Posted on 08/05/2008 9:36:12 AM PDT by Salena Zito
The Heartland supersized Sen. John McCain last night at a ginormous motorcycle rally in Sturgis, S.D.
While no one shouted "Free Bird" to McCain while he was speaking -- a pop culture homage to Lynyrd Skynyrd whose 2008 version of the band is playing at the rally -- the Republican presumptive nominee did call attention to the larger than normal size of his crowd:
"As you may know, not long ago, a couple hundred thousand Berliners made a lot of noise for my opponent. I'll take the roar of 50,000 Harleys any day."
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd whose 2008 version of the band is playing at the rally
But they aren’t lunch pail Democrats! Most Bikers are registered republicans!
i know that
Go to a Harley Dealership and look at the bikes, the prices and their HD Clothing, joke Hundred Dollar Clothing.
The guys and gals we know, who go to Sturgis are basically professional DINKs, college degrees and more. They call themselves RUBS, Rich Urban Bikers or as one BIL calls himself, NTRUB, Not too Rich Urban Biker.
There are blue collar RUBs, but they are often high income RUBs.
Below is a link to the Rolling Thunder Organization. Where the rider might have been an enlisted guy/gal or a general or admiral.
http://www.rollingthunder1.com/about.html
I have met a lot of RUBs and zero dentists.
There are a few MDs and quite a few high end RNs, guys and gals in ERs, Cath Labs, Heat By Pass Centers.
My first shocker on this was the director of the new ICU unit in a Northern Virginia Hospital in the mid 1960s. He would roar up to the doc’s parking lot in his Hog with a WWI leather helmet holding down his very ample Red Nordic Hair and his size 46 large leather jacket.
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