Arnold Schwarzenegger,  John McCain,  President 2008

John McCain Watch: The Santa Barabara Energy Efficiency and Conservation Discussion Part 1

June 24, 2008 /
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The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
All Photos by Flap

Earlier today (9 AM PDT) Senator and presumptive GOP nominee for President John McCain was joined by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for a discussion of energy efficiency and conservation at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Other participants were:

  • James Woolsey, former CIA Director
  • Mike Feeney, Executive Director of the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
  • Matt Tirrell, University of California at Santa Barbara Professor and Founder of the Institute of Energy Efficiency

The check-in for the event was early. The drive up the coast to Santa Barbara from Thousand Oaks was surprisingly easy and traffic free.

The McCain campaign staff made check-in easy and accommodated the press unlike any GOP event Flap has ever attended.

The following is my narrative in photos ( and I will break it down into a number of parts/posts). I promise to get my video up on You Tube as soon as possible.

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The wooded Santa Barbara neighborhood behind the California Historic Santa Barbara Mission

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Down the street from the museum which is straight ahead

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The protesters were already set up on the corner across from the museum

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At 7:30 AM the line was already several hundred folks deep to attend the event

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Getting ready to check-in as working press

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Check-in and credential table

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