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1. #1
   On October 15th, 2010 at 1:47 pm, T-Bone said:

   Sweet! Can I get a free vacation to DC too? How do I sign up?

2. #2
   On October 15th, 2010 at 1:49 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

   Clueless. What kind of person finds love through her checkbook?

3. #3
   On October 15th, 2010 at 1:50 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

   (They)are spending a lot of cash to ship people to the rally — people who wouldn’t have attended unless somebody gave them a free ride.

   That’s okay. Let them spend their money. We know the truth about these fake ‘enthusiasts’. And, every dollar spent sending deadbeats to this rally is a dollar not donated to Lefty candidates/causes.

4. #4
   On October 15th, 2010 at 1:55 pm, letget said:

   I can’t wait to see the trash left by these people! Will it or will it not out-do the last rally? Will there be more or less people there than the last rally? Will cspan use Glenn’s photo of people for this rally to show the number of people there this time?
   L

5. #5
   On October 15th, 2010 at 1:56 pm, behiker said:

   You can lead a horse to water… You can also pay for a lib to go to DC, but you can’t guarantee they won’t go sightseeing instead… or vote.

6. #6
   On October 15th, 2010 at 2:00 pm, T-Bone said:

   you can’t guarantee they won’t go sightseeing instead

   All right behiker, you got me.

7. #7
   On October 15th, 2010 at 2:06 pm, letget said:

   I read someplace yesterday, I can’t remember where, the d’s in SD are picking up Native American’s, hauling them to vote and then feeding them! Guess who these people will vote for?
   L

8. #8
   On October 15th, 2010 at 2:07 pm, serfer62 said:

   You know this is gonna be as big as schultzs capper…maybe even bigger but just as dirty.

9. #9
   On October 15th, 2010 at 2:09 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

   people who wouldn’t have attended unless somebody gave them a free ride.

   It’s a way of life for libs. A ride at someone else’s expense.

   It’s just who they are.

10. #10
    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:12 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    the d’s in SD are picking up Native American’s, hauling them to vote and then feeding them!

    I read an article about that, too. They said the Dems were sponsoring “feeds”. Interesting terminology. Sounds like they are refering to livestock. Of course, that’s how the Dems think of their constituencies anyway.

11. #11
    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:14 pm, Truesoldier said:

    So seeing that Huffington and Oprah are paying for people to go and Comedy Central is paying for the event are all these parties involved going to pay for the inevitable clean up from their astroturfed crowd?

12. #12
    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:26 pm, Mister P said:

    Obama was well behind Hillary when Oprah decided to put her considerable weight behind him. Then he wins in Iowa and we are left with a socialist in the white house. I must wonder if he gives her a tax waiver, since apparently waivers are ok.

13. #13
    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:28 pm, jsr said:

    Hopefully she also included a garbage bag with the tickets so the don’t trash our national monuments at like they did at the last Parasite Rally.

14. #14
    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:30 pm, rambler said:

    Gee, how did all those people who attended the Beck Restoring Honor Rally do it without someone providing free buses? Guess that means that we can afford to have the gov take and irresponsibly spend more of our money. Where is Soros on this? Bet he could afford lots of buses.

    Another reason that the left doesn’t have any good ideas. If other people didn’t foot the bill for the buses, 3 people would show up.

15. #15
    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:31 pm, Wade said:

    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:28 pm, jsr said:
    Hopefully she also included a garbage bag with the tickets so the don’t trash our national monuments at like they did at the last Parasite Rally.

    Trash bags are used to hide their faces. Public and privately.

16. #16
    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:34 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    “Now get out there and restore some sanity!”

    McMurphy: Well I don’t wanna break up the meeting or nothin’, but she’s somethin’ of a c@#$, ain’t she Doc?

17. #17
    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:59 pm, Laree said:

    Astro Turf is Astro Turf – If you have to pay people to attend an event it’s not Grassroots.

    I am not surprised that Oprah is involved she is the reason we are stuck with the Lemon Administration we have right now.

    It’s not going to do any good there isn’t an American Idol candidate to rally the dim witted around this time around. But maybe they will manage to stimulate the economy. I suspect lots of trash will be left behind just like the One Nation Rally.

18. #18
    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:59 pm, NeoFan said:

    It is amazing that Oprah has done so well in a country were every single person with white skin is a racist. Can you imagine how rich she would be if this were not the case.

19. #19
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:11 pm, dan708 said:

    Quoth Doug Powers:
    As far as I’m concerned, Arianna and Oprah’s money is helping make an ironic point for the right.

    Right-o, they can’t get people to show up any other way!

20. #20
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:14 pm, Dimsdale said:

    It’s human astroturfing: fluffing up attendance at a lefty event to pretend there is actual interest and support for them. Faking grassroots support, a la the chief “astroturd” Axelrod.

    A lie, a sham, a Potemkin village. A Democrat event, in other words.

21. #21
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:19 pm, dan708 said:

    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:28 pm, jsr said:

    Hopefully she also included a garbage bag with the tickets so the don’t trash our national monuments at like they did at the last Parasite Paris-ite Rally.

    With the Nanny-State-Boomerang revolts going on in France, this is another way to spell it.

22. #22
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:23 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On October 15th, 2010 at 1:56 pm, behiker said:

    You can lead a horse to water… You can also pay for a lib to go to DC, but you can’t guarantee they won’t go sightseeing instead…

    Heh. I’m rather amused that some of the union members took the 10/2 free trip to D.C. and used it to go sightseeing at the National Air & Space Museum instead of attending the rally. Ha!

    You can lead a union member to Kool-Aid, but you can’t make him drink!

23. #23
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:23 pm, GladzKravtz said:

    Won’t they have to pay tax on the value of this vaca?

24. #24
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:24 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On October 15th, 2010 at 2:59 pm, Laree said:

    Astro Turf is Astro Turf – If you have to pay people to attend an event it’s not Grassroots.

    +1!

    I’m not aware of any celebrity or organization giving anyone a free ride to the 8/28 Restoring Honor rally.

25. #25
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:25 pm, TheCorruptedLamb said:

    Pitty she won’t be arround the next time he runs for office… Looks like we are going to have another O-Ring failure.

26. #26
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:26 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:23 pm, GladzKravtz said:

    Won’t they have to pay tax on the value of this vaca?

    That’s an excellent question, and it applies equally to those who received the following from a union to attend the 10/2 rally:

    —————————————-
    Free Bus Ride
    Free Box Lunch
    Free T-Shirt
    Free Metro Pass
    —————————————-

27. #27
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:26 pm, Lindsay said:

    When is this bloated ego’s last show? I hope it rains or hails frogs for the gathering. Lava flowing would be a nicer touch.

28. #28
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:27 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:25 pm, TheCorruptedLamb said:

    another O-Ring failure.

    Ouch. That’s bad.

29. #29
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:28 pm, Dimsdale said:

    Where is Al Bundy when you need him?

30. #30
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:31 pm, TheCorruptedLamb said:

    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:27 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Ouch. That’s bad.

    Yeah, sorry, let me retract that! Apologies to all! The National Tragedy filter got shut off for a moment.

31. #31
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:35 pm, Wade said:

    Color thicker than honor

32. #32
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:37 pm, J S Ragman said:

    Huffington and Winfrey are spending a lot of cash to ship people to the rally

    It stems from their childhood, when their mothers had to tie a porkchop around their necks so the dog would play with them.

33. #33
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:39 pm, CO2 Producer said:

    Plagiarizing myself from Treacher’s thread on the subject, but including a link to a bit of comedy:

    Wow! What’s bigger than a trip to Australia? A trip to watch sort of political stand-up routines by and for bitter Americans who can’t stand seeing large crowds of concerned citizens coming together to take a stand on serious issues. Please, show the world how flippant most Americans are about their welfare, safety, and freedom. Make us proud.

    The Stewart/Colbert rally is less an attempt at humor than an attempt to gather a bunch of smart-@$$es together to tell everyone that everything’s cool, so chill out, lighten up, and shut up. Torch a fattie, y’all, ‘cuz the problems will all take care of themselves.

34. #34
    On October 15th, 2010 at 3:44 pm, love2rumba said:

    I’ll give Obama credit for one thing:

    He really has an attraction for women with wide butts.

35. #35
    On October 15th, 2010 at 4:11 pm, Jarhead said:

    On those red envelopes was there a Big glod star with four little red stars flanking it in a cresent. Or, maybe a hammer crossed with a sickle (the hammer and sickle) and a red star. Oprah repeated “You’re Comrades you are all going to the rally” four times.

36. #36
    On October 15th, 2010 at 4:36 pm, tarpon said:

    At this rate of rally shoring up, the left should be broke soon. Seriously, do they think anybody cares what these commies do?

37. #37
    On October 15th, 2010 at 4:50 pm, thutmose18 said:

    I don’t think this is really “astroturfing”, as its not really a political rally, more of a comedy event.

38. #38
    On October 15th, 2010 at 5:02 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Goes to show what kind of people are in Oprah’s audience. The fact that they cheered when they discovered their expense to go to this dumb rally tells me everything I need to know about Oprah fans. She sends them and they go, just like the dumb sheep they are.

39. #39
    On October 15th, 2010 at 5:04 pm, spaceycakes said:

    money is helping make an ironic point for the right.

    let’s just hope we don’t need to exhume Oscar Wilde to slap them with it.

40. #40
    On October 15th, 2010 at 5:09 pm, spaceycakes said:

    GladzKravtz said:
    Won’t they have to pay tax on the value of this vaca?

    LOL–I know you meant ‘short for vacation’, but vaca is Spanish for ‘cow’.

    Nice.

41. #41
    On October 15th, 2010 at 5:11 pm, CO2 Producer said:

    First Skirt: It’s Jon Stewart’s sheep.

42. #42
    On October 15th, 2010 at 5:18 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Ya know,CO2 Producer, I learn a lot about stuff here on MM’s site – your Jon Stewart post made me laugh!

    Stewart’s sheep, Oprah’s sheep, Obeyme’s sheep….bah, bah, bah, all the way home. It must suck to be them. I’m NOBODY’S sheep.

43. #43
    On October 15th, 2010 at 5:35 pm, reshas1 said:

    Did they ever get enough port-a-potties?? LOL

44. #44
    On October 15th, 2010 at 5:47 pm, Buy Danish said:

    I love how The Oprah just assumes everyone in her audience is an Obamabot.

45. #45
    On October 15th, 2010 at 6:08 pm, frontierguy said:

    Arianna and Oprah’s money is helping make an ironic point for the right.

    Yep, but we already know that.

    Read this as a comment on a news site and loved it, so to the originator, swear I’m not stealing it, but hope I can borrow it sometimes….

    I’m a little liberal short and stout…
    See me standing with my hand out…
    If you don’t give me all your cash, hear me pout….
    Tip me over and crap pours out…

46. #46
    On October 15th, 2010 at 6:44 pm, madmonkphotog said:

    I paid for my own way, even though I’ve been unemployed for more than four years, through donations, selling a couple of photos, and air miles. I’m still $35 in the hole from money I borrowed from my wife.

    Our interests in traveling to both 9/12 and 8/28 were genuine. No one had to make us go nor did anyone pay our way. We true Americans went of our own accord.

47. #47
    On October 15th, 2010 at 7:24 pm, 24Klady said:

    letget #7
    Feeding or promising gifts of any kind to a voter is against voting laws.. – no wait, FLOTUS may have shared her cheeseburgers and fries while campaigning for her hubby at the polls.
    I’d urge both to refrain from such conduct. No, wait again – our very own USAG overlooks intimidation at the polls, soooo go ahead, it’s OK with ‘Bambi.

48. #48
    On October 15th, 2010 at 7:37 pm, CO2 Producer said:

    FirstSkirt said:
    

    I’m NOBODY’S sheep.

    They’d argue that we’re the sheep.

    I will admit that I can be a smart aleck, a bit sheepish at times maybe–sometimes even bleating a common talking point or two.

    But when the one who dubbed Obama “The One” pays for people to go to a rally that supposedly represents the 80% of Americans in the middle, the voice in my head says that this bologna attempt at showing strength through moderation really just shows a first name–it’s O-P-R-A-H. The bologna has a second name, but the spelling of “Arianna” is too long to fit the chorus. That slice of meat goes on the same sandwich as the bologna named O-B-A-M-A.

    Note to self: But you’ve used the Oscar Mayer analogy before.
    Note to voice in head: So what? Now leave me alone so I can submit this comment.
    Note to self: Okay, but

49. #49
    On October 15th, 2010 at 7:41 pm, Member-VRWC said:

    The whole thing was a stunt for Oprah to get some publicity. Ninety-eight percent of the people in her audience won’t show up. They didn’t pay anything out of their own pocket so come the morning of the 30th when they’re supposed to wending their way to DC, they’ll either hit the snooze alarm or the crack pipe again and blow the whole thing off.

50. #50
    On October 15th, 2010 at 10:50 pm, rightisright said:

    Oprah: an Affirmative Action Celebrity, exactly what are her talents, besides being black that is?

51. #51
    On October 15th, 2010 at 11:35 pm, revolution said:

    Thank you, monkey woman.

52. #52
    On October 16th, 2010 at 3:05 am, mom2jack said:

    Oprah, at some point I think you’ve made enough money.

53. #53
    On October 16th, 2010 at 3:07 am, mom2jack said:

    Actually, I meant to say this:

    I wonder if Obama ever thinks, “Oprah, at some point I think you’ve made enough money.”

    Then says, “Shall we pencil in a date for the next fundraiser?”

54. #54
    On October 16th, 2010 at 7:31 am, Chief RZ said:

    They had professional mourners even back over 2,000 years ago.

    They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to lamentation

    AMOS 5:16

55. #55
    On October 16th, 2010 at 7:41 am, reutersrutter said:

    Would that be a taxable gift?

56. #56
    On October 16th, 2010 at 7:49 am, Chief RZ said:

    Good question indeed. We took Al Capone down with the IRS, maybe these liberals should have a taste since many refuse to pay takes. E.W. is given 12 months in SC yesterday.

57. #57
    On October 16th, 2010 at 8:58 am, misterbee241 said:

    Makes you wonder who runs things doesnt it? Orca says “jump” and everybody says “how high”? on the way up. Lots of stupid people in this country, sheep who want to be led and fed and have made an otherwise nobody like Orca a billionaire many times over. Oh yeah, and put a clown in the White House.

58. #58
    On October 16th, 2010 at 8:58 am, tarpon said:

    I wonder, how do they define Astro-Turf?

59. #59
    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:38 am, Dimsdale said:

    On October 15th, 2010 at 4:50 pm, thutmose18 said:

    I don’t think this is really “astroturfing”, as its not really a political rally, more of a comedy event.

    Perhaps so. I was thinking more of the failed “One Nation” rally.

60. #60
    On October 17th, 2010 at 3:30 pm, Tuesday said:

    Huffington and Winfrey are spending a lot of cash to ship people to the rally — people who wouldn’t have attended unless somebody gave them a free ride. As far as I’m concerned, Arianna and Oprah’s money is helping make an ironic point for the right.

    Ain’t that the truth!

61. #61
    On October 21st, 2010 at 2:21 pm, Tazed and Confused said:

    One word: Inbreds