Veterans for Allen

Bearing Drift has a awesome post with audio about the event last night in Norfolk. The Bearing Drift crew really outdid themselves on this coverage. Great Job!!! The McCain speech is very good and worth a listen. I am sure tapes of the event are making their way to VFW's across the state. A crowd of 200 helped kick of the event that only emphasizes Allen's popularity after the great standing ovation he received at the American Legion event a while back.

McCain Praises Allen’s Leadership in the Senate

McCain Praises Allen’s Leadership in the Senate

ARLINGTON, VA – Arizona Senator John McCain strongly endorsed Senator George Allen’s reelection campaign last night at a ‘Veterans for Allen’ rally in Norfolk. In front of a crowd of more than 150 supporters made up of veterans and their families, Senator McCain praised Senator Allen’s leadership and dedication in the Senate and talked of the importance of returning the former Virginia Governor to the U.S. Senate for a second term.

“I have a friend in Washington who believes in this greatness of this nation... and I have a friend who has the utmost confidence and belief that in this terrible, titanic struggle that’s going on now between good and evil in the world, that we will and must prevail,” Senator McCain said of Senator Allen during the rally. “And one of the reasons why we will prevail is because of his leadership and his vision and his courage and his ability to stand up for what he believes in. And I thank you for sending him [to the Senate] and I want him back. I want him back for purely selfish reasons because we in Arizona need him just as badly as the people of Virginia do. Thank you for your support of him and God bless you for it.”

During his speech, Senator McCain specifically thanked Senator Allen for his work in the Senate to raise the death benefit for the families of our fallen military heroes. “He works hard; he believes in what he does; he’s dedicated; he understands a lot of issues; [and] he studies everyday,” McCain said of Allen’s Senate leadership.

Senator Allen called Senator McCain a “genuine American hero” during his speech at the rally. Speaking to all the veterans in the crowd, he said “I thank God for each and every one of you being on our side. I know that with patriots like you, America will stand as that beacon of freedom, liberty and justice.”

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