McCain might skip his own election-night party

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

John McCain's election night watch party might be missing John McCain. Instead of appearing before a throng of supporters at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix on the evening of Nov. 4, the Republican presidential nominee plans to deliver postelection remarks to a small group of reporters and guests on the hotel's lawn.

Aides said Thursday that the arrangement was due to space limitations and that McCain might drop by the election watch party at some other point.

McCain's remarks will be piped electronically into the party and media filing center, aides said. Only a small press "pool" — mostly those who have traveled regularly with the candidate on his campaign plane, plus a few local Arizona reporters and others — will be physically present when he speaks.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/1...

[ck4829]

1. Sounds like preparations for a concession speech to me.

[wtmusic]

4. Yup, and the graceless bastard

can't even face the people who gave their all to put lipstick on his pig-platform.

Echh. Is it Nov. 5 yet?

[lynnertic]

26. Best use of metaphor in Thread.

*polite applause*

[DebbieCDC]

2. Oh you mean he's actually goinig to let the local AZ media be there?

I thought they were all on his blacklist

[rdmtimp]

42. The AZ Media? Are you kidding?

I live in Phoenix - trust me, except for New Times, the media here is so in the tank for McLame they need scuba gear to breathe.

[silverojo]

43. The AZ Republic used to be called the AZ Republican

THAT'S how Repuke the AZ media is. I heard the paper being called "The AZ Repulsive", which I think is a more apt term.

New Times is always nipping at the Repukes' heels. And don't forget that Nova M Radio has its HQ there.

[On the Road]

3. Well if He's Concerned About Falling Asleep

I doubt it'll be a late night.

[Ishoutandscream2]

6. Oh, yeah, there will be time to hit the Senior's special at IHOP

[Just-plain-Kathy]

5. I'm figuring if McCain "won", we'd all know it was another stolen election...

...and he'd want to avoid any protests.

Or, I'm hoping the McCain camps isn't counting on him winning, so why put a deposit on a big room.

[Mudoria]

7. I'm sure he will be in some obscure bar drinking a stiff one

trying to figure out how "that one" managed to beat his ass.

[ACTION BASTARD]

10. Beautiful

The prick will be so off his rocker with anger that he can't bring himself to act like and adult in the face of his greatest defeat. This will be harder on him than the ass whipping he took in Hanoi.

[llmart]

12. lol

That's mighty funny

[frogcycle]

8. He's going to "phone it in!"

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. What is it with this guy and his hiding from people?

He even wrote about it in his book, that everyone ran on deck to fight the fire McCain's airplane caused, while he went below to the ready room and watched the firefighting on closed circuit tv.
After the "Town Hall" debate, , McCain wandered off with Cindy and went backstage, watched
Obama work the crowd.

His election watch party has "space limitations"?
Great...a Presidential nominee with Social Phobia.

[moggie]

11. He's holding it on a lawn?

I hope there aren't any kids there, or there could be an embarrassing scene.

[bigpenguin]

14. HA!

Well played.

[dysfunctional press]

13. it'll be WAY past his bedtime...but when he has to get up to pee- he'll shuffle down to the ballroom

[MsKandice01]

21. LOL!

I was going to post something very similar.

[demilib]

15. I would too....

if I knew I was about to be on the wrong end of a landslide!

[Life Long Dem]

16. Unless McSame is going into seclusion for security reasons?

[Phred42]

17. Hmmmmm - Is that because he plans on loosing or,

Is that because he knows they are going to steal it again and he cannot afford to be in public when the riots start?

[BootinUp]

20. He plans on losing at this point I believe.

(only one "o" in losing)

[DesertRat]

18. My son works at the Biltmore

in the audio visual dept. He's been dreading election night because they were told that everyone had to work and to plan on working throughout the night. He worked the night that McSame won the nomination and it was so busy. The national media were there until all hours of the night. They have to wait until the press all leaves before they can break down the sets.

It's a bunch of BULL that there are "space limitations". They have 3 massive ballrooms and tons of additional meeting space which was all reserved for McSame. This definately means that the McSame camp knows he's going to lose.

Hopefully, with this news, the event will be more low key. Then my son can come over to our house for our election night party!

BTW, the McCain's luxury penthouse condo. is only a couple of blocks from the Biltmore.

edited to link to the Biltmore's conference facilities:
http://www.arizonabiltmore.com/Meetings/Rooms.aspx?disp...

[BootinUp]

19. some other point: Hell freezes over and he wins? lol

[Telly Savalas]

22. There's a "Matlock" marathon on TV that night.

[tclambert]

30. Matlock! Good one.

What will Palin be watching?

[tclambert]

31. Oops, not Matlock. I just watched the Ron Howard video.

Andy (Matlock) is for Obama.

[EverHopeful]

23. I'm just praying

it's not because Bush & Cheney aren't leaving & Mcsame's gotten advance warning. I'm living in fear that ours will not be a velvet revolution.

[lynnertic]

27. Oh don't even go there.

Just don't.

[Politicalboi]

24. Maybe paying

$150,000 for clothes put a damper on the kegs for MaGoo.

[tclambert]

25. Where does President-elect Obama plan to hold his party?

Is there a stadium big enough? Maybe the overflow crowds can go to arenas to watch it all on the Jumbo-trons.

[BearSquirrel2]

40. Grant Park ...

He's holding the victory party in Grant Park. Yeah ... it's a big space.

http://chicagoweekendfun.com/2008/10/23/barack-obama-ch... /

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=grant+...

There is ample convenient rail access. And it's right next to the lake.

[mascarax]

28. McCain only willing to address his dwindling base

Wow. That's pathetic. And doesn't it just show the real "leadership" of this guy?
I mean "might drop by"?!
Classy, McCain.

[Shardik]

29. Accepting the inevitable.

The poor old bastard has already thrown in the towel.

[Suji to Seoul]

32. McCain might skip his own election-night party

Source: Yahoo News

NEW YORK – Republican John McCain is not going to make his election night remarks in the traditional style — at a podium standing in front of a sea of campaign workers jammed into a hotel ballroom. Oh, the throng of supporters will hold the usual election night party at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix on the evening of Nov. 4.

But the Republican presidential nominee plans to address another group of supporters and a small group of reporters on the hotel lawn; his remarks will be simultaneously piped electronically to the party inside and other reporters in a media filing center, aides said.

Aides said Thursday that the arrangement was the result of space limitations and that McCain might drop by the election watch party at some other point.

Only a small press "pool" — mostly those who have traveled regularly with the candidate on his campaign plane, plus a few local Arizona reporters and other guests — will be physically present when McCain speaks.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081023/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_...

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I take this as McLoser is abandoning his traditional supporter for the shame of losing. This is very interesting to me.

[LeftCoast]

33. It's his party and he'll cry if he wants to!

So there!

LOL

[Webster Green]

34. He'll be doing his concession speech from an undisclosed location..

I can't wait till Nov. 4th

[Trajan]

35. It's like they're planning a funeral ...

A quiet service will be observed, after which followers will file past the freshly dug grave, small enough for the GOP's future to fit in perfectly ...

I have had one idea flashing through my mind today ... and I know it's wrong : That I am tempting fate .... But fuck it: I have to ....

IT'S GOOD TO BE KING ! ....

There ... I'm done .....

[elzenmahn]

36. I can feel that tin-foil hat of mine...

...on my head right now, considering all of the reports of vote irregularities (machines switching votes, voter purges, etc. etc. etc).

Perhaps McGramps knows something the rest of the country doesn't???

[Phred42]

37. This was just 'debunked' on Olbermann

Grampy's team is now saying that they were misquoted - He will be there

We'll see.....

[Olney Blue]

38. Maybe he wants to avoid the Palins.....

[yellowcanine]

39. You mean he is not even going to publicly thank all the people who busted their butts for him?

What a weasaly ungrateful little shitter he is turning out to be.

[Ferret Mike]

41. Is Joe the Plumber going to be there at least?