8 posts tagged “indiana”

This is the Indiana Governor's Residence

Governor's Residence

But, our Governor doesn't live there.  His actual residence is in a northern suburb, in one of these:

Gated Community

That way, he doesn't have to worry about bumping into the rabble when he takes his trash out to the curb.

Seems a little out of touch, doesn't it?  To eschew the lovely Governor's Residence, located on the near north side of Indianapolis (the hub of state government), in favor of a gated community in an affluent suburb.

See? I'm Really Just a Regular Guy!

And, if he has his way, the entire state of Indiana will eventually be owned by some foreign conglomerate, and the United States as we know it will cease to exist.  The end.

This is the kind of non-landslide victory an Evan Bayh endorsement will get you - 2%.  I'm guessing Senator Bayh's name was crossed off the list of potential running mates.

Clinton 51% Obama 49%

After a weekend spent playing "Where's Barack?" and after the surge of elation I felt upon hearing of his Indianapolis Rally, I missed it.  Can you believe that?   I'm so lame!  I realized that if the gates opened at 7:30 and with the line extending down to Louisville ... the odds were not good that I would make it home before 10:00.  And that's pretty late for me to be out on a week night.  Plus, I felt the magnetic pull of my sweet little girl, and I would have been bummed to arrive home after her bedtime.  I did visit the scene of the rally briefly and that was pretty cool, but I guess it's official:   I am a fuddy-duddy. 

The Crowd Started Pouring Into the Park As Soon as they Opened the Gates

This is Where Ali Velshi Has His Makeup Done

This morning at my polling place, I had to present my license three times.  Then, when I was handed my ballot, I got all misty-eyed.  I can't believe Indiana ... INDIANA can make a difference in this historical election!  C'mon Hoosiers ... VOTE OBAMA!

My emotional state is becoming more and more fragile as our primary draws near!   I know the polls look iffy, but if Obama wins Indiana, then that should be THAT!  So, anyway ... this guy endorsed Obama

It's sort of funny because way back during the 2003 election, a friend of mine told me that if Tom Hanks ran for President he would likely win because he's perceived as this average, likeable, relatable guy.  So, why is he endorsing the "elitist?"  Ha!

Here you see Barack Obama standing in front of a building that I drive past almost every freakin' day, except apparently when the next president of the U.S. is standing outside.  S**t!

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I do believe Maria and I will be canvassing this week and maybe this weekend.  We'll see.  Her demeanor dictates my schedule these days!  Did you know that she can do everything by herself and she doesn't ever need any help? Oy!

Further evidence that Indiana's primary is a pretty big deal this year:  I have already received three campaign-related telephone calls.  Two, I believe, were polls conducted by local congressional candidates.  But my favorite came last night.  It went something like this:

Me:  Hello

HC:  Hi, this is Debbie from the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Me:  Uh huh.

HC:  Can we count on your vote in the Indiana Democratic Primary on May 6th?

Me:  No.

[Silence]

Then, she mentioned something about Hillary coming to town on April 23rd and that was that. 

So far, it has been pretty fun giving my opinions on things, but I'm still waiting for Ted Kennedy to call me!

Shortly after my alarm went off this morning (and shortly after I hit the snooze button), I was being jostled awake by another sort of disturbance.  An earthquake!  I knew it was an earthquake but, just to be sure, I made a cup of coffee (priorities!) and went down to the basement, turned on the television and all of the local news coverage went something like this:  "We Had An Earthquake!"  Satisfied that I wasn't losing my mind, I set about getting ready for work.

So, just to confirm:  the Presidential campaigns have saturated our state like pot smoke at a Grateful Dead concert and this morning, we had an earthquake.  Am I still in Indiana?

Earthquake

(From my drive into work this morning)

Indiana Democratic Primary

Obama:  6

7th District-IN Congressional

Andre Carson: 27

David Orentlicher:  12

Caroline Mays:  8

Woody Myers:  8

Indiana Governor

Schellinger:  2

The second Obama sign appeared on our block this week (ours was the first), which made me very happy!  Who else wants to get on the "Change Train?"