McCain holds a rally in Selma Alabama. and 100 people show up!!

[Ichingcarpenter]

On Monday, McCain planned to follow his Selma speech with a ferry ride from the remote Alabama town of Gee's Bend. The ferry had been closed for 44 years, until 2006, by county leaders to keep black residents from crossing the river to the county seat to push for civil rights. The trip is 80 miles without the ferry.

His tour then goes to Youngstown, Ohio, eastern Kentucky and New Orleans' Ninth Ward, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.




The crowd of about 100 people was mostly white although, as the campaign noted, Selma's population is 70 percent black.

Asked about the makeup of the crowd, McCain said: "I am aware the African American vote has been very small in favor of the Republican Party. I am aware of the challenges, and I am aware of the fact that there will be many people who will not vote for me, but I'm going to be the president of all the people."


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24238168/


Selma's population is 27,000

[thereismore]

1. He's going to be the president of Best Used Tires of Arizona. nt

[mcctatas]

2. in other words...

"I am aware that a huge portion of the population thinks I'm a dillweed, and frankly my dear, I don't give a damn"

[guyanakoolaid]

3. "of all the people... here at Elks Lodge #345. I'm former Sen. John McCain and I need your vote.

I promise more snacks and drinks at meetings, without raising your dues, and we also plan to bomb the Mason lodge at midnight for no reason and waterboard their president. Now, these promises may have been rightly dismissed as crazy by an overwhelming majority back in 2008, but I'm telling you I'll lower dues and have shrimp cocktail at every meeting!"

[BayouBengal07]

4. Oooh he's coming to the 9th Ward!!!!

Remember what McCain was doing while the 9th Ward drowned?



"President George W. Bush joins Arizona Senator John McCain in a small celebration of McCain's 69th birthday Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, after the President's arrival at Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix. The President later spoke about Medicare to 400 guests at the Pueblo El Mirage RV Resort and Country Club in nearby El Mirage. White House photo by Paul Morse"

[TlalocW]

5. Reminds me of a Bloom County cartoon

When Bill the Cat and Opus were running for president/veep. Opus had been sent out to meet with various groups to get their endorsements/votes. The last panel was his standing at a lectern with something like, "The Society for Left-Handed Blind Orthodontists," on it, and Opus was saying, "In short gentlemen, I need your vote... both of them."

TlalocW