UPDATE: The event has ended.

ATTENTION: From Ed Morrissey at Hot Air.com -

Democrats brought out tens of thousands of American flags to Invesco Field, saluting Barack Obama as he spoke from the Styrofoam columns of the Barackopolis at the conclusion of the Democratic convention.  Perhaps some of them took the flags home as souvenirs, but where did the rest go?  According to David Harsanyi, they went into the trash — and would have gone to a landfill, except for a worker at Invesco who rescued them from the dumpsters:

This morning, Republicans tell me that a worker at Invesco Field in Denver saved thousands of unused flags from the Democratic National Convention that were headed for the garbage. Guerrilla campaigning. They will use these flags at their own event today in Colorado Springs with John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Before McCain speaks today, veterans will haul these garbage bags filled with flags out onto the stage — with dramatic effect, no doubt — and tell the story.

McCain - Palin Rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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John McCain and Sarah Palin will hold a rally today in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The rally will begin at 11:00 AM local Mountain time, 1:00 PM EDT. You can watch the rally live by clicking the image, which will take you to local station KKTV in Colorado Springs. They will be streaming it live.