Ok so I have to share.........Living in Phoenix as I do I have had the unique privelege of being not-too-far-away from the third and final presidential debate.
Now I've never been to an event like this before but the sheer novelty of actually being able to attend somehow was too great to pass up. Turns out there was no way for the average joe to just waltz in to the debate itself, but the political rally afterwards, that was a different question.
So it's off to the democratic rally in Tempe to see what's shakin. Oh sure I could have gone to the Republican rally but, no wait, I can't even finish that joke. Have you dealt with Arizona conservatives people??? Don't, that's all I'm saying.
So sparing you the grisly details I will skip to the highlights....everyone was well behaved, with the exception of the tempe police officer who all but put a ten year old in a choke hold for crossing the barrier between the special ticket section and the rest of the poor schlubs in the back. I guess that plate of nachos was a threat to national security. The kid will spend the rest of this week telling the other 5th graders about how he went to see the man who would be president and all he got was some nasty bruises on his arm. Oh wait, and there were the skinheads that almost convinced me to vote for Bush. Come on you try walking down the street and have some skinheads slow down their car with their Bush banners and American Flag sticking out the window yelling at you and try not to be totally converted. These guys were the pinnacle of logical thinking and reasonable politics. I almost became republican on their say so alone. No really. No wait, why are you laughing?
Ok I've never seen a better reason to vote for to opposition than that crap right there.
And lest I forget the Foo Fighters played before AND after the debate. I didn't even know they were coming. And to quote Dave Grohl, "There's nothing like watching President Bush get the shit kicked out of him, it was like watching my dog bat around lizards by my pool".
Funny.
And at the end of it all the man who would be our next president showed up....for all of 15-20 minutes tops. Uh did you see that speeding bullet pass through, I think that was John Kerry. Still it was cool that he showed up.
Ok it was cool when it comes down to it. I'm sure I have many entertaining thoughts to share about all of this but I'm, how do you say, exhausted.
Sleep....sleep little fishies....g'night
Hades
Now I've never been to an event like this before but the sheer novelty of actually being able to attend somehow was too great to pass up. Turns out there was no way for the average joe to just waltz in to the debate itself, but the political rally afterwards, that was a different question.
So it's off to the democratic rally in Tempe to see what's shakin. Oh sure I could have gone to the Republican rally but, no wait, I can't even finish that joke. Have you dealt with Arizona conservatives people??? Don't, that's all I'm saying.
So sparing you the grisly details I will skip to the highlights....everyone was well behaved, with the exception of the tempe police officer who all but put a ten year old in a choke hold for crossing the barrier between the special ticket section and the rest of the poor schlubs in the back. I guess that plate of nachos was a threat to national security. The kid will spend the rest of this week telling the other 5th graders about how he went to see the man who would be president and all he got was some nasty bruises on his arm. Oh wait, and there were the skinheads that almost convinced me to vote for Bush. Come on you try walking down the street and have some skinheads slow down their car with their Bush banners and American Flag sticking out the window yelling at you and try not to be totally converted. These guys were the pinnacle of logical thinking and reasonable politics. I almost became republican on their say so alone. No really. No wait, why are you laughing?
Ok I've never seen a better reason to vote for to opposition than that crap right there.
And lest I forget the Foo Fighters played before AND after the debate. I didn't even know they were coming. And to quote Dave Grohl, "There's nothing like watching President Bush get the shit kicked out of him, it was like watching my dog bat around lizards by my pool".
Funny.
And at the end of it all the man who would be our next president showed up....for all of 15-20 minutes tops. Uh did you see that speeding bullet pass through, I think that was John Kerry. Still it was cool that he showed up.
Ok it was cool when it comes down to it. I'm sure I have many entertaining thoughts to share about all of this but I'm, how do you say, exhausted.
Sleep....sleep little fishies....g'night
Hades
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ginacherry:
Isn't AZ like super duper Republican? Ijsut remeber being there this summer and thinking....oh my GAWD...Pheonix is HELL.....all the blue hairs and their SUVs trying to park at the local Walmart...anyway..hope you are having a fantabulous weekend!!!!
brite_red_scream:
i would have gone just to see the foo fighters 