Rally Photos

The husband has sorted the issues, and now we have photos...

As you can see, the place was packed.  Also, somewhere in this photo is our obnoxious EX-neighbor. 

more, and more people. 

Where we were standing allowed us to view the podium, but also allowed us to see what was going on "backstage."  And here comes' Rudy.  The man really does exude a lot of confidence.  And if the pesky uber evangelicals hadn't freaked out about him (and he hadn't pulled that idiotic Florida gambit) we could have had HIM for President.  How do you think HE'd hold up against The One?  Eh?  Eh? 

No, I'm not bitter.  Really.  I swear.  

I'm getting better at jockeying for photos.  I yelled "RUDY" when he walked by.  He ignored me, but the staffer on the right?  He was paying attention to moi.  Heh.  

Yes, they had humongous lamps that were in the way.  I don't know whose idea it was to cram all those mayors on stage, but it looked a little ridiculous, given the stage was the size of a postage stamp. 

Norm!  Norm looks pretty tan, if you ask me.  I know he hasn't had time to go down south, so I'm assuming it was simply the tee vee makeup. 

There were exactly two homemade signs that I could see.  This was one of them.

And here's Rudy doing a little bit of gladhanding after the speeches were over with.  I was impressed with him on a public basis.  He is a good public servant, but I saw something yesterday that didn't impress me very much.  After the event was over with, obviously, he got mobbed with people who wanted his autograph or wanted their photo taken with him. That's fine and everything, but Rudy had to bear up between each and every one of these photo ops.  He was upbeat and friendly for the photo, but when he had a moment in between these photo ops, he looked weary of the whole business. You could see him slump down a bit, his face relaxed into exhaustion, like he was mentally sighing at the tediousness of it all.  That he still made himself available, even though he wasn't in the mood, says something good about the guy.  He should simply learn how to hide his discomfort and weariness a little bit better, lest people get the wrong idea.

I should mention, too, that Norm is having another rally this evening, in St. Paul, before the debate, outside the TPT building at 4th and Sibley at 6p.m. A debate warmup, if you will.  Show up and be loud if you're over in that neck of the woods this evening.  Latest poll numbers have Norm back by four---which he can pick up if people start helping.