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Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Dem Ticket Returns to NM/Cheney NM Shenanigans

Well, I'll be in California when Kerry and Edwards arrive in NM, but I'm sure I'll hear all about it upon my return! I think the whole travel across the US by train thing is sort of silly (and paranoia-provoking, is there something wrong with our air space that I should know about?), although people do like a good wave at the train event. Also, as Tom Brokaw pointed out, it's kind of nice in this multi-media TV-driven age to have political candidates trying to interact in a more, um, old-fashioned way as they run for office. Although I'm simultaneously suspicious when people start talking about the good old days and the whole Greatest Generation crap. Seriously, how could any generation that was so great have left us with all this crap? It's like, yeah, great for you.
Um, anyway, also, check out SFR this week for articles on the Convention, anti-nuke rallies at LANL and other exciting developments in our little neck of the woods. Catcha next week! Freelancer Zelie Pollon's piece on the Convention is a particularly good read and really gives one the sense of the chaos and VIP-component of the Convention. Frankly, the idea of spending a week scamming VIP tickets sounds hideous to me, although I guess that's why Richardson said he'd make sure we were taken care of if we went. Or maybe he just meant we'd get lots of free salsa (a stunt that won him the title of Most Relentless Self Promotion from the Times last Friday).
Ok, just a few more things. Still can't get over the fact that Dick Cheney required afadavits from people that they would vote for Bush if they wanted a ticket to hear him speak What is that? And then he had the gall to say he felt like he was in Bush country and was sure NM would go Republican. Of course it seems like that if you only speak to Republicans. In Rio Rancho, for God's sakes. OK, calming down. See, this is why I need a vacation

Here's the low-down so far on the Kerry/Edwards visit. Apparently more details are forthcoming.

They are coming in by train August 7 and August 8 as part of the "Believe in America Tour." (Worst name, ever, in my opinion. Makes it sound like America's existence is a matter of opinion) There aren't public events in Albuquerque, the Kerry/Edwards families are going to shop and eat (which should be a real fun time for whatever stores and restaurants they land at. They also will go to mass. On Sunday they are going to a public Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremony in Gallup, I believe. The visit is being pushed as a reach out to rural, Hispanic and Native America populations.