

Well, that's one of the caveats of living in this country. I daresay it's one of the perks. McCain can talk about "protecting freedom" until he's blue in the face - but "freedom" isn't just some nebulous concept to use on a campaign stump. It includes peaceful protest - even if it's obnoxious, disruptive, and inappropriate - without fear of reprisal. Because this is America. That's what we DO here.

In McCain's 2002 memoir, "Worth the Fighting For," he wrote, revealingly "I didn"t decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to be president. . . . In truth, I"d had the ambition for a long time."

It appears that the only people that have time to protest are those without a job. We, hardworking taxpayers, have to go to work each and every day and can't afford to miss work and protest. These jobless protesters are the ones Obama agitates even further too promote lies and deceit. Liberal Democrats hate when the right has something to say. The LDs are afraid we might listen to what the right has to say.

Ignore the democratic protesting plants sent from the Obama camp. Sarah was fine. No one is annoyed with the slip of the tongue. Except maybe the biased media. Obama, Michele, Biden and the rest have made plenty of there errors as well. Oh, I forgot, Obama wants everyone to think he walks on water. Last time I checked, only one ever did that. Our creator!

Interesting that they use a chant of "USA! USA!" to shout down protesters. To me it seems to say that if you disagree with them you aren't being patriotic. And yet, that is exactly what makes America strong!

Palin/McCain .. the parade of clowns!

Palin stumbled out of the gate on arriving in Cedar Rapids. The Alaska governor told the audience that she was thrilled to be in “Grand Rapids,” the Michigan city where the campaign had just overnighted. Hahaha Caribou Barbie already losing her bearings, it must be contagious....

Losers. Let the candidates speak and let the voters make up their own minds based on what they think. We do not need protestors or fot that matter media talking heads to influence voters. Let people make up their own minds.

2 lies don't make 1 truth McCain-Palin, you are just being paid off!

Why no blog on Bidens latest statment about paying taxes being patriotic?????

Well can't say that I am surprised. At least these women are smart enough to not fall for the crap of McBush/Palin!! THANKS BUT NO THANKS ON MCCAIN AND HIS BRIDGE TO NO WHERE VP PALIN!!

Obama/Biden '08

This sounds about right; Republicans thinking they have a monopoly on patriotism by shouting "USA." Crazy stuff – thinking that being against the war is unpatriotic (all the evidence points to the contrary, by the way). Their behavior also shows how programmed/robotic they are with this knee-jerk conservative responses.

"I think they ought to be just honest about it and stop the nonsense about, 'I look out my window and I see Russia and so therefore I know something about Russia,'" he said. "That kind of thing is insulting to the American people."
Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel

They will not have to worry about those interuptions.

Pretty soon McCain will be back in Arizona sipping a budweiser and Palin will be back in Alaska eating moose stew for the next four years.

Obama/Biden 08

OH MAN SHE GOT THE CITY WRONG WHAT A B

Please send them to Altlanta. I'm jealous of the BooBirds in Iowa.

Obama/Biden 08

CNN-You're leaving out the part about how the crowd began leaving once McCain started speaking.

Cedar Rapids, Grand Rapids…..welcome inquiry, stopping subpoenas….for the bridge, said no thanks to bridge…against earmarks, biggest consumer of earmarks per capita…facts, fiction…20 percent of nation’s energy, 14 percent of oil…what’s the difference? I am not a political pundit...but I am a think...and I see a pattern.

"Palin kept speaking throughout the disruption, but her remarks were nearly unintelligible to much of the audience..."

Don't worry, Palin. We knew anyway what you would have said.....

Wow!!!...this is started to become a trend for Mcshame and "I can see Russia from my house" Palin.

McCain picked someone that only brings her gender to the ticket. So, we Americans deserve a more qualified VP that fits these standards.

DOLLY! DOLLY! DOLLY PARTON!

Now that is what I call a qualified woman, because her “BIG HAIR“ puts her closer to God than Palin!

What did YOU think I was talking about?

Nothing lost in the fact that no one could hear her, as she has nothing to say.

You can argue that Obama doesn't have a lot of experience, but neither did John F. Kennedy...

Looks like a fixed fight to me. Everyone knows Sara Who messes up each time she opens her mouth, so fix some protestors who would should while she speaks so that nobody can get her gaffes. lol

I am an huge Obama supporter but I have to confess I like palin I don't agree with anything she says but I hope McCain does not drag her down and ruin her promising career I would feel real sorry for the Hockey mom she seems real nice

The public can see right through their faux reformer message.

The supply-side economic policies of the Repugnant Party is what got us into the current financial crisis..............now suddenly they are for regulations........Puh-lease.

Does McBush/Failin stand for anything except whatever it takes to get elected?

These folks cannot be trusted!

YES WE CAN take our country back from the entrenched special economic interests that are running our economy into the ground with the help of Republican Party inaction!

Obama/Biden in 2008 and beyond.

NO PROTESTERS @ THE OBAMA'S RALLYS....WHY HE DID NOT VOTE FOR THE BUSH & MCCAIN'S WAR...OH I MEAN IRAQ WAR...

Give her a map so she can find her way home taking John boy with her

Americans will wake up one morning and find out that their country is gone...Cheerleader and McSame honeymoon 're over. Now, it is time to face the facts and policies left behind by Lame president George Bush.

Let's face it folks ~~~~~~~this party is over........literally!

OBAMA/BIDEN

These idiots tarnish the image of the anti-war movement and make us all look like crackpots.

Sarah what color is your lipstick?

In what aspect, Mike?

Game over!

But McShame... I thought you wanted to hear the voice of the people? Oh wait, you want to hear the people as long as they don't say the truth!!

The more Palin says, and the more the world sees her record (IF SHE LETS the world see this), people will realize that this person has not given much thought to anything, beyond her next hunting trip.

Bless McCain for his service to this country (and his horrible experience in Vietnam) . . .but we should trust a former P.O.W. and a moose hunter to FIX THIS RECESSION???

Don't be ignorant about McCain's tax-cut promises. How on earth will he pay for them? Convince the Chinese to buy more bonds???

CNN most trusted name in news !!!!!!!!!!!

I watched the speech both them hammering Obama and Biden
Report that
I think Mc Cain is on the track now

CNN are you gonna mention that a republican from maryland endorsed Obama this morning as you mentioned a Clinton supporter endorsed McCain yesterday????????.... probable not.

Men think Sarah is a MILF

Give me a break...She is very loose.

Get back to reality....

you tell them iowa university someone needs to hold them accountable bush lied for eight years look what tha got us bush mccain palen BIRDS OF A FEATHER WAKE UP AMERICA

Part of me thinks these protestors are planted by the McCain and Republican campaigns themselves. It's the same theme, someone looks like their going looney and they get shoved out of the crowd by police officers and then the crowd chants like their at a sporting event. This has happened at Bush conventions and gatherings, the RNC just recently, and now this. It all just seems kind of strange to me.

Should we be surprised that a republicans tried to mute the voice of the people?

" thanks but no thanks" put them both on the bridge to nowhere .lets put our country together again........

Despicable that chants of "USA! USA!" were being used against the protesters. Is being against an illegal and unnecessary war anti-American?

This is what happens when you lie constantly.

People get fed up with your BS message and start speaking on top of you.

Good! No one wants to hear Palin or McCain's lies anyway. I hope those protestors are at every one of McCain/Palin speeches.

That's so good on so many levels.

The more protests, the better at McCain/Palin events. Unfortunately, most of their events have strictly controlled lists of invitees in order to prevent a showing of dissent. McCain/Palin are trying to divorce themselves from the record of their party over the past 8 years.....they must be held accountable, because the problem with the Republicans is that no one is ever held accountable for their disasters. Protest loudly, complain loudly, ask for answers, not just more of the McCain/Palin spin, lie, distort tactics.

It was several minutes before the women were escorted from the venue.
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Women escorted from the venue? Sexist!

Just like GEORGE W. BUSH don't allow anyone with a different opinion into your rally.McCain/Palin should do like GEORGE W. BUSH and just speak at millitary events where the audience can't speak out.

GOOD! She doesn't deserve to speak to Americans, we should all go protest at every event. Why won't McCain listen to people who don't agree with him. Please everyone research McCain's temper he's just not right for us.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa is in the "lower 48" Sarah. It probably has a population the size of the entire state of Alaska. Welcome to the real middle America, where people will challenge your canned stump speech.

Good! No one wants to hear Palin or McCain's lies anyway. I hope those supporters are at every one of McCain/Palin speeches.

true democrats, a bunch of rude people

Why arent there more coverage of these outbursts/protests?

This does not surprise me. A lot of Americans fear what will happen if an extremist like Palin is given even more power than she has now. This thought really horrifies me. Did anyone see the protesters in the Rep. campaign during McCain's speech? They were men wearing hot pink night gowns. At first I thought one of them was Rudy.

The protesters are not doing anyone any favors. They'll get a few seconds to shout and then they'll be hauled out. Go to the sppech, get close to the cameras, and unfurl your banner. Be respectful in getting your message across. If the campaign people tear your signs, do interviews with local media saying that the McCain campaign denied your rights.

We have seen how the Bushies handle such dissent. They never let you in to their events and remove you quickly if you get in.

i love it when they start chanting USA USA. As if these repbulican supporters give a rip about this country. They're the ones who are responsible for most of this gigantic mess and are lined up at the trough for more!

To all GOP supporters:

You're so dumb, you voted for George Bush....twice!

Guess it's too hard for these women to get dates in Iowa.

Poor Gidget... Welcome to the big league!

There we go , McCain and Palin drama
Is this what`s you want to run our country.

Let`s get real
Go Obama !!!!!!

Gov. Sarah Palin was asked at a Town Hall Meeting in Michigan to give SPECIFICS on how they would deal with the issues facing our country...

PALIN'S RESPONSE: "YOU WANT SPECIFICS? WELL… ...

SHE NEVER GAVE ANY SPECIFICS SHE BASICALLY JUST "BLEW THE QUESTION OFF" and began her usual "stumping talking points".

I'm surprised she didn't answer by saying....

Did I TELL you I can see Russia from my house.... or that I have a BRIDGE TO NOWHERE I want to sell to you, but I'll keep all the money!!!

BLAH....BLAH.....BLAH...

Typical liberal leftist socialist that do not believe in free speech unless it's their own...Defeat the far left-Defeat Obama.

Amazing how this ticket has become so insignificant in less than a week. Is it the refusal to cooperate with troopergate? Is it her fluff filled stock answers to the handful of questions shes answered?? Is it the constant lies about bridge to nowhere? Or has a majority of people woke up and realized these two are not mavericks, not reformers, have no ideas of thier own and finally admit to needing to address the economy.

These two better get used to protesters. If they are elected into the White House and their policies (those of the Bush administration) continue, they will face worse in their four years in office.

I still don't get the whole idea of chanting "USA!, USA!" when someone is protesting. They are basically saying anyone against McCain/Palin is anti-American. It is like Republicans think they are the only ones who are patriotic, it is a little insulting.

I am only suprised that there not more protest and rallies against these clowns.

Obama 08

WHERE AM I?? HOW DID I GET HERE?

This is not my beautiful speech! This is not my beautiful campaign!

My GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE???

Great job Anti-War protesters. Keep it up. We should try to do this at all their speeches. Watch out that no one gets shot. This is how the repugs squelch Anti-War protesters. NO MORE WARS!!!!!

Protesting is protected in this country – it's one of the things that makes us a great nation. Newsflash, everyone – it's okay to not agree with war, especially when it's preemptive and based on political motives and not defense.

Republicans are for war at all costs, it seems. Not all of them...but the majority.

Interruptions again at a GOP campaign. You don't say. This should a be a clear sign that the American people are just fed up!!!

I would interupt to if she's going to give the same scripted speech in every state she campaigns in

haha looks as if the ol wheels are falling off there mcsame

WHOOT! Glad to see they can't run from the truth, even if they try to distort it.

Where is the freedom of speech we so highly regarded this country to have? Its a shame that they we not allowed to stay. I believe that if there is a town hall meeting everyone should be allowed to speak their minds. That goes for the democratic party as well. This just shows how this country is so divided and the media doesn't cover it in depth.

MY BODY MY CHOICE is what they were saying. CNN why are you distorting the story?

Dems are really good at creating chaos

glad she's not directing a float-trip.

The better get use to the protest if they plan on winning because if they win, they haven't seen a real protest. This country will go CRAZYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

This is how dems conduct themselves. No respect for anyone but themselves. Shameful and disapointing.

You forgot to mention McCain trying to speak to automakers at a car plant who waited for him to start speaking when nearly all began shouting, "Obama! Obama! Obama!"

Not only did she "misspeak" the name of the city, but was it also a "misspeak" when she referred to the Palin-McCain administration?
Just who is the presidential candidate here?

Vivi from Lindale, GA

What a mess the Republican ticket has become.

An advance staffer tore the banner form their hands and other members of the audience shouted them down with chants of “USA! USA!” and “SARAH! SARAH!”
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Are you sure they weren't chanting "Four legs good, two legs bad"?

Hahahahaha.....I'm glad to be in Grand Rapids, even though that's not where I am.......

Citizens enjoying their 1st amendment rights. Tearing down banners is
un-American.

Welcome to the big leagues Sarah!

ANOTHER Republican has jumped ship. This time it's Nebraska's Rep. Sen. Chuck Hagel. I agree Sen. Hagel, It would be a "Stretch" for Sarah Palin to be President. Most Republicans can see the writing on the wall, now their out to save their own butts!
GO OBAMA

this does not look good on your resume' ,mrs. palin.

Love it! But, how sad for our (supposedly) free democratic nation that Palin's "advance staffers" tore down the banner. So much for free speech.

the protests will only grow,now. it's becoming kewl. i do like seeing mcpalin squirm.

Thank GOD for real patriots.

Good for them!!
Someone needs to let them feel the pain of the people
Not the elites
I hope they continue to protest wherever they speak.
Like the Roman empire, America would fall if those 2 got elected

It was noticeable. We all saw it!

HA!

the wrong town? omg! i'm sure that went over well. methinks the protesters have it right.

Obama or America is doomed! It amazes me how months ago they claimed Obama had no experience yet he is the ONLY political candidateon this election feast showing that he has experience and good judgement. McCain has copied everything this man has done and said. He took the Change line, he now approves we need to talk to our foreign opposers, we need to regulated and not deregulate, we now need to withdraw troops out of Iraq using a timeline, and Obama said no holiday tax it's a gimmick; where is the holiday tax McCain? Thanksgiving and Christimas is coming up. Lastly, McCain said Obama is inexperienced yet he picks the least experiencef person on the map. Can't he come up with anything original on his own. Oh, I forgot he's waiting for Obama to come up with the next plan so he can copy that.

McCain=Copy cat and liar

They said Sarah, Sarah. No McCain. I guess they really dont like him. And, to shout USA and Sarah, what does that really mean.??? What ever happend to "Yes we can." Oh, thats right, that Obama...

Palin stumbled out of the gate on arriving in Cedar Rapids. The Alaska governor told the audience that she was thrilled to be in “Grand Rapids,” the Michigan city where the campaign had just overnighted.

aaaargh. Someone forgot to reprogram the Stepford Hockey Mom. Too bad.
Hey Sarah, how about some transparency...care to answer some questions about Troopergate?

Any women wil do? I guess

I heard a lot about the economy from Biden this week. Why do we not get to see more of Biden. I know he is not black, or a women, but there has got to be something positive and interesting about him that is worth reporting. So far, I am still under impressed with the current coverage, or quality of stories on him. For a story to run, it needs legs. For a man who has been in public service has long as he has, I think he is getting the short end of the stick. He may not have gotten a lot of votes in is Presidential run. But, then again, Palin did not even run. This man may seriously be the most qualified of all the candidates.