UPDATE: Look how that nose keeps growing! Not only is Palin back to her favorite "thanks, but no thanks" and "I put it on eBay" lies regarding the bridge and jet issues, but yet another new lie about crowd size emerges..."Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki said on stage that 10,000 people were in the crowd [of an event Saturday], but parks officials said the pavilion held only 3,500 people."
It's time to start referring to the entire Republican Party election effort as a dangerous, dishonest propaganda campaign that is nothing short of antithetical to our American democracy.
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'McCain-Palin Size Crowd-Size Estimates Not Backed By Officials'
"Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain has drawn some of the biggest crowds of his presidential campaign since adding Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to his ticket on Aug. 29. Now officials say they can't substantiate the figures McCain's aides are claiming.
McCain aide Kimmie Lipscomb told reporters on Sept. 10 that an outdoor rally in Fairfax City, Virginia, drew 23,000 people, attributing the crowd estimate to a fire marshal.
Fairfax City Fire Marshal Andrew Wilson said his office did not supply that number to the campaign and could not confirm it. Wilson, in an interview, said the fire department does not monitor attendance at outdoor events.
In recent days, journalists attending the rallies have been raising questions about the crowd estimates with the campaign. In a story on Sept. 11 about Palin's attraction for some Virginia women voters, Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher estimated the crowd to be 8,000, not the 23,000 cited by the campaign."
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