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To: Brumar89 who wrote (144729)	11/1/2008 4:38:55 PM
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er 31, 2008, 1:20 pm Mike Ditka Hits the Campaign Trail With Palin Elizabeth Holmes reports from Latrobe, Pa., on the presidential race. Sarah Palin embarked on a Pennsylvania bus tour Friday, kicking things off with a rally featuring Mike Ditka, a.k.a. da coach, pledging his support for da GOP ticket. Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka shows his Super Bowl ring to Sarah Palin prior to a campaign event in Latrobe, Pa., on Friday. (AP). The former Chicago Bears coach was born in Pennsylvania and gave the crowd of a few thousand a pep talk just four days before Election Day. “Thing I know about Pennsylvania, you’re great people, you’re hardworking people-no nonsense people, and that’s what this is all about,” Ditka said. Ditka, who said he was a conservative Republican, urged voters against partisanship and inaction. “This is the land of opportunity. It’s not a land of handouts. If you’re willing to work, you can find a job,” he said. With his signature tough-love attitude, he tried to charge up voters. “Don’t talk about what you’re gonna do, prove you can do something,” he said. “If we’re smart, the only option we have is to elect John McCain and Sarah Palin.” Pennsylvania has 21 electoral votes and has received considerable attention from both Palin and McCain in recent weeks. Both have sought to connect with voters—and never miss an opportunity to bring up Barack Obama’s comments in late spring at a California fund-raiser about Pennsylvania’s residents “clinging” to guns and religion. “This state filled with hard workin’ people too, not quite knowing what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on us working people when you’re listenin’ and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren’t listenin’,” Palin said. “Don’t quite know what to make of a candidate like that, we tend to prefer candidates that don’t talk about us one way in Latrobe and then another way in San Francisco.” Palin tried to make her own connection to this western Pennsylvania city, where golfer Arnold Palmer was born. “Now here is my connection with Latrobe. Todd and I, the first house we ever bought — we bought an $82,000 house in Wasilla, Alaska,” Palin said. “The name of the street: Arnold Palmer Dr. It is a nice small world. That’s awesome.” Permalink \| Trackback URL: blogs.wsj.com Save & Share: Yahoo! Buzz\| Share on Facebook \| Del.icio.us \| Digg this \| Email This \| Print Read more: Campaign 2008 Comments Report offensive comments to washwire@wsj.com What the h*ll is Ditka doin’? McCain and Palin aren’t offerin’ anythin’ but fear-mongerin’ to the American people. Please tell me one positive thin’ Palin’s been sayin.’ It’s goin’ negative, when she isn’t goin’ rogue and talkin’ ’bout clothin’. Wasilla’s callin’ Sarah. Comment by Votin' for Obama - October 31, 2008 at 1:41 pm Go away, obamatron troll Comment by chesterar - October 31, 2008 at 1:50 pm Mike Ditka makes Joe the (not) plumber look smart. Comment by Gil - October 31, 2008 at 1:54 pm What, does he have a last Hail Mary play? Maybe is too late coach! Comment by Any play ideas? - October 31, 2008 at 1:56 pm You can’t get a job at McDonalds and become district manager after 143 days of experience. You can’t become chief of surgery after 143 days of experience of being a surgeon. You can’t get a job as a teacher and be the superintendent after 143 days of experience. You can’t join the military and become a colonel after 143 days of experience. You can’t get a job as a reporter and become the nightly news anchor after 143 days of experience. BUT from the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, he logged 143 days of experience in the Senate. That’s how many days the Senate was actually in session and working. After 143 days of work experience, Obama believes he is ready to be Commander In Chief and the Leader of the Free World. AND, strangely, a large sector of the American public is okay with this and campaigning for him. We wouldn’t accept this in our own line of work, yet some are okay with this for the President of the United States of America. Moreover, based on his dubious personal associations, is it unlikely he would qualify for a top secret clearance in U.S. federal service. Liberals obviously place ideology over experience, qualifications, and patriotism. blogs.wsj.com