The primaries in Arizona are next Tuesday, the 28th, so our city is full of fun political events! It's like Christmas for a politics geek like me.
Tonight, Rick Santorum had a rally downtown. I REALLY wanted to go, so I packed a bunch of snacks and took all 4 girls alone.
We got there a bit early. I joked with people that I brought the whole rally with me, and we got 3rd row seats. The NY Times interviewed me. See the article
here. I am still cracking up.
A few speakers spoke first. Someone from the
Center for Arizona Policy,
Len Munsil, a lady from the
Arizona Right to Life, and some other guy, I'm not sure who he was.
My favorite quote from Len Munsil was, "We need a president who has more children than vacation homes!" HAHA!!
Santorum spoke well, he's very witty. I truly enjoyed it. The kids got bored pretty quickly, and a random old lady behind me stomped off saying, "I can't take it anymore," in regards to my kids. They were not being naughty, just a little antsy, so boo to you, old lady, you shouldn't have chosen to pull up a chair behind 3 rows full of children.
Unfortunately, we didn't get to meet him, since I did end up in the bak to try to settle the kids. I should've waited it out a few minutes. Oh well...
Here are some pictures. I've been trying to get them in chronological order, but Blogger won't let me.
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Lily rockin' the sign. |
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Enter, Santorum family! |
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Hooray! I dunno why, but hooray!! |
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Intro with some of his lovely family looking on. |
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Bring it! |
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Amelia rockin' the sign and sticker (and Mardi Gras beads)!! |
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The stage. I'll take "Courage" over "Change" any day. |
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Charlotte ready in her sweater vest. |
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The view from the back. |
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He talked for a really long time! |
This is AMAZING!! Hooray for you!! And, I love that his slogan is "courage"! So proud of you for going and being more brave of a mommy than I would be (I can barely take my boys out to the sidewalk). Also, congrats on the NYTimes interview! Too cool!
ReplyDeleteLeila, when I saw the "Courage" sign, I thought of you. I knew you'd love it! I love it too!!! YES! COURAGE!! Last night lifted my spirits so much. It was so fun.
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