yesterday joel, lauren and i went to yet another mccain/palin rally. it was held in an airplane hanger in a north minneapolis suburb. the previous mccain event i attended in july was a small (about 800 in attendance), women only town hall meeting. this gathering had over 13,000 enthusiastic mccain/palin supporters! one of the most touching sights there was a little down syndrome girl who looked about 2 years old. she was with her mom and grandma and the three of them were holding signs that said "we love trig"! and the most annoying sight was a woman dressed as a wayward "polar bear" holding an SOS sign. (i don't think she was at the right rally). with so many people there i couldn't even see sen. mccain or gov. palin, but that's okay. seeing such an awesome turnout was more exciting than seeing the candidates. it's encouraging and gives me hope that the right man is going to get in the white house this fall. Go McCain-Palin!!!!!
a shot from inside the hanger with thousands of excited conservatives.
lauren and mumpy (her stuffed monkey) had a great time at the event. and really, how could you not?! :)
lauren had fun wandering through the crowd and saying "hi" to lots of friendly people.
and stopping when something interesting caught her eye. oooh, a kid!
but it wasn't all fun and games for lauren. she'd stop and show her support when she thought it was necessary. my little patriot!
daddy and his girl, cheering mccain to victory!
3 comments:
Are you writing this blog from the campaign bus or jet? I knew you'd throw yourself and beg to join the campaign trail with our pals: McCain & Palin (cindy & todd, too!).
You are such a good little blogger! Oh, the energy in that place! How exciting to be SO close to our future leaders! Goosebumps!! Did you get to hear them - even if you didn't get to see them?
Love you and miss you . . .
i wish i was on the campaign trail! but joel and i both agreed that if they come back to mn in the next month or so before the election, we'd go see them again. and yes, being around thousands of like minded people who are so passionate about the future and direction of the country is incredible. i only wish you were there. you would have run our little "polar bear" friend right out of the building!
the above comment is mine, joci's. but i'm using joel's computer.
love and miss you too!
joci
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