Blogging the Sarah Palin Rally at RIR
I had the chance to go to Richmond International Raceway today and hear Sarah Palin speak. Man what a lady!
It was an overflow crowd and by arriving on time --instead of 3 hours early -- I didn't get into the actual area where the rally was being held. They weren't letting anyone into the assembly area since by 1pm they had matched what capacity they had even though Sarah wasn't scheduled to speak till 2pm. None the less, for a political event that was scheduled for a Monday afternoon, the crowd was huge.
The rally was originally scheduled to be held in the Arthur Ashe Center in downtown Richmond, but was said to have been moved to RIR after the huge demand for tickets was apparent.
Just outside of the RIR track, huge grandstands were set up with a large American flag in the middle. On that stage at approximately 2:30pm, accompanied by Hank Williams Jr, Sarah and Todd Palin addressed an overflow crowd that was definitely there to hear their favorite "Lipstick Republican." As she was announced by former governor Jim Gilmore, the crowd gave a thunderous applause that didn't stop for two minutes.
I wasn't able to get good shots of Sarah and Todd, due to the overflow, but I did get some shots of the crowd and some of the events leading up to the event. Here's a sample:
I have more photos and even some video/audio of a great song dedicated to the McCain/Palin ticket. As soon as I get it uploaded, I will post a link.
It was an overflow crowd and by arriving on time --instead of 3 hours early -- I didn't get into the actual area where the rally was being held. They weren't letting anyone into the assembly area since by 1pm they had matched what capacity they had even though Sarah wasn't scheduled to speak till 2pm. None the less, for a political event that was scheduled for a Monday afternoon, the crowd was huge.
The rally was originally scheduled to be held in the Arthur Ashe Center in downtown Richmond, but was said to have been moved to RIR after the huge demand for tickets was apparent.
Just outside of the RIR track, huge grandstands were set up with a large American flag in the middle. On that stage at approximately 2:30pm, accompanied by Hank Williams Jr, Sarah and Todd Palin addressed an overflow crowd that was definitely there to hear their favorite "Lipstick Republican." As she was announced by former governor Jim Gilmore, the crowd gave a thunderous applause that didn't stop for two minutes.
I wasn't able to get good shots of Sarah and Todd, due to the overflow, but I did get some shots of the crowd and some of the events leading up to the event. Here's a sample:
I have more photos and even some video/audio of a great song dedicated to the McCain/Palin ticket. As soon as I get it uploaded, I will post a link.
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