Pools of red flowed into the T.R. Hughes Ballpark Aug. 31 for John and Cindy McCain’s


Road to the Convention Rally.

    The McCain campaign gave a crowd estimate of 23,000, while a Rascals offical estimated it at 14,000.   
    Speakers at the event included: Sen. Kitt Bond, former Sen. Jim Talent, and Gov. Matt Blunt. Hot topics
like abortion, taxes, gas prices, and the War in Iraq seemed to be the order of the day.

    Country singer John Rich made an appearance and performed his new song, “Raising McCain.” Afterwards, the National Anthem played, a cheer squad danced, and – the moment everyone was waiting for – the Straight Talk Express arrived. McCain, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, and Mike Huckabee exited the bus and walked onto the stage. The crowd went wild.

    “STRAIGHT!” half of them yelled.
    “TALK!” screamed the rest.

    McCain then took the mic. About ten minutes later, he introduced his vice-presidential running mate, Palin.
    “Sar-uh, Sar-uh!”

    After speaking for 20 minutes or so, she concluded the event.
    FHN teacher Bryan Spencer played a role in McCain’s campaign. For more information on this, check out the website next week for a Q&A with Spencer.