2:00
I'm sitting at the blogger's table with the Texas bloggin braintrust. The heat is sweltering, but they were kind enough to provide us with ice-cold water (even though we had been promised cold beer). I'll let you know when things get kickin'. AC/DC's Hell's Bells is blasting through the loudspeakers and adorable little kids are running around with "Texas Kids For Bell" signs.
2:13
The fluffers are out, warming us up. When I say "Chris", you say "Bell".
2:22
Chris is on stage, wearing what else? A blue shirt. Moving on to the stump speech, shots at Perry are echoing through the UT campus. "He's telling the rest of us Adios". I think I'm the only one who laughed at that.
2:32
"Todos estamos en esto juntos, We're all in this together". Followed up by a quote from MLK. A nod to the blogger's table. He really is looking out for all the minorities.
2:39
Apparently the older crowd is big on the vintage Bell apparrel. I saw a Bell City Council shirt, Bell Mayor button on a fanny pack, & a Bell Congress sweatshirt. I'm sitting here with a Bell Governor bumper sticker, that is so NOT chic. Uh-oh, a few sprinkles just fell on my laptop, fingers crossed it doesnt rain.
2:45
Speech is wrapping up, "How can we call ourselves progressive, if we fail to offer progress". I like that line.
2:47
Moving into the crowd, shaking babies and kissing hands. Good enough stump speech overall, I'll do a wrapup whenever I get away from this heat.
As per the bloggin braintrust, Red State has coverage of the speech. Damon over at BOR should have the full text of Bell's speech online. Greg and Eye On Williamson County have some of the good one-liners. Andy Brown was gracious enough to come over, shake our hands, and pass out flyers. Bell wasn't the only gubernatorial candidate making the rounds, Jennifer Gale was definitely out & about. All & all it was a good enough speech with decent turnout. I definitely got a kick out of watching the Bell cheerleaders and hearing the top 40 music. Also, I don't know if "Let's Get Retarded In Here" was a good choice of songs to play before the speech began, but that's just me.
Five words in broken Spanish and suddenly the man who made a career out of running against blacks is "looking out for all the minorities"? Get serious.
Never, NEVER shake a baby.
Chris Bell visited the largest university in the country today. He kicked off his campaign at the home of more than 50,000 students. And he was much more concerned with what video games we're playing than with how much we're paying for school.
He rails on Grand Theft Auto more than on tuition dereg. Memo to Chris: We like Grand Theft Auto. I know you feel you have to reach out to "values" voters, but calling for the censorship of video games is no way to attract libertarian minded folks, like most Texans.
As a young guy without any children, I don't really see how I fit into Bell's vision for Texas. His ENTIRE speech focused on his "Pact with Parents." Well I don't have any little ones. I'm a single dude just trying to get by without health insurance, a job, or much hope.
As Democrats we always ask, "Can't we do this better? Now I ask you, can't we do better than Chris Bell? The stakes are just too high to settle.
Sunday 2:39 pm
"Chis Bell for Mayor button on a fanny pack."
If that LOSER fashion statement is any indication of the campaign to come, get off of the Titanic. Adios, MoFo.
Anyone thinking that Bell is going to somehow miraculously win should go ahead and sign up for the "yes, John Kerry lost" psychotherapy sessions now.
Hey Baffled. I liked it better the first time when I saw it here. Wtf?
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