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Palin's convention speech brings in cash for Obama

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Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is bringing in campaign cash for the Democrats as well as her own party.

Barack Obama, 47, reported raising at least $10 million from more than 130,000 donors today after Palin, the Alaska governor, addressed the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, and criticized the Democratic presidential nominee.

``Sarah Palin's attacks have rallied our supporters in ways we never expected,'' Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton said. ``And we fully expect John McCain's attacks tonight to help us make our grassroots organization even stronger.''

The money followed an e-mail solicitation campaign manager David Plouffe sent out right after Palin's speech.

``You know that despite what John McCain and his attack squad say, every day people have the power to build something extraordinary when we come together,'' he wrote.

McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, raised $10 million after Palin was selected as his running mate Aug. 29, part of his record $47 million haul last month.

``She's energized the base,'' said former New York Senator Alfonse D'Amato, who has raised at least $250,000 for McCain, 72. ``Money will not be a problem.''
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32 comments // Palin's convention speech brings in cash for Obama

  • exchickm8
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      exchickm8  

    • Whatever Mr. Obama's party wants to report, moneywise don't matter. What matter is "who is now on top of the poll?" after her speech. Money can't do anything once people change their mind and go for the better America.

    • 3 years ago
  • BullDogg
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      BullDogg  

    • It's great that the average Joe is finally excited about politics. But it is also sad that the political campaigns are sucking money out of already cash-strapped, hard working Americans. You would think that the nominees would opt for public funding instead of putting a financial burden on the supporters.

    • 3 years ago
  • FazeB
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      FazeB  

    • Palin's speech was RNC crap. It had no substance and I forced myself to watch, hoping I would see even a glimmer of substance. Nothing, nope, nada damn thing she said had any real value except to rouse the Republican base. Insults and misrepresenting facts (LIES) aren't answers to the ills of this country....

    • 3 years ago
  • blue26
  • Beatrix_Kiddo
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      Beatrix_Kiddo  

    • Thats right......karma!!!! She rambled on about nothing of significance, the only thing that was understandable were these shallow attacks and pitbulls with lipstick.

    • 3 years ago
  • crob80227
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      crob80227  

    • Dude, that has got to be demoralizing for McCain supporters to hear!

      And by supporters I mean the people physically proping him into an upright position and pouring RedBull down his throat to keep him awake long enough to make campaign appearances.

      "We've got to bomb Iran! Evil! All evil! We've got to bomb....zzzzzzzzzz......zzzzzzzz."

      It's okay Johnny. It's sleepy time now.

    • 3 years ago
  • Cali4247
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      Cali4247  

    • After hearing her Speech, I felt like crying. Instead, I was driven to give to Obama's Campaign, Please don't let a person like that represent all that is good and decent in Americans.

    • 3 years ago
  • dabne
  • patsarts
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      patsarts  

    • At first I wondered, "why the gov of Alaska?" Could all that oil under her feet have something to do with their choice? Nah, they wouldn't be that obvious, would they? pitiful.

    • 3 years ago
  • J_Jammer
  • JohnA
  • J_Jammer
  • khromadjo
  • arcticspirit
  • Path_o_Logic
  • J_Jammer
  • kiwicarioca
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      kiwicarioca  
    • arcticspirit:

      Scared of what? Are you serious? I think Obama will enjoy having Palin as an opponent. She's further right than the Democrats could ever have hoped for. Wait for the debates when she has to think on her feat, without the teleprompter. I think Obama is very pleased with the Republicans indeed.

    • 3 years ago
  • LMFAO
  • retired_airforce
  • J_Jammer
  • vena45
  • justright
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      justright  

    • She has a two year telecommunication degree (that took six to get) where she learned to make up stories and read a teleprompter.

    • 3 years ago
  • vena45
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      vena45  

    • I don't understand why the media and everyone else think Palin gave a fabulious speech and that she is ready to attack back in a debate with Biden. Do people not realize that all she did was read a speech that was pre-written by a Bush speechwriter? Heck, McBush can just as easily pick my name out of a hat, give me a pre-written teleprompter speech to read to the nation and make me his new rising star as well. It's what the hollywoods like to do all the time by picking an ordinary person, turn them into a superstar, and everyone else will follow. We're not trying to diss Palin as a human being, we just think this is all a joke!

    • 3 years ago
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  
    • vena45:

      Too much ‘swagger’. Use of pittbull with lipstick was swagger. George W. had a lot of swagger, not much ethics. That hasn’t worked out so well for the country. Pitbulls are not known for leadership, they are most often associated with aggressive behavior, banned in some communities. If I’m given the choice of a Country Organizer vs. possibly vicious dog with lipstick, I’ll take the Organizer.

    • 3 years ago
  • J_Jammer
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      J_Jammer [removed]  
    • vena45:

      nothing like taking a joke to heart.

      ----

      Most political people have those that write for them, but one thing you cannot fake is how to speak in front of people.

      You cant' deny her that...though you're trying to via the "someone else wrote it" line.

    • 3 years ago
  • justright
  • J_Jammer
  • blue7272
  • rube
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      rube  

    • Most of the mcCain rhetoric revolved around-
      fight for this, fight for that... POW this, POW that...
      Never mind that The Vietnam war as well as The Iraq War were not needed, a tragic waste of life as well as infrastructure and money- these wars were political mistakes to put it nicely!

      So I guess to be a great American you have to go fight in
      in some political arbitrary war- be a warrior! Well according to this cultural belief "Rambo" would make a great president too!

      Mccains speech is a microcosm of the difference between the two parties-

      education vs. abstinence

      evolution vs. creationism

      diplomacy vs. arbitrary war

      intelligence vs. narcissism

      liberty and science vs. right-wing self righteousness

      sustainability vs. monopoly

      democracy vs. plutocracy

      Obama/biden vs. McCain/Palin
      The choice is clear!

    • 3 years ago
  • arcticspirit
  • kennymotown
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