McCain's Campaign trying to Round up 10,000 supporters for McCain's Birthday

[Ichingcarpenter]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to celebrate his 72nd birthday on Aug. 29 by naming his running mate at a huge rally in the battleground state of Ohio, Republican sources said.

That’s a week from Friday, and the day after his rival, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, accepts the Democratic nomination at a 70,000-person spectacular in a Denver stadium.

The campaign has begun building a crowd of 10,000 for Dayton, Ohio, according to an organizer. McCain is scheduled to appear with his running mate at a large-scale event in Pennsylvania shortly thereafter.

Alex M. Triantafilou, chairman of the Hamilton County (Ohio) Republican Party, said in an exuberant post on his blog this weekend: “Sen. McCain is expected to host a rally on August 29 in Dayton and is looking for a BIG venue and for a BIG crowd. He'll get it. This is not yet public. I guess I just made it so.”



PolitickerOH.com reported Monday morning that the event will be at the 10,000-seat Ervin J. Nutter Center, a sports and entertainment complex at Wright State University.



http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12619.html



300 is more likely...... I bet they change the venue for the lame reason they can't fill the sports center.

[JimGinPA]

1. Here In Pennsylvania We're Going To Celebrate McCain's Birthday...

By making 72,000 phone calls to independent voters that day.

[TooBigaTent]

2. McInsane at the Nutter Center. You cannot make up shit like this. They will also have trouble

finding 10,000 people willing to risk their lives by being that close to that many candles.

[AspenRose]

3. We'll just have to remind folks how he spent one of his birthdays a while ago

And remind them, and remind them.....and remind them.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. I just went to the Nutter Center site..... Its not on their schedule

[samdogmom]

5. Have you been following "Doonesbury" lately?

The comic line is that they can't book a huge star for a McCain event. Last Sunday, they finally revealed that they were able to book dubya for McCain's big convention celebration. What a hoot!

Let's post lots of pictures of dubya and Bush on the tarmac with a McCain birthday cake while New Orleans was drowning. It's a poignant reminder of what a failure these clowns are!

[Rambis]

6. just pay them

it has been done before-

[Barack_America]

7. Have Cindy truck in free beer.

That's the only way in hell McCain's going to get 10,000.

[K8-EEE]

8. Is BOOOSH coming again this year?

To party with Grampy like he did when New Orleans was drowning?

[K8-EEE]

9. Obama doesn't need a staff to "build" a crowd of 10,000!

Embarrassing....shouldn't his big "announcement" draw more than that?

[Egnever]

10. I find the Nutter Center Highly appropriate.

it will be nice having all the nutters in one place.

[EC]

11. They'll bus them in

from all over and pay them to attend...

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. If they do and they probably will... it is really gonna look bad

because the story will come out that he faked something once again.

[thereismore]

12. Looking for a big crowd in Dayton? Better start busing people from Cincinatti. nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

17. Is Dayton more Democratic or Republican? I know the Mayor endorsed Obama

Maybe he could get 10,000 democrats to show up outside the Center.

[yardwork]

14. Is he turning 100? Someone should call the papers.

[nc4bo]

15. call in the bikers!! nt

[1Hippiechick]

16. Ohio? The gall! Diebold territory - rubbing our noses in it!!! n/t

[dontforgetpoland]

18. We should have a big Obama rally right next to them.

[Ichingcarpenter]

19. That's what I said...... Let's do it Ohio!!

We can get 10,000 democrats there!

[Motown_Johnny]

20. announcing in Ohio.. does that mean Portman???