McCain, VP potentials grab a bite, take in the view
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JEROME, AZ — We caught our first glimpse today of Sen. McCain and his weekend guests, as the presumptive GOP nominee and about two dozen friends and colleagues went out to lunch nearby his vacation home.
With a number of potential VP choices gathered at his home for the weekend, including LA Gov. Bobby Jindal, FL Gov. Charlie Crist and former MA Gov. Mitt Romney, national and local media interest has been extremely high with more than a dozen cameramen and producers staked out on the road outside his Page Springs, AZ ranch.
For his part, McCain has said the weekend will not include any running mate vetting and is strictly social.
At about noon Saturday, a three van, two suburban motorcade left his property and made the 30-minute drive to nearby Jerome for a meal at the Asylum, a restaurant located at about 5,000–with a phenomenal view of the red rocks of Arizona’s Verde Valley and nearby Sedona.
In video above, Jindal, Romney can be seen walking into the restaurant with their spouses before McCain’s arrival. Former EBAY CEO Meg Whitman, Sen. Lindsey Graham and campaign Senior Adviser Charlie Black are also seen entering with the group. Sen. Sam Brownback as well as FL Gov. Charlie Crist were also reportedly in attendance.
McCain then rolled up and exited his vehicle wearing an Arizona Diamondbacks cap and a green sweatshirt.
There was no comment from any members of group upon entry or exit, but a restaurant representative said the group dined at four tables on calamari, burgers and steak sandwiches as well as drank iced tea and water.
McCain and company are also set to go hiking and fish during the holiday weekend, though the weather has not been accommodating as a consistent rain has fallen for most of the weekend.
(Above: Cameraman await developments outside McCain home. Left: A view of the famous Sedona, AZ red rocks.)
Tags: Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist, john mccain, Mitt Romney, Sedona, vp, weekend
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Can’t vote for Obama…no way!!!
Will not vote for Hillary.
And now after McCain and his comments about Hagee and Parsley and several other rebukes during this campaign…I can’t vote for him. He ostersized that radio guy…can’t remember name…think it was in Tenn. And everytime someone stands for truth he seems to knock them down.
I think he has a napolean complex.
IT all turns my stomach…millions in out country and these are our choices.
Well McCain looks pretty good. He can and will take good care of our country.
Hillary Clinton is the best choice - McCain next best.
Obama - Never!
This is copied from Obama’s Know the Facts:
OBAMA’S MIDDLE NAME IS NOT MOHAMMED
Barack Obama’s Middle Name Is Not Mohammed. Barack Obama’s middle name is not Mohammed. [Media Matters, 3/20/07]
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There is no mention of Larry Sinclair for us to know the facts; omission may be truth.
Molly, you just must have been driniking alot. there is nothing looking good about that man.
If you think a lobbyist will take care of your country you better look at your health insurance.
He has those lobbyist just about making his decisions.
tread very careful. He’s a man about war. It may not be his Agendas, but someone is pulling his strings.I will not Vote for a man that thinks one way only.
Mccain is out of Touch with the World.
Good evening on this Memorial Day Weekend….And for you Obama supporters…well it’ll all be over after Monday and your agony at seeing so many American Flags NOT being stepped on.
McCain/Romney 08
Never McCain. Not Chance. If you vote for him thats your right. I respect it. But he won’t win. To many illegal connections. Any candidate he ask to run better be careful. It could mess their chances up in the future. like 2012. Vote. Please vote. But if you know whats good, vote Obama or Hillary.
Comment by KS
May 24th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Can’t vote for Obama…no way!!!
Will not vote for Hillary.
And now after McCain and his comments about Hagee and Parsley and several other rebukes during this campaign…I can’t vote for him. He ostersized that radio guy…can’t remember name…think it was in Tenn. And everytime someone stands for truth he seems to knock them down.
I think he has a napolean complex.
*** Its best to chose one anyway.
TIME FOR PEACE McCain o8!
Obama Hillary 08Or anybody but McCain.
Life is one big road with lots of signs. We have been on the same road much too long.
the Majority will right itself. Its obvious we learned our lesson ,drank from the same puch bowl.
Face it, you see Change coming .
It is the Lowest approval rating for a Republican president.
we Dont want the same.
Senator from Illinois
thank You
Obama Husien is a threat to us all!
We can rest assure Obama wont win. Hillary’s supporters cannot stand him. He hasn’t a chance he and his campaign have been nasty to her and you can’t take it back!
Obama/Webb 08
Vote for Obama or Hillary? Why, so they can take more of our money? Are you crazy? Most of you guys must be college kids. MCCAIN/ROMNEY “08″
O nly person whos been nasty is hillary. If you women get off yall cycle’s maybe yall could see it to.
McCain for President! Time for Peace!
Vote McCain, you wont have any money for him to take.
He’s a war presidential candidate. How the hell is he going to bring peace.
Yea, change is coming alright. but definitely not the change you had in mind. MCCAIN/ROMNEY “08″
Jimbo… Obama can’t win Hillary supporters wont support them as a team. Obama and his campaign have been so nasty to her. Her votes will go to McCain. Obama should have gone Catholic… and chose a different spouse and he might have had a chance. But Rev. Wright and his treatment of Hiallary ruined it for him.
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
He’s a war presidential candidate. How the hell is he going to bring peace.
*** Join the military and then you will be educated.
the People will rise and another day for cahnce to take what is rightfully ours.
No to Power brokers. no to special interest. no to big corporation.
Give power back to the people and in trust we will find a better way thru these times of deception.
our right to vote will right this ship.
NO for special interest , no for McCain.
Comment by Jimbo
May 24th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Yea, change is coming alright. but definitely not the change you had in mind. MCCAIN/ROMNEY “08″
*** Jimbo Obama has it right! He wants change so he shall have it. We will Change it to TIME FOR PEACE, McCain 08!
HELLO ERY BODY
Comment by New directions
May 24th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
the People will rise and another day for cahnce to take what is rightfully ours.
No to Power brokers. no to special interest. no to big corporation.
Give power back to the people and in trust we will find a better way thru these times of deception.
our right to vote will right this ship.
NO for special interest , no for McCain.
***** How anyone in their right minds could support Obama just sickens me and i find it un-American.
Geeked,
How in the hell do you think that we achieved peace in WW11 - by turning tail?? I guess it makes sense to you libs!!
Hillary supporters are poor, white, uneducated working class. Unless they want to be more poor while working harder, and their kids to also be uneducated, They’d better vote Obama
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
O nly person whos been nasty is hillary. If you women get off yall cycle’s maybe yall could see it to.
**** The Obama camp has pulled so many stunts on Hillary that it just goes to show how low and they truly are.
TO SUPPORT MCCAIN IS UNGODLY. SO WHATS YOUR POINT
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Hillary supporters are poor, white, uneducated working class. Unless they want to be more poor while working harder, and their kids to also be uneducated, They’d better vote Obama
**** So I guess the Obama supporters are black, educated and rich? What difference does that make whether they are White?
It doesn’t matter if McCain wins anyway. he’ll be dead of old age in a year.
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
TO SUPPORT MCCAIN IS UNGODLY. SO WHATS YOUR POINT
**** Obama is a threat to all Americans and you are a foolish man to believe his lies.
Obama’s support is more wide spread.
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
It doesn’t matter if McCain wins anyway. he’ll be dead of old age in a year.
**** So, you have your Opinion on how long McCain will lie, What about Obama? Any guess there?
HELLO ERY BODY
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Obama’s support is more wide spread.
**** So you would like to believe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72B3tUAqpo4
McCain is a threat to anybody who makes less then a seven figure salary. If he wins, you’ll soon see. you Bush was bad. Wake till this stroke waiting to happen takes over.
http://www.tucc.org/black_value_system.html
HOW can you support Obama when he stands Behind O-InGa’s campaign…this man burned black Christians alive and Obama supports him.
HOW???
Black christians need to wake up!!! Look past the color
McCain /ROMNEY 2008!!!! Shrill, Obhamas would love to get rid of middle class, have more downtrodden to control and make socialist promises……….DOES NOT WORK!!!!
Huh, Obama wants to raise taxes on everything! He has trillion dollar proposals in place. That means you pay higher gas, food, electric, cable, water, heat! You also have less take home pay.
If your not a Christian fine…but black Christians you are voting for a man who supports a man who wants to institute Sharai Law…jihad is part of that…
I’m talking natural causewhen i talk about mcCain. when yall talk Obama, yall take assasination. sad you got to take it there.
Geeked up///HOW???
CAN YOU IMAGIN HILLARY NAKED
Dr Gupta reviewed Senator McCain’s medical record and yes he is cancer free at this monent . this year they removed cancerous legions from his legs. His melonoma on his forehead has not surfaced but that was removed 8 years ago. if it were to occur it shows up with in 10 years is the average. He is’nt able to raise his arms above his shoulder and joint replacement for his shoulders are do.
If you read this , yes in good health as we speak.Its a car with alot of mileage and do soon for major work.
even my Dad that is hard nose conservative won’t put eggs in that basket.
If Shrill and Obhamas are so “smart” and “experienced” with judgment, then WHY don’t they know their Nannyism (from gun control causes MORE crime, criminals do not care about your laws), educrats trying to be guaranteed jobs with no accountability (look at schools in big cities), look at high % of poor in big cities controlled by Demos for DECADES…… DOES NOT WORK !!!!
Black Christians burning alive and obama supports his campaign…both running on change you can believe in…
Go look at the kenyans website…his name is Odinga
Comment by KS
May 24th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Black christians need to wake up!!! Look past the color
**** It is so terrible that the black people can’t support Obama for what they believe he can do. They are only with him because of the fact that he is half Black. It really shows how ignorant and racist most of his followers are. They are unable to think and exercise good judgement.
YEAH BET SHE GOT A DICK TO GO ALONG WIT DAT BIG ASS EGO OF HERS
I’m a McCain guy, but personally, I’d trust the judgement of the poor, uneducated (so called) voters of WV and KY over the educated (so called) leftwingnuts of OZ……..ANYTIME!!!! A retired elementary schoolteacher from Cleveland.
repubs should be wiped off the face off the earth
Look at what PELOSI & Congress has done for OIL, prices going up, NOTHING, won’t let refineries etc plans in and around US - all plans Republicans suggested to stop dependency. Gore pushed through Ethanal for his “green” cronies & kickbacks/investments & now it’s raised food AND oil!!!
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
I’m talking natural causewhen i talk about mcCain. when yall talk Obama, yall take assasination. sad you got to take it there.
*** Hmm… I never said that but I’m glad you cleared that up because it is clear to me that you wish McCain
ill will and I can see what kind of person you are.
Comment by ShowMeSt
May 24th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Look at what PELOSI
**** I cannot stand that ..lady.
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
repubs should be wiped off the face off the earth
*** Why couldn’t it be you in the world Trade Center on 9-11. We have all these Americans fighting to keep us safe and jerks like you mocking them.
McCain is a carbon copy of what he says he’s not. George W Bush. And yall say Obama lies. He’s the only who’s been honest during this campaign. If yall could see through his skin, yall could see that.
Follow the Flights of September 11, 2001 http://www.kerman94.com/911-Flights.HTM
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
McCain is a carbon copy of what he says he’s not. George W Bush. And yall say Obama lies. He’s the only who’s been honest during this campaign. If yall could see through his skin, yall could see that.
*** What drugs are you on?
Hey Geek - give me some of that stuff you’ve been smokin!!!
http://bourbonroom.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/03/19/interview-with-obama/
Obama Resign. People like you are the reason this country is the way it is right now. with yall, maybe the rest off the world would respect us.
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
repubs should be wiped off the face off the earth
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Answer ??? about Odinga
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Obama Resign. People like you are the reason this country is the way it is right now. with yall, maybe the rest off the world would respect us.http://kennethelamb.blogspot.com/2008/02/barak-obama-questions-about-ethnic.html
*** wow you are really uneducated. Join the service, get a free education and grow up.
Are you M-slim??? Because I DO NOT WANT their respect AT ALL!!!
It’s striking how classy and Presidential Mitt Romney looks in the video compared to Senator Lindsey Graham who walks up the steps with Mitt and McCain himself who arrives later.
Romney got criticized as being too stiff and polished during the campaign but even casually attired he looks like a President walking into that restaurant and John McCain does not.
I will always believe Republicans overlooked the best man in 2008 but I hope McCain himself has the good sense not to make the same mistake in picking the number two guy.
McCain/Romney ‘08!
KS Who are you asking? I’m American!!!!!! White, Italian, Irish Norwegian American!
Comment by KS
May 24th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Black Christians burning alive and obama supports his campaign…both running on change you can believe in…
Go look at the kenyans website…his name is Odinga
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Do you support this GEEK and Obama likers
What adjective do you give for a race of people that vote 90 percent plus for a candidate of their own color? Hmmm…….. Perhaps experts in deductive reasoning??
My grandparents knew what it met to come over to this country and did so legally!
OBAMA RESIGN FOX IS SAVING YOU, I AM TRYING SO HARD TO VERBALLY ABUSE YOUR MANHOOD
I’m asking geeked
Comment by Jimbo
May 24th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
What adjective do you give for a race of people that vote 90 percent plus for a candidate of their own color? Hmmm…….. Perhaps experts in deductive reasoning??
*** ignorant
Obama is ther only hope for america. if the troops support McSame, I really don’t care what happens to them.
Comment by OBAMA BINLADEN
May 24th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
OBAMA RESIGN FOX IS SAVING YOU, I AM TRYING SO HARD TO VERBALLY ABUSE YOUR MANHOOD
**** Hugh, What a joke. You Obama supporters are so nasty. It is no wonder why Hillary and her followers will not support Obama if he wins the nominee. In the end GOD LOVING AMERICANS will show you hate mongers your views are not shared or welcomed in the White House or any where else in this country.
Obama supporters PLEASE ANSWER MY ???…How can you support a man who supports a man burning black Christians alive???
NONE of you ever respond when others ask you about his support of Odinga
I support mccain supporters burning alive
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Obama is ther only hope for america. if the troops support McSame, I really don’t care what happens to them.
** Point made, Thanks GEEK— keep it up, please… it only secures McCAIN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE NOV 08!
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Obama is ther only hope for america. if the troops support McSame, I really don’t care what happens to them.
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What are you talking about..who is them?
I love obama binladen. He’s the only other person that makes sense.
Comment by KS
May 24th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Obama supporters PLEASE ANSWER MY ???…How can you support a man who supports a man burning black Christians alive???
NONE of you ever respond when others ask you about his support of Odinga
*** I guess I missed this one.
Isnt it strange that someone half white and half black is considered black. So the white people voting for him is seeing the white part and the black people the black part. There is always a justification.
Comments by Obama Resign you need to resign you are not making any sense
them are the troops.
JMcCAIN is no good liar.ask his ex wife about it.
Dont be so proud lil man. you cant take care of your home front , what makes you think we need to let you Skrew ours some more. Get over it you lost.
insane in the membrane.
welcome Margaret. Lets smash these repubcrybabies.
EUROPEANS ARE SO CROOKED. YOU KNOW WHO I AM REFERING TO WHEN I SAY EUROPEAN TOO. YOU ARE ALL THE SAME, HOW CAN YOU WANT TO VOTE ANOTHER BUSH INTO OFFICE. HE HAS DONE NOTHING BUT LIE CHEAT AND STEAL, NOT TO MENTION THE ECONOMICAL HOLE HE HAS PUT US IN AS A NATION. BUT I GUESS THAT IS WHAT EUROPEANS LIKE SINCE THATS WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. OBAMA IS TAKING THIS COUNTRY BACK FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT IT. U FIGURE IT OUT YOU SMART, DONT NOTHING HERE BELONG TO YOU THATS WHY YOU HAVE HAD TO TAKE EVRRYTHING AND SHOW THAT YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING TO GET IT 9/11/01
Comment by Geeked Up Obama Fan
May 24th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
I support mccain supporters burning alive
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So you don’t care about the black Christians being burned alive???
Do you support Shar’rai Law???
Geek,
I am on your side too! Dont listen to those McCain supporters. Mccain is so old he may not last until the election in November. There is one choice for president 08 and that is OBAMA!!!!!!!!!
obama 08 yes we can
Our country needs to outlaw Islam…that is what these 2 idiots are I guess
May 24th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Isnt it strange that someone half white and half black is considered black. So the white people voting for him is seeing the white part and the black people the black part. There is always a justification.
Comments by Obama Resign you need to resign you are not making any sense
*** Hmm.. your comments doent make sense to me.
McCain 08! TIme for Peace!
SO full of hate…you cannot deal with them…and Obama is in their camp.
ISLAM YOU ARE SO DUMB WHAT ARE YOU , O I NO YOU IN ONE OF THOSE CULT MOVEMENTS.
KS It just goes to show that Obama and his followers are anti-american and despicable human beings.