The Enemedia Strikes Again

MCain-Palin rally yesterday in Washington, Pennsylvania (John Murtha's district) - near Pittsburgh

A BtB reader who was there sends this panoramic collage of the crowd. He could only gauge attendance as "anywhere from 12,000 to 20,000" -- and writes that several times, the crowd broke into a spontaneous chant of "Sar-ah! Sar-ah! Sar-ah!"

On the Saturday afternoon of Labor Day weekend, all these people sat in the sun and heat for four hours, waiting to catch a (15-minute) glimpse of McCain and Palin.

Out of these thousands and thousands of adoring McCain/Palin supporters, here's what the Associated Press wants you to see:

Can you say.... Republicans?

Now compare/contrast with this AP photo from 2 days prior:

Unidentified people watch as Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., delivers his speech on the final day the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/The Rocky Mountain News, Barry Guiterrez)