The eight GOP presidential hopefuls in attendance will each have 15 minutes to deliver their straw poll addresses. At the conclusion of their 15-minute speech, the microphone will go dead.
The RPI announced the speaking order for the event in July. The order is Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, John Cox, Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Tommy Thompson and Sam Brownback.
SATURDAY'S CAMPAIGN SCHEDULES
Read below for what each candidate has planned:
Sam Brownback: Famous Dave's will be catering for Brownback's tent, which will be air-conditioned and seat up to 600 people. The Kansas senator will also serve snow cones, cotton candy and popcorn. There will also be an intern dunk tank. Some dignitaries on site include: Chris "Zip" Rzeppa and Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio, national evangelical leader Lou Engle, Norma McCorvey ("Roe" in Roe v. Wade); Bobby Schindler the brother of Terri Schiavo, and Eduaro Verostegui of the movie "Bella."
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Duncan Hunter: Elvis will be in the building, or at least in Hunter's tent. The California congressman is bringing in Ace Trie, who placed third in an international Elvis impersonation contest. Other entertainment includes a couple Iowa young ladies who will be playing fiddle. The Hunter camp is also serving corn on the cob, and will have a homemade ice wagon on hand to help cool off those who want to beat Saturday's heat. The congressman, who is a strong supporter of the right to bear arms, will hold a raffle to give away a Ruger shotgun.
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Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback did not visit the fair Friday, going instead to the famed "Field of Dreams" before a scheduled rally at his headquarters in the evening. His campaign, which is counting on support from conservatives, did offer interviews with Bobby Schindler, the brother of the late Terri Schiavo, whose husband fought an extended battle to take her off life support.
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THANKS for Post #197. It sounds like so much fun. I wish I could have been there. I would have visited ALMOST all of the tents.
imo, Sam Brownback and Duncan Hunter have the highest commitment of all the presidential candidates to the life issue, from birth to natural death. Among other reasons, they were the only candidates to show up at the pro-life march in D.C.