Posted on 09/18/2008 4:56:29 PM PDT by TalonDJ
Here is my after action photo 'blog' of the Palin-McCain rally that went down this morning in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Enjoy! (If you get bored of the pictures the hippy zot is toward the end)
So we got there just before 8. It was a beatiful day here in Iowa.
They directed us to park in this huge field and had a line of busses waiting for us. 
The Busses hauled us around to the other side of the airport to a hanger near the FedEx facility. 
There we got to wait in another line: 
Waiting to go through security (almost like we were at an airport or something...) 
From there it was across a short field and into the hanger they had all set up. 
It was just starting to fill up when we got there. 
We were there pretty early so we staked out a spot on the front left in front of the press tables. 
The press was right there so some people near us got interviewed. A hispanic homeschooling mother of 9 was got interviewed next to us by I think channel 9 (it was 9 or 7). My wife JenB got interviewed by the Wallstreet Journal. He seemed a little confused that she did not like the sound of an Obama tax plan. The local (state?) party chair was MCing and introduced a number of local and state officals (and hopefuls). Since I can't tell most of them apart looking at these pictures I will not bother with posting them unless someone is interested.
A fellow was introduced and sang some songs. I forget his name. 
Before long, (It was a heck of a wait) the Boy Scouts teamed up with the VFW to bring in the Colors. 
A retired general I think led us in the pledge. 
A couple ladies sang God bless the USA. 
Miss Iowa '04 sang the Star Spangled Banner. 
After that was some more warm up speaches from local reps and a canidate for the US House. Here is Marionette Miller-Meeks who is running for the US House 
They had a lady from Wasilla AL who had just happened to mroe to Iowa recently speak a little 
Then there was a lot of waiting
... and more waiting
Oh wait what is that? 
A plane! Finally! 
Took them long enough. 
Cheering and sign waving! Gah! Can't see... 
Is that? 
Can't tell... 
Is it? 
It is!!! 
Yaa! Sarah! 
Oh and that guy too... 
It was a great little speech. She is even better in person than on the media. 
She introduced "Alaska's First Dude". 
He was standing over by McCain. Sharp looking guy. 
More Sarah speaking. 
More... 
Still more. 
Some of that guy she is running with. 
More of him. 
Now he gets to speak. 
He gave a decent speech.
If you want to know what he said look it up somewhere. 
So twice during all this some halfwits from the oposition tried to make a nusense of themselves. First, in the middle of Sarah's speech it was a group of 4 lesbians (unshaved legs with skirts and all)(not that there is anything wrong with that [ew, yes there is, shave already]). The unfurrled a banner and started chanting something. They got the banner about 90% on rolled when some lady jumped them. About 5 seconds later three of them were bing hauled off toward the cops by some ladies and the other one vanished. I was right behind them when this went down. I only had a brief instant to wonder if I would be in trouble for acosting them when the squad of Sarah fan women took them the heck out. It was sweet. My wife JenB snapped a shot of them after the cops had hauled them out to a safe distance. 
Then in the middle of John McCain's speech some guy starts shouting something about how he lost Vietnam. Here he is getting led away by a cop while doing the 'I am not a crook' pose (huh?). 
After that the show was over. 
Here is Sarah and John's caravan off to tour the flood damaged parts of Cedar Rapids. 
Out be the road was the forlorn little group of protesters with nothing better to do. 
Estimates were something lik 6 or 7 thousand people. Looking at this parking 'lot' I believe it. 
Outstanding pictures, Talon!!
Great photos of the Iowa rally. Thank you so much for posting them and sharing your experience.
FReep On!
Thanks for the pics. I wanted to go, but was afraid they’d run late and I’d miss class. Since I’m the prof, that would have been a problem. I was able to catch part of it on FOX, so that was nice.
I was looking to see if any of the protesters were my students. : )
Totally.
They got the banner about 90% unrolled when some lady jumped them. About 5 seconds later three of them were being hauled off toward the cops by some ladies and the other one vanished. I was right behind them when this went down. I only had a brief instant to wonder if I would be in trouble for accosting them when the squad of Sarah fan women took them the heck out. It was sweet.
This makes me smile, laugh and just feel so happy. Governor Palin is bringing some good strong Republican women whose voices have been quiet for too long back into the forefront. Great job, ladies! Don't let the NOW lezbos mess with Sarah! Sweet, indeed.
Great pictures, thanks for sharing.
McCain looks younger and looks positive and relaxed. Good to see.
I hope they get to the DSM area..
Thanks for posting these pics of the McCain/Palin rally in Cedar Rapids for those of us who were not able to attend.
You couldn’t have been all that far from me judging from the angle.
You mind if I post a few of those on our county GOP website with credit?
Hey I’m in that one at 15 seconds in.
What a contrast, hands over their hearts unlike obamawama playing with his crotch.
I agree with all your points...of course, things could change.....since Rossi DID win the election last time, and Cantwell had to have 2-3 thousand of those famous “provisional” votes to pull her thru in the last minutes of the elections...infact, I think it was like a week or two before those ballots were included....anyway...since we’ve had two very close winning efforts here, McCain the Navy man and Sarah the Alaskan could do well here....Everett Navy station and Ft Hood and McCord afb as well as Fairchild AFB all being here......
Which county? Do you live near C.R.?
There is a Wasilla, Alabama?
Fabulous and fantastic are not strong enough words for this thread. Your photos deserve an award for excellence. Thanks for sharing the story of a great day.
We have a loooot of pictures with her in and she doesn’t look any happier in any of them. It was cracking me up when I looked at all the pictures Talon got with her in them.
As Barack “takes off his gloves” and sic’s his minions on America I think it is great that the Palin Fans took out the jerks trying to destroy the rally.
I guess it is time for Americans to take control of America back from the Leftist Traitors.
Miss Iowa 04
DEFINITELY NOT GUILTY!
Looks very exciting. If I didn’t have a customer visiting today I would go to the McCain/Palin rally up at the Blaine airport.
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