Football Hall of Famer Elway to Campaign With McCain

By: John Bentley
Topics: John McCain

(CBS)

From CBS News' John Bentley:

(DENVER) – Former Broncos quarterback and Colorado icon John Elway will appear with John McCain this morning at a rally here, but there are signs that the GOP does not believe McCain has a strong chance in the state.

The Republican Party cut almost half of their television advertising for McCain in Denver, according to a story by the Associated Press. Polls show a solid but not huge lead for Barack Obama here, a state that President Bush carried twice.

In addition to a morning rally here, McCain has stops in Colorado Springs and Durango.

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by jojom4 October 24, 2008 6:01 PM EDT: Now tell me. Is there "prepping and grooming" for Mr. Elway going on here? First, Denver re-districted Cherry Hills for Elway, to include his wonderful Cherry Hills neighborhood, and called it District #7.
His Stanford Mafia buddies are all married with Hollywood trophy wives now, so therefore, Mr. Elway must follow suit and sure enough....Mr. Elway brings his new "Janet" to a McCain fund raiser. We get the message loud & clear on what the Colorado political "stage" will be for the future. And the "grooming of the political John Elway" begins in earnest.
It is simply marvelous how We, the People...the core underlying beginning of our founding document, has become-We, the Rich People versus We, the Poor People. As, We the Poor watch We the Rich trot out on field.
For sure, for days--keep your eye on Colorado for the next 10 years folks--for the birth of Elway, the Politician----along with a second generational Elway family by the second wife.; Reply to this comment


by dwarf1958 October 24, 2008 1:02 PM EDT: i thought mccain said obama was like the celebraties? must have been talking about someone else; Reply to this comment


by bigsk8fan October 24, 2008 12:37 PM EDT: john elway was a great football player. but I just don''t know what good celebrity endorsements do. however, he has a right to free speech. not too brilliant for supporting mcsame though.; Reply to this comment


by rrauch1 October 24, 2008 12:36 PM EDT: I had a chance to interact with ol'' John Boy for a couple of days once. Let me just say, not the sharpest knife in the drawer.; Reply to this comment