awesome graphic by twolf
Although the red faced McCain Campaign is now walking the story back and claiming it was all a mistake, the report over numerous press sources Thursday afternoon was:
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.
The ultra-duplicitous McCain poohbahs are now spinning wildly and saying:
He’ll speak outdoors on the lawn in front of backlit Camelback mountains — it will be beautiful — and 2000 plus people will be out there with him. The rest of the guests will be in ballrooms and overflow tents with widescreen TV’s.
Right. Very believable. Or, actually, not.
Well, in the first place, this whole plan the McCain tactical geniuses clearly had hatched up, until people caught wind of it, is just bizarre. And make no mistake, there was too much detail in the original reports that were picked up by every major news source around; they were based on statements from the campaign in the first place. The McCain campers are just lying through their teeth again. The ballrooms at the Arizona Biltmore are HUGE. Here is a rundown of the main ballrooms available.
Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom
The 24,576 square foot ballroom debuted June 2003 and offers and additional 10,798 square feet of pre-function space.McArthur Ballroom
The 15,159 square foot McArthur Ballroom (formerly the Pavilion) debuted October 2002 and features an additional 6,400 square feet of pre-function space.Conference Center
With over 30,000 square feet of space, the Conference Center features everything from boardrooms to the 11,000 square foot Arizona Biltmore Ballroom.Grand Ballroom
With more than 6,500 square feet, the Grand ballroom opens onto the adjacent Squaw Peak terrace which can accommodate up to 1,000 people.
Don’t you think that 25,000 square feet is enough space to allow John McCain to squeeze into his own celebration?
By the way, I contacted the Arizona Biltmore early Thursday evening, and they have not determined which ballroom the McCain event will be in because they don’t yet know how much space is needed. The prevailing thought is that the crowd of wild and crazy McCain geezers just may not be that large of a crowd. The Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom (25,000 sqft) is available; but, as of now, the McCainiacs may need no more that the Grand Ballroom (6,500 sqft). Ought to be a real rocking affair eh?
Appears that the self serving coward McCain was trying to chicken out of the funeral that looks to be held the night of November 4 at the Arizona Biltmore. One thing is sure, space is not an issue. Duplicity and chicanery are.