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Re: Sarah Palin Drops the Puck in Philadelphia to Start NHL Season
Video: Palin meets boos, cheers and deafening music in Philly
By Greg Wyshynski
The Philadelphia Flyers fans greet Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on opening night against the New York Rangers. And the Wachovia Center speaker system has the final say:Metallica just politely asked to turn the volume down on that music. (UPDATE 8:30 p.m. EDT: The sound quality of the original video was a little poor, so we swapped it out for a newer one -- the boos are a tad more prominent than before. Check out the original YouTube here.)
Behind the music, you'll have heard a mix of cheers and boos; and as predicted, the lower bowl near the glass was in a standing ovation. (Except for whoever was holding up that Obama/Biden sign. Viral!) In the end, the boos won out because this is, after all, Philadelphia. But it wasn't the vicious hellfire that some predicted. No one threw a beer at her. Probably because they didn't want to hit her daughter. Or waste the beer.
One point of criticism that may cut across party lines: The most famous hockey mom in American doesn't come out in a jersey? C'mon now.
More reaction from The 700 Level, which participated in our predication/analysis roundtable on the Flyers' invitation to Palin.
For the record, the Rangers announcers earlier claimed that Philadelphia fans once "snowballed Santa Claus" at an Eagles game.
Re: Sarah Palin Drops the Puck in Philadelphia to Start NHL Season
For the record, the Rangers announcers earlier claimed that Philadelphia fans once "snowballed Santa Claus" at an Eagles game.
Haha, they didn't "Snowball Santa Claus", they boooed Santa Claus & threw snowballs at Jimmy Johnson & the Cowboys. [I know you didn't write that Neemo, it was part of the article]
Anyway, yeah it was pretty much known this would happen, a town that's about 70% Democratic, notorious for booing, doesn't like outsiders very much & where it's basically hometown for the other VP choice. After the last week the economy's had, plus it was their home opener against the Rangers, they were all set to boo anyway.
I watched the game, they did 'obviously' have the music up to cover it up. Good game though, alot of fights.
