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What John Mccain as president Would Mean

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“ My Fellow Americans: I may soon be the leader of the

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But I will still love the Suns,

D-Backs, Yotes and Cards.”



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succeed and excel for professonal spors eas n e Valley. Tn

abou — all e francses face year-round copeon fro e oer

eas, e weaer, e olf courses, e resaurans, cable tV, nclubs,

ove eaers and a andful of oer dversons. Te uns wll ave

a new coac ryn o sep no soe raer lare loafers, e D-Bacs

are assebln a youn ea a could be ele for a decade, and

e Coyoes are on e vere of avn soe of e grea ne’s

success rub o on e. ans are cle and deandn, and wns,

exceen and rosers soced w sars are no only expeced bu deanded.

Bu ane wa could be le n a few sor ons, wen e world’s ospowerful and faous person could poenally be no only a fan of e four

ajor spors eas n oenx, bu a season ce older oo!

ols, we could no only ave an Arzona an and oencan n e We

house, bu enaor Jon mcCan could soon be resden mcCan, and e’ll

now s way around a baseball daond as well as e wll an val ce.

“pors ave always been an poran par of y lfe,” enaor mcCan old

POST . “i ave rea respec for alees and apprecae wa ey do.”

ow, we aren’ aln abou a poenal res a says waever e needs o

n order o rab a few ore voes fro spors fans durn an elecon. enaor

mcCan would lerally o oe o oe w Bob Cosas on a elevsed spors

debae as well as e’d bale enaor baa on e polcal ssues. And you

now wa, e’d ave a lo ore fun aln spors, especally f nvolved one

of s oeown eas. You don’ ave o ae y word for , ou. Arzona

LadiesandGentlemen.The

Presidentof the

UnitedStates

By Zack SimonPhotos Courtesy: Jon Willey, Arizona Diamondbacks

Barry Gossage, Phoenix Suns

Senator JohnMcCain could be afew short months

away from themost important job in the world.But even if electedPresident, he toldus his love and

loyalty to Phoenixpro sports teamswould not waver.

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Daondbacs C Je moorad s a personal frend of mcCan, and ss nex

o wen e enaor can ulze s season ces and o o a ae. if you

see e uddled oeer and aln, ’s no dle c ca. Te opc wll be

baseball, and wll be relevan.

“i’ve always vewed Jon as a serous fan. he nows as uc abou our

roser and e varous oves we ae as anybody,” moorad sad. “mos recenly

wen we sa oeer, s rs queson was o as ow lo Bonfaco was

don n trple A.”

tea resden Derrc hall as wored n major eaue Baseball a lon

e. he’s deal w e loscs of accoodan celebres wen e

was w e Doders, and of course e’s been nvolved n an sure e

resdenal Candidate verson of mcCan, and s secury a nd ecre ervce

deal, es n and ou of Case eld easly, bu e nows que well would

e a lo ore nense sarn nex season f e elecon oes mcCan’s way.

“i does creae ore loscal needs fro a secury sandpon, bu we already

experenced a durn s recen vs. We accoodaed several ecre

ervce ebers, ye e connued o ravel rou e ballpar, fro seaso press box, and en bac, w ease. he s suc a noral uy a e enjoys

neracn w e fans and publc. Wen e coes o our aes, e s a

noral fan w a edona ed cap on and a o do n and,” hall sad.

i doesn’ aer f you subscrbe o enaor mcCan’s polcs or personal

belefs, because f non else, everyone can prey uc aree a one of s

denn caracerscs s s loyaly. he’s no on o sar wan and becoe

a Wasnon aonals fan, or sar pulln for e Balore roles. he owns

season ces o e four eas ere. And e uses e. “i a a fan of all of e

Arzona eas,” mcCan explaned. “We ave been lucy o ave soe really

rea eas over e years. i follow e closely even wle i a on e road. if i

a forunae enou o be eleced resden, i wll rean a fan of e D-Bacs,

uns, Coyoes, and Cards.”

Ta’s a capan prose e’ll be eld o. Bu spors as always

been poran o enaor mcCan, w s rs love ben e swee

scence, and erefore as an undersandn of on a level, as a

copeor. “i ave always loved e spor of boxn. i boxed a lle a e

aval Acadey, and a ave e a lpse no all a s requred of e

boxer. i ave red ard o elp ae e spor beer and o proec e

alee.”

i’s on o be fun o see f e We house saelle ds es daled no

ox pors Arzona on a reular bass. i’s on o be very neresn o see f

s secreary wl l ave o ell e Cancellor of gerany e resden as o

call bac because e’s wacn Brandon Webb wor on a coplee ae

suou. r f aq can use e ncoln Bedroo wen e uns roll rou

DC o play e Wzards. We’ll nd ou soon enou, bu one n s ceran,

w e major eaue layos and World eres on on r durn e

ea of e elecon capan s fall, ns wll e very neresn f e

D-Bacs ee e Cubs aan, and you ad mcCan squarn o w baa

— as copeors for e world’s bes job, and as fans of er respecve

favore eas. meo o enaor mcCan’s sa — don’ scedule any uefund-rasn dnners n lae cober. Your boss would ave oer plans. “Te

D-Bacs ave an excn youn ea w a rea pcn sa. i wll be a

lle busy n cober, bu i wll sll nd a way o ae o a World eres

ae f ey are n . i couldn’ ss ,” mcCan old us.

mcCan as publcly saed a e os poran even n Arzona’s

enre sory as a sae occurred wen e D-Bacs won e World eres n

2001. havn a spors fan resden of e ned aes fro Arzona would

be as onuenal. And don’ n e sar people wo run e Valley

eas won’ nd a way o use a o er advanae. i ean, you’d n a

esonal fro e an wo conrols nuclear launc codes would be wor

soen on season ce prooonal aeral.

“if e wears a D-Bacs a n e We house,” moorad sad, “ wll be all

e prooon we need.”

Senator John McCain is a regular at Valley sporting events. Whether he’s hanging out with the

Gorilla, or team D-Backs CEO Jeff Moorad, McCain is a true sports fan who will remain loyal to

Valley teams even if the White House becomes his new home in a few months.

John McCain

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