Palin stops in Marietta
GOP vice presidential candidate makes stop on Appalachian swingBy BRAD BAUER, Special to The News
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MARIETTA - Vice-presidential hopeful Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska made a brief appearance in Marietta Sunday, creating excitement for those who caught a glimpse of the Republican candidate, but disappointing for others who missed it.
Palin's motorcade pulled into the L.E. Huck and Sons Farm Market around 4:40 p.m., surprising those in the locally-owned business.
The McCain-Palin campaign announced Friday Palin would appear in Marietta on Sunday, but campaign planners stopped short of saying where or when.
Palin's 15 minute visit at Marietta was little more than a chance to stretch her legs, a sharp contrast to the full-blown rally on Tuesday by Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, the Democratic party vice-presidential candidate. Biden is scheduled to speak at 7:15 p.m. in front of the Ohio National Guard Armory on Front Street in Marietta. No tickets are required for the event.
Palin briefly greeted supporters, but made no statements. Almost as quickly as she arrived, she was back on the road enroute to an evening rally in St. Clairsville.
Although Palin's visit was a brief one, it still created excitement for those who were able to meet her. Within minutes of stopping at the Muskingum Drive business about a hundred people stopped in an effort to meet the candidate.
Gary Frazier, 64, and Connie Shutts, 63, of Parkersburg said they camped out in Marietta waiting on Palin's bus to roll into town. Frazier said he was alerted by phone the motorcade had stopped at Hucks.
"We were down at the Armory, I thought they may stop there," he said. "I did get to meet her but I really was hoping to ask some questions. I didn't get the chance."
Frazier said he wanted to ask Palin about the recent mortgage bailout plan that was passed by congress.
"I wondered if she and (running mate John) McCain would try to stop this crazy plan," he said. "I just don't think it will work."
After buying some apple cider from the farm market, Palin took a few minutes to chat and pose for photos with supporters. That's when Frazier said he managed to greet the Governor.
Still, there were many others who heard of the visit and arrived too late. Hundreds gathered at Vincent and at a rest area on Interstate 77 just north of Marietta after campaign officials said there could be stops at those locations.
Washington County Republican party Chairwoman Marilyn Ashcraft said she was told Palin would make a stop at the rest area and welcome center on Interstate 77 between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Ashcraft said she and about 115 supporters gathered there in hopes of a brief encounter with Palin.
"We knew it was a gamble that she may or may not stop," Ashcraft said. "Obviously they were running behind schedule and they drove past us."
Ashcraft said she is hopeful Palin or McCain will be back in Washington County before the November election.
"I knew there wouldn't be time for a speech if they were able to stop," Ashcraft said. "But we were hoping to just shake hands. If we wanted to hear her speak I knew we needed to be in (St. Clairsville) for the rally."
Palin's media representatives declined to comment on why there was no advance notice of the location of the stop.
Ashcraft suspected security concerns and time constraints contributed to the nature of the visit.
"It is a shame that so many people wanted to greet her and were unable," she said. "
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thatsjustme
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10-22-08 7:30 AM
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roadhog - I have no problem with either Obama's or Bush's use of drugs in younger years. My problem is Bush refused to acknowledge it and Obama was up front about it. Big difference. Yes, I think it's fair to look at Joe's background. Blame McCain for this one. He threw the guy to the wolves by putting him on a pedestal and singing his praises. Joe the Plumber is not a plumber, not even an apprentice. He's a helper. Joe is not trying to buy a business, it's not for sale yet, and the talk has only been that "someday" the owner would sell the business. The business has never done $250k, it peaked at $100k. Joe is complaining about taxes when in reality he would pay less under Obama's plan. Plus he owes back taxes to the State of Ohio. Joe should not have exaggerated his resume. All he had to do was ask a question - he didn't have to try to make himself into something he isn't. He would have been much more effective simply being a "Regular Joe", named Sam. Obama/
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roadhog
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10-18-08 9:31 AM
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thatsjustme....Go buy Obama's books, The audacity of Hope", and "Dreams from My Father". Read about him...just don't bring them home and throw them on a shelf. People complain about Bush partying in his younger days and yet Obama used marijauna and cocaine..In that book, called "Dreams From My Father", he writes that he used marijuana and cocaine ("maybe a little blow".) Oddly enough, he writes that he didn't try ****** because -- wait for it -- he didn't like the pusher who was selling it. (Weren't there any other reasons?) Also, when he has admitted that around the age of 10-12 he denounced himself from his Mother's race. I guess you think it's ok for NBC and Obama to do what they did to Joe the Workingman. I think it would be a good idea to start digging up info on "YOU", put it all over the news and let everyone see that you are just a red-necked, misinformed, left-wing radical.
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roadhog
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10-18-08 9:18 AM
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to sunset and sunny....well put. As I have posted before, small town, small mind. In 1991, when the contractors license was written in WV and apprentice does not have to have a journeyman's license while he is learning. I know, I helped write it in.
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Sunnydays4me
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10-18-08 9:14 AM
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Sunsetrose....well put...as an example...look what the Obama camp is doing to poor ole "Joe the Plumber. He ask a simple question that pertained to his future livlihood, which he had a right to ask. He didn't seek out Obama...Obama came to his neighborhood...but you must always agree with him and not pin him down with questions he doesn't want to answer...oh no, you can't do that or your name's "dirt". The Obama camp immediately set out to destroy him for nothing more than the "mere" fact that he was making McCain look good and him bad. Joe told them right up front he was just learning, and it was only in the early stages of him becoming a business owner, admitted he had not licensed yet, but didn't need one working under the owner of the business. But what happens? NBC news sent reporters to check him out stating, "Use all the resources whe have" to defame this poor average citizen. Even in WV an apprentice does not have to have a license to work as
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sunsetrose
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10-17-08 11:14 AM
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thatsjustme..everything I wrote in my last post is true, the Obama camp just hates when the truth is printed!!(Sometimes they don't know truth from fiction..)They HATE when his MUSLIM background raises its ugly head to strike. They HATE when his ACORN connections are brought up..along with his ties to top terrorists in the U.S.A. How about attending a church where the minister stomps on the American flag as he is giving a hate speech (CHURCH?????) Sad, but true!!! If you want to live under that type of government...fly to Cuba...it is beautiful, and the government owns everything...then they will give you FREE healthcare, FREE education...FREE food...a nice 2 room home to live in...and a 1962 car to take you wherever you can get on 7.00 a gallon gas. No jobs, homeless everywhere, starving citizens...and for what??? (Oh,I guess that is why so many Cubans risk their lives to float over to the U.S...they do it for freedom, opportunity, and a life that is not run by a socialist.NObama
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roadhog
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10-16-08 10:30 PM
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thatsjustme..hair trigger?,,, you don't know what Obama is going to do. After 9-11 the American people screamed we should do something about it..we have and now you want to complain because he is a hair trigger. To you and some others thing W had no military backing but I was sent to war by a president that had no military backing and didn't know how to get us out of the war and bring us home. What gives you the right to judge anyone who does the will of the American people. Just because you are a citizen and old enough to vote, does not give you that right Unless you have been there, to win a war you have to take the politics out of it such as WW2 and Korea and go fight the war and be*******what the people think. They have not had a war in this country since 1865 until 9-11...we have been lucky, you have been lucky. Everything was fought in someone else's country. So I believe he and the predessors have kept us safe. If Obama is elected you, we will not be safe.
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thatsjustme
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10-16-08 9:59 PM
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Sunset, you are so uninformed it's frightening to think of what must bounce around in your head. George Bush has been an absolute disaster. Did you worry about what decisions he might make that affect the military? He and his Vice Criminal are a couple of chicken hawks who spent a trilliopn dollars on a war of personal vendetta. John "hair trigger" McCain is just as dangerous. I suggest you do some actual research and make an intelligent decision about our next president. Obama/Biden 08
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roadhog
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10-16-08 5:24 PM
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BfromWV...I don't understand the last line of your post....about the bed sheet and hood...explain that to me.
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sunsetrose
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10-16-08 11:04 AM
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BfromWV...Yikes!!!His father, a black Muslim, and mother a white Atheist. His name was originally "Baraka", meaning "blessed", and coming from the Koran. The Muslims say they plan to destroy th U.S. from inside, and there is not a better way than to have a Muslim become President of the U.S. Has he ever recited the Pledge of Allegiance, or held his hand over his heart during the Pledge?? A picture is worth a thousand words..the one with him standing with his back facing the flag as everyone else is pledging allegiance. He is quoted as saying "One of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset is the Muslim call to prayer", and he repeated the call with a perfect accent...learn it, face the West, bow down, and kiss your freedom as we know it goodbye.
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sunsetrose
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10-16-08 11:03 AM
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AM...Yikes!!!His father, a black Muslim, and mother a white Atheist. His name was originally "Baraka", meaning "blessed", and coming from the Koran. The Muslims say they plan to destroy th U.S. from inside, and there is not a better way than to have a Muslim become President of the U.S. Has he ever recited the Pledge of Allegiance, or held his hand over his heart during the Pledge?? A picture is worth a thousand words..the one with him standing with his back facing the flag as everyone else is pledging allegiance. He is quoted as saying "One of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset is the Muslim call to prayer", and he repeated the call with a perfect accent...learn it, face the West, bow down, and kiss your freedom as we know it goodbye.
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BfromWV
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10-16-08 10:32 AM
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sunsetrose--Just because Obama's middle name is Hussein shouldn't you be yelling at his mother (who was white) and father (who was black) for giving him that name. When you were born did you come out and tell your parents what name they were to give you so that when you grew up people wouldn't hate you because of your name or your skin color? Do you think W knew much about the armed forces? For crying out loud he dodged most of his duty in the national guard. He was too busy partying and having a good time to be bothered with something that important. It amazes me the number of racist people that are really in this country. So much for land of the free. That only applies if you conform to the white and christian way. This election has shown alot about some people's characters. The only thing missing on them is their bed sheet and hood.
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sunsetrose
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10-15-08 9:22 AM
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Yes RickWT...I read the Parkersburg News every morning from beautiful Orlando,Florida....and visit P-burg a few times a year. I love my hometown, and hate that some folks can not see beyond the promises of welfare, and what it can do for them.
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Sunnydays4me
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10-15-08 8:23 AM
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RickWT...Do you realize that people who move from Parkersburg, can actually get the News via internet?? That they probably actually keep up on the local news more than some of you who still live there?
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sunsetrose
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10-14-08 8:57 PM
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Oh please, get a grip...do you want the Democrat Congress to do more of the same (THEY have RUINED our economy)...or do you want a fresh start. Do you want Barack HUSSAIN Nobama to be in charge of our defense??? My daughter is serving in the Army, and I am fearful of what may happen, as he has NO idea how to run the Armed Forces....and be called Commander in Chief...I sudder tho think. Get out your berkas ladies, find a Mosque, bow to the West and kiss the USA goodbye!!!
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RickWT
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10-14-08 8:14 PM
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Now we have Palin fans supposedly posting here from Florida and Pennsylvania. Just a coincidence, no doubt. By the way, Sunsetrose, as for your remark about hostile territory, Washington County has voted for the GOP ticket for many years. So why wouldn't the candidate actually stop and talk to people, like the Dem candidate is tonight. By these very different back to back visits, old Washington County may go democrat for the first time in many years. Will you blame us for that too, Sunsetrose?
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Sunnydays4me
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10-14-08 3:38 PM
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Hey, I just saw Sarah Palin's rally today in PA...and she was great! Go Sarah! McCain/Palin 08
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Llysse
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10-13-08 9:15 PM
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Don't be ridiculous; that has been answered repeatedly, and by non-biased sources, as well. Have you even checked your facts? ***********politifact****/truth-o-meter/statements/790/
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sunsetrose
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10-13-08 8:41 PM
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We had 60,000 people at her rally here in Central Florida (at the Villages)...did not need tickets AND she answered questions. Could be that she is in hostile territory??? Will NObama ever answer any questions on his involvement in ACORN...that started this housing mess???I doubt he will even acknowledge being a part of it (he was their lawyer..)Don't get me started...Go Palin...NObama!!!
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Llysse
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10-13-08 7:00 PM
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Good heavens, we should all be grateful she didn't stop here for long. Have you seen any of the footage of the racist supporters that show up at McCain-Palin rallies in droves? While I certainly HOPE most of their supporters don't espouse those racist views (calling out "kill him!" holding up a stuffed monkey with an Obama label on it, shouting racial epithets at a network sound man) I have to say I'm glad that there will be no YouTube documentation of any racist lowlifes associated with our area for posterity. If Palin had actually had a rally here, they would have come out of the woodwork. Let's all be glad she snuck away quietly.
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bobzim
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10-13-08 6:32 PM
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MissOlen: Marietta people do think someone owes them something. For one thing, they are owed answers from a person running for Vice President of the U.S.! Apparently, the republicans are afraid to let Palin try to answer unscripted questions. I'm not from Marietta, but I applaud the people there who are intelligent enough to see through this charade of Palin being a serious candidate.
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toolmom
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10-13-08 3:45 PM
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OK, I guess I should write my post in a word processing program to spell check it before I post. Sorry. Why, not Whay... "Why are you all so negative about anyone who doesn't fit your mold?"
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toolmom
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10-13-08 3:43 PM
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Whay are you all so negative about anyone who doesn't fit your mold? Why are you critical of democrats or republicans? I stopped believing in either "party" years ago when they both wanted me to be a drone and "just vote the straight party ticket". Who could be so mindless as to believe that the ENTIRE party is best for this country? What seriously is wrong with Governor Palin? The fact that she has actually done things while in office, unlike Senator O'Bama. Who for TWO of his FOUR years in office has been campaigning for President? What exactly has he done good for the state of Illinois, except be a very good suave speaker? I used to live in IL, so I know what has happened there. I only vote for the person, never the party. I guess that makes me an American, not a democrat or republican...
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RickWT
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10-13-08 3:14 PM
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"Safety reasons" have NOTHING to do with the way her appearance was kept secret. It's easy to find detailed campaign schedules for McCain, Obama and Biden. The conclusion I draw from this strange little drive-by appearance is that her handlers don't think she is ready to handle unscripted questions. If that's so, she's not ready to be vice president. I have been a McCain fan for many years but I still can't believe he picked Palin as his running mate. Imagine he'd picked Sen. Kay Hutchinson of Texas. Smart, experienced, doesn't need training wheels!
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MatthewBB
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10-13-08 2:49 PM
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I can't seem to grasp the idea that someone who within 4 years could be President, would not allow reporters to ask questions? I mean, really??!??!
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CluelessOH
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10-13-08 1:24 PM
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Tell me why it is that the Republican party requires tickets to get into a rally and why you don't have to have one for the Democratic rally? Oh thats right, the Democrats are for everyone, not just a chosen few.
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