The Groton Democratic Picnic was a great success. Great quantities of food were consumed, and much to our surprise, Barack Obama made a surprise appearance! Frankly, I was a bit disappointed. Maybe it was jet lag, or the letdown after the overseas trip, but to me he seemed a little stiff, besides being a little quiet. Hardly the inspiring speaker we’ve grown to know and love. Don’t get me wrong, he was still a hell of a lot more exciting and charismatic than John McCain, and he was infinitely patient posing for pictures. Here he is with the group (everyone but me—it’s good to be the photographer).
Kevin Clemency, Joe Courtney’s new field co-ordinator, made an appearance. That’s him below with Obama. Kevin has the unenviable task of stepping into the oversize shoes of his predecessor, Walter Kerr. Today was a baptism by fire, of sorts, since he had to pretend he was enjoying mixing with a bunch of geezers. He seemed to pull it off okay, so maybe he has a future in politics.
Kevin is trying to pull together some canvassers for Joe Courtney tomorrow. If you’d like to do your bit to get Joe re-elected, you can join the group at 12:30 at S.B. Butler school.
(The pictures seem to get a bit distorted when you view them in the posts. They look better if you click on them)
By the way, I want to say thanks again to Liz Duarte, who gave me a “Disappearing Civil Liberties Mug”. It has the entire Bill of Rights on it, each one of which disappears when you torture the mug by pouring hot liquid in it. My only criticism is that the Second Amendment should probably be exempted.
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