Fair Part Three
Politicians love the Fair. Yesterday John Kerry dropped by unannounced. We missed him; I didn't even know it had happened until after we got home. We'd stopped at the DFL booth in the morning, but it was apparently either before or after his visit. (We came away with a "Friends Don't Let Friends Vote Republican" button.)Minnesota, of course, has many traditions, among them being represented in the Senate by a non-native Jewish guy. As a non-native Jewish guy myself, I have mixed feelings about this, which can be summed up as "Wellstone was sincere to a fault; Coleman doesn't have that fault." Yeah, if there's one fault Coleman lacks, it's sincerity. When it became clear to him that there were too many Democrats ahead of him in the local pecking order for him to have a shot at a nomination for Governor or Senator, he switched parties. (This, plus his avowed willingness to sell out campaign promises, makes it kind of funny to hear him talking about Kerry flip-flopping.) He talks an awful lot about family values for somebody who had to introduce his wife during his Senate campaign to people who'd never seen that particular woman on Norm's arm. (His wife lived in California, and, rumor has it, her parents were raising their children, leaving Norm to live the life of a bachelor.)
Anyway, given Norm's pronounced Brooklyn accent, it's kind of amusing to see his booth at the Fair: a plastic log cabin. Perfecto. Wish I had a picture.
posted by MeanMrMustard @ 8:54 AM
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