John McCain Signs His Wife Up For Topless (And Sometimes Bottomless) Contest

Brian Fairbanks — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:37:00 GMT

John McCain was speaking in South Dakota when he decided to make an offhanded mention of their local biker rally:

"I was looking at the Sturgis schedule, and noticed that you had a beauty pageant, so I encouraged Cindy to compete," McCain told an audience at the rally. "I told her [that] with a little luck, she could be the only woman to serve as both the First Lady and Miss Buffalo Chip."

The rally John just volunteered his wife to participate in features up to half a million motoycyclists... and lots of topless and bottomless women...

The audience, clearly better versed in the details of the pageant, cheered and whistled their approval.

Here are some photos from one of the 61 previous years of the Sturgis spectacle:

McCain's campaign has offered no comment on the allegations (that the Senator wants to pimp his wife out.) We wouldn't mind seeing Cindy get in on the above action, although you know what kind of boobs the biker crowd hollers for. (Hint: it's the big kind.)

Via Political Radar. More photos here.

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Sources: Clinton Will Drop Out This Week

Brian Fairbanks — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:51:00 GMT

Sources tell the New York Times and a variety of other media outlets that Hillary Clinton is gathering her troops (i.e. the donors, supporters, donors, donors, and donors who made up her stellar operation) for a final speech in New York tonight, sending herself off in head-held high triumph.

The general gist of these stories is that this will be a "farwell speech" to the campaign and that her withdrawal will "come later in the week" to save face and help bolster her 2012 chances or whatever it is she plans on doing next.

“The advisers said Clinton has made a strategic decision to not formally end her campaign, giving her leverage to negotiate with Obama on various matters including a possible vice presidential nomination for her. She also wants to press him on issues he should focus on in the fall, such as health care.” [Wonkette]

Most Clinton advisers recognize that it’s just about time for a unity event with Obama, but they say she’ll take a day or more to choreograph her exit. [Politico]

Obama will claim victory tonight, using top Senators and Representatives, following his expected gain in the delegate count following today's South Dakota and Montana primaries. The question is, when did Hillary decide to drop out and why, after deciding to, did she continue her campaign? Is she after the Vice Presidential nomination or something else?

Via the New York Times.

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