Should Hillary Hang It Up?

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm sure that 75,000 people weren't there just to see The Decemberists. I'm pretty up to date with music and I have no idea who they even are. Their last album peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200, I guess they're not exactly a household name so maybe that's why some papers didn't report it? I mean if it was Springsteen or someone like that I'm sure that would have been news.

Its a Partland based band which means that the people in Partland (which was the site of the rally" would know them before they hit the big times. I saw the Dave Matthews Band before they went big time and if I would have posted it on a National site who I saw about 99% of the people would have said "Dave WHo" and a year latter about 90% would know the name. I think he was very smart to use the band but the media was just doing what the media does best. Thats why like 85% of the media admitted to voting Dem. and it shows in their reporting.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Its a Partland based band which means that the people in Partland (which was the site of the rally" would know them before they hit the big times. I saw the Dave Matthews Band before they went big time and if I would have posted it on a National site who I saw about 99% of the people would have said "Dave WHo" and a year latter about 90% would know the name. I think he was very smart to use the band but the media was just doing what the media does best. Thats why like 85% of the media admitted to voting Dem. and it shows in their reporting.

That's basically my point. A local band isn't going to get much of a mention nationally.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

That's basically my point. A local band isn't going to get much of a mention nationally.

I thought your point was that The Decemeberists could not help draw 75,000 people because you had never heard of them and you are pretty up to date on music.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

I thought your point was that The Decemeberists could not help draw 75,000 people because you had never heard of them and you are pretty up to date on music.

I said this:

I guess they're not exactly a household name so maybe that's why some papers didn't report it? I mean if it was Springsteen or someone like that I'm sure that would have been news.

[70Chip]

I know you wouldn't want to be taken out of context:

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm sure that 75,000 people weren't there just to see The Decemberists. I'm pretty up to date with music and I have no idea who they even are. Their last album peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200, I guess they're not exactly a household name so maybe that's why some papers didn't report it? I mean if it was Springsteen or someone like that I'm sure that would have been news.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

I know you wouldn't want to be taken out of context:

I'm aware of what my full post said the second part was my primary point... never mind.

[saden1]

People started lining up 7 hours prior to hear a great local band, after the band was done they stuck around for Obama's speech because the weather was simply too good to pass up. The whole thing wasn't even a political rally, it was a free concert!!!

p.s. I'm curious, when is McCain going to start piggybacking on great local bands?

[djnemo65]

I know, it's a joke the way the media reports these things. Like earlier in February when Tom Petty rocked a concert for over a billion worldwide viewers and all anyone wanted to report about was some football game.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

I know, it's a joke the way the media reports these things. Like earlier in February when Tom Petty rocked a concert for over a billion worldwide viewers and all anyone wanted to report about was some football game.

Classic

[itvnetop]

The Decemberists are pretty big in the west coast indie scene... I like their song, "Los Angeles, I'm Yours." It would have been pretty funny if they performed that one before Obama's speech. Not sure how the lines "Oh ladies pleasant and demure, Sallow-cheeked and sure... I can see your undies" would have played out.

[The Goat]

Last I heard Clinton will wind up w/ more popular votes than Obama, which means a lot of people will be scratching their head when he is the nominee. Basically, he is the guy unless he implodes i.e. scandal, insanity, spontaneous combustion... but Clinton will have more legitimacy than him. I think there will be a lot of pressure on Obama to pick her as VP because she will have won the popular vote even though she may not be the best choice.

Also, i think Obama should have put an apostrophe in his name (not f'ing around here). Lots of immigrants have done this to "Americanize" their names and it actually works.

O ' b a m a. Now he's like a black irishman or something. I wonder if the two of my employees who believe he is Muslim and not an American citizen might have thought twice about their assumptions if they'd seen O'bama four years ago instead of Obama. Just a thought.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Last I heard Clinton will wind up w/ more popular votes than Obama, which means a lot of people will be scratching their head when he is the nominee. Basically, he is the guy unless he implodes i.e. scandal, insanity, spontaneous combustion... but Clinton will have more legitimacy than him. I think there will be a lot of pressure on Obama to pick her as VP because she will have won the popular vote even though she may not be the best choice.

That's if you include Michigan and Florida. Unlike Hillary, Obama didn't campaign in either of those states. The counts I've seen so far which exclude MI and FL show that Obama has a 500k vote lead.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Also, i think Obama should have put an apostrophe in his name (not f'ing around here). Lots of immigrants have done this to "Americanize" their names and it actually works.

O ' b a m a. Now he's like a black irishman or something. I wonder if the two of my employees who believe he is Muslim and not an American citizen might have thought twice about their assumptions if they'd seen O'bama four years ago instead of Obama. Just a thought.

THAT'S Humor!!

[djnemo65]

Why can't some conservative people (not all) acknowledge that, occassionally, liberals are capable of impressive things. Doesn't mean you are going to vote for them, but it's gone from Oregon being a bunch of socialists to the Decemberists being this hugely popular band and Obama piggybacking off of their glory.

Not everything is a liberal media conspiracy. Is it so hard to say, wow, Obama really seems to inspire people, even if I don't personally agree with him?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

Why can't some conservative people (not all) acknowledge that, occassionally, liberals are capable of impressive things. Doesn't mean you are going to vote for them, but it's gone from Oregon being a bunch of socialists to the Decemberists being this hugely popular band and Obama piggybacking off of their glory.

Not everything is a liberal media conspiracy. Is it so hard to say, wow, Obama really seems to inspire people, even if I don't personally agree with him?

i think you probably need to have your sarcasm detector looked at...