August
9th, 2003 - Rally to Support Texas Democratic congresspeople
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you all anxiously await the (someday) upcoming Flash piece on our Maui
trip, here's a little up-to-the-minute,
report on a rally held today at the Capital to support the Democratic
representatives who hid out in Oklahoma and the senators who are holed
up right now in Albuquerque. Despite the 98 degree heat (amplified by
the Capital asphault heat-reflection system), a couple thousand people
showed up from all over the state. There was a distressing paucity of
clever
signs
but
I
shouldn't complain since Annie and I made no signs ourselves. In other
news, yesterday the temperature hit 110 in Austin. When that hot wind
blew it felt like we were inside a convection oven. For those of you
who were not here to experience it, congratulations. |
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The crowd
seemed a little thin to actually be the 5,000 reported in the Statesman.
Could it be that since the local rag is in agreement with this demonstration's
purpose, they have inflated the numbers in our favor? Naw, they are
too ethical for that, aren't they? |
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This is typical of
many of the signs - area-specific and to the point. |
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See what I mean? |
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Visibility
counts. These folks know how to get their message across. |
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Like I said, can't
complain. |
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This one gets the
tallest sign prize. |
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Kinda sums it up,
don't it? |
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These two get the
production prize. |
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Bruce and Annie - happy demonstrators. |
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I saw quite a few
Kucinich supporters out there. This particular guy said that if Kucinich
doesn't get the nomination, he's voting Green. I'm inclined to agree
(with the
feeling). Kucinich is the only one really talking to me. That feeling
might not hold up in the voting booth though, as I become overcome with
fear of another 4 Bush years
and
swing
my
cursor
over
to the
Democrat,
whomever
that may be. Unless, of course, it looks like Bush will sweep Texas
anyway, in which case the Electoral College system will free me to actually
vote
for the ideas with which I agree. |
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And now, sneakily included,
here's the obligatory picture of our favorite person, grandson Zac, eating
a
Cheeto down by the Pedernales last week. |
And, offered as usual to those of you who
are gluttons for punishment, here are links to previous postings:
The last (May
18th) edition of the Pedernales Post, the Big Bend and wildflowers
post
An
Austin peace march in the February, 2003 edition of the Pedernales
Post
Our
NY trip and Mary Jo Freeman (Annie's mom) Memorial in the October, 2002
edition of the Pedernales Post
The
July, 2002 edition of the Pedernales Post
The
June edition of the Pedernales Post
The
April (and inaugural) edition of same
The
world-renowned pictures of our house
The
Susan Lee Solar Memorial site
The Century
Management site that we have built and maintain
The
grandparents' (potentially annoying to others) pictures of
our grandson Zac
And,
last but not least, our own Aim Productions site
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