Multi-tasking during a McCain town hall
Thursday, July 10th, 2008OAKDALE, MN — While he was hammering away at the ill-effects of sugar subsidies on the American economy during a conference call with moderate and “independent-minded” Virginia voters this evening, Sen. McCain stopped for a moment when he heard what sounded like a faucet running on the other end of the phone.
“It’s harmful to the American economy and at this particular time we can’t be wasting…that kind of money — it sounds to me like you’re washing the dishes while your listening?” McCain asked a voter who was introduced prior to her question as “Raquel from Centreville.”
“I am,” Raquel admitted, as McCain chuckled.
“I’ve got six kids and I’m trying to buy food for my family and, you know, I don’t understand why I can’t pay the world prices for sugar,” she added, returning the topic at hand.
Despite the fact that the presumptive GOP nominee is campaigning in the Minneapolis area this evening, he spoke to voters from northern Virginia on the phone on what the campaign is calling a “tele-town hall.” Reporters were allowed listen to the call but not ask questions, which included “thousands” of Old Dominion voters, according to a campaign aide.
