John McCain Town Hall Sparks, Nevada, Video

I FINALLY have all of the McCain town hall event from Tuesday up.

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McCain in Sparks

The crowd was estimated to be around 1,200 today, and yes, McCain played up the maverick image with his stands on immigration, campaign finance, global warming, and stem-cell research, to name but a few issues.

There is little doubt in my mind he is trying to get support from Democrats disaffected and disgusted with Barack Obama and the Democratic Party.

There was a small group of protesters outside of Reed High School.

Some Republicans are a bit worried John McCain is going negative on Barack Obama.

I guess they are worried McCain may run out of ammunition before the fall campaign.

In the picture from the link, I am just out of range on the left-hand side on the bleachers.

Technical Difficulties

I am having difficulty uploading the McCain videos on YouTube today, so it will probably be tomorrow before they are up.

John McCain Town Hall Sparks, Nevada

McCain signed my pledge card just as he and Cindy were leaving. Those smudges are his, by the way, not mine. McCain is left-handed as am I, so smudging on signatures is common.





Not all of his answers were popular with the audience.







McCain listens intently to a question.




John McCain makes sure he pronounces "Nevada" right. He said he is the underdog in the race and relishes it.







McCain takes time out for a drink. Of water, of course.





Note the red spot on his right side where he had the skin cancer or whatever it was removed the other day.




Since I was up in the bleachers and used the zoom, some of the pictures were a bit grainy although they are okay. Here is a good shot of McCain at the town hall.







To a crowd of at least several hundred if not a thousand or more at Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada, "special guest" Cindy McCain introduces her husband to an appreciative crowd. What I like about the McCains, no matter how I disagree with their politics, is the fact they are so approachable. I didn't think I'd have a shot at getting John's autograph, and I kept the pledge card just in case I could get it. Well, me being the way that I was, I was at the very end of the rope line just before the McCains were to leave the building, and John did sign my card. I should have asked Cindy to sign it as well.


Just before I forget, Jimbo Gibbons was nowhere to be found. McCain called Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki "governor." Well, he might just as well be.

You will get to hear the remarks when I upload the video on YouTube.