"Homeless veterans get very scared when there are lots of helicopters and lots of guns," he said. "And there's going to be a lot of that here."
There will also be opportunities for the homeless to get involved in the convention activities. Several shelters plan on broadcasting parts of it live for curious patrons. And Iacino's organization will be launching a voter registration drive.
Cub reporter queries McCain
Necks craned at a town hall meeting in Albuquerque when, in the middle of talking to voters, John McCain said he'd take a question from a reporter.
"When do you plan to announce the selection of your running mate?" asked the scribe, Jacob Schroeder.
"As soon as we can," McCain replied. Schroeder persisted: "What qualities are you looking for in a vice presidential running mate?"
"Someone exactly like you: vigorous, talented," said McCain, in a shocking display of pandering to the press.
"That person has to share not only my principles and my values, but also my priorities. . . . Could I also remind you, and I am sure you know this because you study hard, the vice president of the United States has only two duties. One is to cast a tie vote in the Senate. The other duty is to inquire daily as to the health of the president, and I am sure that is a big job for whoever the vice president will be."
Schroeder seemed satisfied. He works for Scholastic Kids News, and his Web page says he is 8 years old.
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Times staff writers Stuart Silverstein and Kate Linthicum contributed.
Excerpted from The Times' political blog at www.latimes.com/ topoftheticket.
