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Sarah Palin rally in Ashville, NC
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| 10/27/08
| f zero
Posted on 10/27/2008 8:56:34 PM PDT by f zero
Here is a photo essay of the Sarah Palin rally in Ashville, NC on 10/26/2008. There was a HUGE crowd of well-behaved supporters and volunteers that started to arrive hours before the scheduled 4:00 p.m. door opening. As you can see in one of the shots, my gear passed the sniff test from the Secret Service security dog. I whipped out my G9 from my vest and grabbed the shot. The pup did leave a nice blob of slobber on the top on one of my camera bodies, but no worse than our Labrador Tucker has ever surprised me with. Gretchen Wilson fired up the crowd and passed the time while we all waited for the start. There were fewer than expected hecklers and protesters outside and in. I passed a few on my way out and stopped to laugh and grab a few shots.
TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: aar; ashville; mccain; nc; sarahpalin
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posted on
10/27/2008 8:56:34 PM PDT
by
f zero
To: f zero
Thanks for sharing the pictures!
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posted on
10/27/2008 8:59:18 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
( BOOMER SOONER -- VOTE FOR McCAIN/PALIN2008! LetsGetThisRight.com)
To: f zero
Thanks for the great pics..
And the last four shots were the DU loonies, I guess?:)
Why are they always so easy to pick out? :)
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:00:47 PM PDT
by
CaraM
(Faithless is he who quits when the road darkens.)
To: f zero
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:01:16 PM PDT
by
f zero
To: f zero
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:01:33 PM PDT
by
Augie76
To: pettifogger
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:02:27 PM PDT
by
f zero
To: f zero
Nice photos!
I like the crowd shot of all the people trying to take her picture with digital devices.
The line was huge, snaked for blocks, and even the overflow into Thomas Wolfe could not house all of the people who came to see her in WNC.
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:03:34 PM PDT
by
padre35
(Sarah Palin is the one we've been waiting for..Rom 10.10..)
To: f zero
You got photos of Sarah in jeans! Last night on the live, streaming thread Sarah in jeans was a much sought after screen capture. She's incredibly photogenic.
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:03:35 PM PDT
by
HokieMom
(Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
To: f zero; intenseracer; Monkey Face
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:09:11 PM PDT
by
redhead
(ALASKA; Step out of the bus, and into the food chain)
To: f zero
Fantastic pics! I love these threads.
Sarah looks great in jeans!
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:10:40 PM PDT
by
Theresawithanh
(I've got the fevah! McCain/Palin 2008!!! I AM JOE! I'll bet you are, too!)
To: Theresawithanh
I have been working at the local Victory office making calls and such, and I was asked to shoot the event for them. I had a volunteer pass, a VIP pass and press pass, but the “national media” still had more access. The shot I could not get was the over the shoulder view facing the crowd. It was a long day and much, more fun than making calls.
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:12:17 PM PDT
by
f zero
To: Theresawithanh
Hmmm...is that something about ‘Idaho’ on her shirt?
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:13:27 PM PDT
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: f zero
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:15:11 PM PDT
by
pattty
(McCain/Palin 2008!)
To: f zero
Beautiful bokeh for a beautiful subject. What camera and lens were you using?
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:17:31 PM PDT
by
beagleone
(Stand up and fight. America is worth fighting for. Nothing is inevitable here. We never give up.)
To: HokieMom
IMHO she looks even better in jeans than in skirts.
Like she's ready to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty weeding out the corruption in Washington.
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:21:00 PM PDT
by
beagleone
(Stand up and fight. America is worth fighting for. Nothing is inevitable here. We never give up.)
To: f zero
Much appreciated, you did a great job! Thank you for volunteering, too!
I work from home, and until I got really busy, I was making calls for the campaign. It was fun, but also tiring at times.
Maybe you can get a job for the next 7 days traveling around and photographing the rallies? ;-)
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:21:15 PM PDT
by
Theresawithanh
(I've got the fevah! McCain/Palin 2008!!! I AM JOE! I'll bet you are, too!)
To: pattty; Congressman Billybob
Hey congressman, did you make it to the rally?
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:21:24 PM PDT
by
CPT Clay
(Drill ANWR, Personal Accounts NOW ,)
To: CaraM
That guy near the end better see a doctor about those nosebleeds...
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:23:31 PM PDT
by
beagleone
(Stand up and fight. America is worth fighting for. Nothing is inevitable here. We never give up.)
To: beagleone
Nikon d80s, Sigma 70-200 f2.8, SB-800. ISO 800, 1/180th f2.8 Flash @ –1 1/3. The super close images add a 1.4x TC, ISO 800 1/125 f4.0 Flash @ -1/3. All shot RAW, and processed with Photoshop CS. A tripod was set up on the front press riser and the side cut riser.
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posted on
10/27/2008 9:26:13 PM PDT
by
f zero
To: beagleone
I love the jeans. It's a statement to the elitist press. “I can shop at Walmart and still look better than all of you in your designer outfits!”
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