Subject: [big campaign] Tracking Update: McCain Palin Speech in Dayton, OH 08/29/08
From: "Andres Moreno" <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:51:40 -0400
List-Id: <bigcampaign.googlegroups.com>

Hello All,
Just got off the phone with our tracker, Kelli, on the ground in Dayton, OH.
She was unable to film the event, though we were able to capture it via
online streaming video. Below are the notes from our effort.

Big Highlights
John McCain's Speech:

   - Crowd sung "Happy Birthday"
   - Said his VP choice was ready to be president
   - focused on her history of being anti-corruption and anti-wasteful
   spending
   - Mentioned her energy credentials

Sarah Palins Speech:

   - Theme: Reform, Energy
   - Entire first third of Palin's speech focused on her family
   - Speaks of Son who enlisted into the Army and is deploying Sept 11 to
   Iraq.
   - Highlighted her attempts to fight corruption, stand up to big oil and
   fight the good o' boy network
   - "I Told congress thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere, if our
   state wanted a bridge, I said, we'd build it ourselves"
   - Says McCain has a "servants heart"
   - Highlighted McCain's POW story
   - Says McCain is the only candidate in this election who has truly fought
   for America
   - Spoke on Foreign issues including Russia, Iran
   - Congratulated HRC and Geraldine Ferraro

Dayton, OH: McCain and Palin Speech - VP announcement 08/29/08
(Disclaimer: The following are notes, not direct quotes. If you'd like a
quotable transcript or video of any part below, please email us.)
Background Details

   - Basketball stadium on college campus.
   - Homemade signs were preplaced in empty seats prior to event.
   - Signs read "Happy Birthday" and "maverick" as well as "I Love McCain".

   - Guests were not allowed to bring in their own signs, food, water,
   cameras and spiked jewelry.
   - Three foot high stage in the middle of the floor.  Teleprompter.  Local
   marching band seated on upper balcony.
   - Huge banner "Country First" behind stage.
   - People with VIP tickets were sat in chairs on the floor.  The rest of
   the audience sat in upper sections.
   - The venue was filled and a handful of guests were struggling to find
   seats.
   - Tickets did not seem to be available at door.
   - VERY tight security.
   - About 50 demonstrators outside main entrance.  Chanting four more years
   and holding McSame signs and McCain hearts NAFTA.  SEIU and Pink shirts in
   the mix.

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**Speech Highlights:*

McCain's Remarks:

McCain introduced with Cindy and Lindsay
Thank you thank you

Crowd singing happy birthday

Thanks for reminding me

Twice is enough
That's three times

Very happy today to spend my birthday today and make a historic announcement
in day to on good people.  Industrial Midwest contributes to America.
Understand what you're going through in these hard times.  I'm running for
POTUS to fight for you.

Spend last couple months looking for running mate to help me shake up
Washington.  Many good people to pick from.  Continue to rely on their
support and advice.
 I could only choose one. I have found the right one to stand up with me.
For your needs before their interests.  Outstanding reputation, fought
against corruption, wasteful spending, executive experience, tackling tough
problems, reached across aisle, fighting spirit deep compassion

Decent hard working middle class family.  Parents both worked in school.
Taught children to excel in sports.  Was a union member and is married to a
union member.  Mortgage payments and health care.  PTA, city council, mayor,
and now a governor.  Beat the long odds to win an election.  In the week we
celebrate women's suffrage.  A devoted wife and a mother of five.  She's not
from these parts or Washington you'll be impressed. Common good.

She knows where she comes form and who she works for doesn't let anyone tell
her to sit down.  Fought oil companies and party bosses and buearocrats.
She's exactly what I need and what this country needs

To help me fight the same old Washington the next vp of the united states,
governor Sara Palin of the great state of Alaska.

[Joins McCain on stage with her family]

Thank you so much.
And I thank senator McCain and Cindy.  I am honored

I will be honored to serve next to the next potus  I know that when he gave
me this opportunity he had a list of great choices.  I am honored.

First there are a few people I would like you to meet. Husband todd, it's
our anniversary 25 years  promised todd a little surprise and I did
deliver.  He's a commercial fisherman, production operator snow machine
racer, we met in High school.  Still the man I admire most.  Our son is in
the army, Trac now serves in the infantry, will soon be deployed to iraq.
We are so proud.

Crowd chants USA

Our daughters piper, willow, son trig

Never set out to be in public affairs, grew up working with our hands,
average hockey mom in Alaska.  Got involved in the PTA then city council,
then mayor,  I wanted to lower govt spending,  then onto ethics committee,
fought corruption hard,  a long with fellow reformers I stood up to politics
as usual, oil companies and good ole boy network.  I sent a large share of
oil revenues back to citizens of Alaska, building pipeline to energy
independence.  Ethics, appointed dems and indeps to my cabinet.  Said no to
ridge to nowhere.  If we wanted a bridge we'd build it ourselves.

A ship In harbor is safe but that's not why the ship is built,  the people
of America expect us to seek public office and serve for the right reason,
challenge the status quo, common good.

Govern with integrity, now no leader in America has shown these qualities
more than john McCain.  Always been there to serve his country not just his
party.  My running mate is a man who has shown those qualities in the
darkest of places and in serving his country.  That man did things not many
people could make it through.  I'm going to make sure no one forgets that
in this campaign.

This is a moment when great causes can be won and great threats defeated,
Iran nuclear weapons.  It was John McCain that warned long ago about Russian
threat to Georgia.  As the commander of the Alaskan national guard that's
the kind of man I want as commander in chief.  Profiles of courage are hard
to find.  When we nominate john McCain next week we are putting one on the
ballot.

88 years almost to the day since women were given the right to vote.  I
think today of two other women.  Honor Geraldine and hillary Clinton showed
such grace.  It was rightly noted that hillary left 18 million  cracks.
Women are not done.  We can shadder that ceiling after all.  So for my part
the mission is clear.  I will go to every part of this country.  If you want
change if you have hope, come join our cause.  And help our country to elect
a great man.  God bless America.

-- 
Andres Moreno
Tracking/Media Monitoring Director
ProgressiveAccountability.org (PAO)
202-609-7688 (office)
703-501-6566 (cell)
[email-masked]

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