Matt Barber is an asshole, that is not "news." He tweeted the above famous photo of a Portland rally (which at the time, we recall, some Foxers claimed the huge crowds had turned out not for Obama but for The Decemberists ) and was quite miffed that the media is ignoring these huge, er, Romney rallies?
Skeptics appear to have taken over the comment thread at "Maggie's". One enterprising soul actually tracked down the Portland rally photo on Shutterstock.
Also, regarding the assertion that the crowd couldn't have been 18,000 because the "arena" only holds 5,000. The speech was at the BMO Harris Pavilion on the Summerfest grounds. Per wikipedia, "The pavilion features a 10,000-person capacity, including 5,000 seats." It's also open at the sides, so an overflow crowd is quite possible. There are lots of local comments and postings indicating that the place was jam packed.
The Mecklenburg VA Republicans pulled their page with the offensive pix after getting a slew of negative comments. So, that's the same as never putting it up, as far as they're concerned.
<strike>math. how do it work?</strike> <strike>numbers. how do it work?</strike> <strike>internet. how do it work?</strike> <strike>history. how do it work?</strike> internet. how do it work?
Nice work, Doktor Zoom. Fact-Czechs.
Only at our Wonkette do we have footnoted comments. Message: We Care.
Mitt&#039;s campaign is so dead, he shipped its assets to the Caymans to avoid the estate taxes....
Ha! Mor men can&#039;t jump. (Well, except for that one guy from BYU, maybe).
honesty, how do it work?
(Answ: honesty? What&#039;s that?)
Skeptics appear to have taken over the comment thread at &quot;Maggie&#039;s&quot;. One enterprising soul actually tracked down the Portland rally photo on Shutterstock.
Also, regarding the assertion that the crowd couldn&#039;t have been 18,000 because the &quot;arena&quot; only holds 5,000. The speech was at the BMO Harris Pavilion on the Summerfest grounds. Per wikipedia, &quot;The pavilion features a 10,000-person capacity, including 5,000 seats.&quot; It&#039;s also open at the sides, so an overflow crowd is quite possible. There are lots of local comments and postings indicating that the place was jam packed.
Maggie posts a photo of Andy Warhol in response
(it&#039;s actually a cartoon of Captain Planet)
i would think being seated next to a pirate would only increase his chances.
<i>how you and i should look at poles</i>
well, maggie, i would say look at them with respect and don&#039;t make any polish jokes.
oh hai maggie: welcome to your 15 minutes of internet meme-dom. it&#039;s kinda like what warhol said, only with less fame and more mocking.
(do you know who andy warhol is?)
Romney&#039;s two young daughters are so adorable.
Lotus-eater libel!!!!!
that looks exactly like ohio.
And the cakes we like
The Mecklenburg VA Republicans pulled their page with the offensive pix after getting a slew of negative comments. So, that&#039;s the same as never putting it up, as far as they&#039;re concerned.
<strike>math. how do it work?</strike> <strike>numbers. how do it work?</strike> <strike>internet. how do it work?</strike> <strike>history. how do it work?</strike> internet. how do it work?