Last Friday was quite the day here in Grand Junction for Democrats. I lived in Denver for many years, and never had the opportunity to shake hands with as many politicos in one day. I had breakfast with candidate for U.S. Senate. There was lunch with the Governor and Secretary of State. I had dinner with one aspiring U.S. Senator, one sitting U.S. Senator, a U.S. Representative, the Secretary of State, an aspiring Attorney General, the Governor, the head of the Colorado Democratic Party, the head of the Mesa County Democratic Party and about 1,000 other Democrats. This opportunity would be rare in Denver, but is actually pretty common here.
I even gave a speech at the dinner, but it was so brief that it was overshadowed by the politicos who followed. I did get a few cheers when I mentioned that Steve King needed an opponent!
Bennet mentioned that he shook hands with the Tea Party protestors who were outside the convention center. I considered stopping to speak with them. I didn’t stop because I was alone. Since I arrived early, there weren’t many people around other than me and the protestors, and I was concerned about my own safety. One of the protestors was pretty adamant that I read his hand-lettered sign. He kept shaking it in my face and asking if it was spelled right. Well it was spelled right, but the content was confusing. It said “Impeach the Muslim.” Barack Obama is a Christian, born in Hawaii, and the legitimate president of the U.S., who has not been accused of any impeachable offense. For a group of people who claim to love the U.S. Constitution, they sure seem to be unaware of the actual content of the document.
Sunday, a local church leader showed me a picture of a bus parked in the background at the convention center. He said that it was the bus in which the Tea Party protestors came to the event. They must be the people Janice Rich is talking about when she speaks out against same day voter registration. There is fear people would come in by busload to vote.
Homework
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/state_democrats_at_impasse/
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/voter_registration_idea_draws/
http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/12199/paul-weissmann-interview
I even gave a speech at the dinner, but it was so brief that it was overshadowed by the politicos who followed. I did get a few cheers when I mentioned that Steve King needed an opponent!
Bennet mentioned that he shook hands with the Tea Party protestors who were outside the convention center. I considered stopping to speak with them. I didn’t stop because I was alone. Since I arrived early, there weren’t many people around other than me and the protestors, and I was concerned about my own safety. One of the protestors was pretty adamant that I read his hand-lettered sign. He kept shaking it in my face and asking if it was spelled right. Well it was spelled right, but the content was confusing. It said “Impeach the Muslim.” Barack Obama is a Christian, born in Hawaii, and the legitimate president of the U.S., who has not been accused of any impeachable offense. For a group of people who claim to love the U.S. Constitution, they sure seem to be unaware of the actual content of the document.
Sunday, a local church leader showed me a picture of a bus parked in the background at the convention center. He said that it was the bus in which the Tea Party protestors came to the event. They must be the people Janice Rich is talking about when she speaks out against same day voter registration. There is fear people would come in by busload to vote.
Homework
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/state_democrats_at_impasse/
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/voter_registration_idea_draws/
http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/12199/paul-weissmann-interview
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