Badass Biker McCain prefers "the roar of 50,000 Harleys" to "a couple hundred thousand Berliners"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

McCain gets loud welcome at Sturgis bike rally
‘I'll take the roar of 50,000 Harleys any day,’ he says in jab aimed at Obama

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26012016/



STURGIS, S.D. - Thousands of motorcyclists greeted Republican presidential candidate John McCain with an approving roar Monday as he sought blue-collar and heartland support by visiting a giant motorcycle rally.

"As you may know, not long ago a couple hundred thousand Berliners made a lot of noise for my opponent. I'll take the roar of 50,000 Harleys any day," McCain said, referring to Democrat Barack Obama's recent visit to the German capital.

Billed as the largest event of its kind in the world, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has become something of an annual bikers' Woodstock during the past 70 years. It features nine nights of entertainment, with bands including Def Leppard, Lynyrd Skynyrd and REO Speedwagon.

McCain played to a crowd that paused for a veterans salute. He criticized Obama for supporting a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq while opposing efforts to reduce record-high energy prices.

[newfie11]

1. I am SO glad I don't live in SD anymore

[FrenchieCat]

2. That must be the largest crowd he's ever played to.

Heard they were waiting for Kid Rock.
McCain was the opening act.

[madeline_con]

7. Who's he opening for? n/t

[FrenchieCat]

11. Kid Rock and Kelly Pickles

Usually, Kid Rock would have come on first, but folks would have probably left when McCain came on.....so they had to reverse the order.

[flamingdem]

3. He's got a tatoo of Bush on his butt vrroom vrroom nt

[anonymous171]

4. Fuck him. Fuck the truth I want Obama to start a huge smear campaign on this bastard.

I want Americans to believe that he's a war mongering pedophile who plans on giving the country over to Osama Bin Laden in exchange for oil by the end of October. Fuck McCain and the GOP.

[Born_A_Truman]

5. Miss Buffalo Chip

Taking back the microphone, McCain joked that he wanted her to 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.

[Bobbieo]

8. Bet he won't get any Native American votes for this stint.

The Sturgis Rally is a stone's from Bear Butte - a sacred mountain to nine American Indian tribes.

[madeline_con]

6. Sour grapes still making you pucker, John? n/t

[That Is Quite Enough]

9. I can't believe this vivicidal maniac was so nearby. Good thing he's back onboard the Gutter Express

[Number23]

10. He's so green with envy he's olive

All that man talks about is Obama. And the bored faces in that crowd know it too.

[FrenchieCat]

12. Not one smile. Jeeze.

[trashcanistanista]

13. Does anybody know how the biker constituency votes?

I never gave it much thought, but maybe they are not smiling because they are not rethugs.

[lamp_shade]

14. Lazy bastard

He can't draw a crowd so he did the next best thing and he went to where the crowd was. Next he'll run out on the field at an MLB game and claim they all came to see him.

[symbolman]

17. Exactly!! Lived there for a few years..

The chicks are bummed because they can't take their tops off, the old man might die..

Oh, and all the RAH RAH War bullshit is wasted, most of those guys are just Doctors, dentists and shit.. We called them "Rollex Rangers", they come in a van dragging the bikes til they're two miles outside of Sturgis, then roll into town with clean leathers and no bugs in their teeth :)

Used to be a big selling T-Shirt with Charlie Manson's face Huge on the front and text "Charlie Don't Ride" .. Someone should make one that says "Charlie don't Vote"...

Some of those girls think he's Paul Simon gone Horribly Old, just blabbing, not playing the Damn Guitar :)

[truthisfreedom]

15. McSplode can't get a crowd, so he has to travel to a captive audience driven by meth and strippers.

Sick.

[FrenchieCat]

16. Bet he'll be dragging that photo around in his pocket.....

and pulling it out as often as he can.

He'll say...."see, I get big crowds too!"

He's So Jan Brady! :eyes:

[JackORoses]

19. it's like his team said, "quick, where's a crowd of thousands pre-gathered for a photo op?"

Lord knows Johnny's not drawing them in.

What's next, "John McCain addresses 1 Billion at the Olympic opening ceremony"?

[Fleshdancer]

18. Just saw the video. McCain reminds me of Hank Hill's dad

Does anyone here know who I'm talking about? From King of the Hill?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

22. Yep...Cotton Hill, the guy who lost his shins in WW2...

:toast:

[Vinca]

20. Obama should make a fast trip to Sturgis.

The crowd of 50,000 (which I don't believe in a minute) would look miniscule compared to the hoard Obama attracts.

[cap]

21. most of those harley's werent there to see McCain

ya mean, if I go to see the ball drop on New Year's Eve in NYC, all those folks are there to see me? I don't think so.

[ericgtr]

23. LOL.. A pre-stocked audience

He totally has to show up for an event that had nothing to do with him in order to speak in front of that many people. What a joke.