McCain lends his magic to Saxby
November 11, 2008 at 5:19 pm by Scott Henry in NewsFresh off getting shellacked in last week’s presidential election, Arizona Sen. John McCain is coming to Atlanta to stump for Georgia’s embattled Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
Zell and the Colonel
Well, of course, he’s not actually coming to Atlanta itself. That’s not the real America. Instead, he’ll appear just inside Cobb County at the Cobb Energy Center at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
There’s talk that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin may appear on behalf of Saxby as well, but it won’t be on this trip. Nor will McCain be accompanied by Joe the Plumber.
Oddly, the Georgia GOP’s website contains no mention of Thursday’s rally, but it does list a Saturday event you’ll no doubt want to attend. At 12:30 p.m., Saxby will appear at Poole’s BBQ in Ellijay. For many years now, the restaurant’s owner, Col. Poole — who resembles a taller, older Sonny Perdue — has appeared at Republican gatherings in his trademark canary-yellow suit and outsized red-white-and-blue top hat.
We’re not sure what it is about barbequed meat and Republicanism, but they often seem to go hand in hand, as at Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q in Marietta, which deserves some of the blame for Newt’s portliness.
But we digress. Thursday’s McCain event is open to the public — but Saturday’s event in Ellijay at least promises some good eatin’.
November 11th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
It’s hard to figure out from that photograph which man is more batshit crazy.
November 12th, 2008 at 9:40 am
The Colonel.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
[...] faces a run-off election next against Democratic challenger Jim Martin. CL’s Scott Henry reported yesterday that McCain and Chambliss will also appear together Thursday at Cobb Energy Center. [...]