10.30.2008 8:08 am
Palin fans converge on Cape for rally
Special to the Post-Dispatch
CAPE GIRARDEAU — Some Republican supporters of Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin were camping out at midnight outside the SHOW Me Center here, for this morning’s rally featuring Palin.
Before 7 a.m., traffic was jammed and at a standstill for more than a mile (some folks, including yours truly, experimented with ”back ways” and somehow got around most of the backup. Hope our car doesn’t get towed, where we ended up parking…)
Inside the center, by 8 a.m., the crowds are gradually filling up the floor and the stands after passing through security.
A live country-western band is playing VERY LOUD.
Check back for updates. Palin isn’t expected to take to the stage until after 9 a.m.
Too bad for McCain. I understand Jo Ann Emerson may introduce Palin. It should be Palin introducing Vice Presidential candidate Emerson. At least then McCain would have picked a beautiful woman of substance and a true maverick as his running mate.