Local residents flock to rally
By CASEY JUNKINS, For The Times LeaderArticle Photos
ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Registered Democrat Kay Chaney of Barnesville supports the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin for president and vice president because Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden do not appeal to her.
Chaney and other Ohio Valley voters flocked to Brush Run Park on Sunday to hear Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speak on the stage where country music legends like Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash once played during Jamboree In The Hills.
Though she did not play guitar for her audience, Palin worked the crowd into a frenzy by adopting the phrase "Mine, baby, mine," as she expressed her support for coal mining and coal liquefaction.
And while many national polls show the race trending in Obama's favor, Chaney made it clear she will not support the first-term U.S. senator from Illinois.
"I wouldn't vote for Obama for anything. ... I don't like anything he has to say," she said during the rally.
Chaney said one of her largest concerns with the Obama-Biden ticket involves cultural issues.
"His (Obama's) name makes him sound like he is a Muslim from the Middle East. ... That is not what we need," she said.
Belmont resident Janie Sheehy supports the McCain-Palin ticket because she believes McCain is more qualified to be president than Obama.
"McCain has a lot of experience. ... I can see him as president," she said, noting she cannot envision Obama holding the office.
St. Clairsville resident Mike Fador also is a firm McCain-Palin supporter.
"I believe they both have a lot of faith in God and have all of their priorities lined up right," he said.
Jay and Barbara Reisinger of Wheeling support McCain-Palin - and believe the Republicans have run a cleaner campaign than the Democrats.
"I do not believe the candidates should participate in all of the negative campaigning like they do, but McCain has definitely does less of that than Obama has," Jay Reisinger said.
"I support John McCain and Sarah Palin because they have good policies and good character," Barbara Reisinger added.
One rally attendee who remains an undecided voter is Bellaire resident Debbie Carpino, who said she also plans to hear Biden speak at 4 p.m. Tuesday on the Ohio University Eastern campus.
"My main issue is the economy, and I want to hear what these candidates are going to do to make it better. I had some investments in Florida that went bad because of this whole mortgage crisis, so I want to hear what both sides have to say about the economy," she said.
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mrshawkip
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10-13-08 9:33 PM
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I agree that negative attacks should be kept out and the candidates should be able to stand on their record - but that doesn't seem to be how the game is played, unfortunately. You have McCain who is trying to stand on his good moral ethics much to his demise while Obama has done nothing but attack McCain's character. When I see mudslinging like this I immediately think it's because they're trying to keep the heat off of themselves - and in Obama's case this is certainly true. McCain has resorted to the mudslinging recently because the American people need to know who Obama has associated with in his past. Do you know if he applied for a job with the FBI or Secret Service he would not qualify due to his past association with a terrorist? Interesting. I also agree we should check our candidates records and let them speak for themselves!!! Racism is not acceptable on any level - from our candidates to the voters.
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Watcher
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10-13-08 9:16 PM
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I have a feeling that this election is going to be much closer than anyone thinks............I keep remembering those famous headlines......."Dewey wins !" lol
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mitch9752
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10-13-08 8:54 PM
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I would vote for King Pumpkin.
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mcconnaughy
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10-13-08 8:46 PM
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Who cares,you folks seem to forget she is one of yours, a Demorcat so dont you mindless liberal idiots try to push her on us and good one from times leader trying to bring up the race issue there was 29,999.00 other bright people you could of talked to besides her.....sarah palin and john mccain are the bomb and i use to be union wheres my retirement fund?In Las Vegas so all you union people that think you will have nice retirement ,what a joke.Im so mad at the union thieves they should have to pay us back for all the theft these thugs do...good luck all the union folks mark my word you will hardly see a pension check when you retire,...trust me im getting a check now for only 280.00 a month what a joke after 25 years of service...
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twiceashamrock
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10-13-08 5:19 PM
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It would be one thing if as a Democrat someone could not vote for Obama due his view on issues, but to say you could not vote for him because of his name. I have one word to discribe Ms. Chaney, it starts with a B and ends in a T....BIGOT!!!
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UNCOMMONSENSE
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10-13-08 4:20 PM
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I REALLY like the sign in the picture! A hypocritical sign from the nation's biggest hypocrite! "Country first" OMG!! PLEASE!! McCain is the WORST traitor to his country since Benedict Arnold!!!!!!!!!! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!
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UNCOMMONSENSE
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10-13-08 4:12 PM
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"good character and good policies" OH PLEASE wake up!! Is LYING repeatedly and changing positions to fit the polls "good character"?? Are selling out the American worker with NAFTA,GATT,CAFTA, and free trade with SLAVE labor markets and Amnesty for illegals "good policies"?? If you think they are, you need serious help.
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transplant
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10-13-08 4:11 PM
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Kay Chaney "His (Obama's) name makes him sound like he is a Muslim from the Middle East. ... That is not what we need," she said. Not Racist? What if the comment were: "His (McCain) name makes him sound like he is a drunk Cathlic from Ireland .. That is not what we need.
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transplant
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10-13-08 4:04 PM
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Beach 1 You're right. Kay most likely isn't a racist, she has foregone her registered democratic party values because her party's candidate doesn't look like her or have a familiar name. Get with the times.
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rosieriveter2002
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10-13-08 2:57 PM
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Oh and I think McCain has had more attack ads out recently than Obama, but what choice does he really have since the media doesn't want to do it's job. Forget Ayres, Farrahkan, Rezko, and Wright, why not talk about ODINGA?
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rosieriveter2002
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10-13-08 2:55 PM
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But it's okay to vote against the old and the womanly. Thanks for the laugh...
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beach1
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10-13-08 2:13 PM
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TP,LIKE A TRUE BARNIE FRANKE YOUR LIBERAL VIEWS IS TAINTED,YOU ARE THE ONE THAT BROUGHT UP RACISM,NOT KAY! BY THE WAY TRANSPLANT "WHAT IS A RACIST"ONLY PEOPLE LIKE YOU WOULD KNOW , WETHER IT BE WHITE OR BLACK!
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coyote163
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10-13-08 1:54 PM
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Sorry, that's "Comparison of United States presidential candidates, 2008" on Wikipedia, here: *******en.wikipedia****/wiki/Comparison_of_United_States_presidential_candidates,_2008 Caveat elector, the sections with quotations from campaigns only say what they want to do, not necessarily what they will be able to do if elected. It's far better to read the issues and candidate stances yourself then listen to what they (and their opponents) claim their stances are.
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coyote163
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10-13-08 1:45 PM
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The really sad part is the number of people across the country who will actually agree with her on election day. There are good reasons to vote Republican (and Democrat too), but she and people like her don't have them. "McCain has definitely does less of that than Obama has." Sigh. Yet another person who only hears what they want to hear. Do us a favor and read the story of Palin's speech. After every point, the next sentence begins, "Then she accused Obama/Biden of ..." Both parties are constantly trading barbs. Constantly. At least Reisinger's wife had a reasonable comment. Lastly, to Ms. Carpino, it's best not to listen to what the candidates say in speeches, ever. Both sides are so rife with spin that it'll make you dizzy. Go to "Comparison of United States presidential candidates, 2008" and find out how the candidates policies stack up, then decide on who you agree with the most.
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transplant
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10-13-08 9:32 AM
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It appears that Kay Chaney from Barnesville is not only a registered democrat voting republican, but another registered racist as well. What a shame, you do not like his name. Maybe if he wore overalls and changed his name to King Pumpkin he would get your vote.
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