Posted on 10/30/2008 4:49:43 AM PDT by SalukiLawyer
6:30 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The line has already wrapped around nearly the whole grounds of this 6500 person venue and I realize we should have gotten here a few hours earlier. They must have given out a lot more tickets than seats. Anyway, even if we don't get in it is exciting to see thousands of cheerful Mo. McCain / Palin supporters. This is going to be a huge, genuine demonstration of confidence in the ticket.
Also people are coming in twos and threes and families. No bussed-in rent-a-crowds from Illinois like the Gateway Arch rally for The One. This is pretty amazing.
Says will embark on a path to energy independence.
Will develop new energy sources, plus tap into exisitng resources.
Leads crowd in “Drill, Baby, Drill!” chant.
K—great screen shot! She’s looks great as always.
Crowd is stoked for her.
McCain crowds: “USA! USA! USA!”
0bama crowds: “WE WANT PIE! WE WANT PIE! WE WANT PIE!”
That’s the difference in ideology in a nutshell.
Says We will drill here, we will drill now;
Energy resources produced by American workers.
Another mission dear to her heart—working for families with children with special needs—crowd applauds loudly!
Says we will work for an America where every innocent life counts.
Crowd erupts—(God bless the folks of Missouri)
Amazing difference in focus.
Obama can’t even say how wonderful America is.
Let’s work to make Obama eat humble pie on November 5th.
Says MCCain not afraid to use the word “Victory”
Crowd at fever pitch—chanting “USA!USA!USA!.
Talks about McCain when he was a POW. Knows tough challenges how they can be overcome. Will not wave a white flag at terrorists.
Unlike Obama, McCain will not cut off funds for troops.
Begins the windup. Asks for Missourians’ vote.
Closing the sale.
Crowd loves her mention of Reagan.
Says the best of America is not in DC, but here in everyday Americans. Crowd goes wild again.
We believe America is not the problem, America is the solutions.
She lets crowd chant USA!USA!USA! in response.
Says McCain inspires us with heroic deeds and not just words.
Says we need your vote.
But there is only one man in this race who has ever fought for you!
CRowd is wild.
Ends with God bless you and God bless America.
Sarah—God bless and keep YOU—editorial comment.
“She’s not just a pretty face” for sure!
Sarah working the crowd now.
Thank you very much for relaying what you are seeing. I appreciate it!
You are welcome!
We are going to make history on Nov. 4th!
We are going to win this thing!
Sarah just went across the stage to shake hands with the guy dressed like Abe Lincoln!
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