I'd love to know how early in the morning the first group of people got there! We were there before seven and there was already a decent line. Kudos to you guys, that's for sure. Here's just a few shots that I took. One or two of these are blurry. I took a lot more but on a message board they'll start looking the same before long. I was about 20 or so feet away from the podium this morning.
The tickets:
The veune:
"Victory in North Carolina":
Congressman Robin Hayes rockin' the mic with upstart bluegrass band Nashville Bound (whose oldest member is 16):
Joe is the most beloved plumber of the Republican party:
Cindy "if I were a few years older and she were a few years younger" McCain:
The smile is now just a tad creepy:
We're fighting for you, Joe...
Senator Richard Burr and John McCain:
"You will know their names" or "Drill baby, drill!":
Pressin' the flesh afterwards:
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