McCain Visits the Buffalo Chip in Sturgis....
Notable Quotables...
"My friends, I know it will be a good sign on Election Day if there are lot of bikes parked outside the polling places of America," he said to the bikers.
McCain joked that his wife might enter the beauty contest held at the site, the Buffalo Chip campground on the edge of town.
"I told her with a little luck, she could be the only woman ever to serve as both the first lady and Miss Buffalo Chip," McCain quipped.
"As you may know, not long ago a couple hundred thousand Berliners made a lot of noise for my opponent. I will take the roar of 50,000 Harleys any day, any day my friends," McCain exclaimed to roars from the crowd.
"This is my first time here but I recognize that sound. It's the sound of freedom and thank you for it," McCain said as hundreds of bikers revved their engines at a Salute to Veterans rally on the Buffalo Chip campgrounds. "I thank you all very much for that unique Sturgis welcome."
CNN VIDEO of McCain Addressing Bikers, 5:03 minutes: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/08/05/sot.mccain.sturgis.cnn
FOX NEWS VIDEO & ARTICLE: http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/08/04/mccain-rallies-bikers-at-sturgis/
BLACK HILLS FOX NEWS VIDEO: http://www.blackhillsfox.com/NewsStories.aspx?StoryID=11766
LA TIMES ARTICLE: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-mccain5-2008aug05,0,5460366.story
He is greeted by bare skin, black leather and the roar of Harleys at the annual bikers' event.
YAHOO ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_5
POLITICO ARTICLE: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12309.html
The Washington Independent: http://washingtonindependent.com/view/mccain-rocks-sturgis
CNN VIDEO of McCain greeting Bikers, 1:01 minutes: http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2008/08/05/nats.mccain.sturgis.cnn
In Fairness to our liberal friends.....
Many liberal blogs are trying to portray McCain as a *** peddler...the common slam ALL OVER the internet is: Topless Women, Kid Rock, Bikers, And John McCain
Misogynist McCain pimps his wife at Sturgis
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/5/11121/36204/569/562859
Rape culture, objectification of women, domestic violence, and raw misogyny. This is what John McCain thinks his own wife is worth.
Liberals take a jab at McCain's visit to Sturgis: http://www.236.com/news/2008/08/04/john_mccain_is_ready_to_lead15_8106.php
Another liberal blogger, who sees Sturgis as a raunchy affair littered with debauchery: http://suzieqq.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/sturgis-topless-women-bikers-kid-rock-and-john-mccain/
Huffington Post (another blogger slams the Biker sub-culture): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mayhill-fowler/rolling-with-mccain-throu_b_116962.html
McCAIN "Biker Oriented" SWAG...
Bikers for McCain bumper sticker: http://store.johnmccain.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BSR2794
Bikers for McCain HELMET sticker: http://store.johnmccain.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=STR2729
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Bill C.
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