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singlemalt
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Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 7:08 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

>>I bet Ed was the only Republican nutjob outside in 90 degree heat wearing a tie!<<

Ed is a good person and doesn't derserve your pot-shots from the bench.
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Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 7:13 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ed is a GREAT person.
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Duncan
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Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 7:13 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

nor does he need your defense, single. Hes a big boy. Brought it on himself with this thread. Had to know that certain sectors would take aim.


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singlemalt
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Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 7:17 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ed is a friend of mine and if someone wants to take personal shots I can defend him if I choose. Political attacks are fair game but personal attacks are a crock of .
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Duncan
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Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 7:22 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Singlemalt thats cool. I didn't read it as a personal attack. I read it as a political one.
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Madden 11
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Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 7:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I read it as a joke. Take a deep breath, folks. Not everything is an attack.
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Barbara
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Posted on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 7:19 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Look who got quoted in "The Columbus Dispatch"

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/election/election-president.php?story=dispatch/2 004/08/30/20040830-A1-01.html

"To a New Jersey Republican who stood off to the side observing the colorful and raucous scene, the protest showed Democrats as a band of extremists and "fringe elements." But Ed May, an honorary convention delegate from Maplewood, N.J., said the rally was "democracy in action. They have a right to protest." "

Go Ed.
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tulip
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Posted on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 7:23 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That was a nice thing to say.
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Posted on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 8:28 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Way to go, Ed. Just the kind of intelligent quote I would expect from you. Good job!
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Duncan
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Posted on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 8:57 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Huzzah Ed! As stated in an earlier thread, the kind of attention this event garners is going to bring out every "cause" with an agenda whether its political or not. Not everyone protesting is necessarily a democrat.
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Posted on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 9:28 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ed's report was delivered in his usual reasonable fashion.

But I just noticed that I was dragged into this thread by one "Sbenois", who in his attack on Ed wrote:

quote:

Oh Ed,I'm surprised at you: there were no communists, anarchists or socialists there. Just ask Nohero.


What, now I have to check every thread every day to keep track of people who need to use, and tell fibs about, my username to bolster their positions? Hey, some of us have to earn a living out here!

Ed, have a good time at the convention.
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Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 1:54 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ed, we're proud of you buddy. Keep those cards and letters coming...
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Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 8:33 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ed,

I hope you avoid these idiots....

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/31/politics/campaign/31protest.html?ei=5006&en=a9 ba78aba9c3fa99&ex=1094616000&partner=ALTAVISTA1&pagewanted=print&position=
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Ed May
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Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 1:29 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hello Maplewood

Yesterday went from 6 am to 2 am and was absloutely fantastic.

6 am Reported to 30th and 7th in yellow vest, khakis, sneakers.
6:30 Bussed past the World Trade Center Site to the Embassy Suites.
7-10 am Loaded Hoosiers, American Samoans, and Northern Mariana Islanders onto the Yellow Zone 5 busses headed for Madison Square Garden.
10 am Rode up to MSG on the last bus with Congressman Mike from Indianna.
10:30 am Returned to my Room at the Hotel Pennsylvania to freshen up. Ate my "Let Freedom Ring" box lunch with my roomie, a college kid from Middletown, and some other volunteers from NY, NJ, and GA.
11:00 Watched convention on TV.
11:30 Strolled over to Penn Station to purchase some overpriced disposable cameras.
12:30 Used my limited access credentials to walk over to the Farley Building Media Center and meet my daughter Michaela's bosses and co-workers at the National Journal. They put out Convntion Daily and Nightly and Michaela worked on that at the Democrtic Convmntion in Boston.
1:00 Chatted with Bob Braun of the Ledger on a stairwell in the Media Center.
1:30 PM Reported to duty at 7th and 30th with the ubiquitous yellow vest. Helped queue up busses on 30th for the delegates' return trip to hotels in lower Manhattan. Worked with the Police to get busses ushered through the protesters on 8th safely in queue on 30th towards 7th. No incidents per se. Loaded delgates. Made sure protesters did not attempt to board our busses. Each bus had one driver and one cop.
4 PM Hoofed it up to 49th and 7th. Crowne Plaza. NJ GOP hotel. Picked up credentials for Monday Evening Session session at the Garden. Rode back to MSG with Christie Whitman and her entourge. A wild ride through Manhattan traffic, with our two cops popping out every so often to clear traffic until we got into the special lanes set up for us. Christie headed to Herald Square and I headed to my room. Freshened up and put on my convention suit. Watched the RNC on CNN.
7 PM Walked across the street to the Garden. Had my credentials scanned and went through the airport type security. Magnetometer, bag check, et
c. Not hot dogs available. Settled for peanuts and soda. Front Row Seats. Stage left. Did not get onto the convention floor. Just the "cheap seats" but they were pretty darn good. Watched the program until after 11 PM. The most exciting event I ever attended. Every time I walked anywhere they rechecked my credentials. Waved to Mary Devon O'Brien in the NJ Delegation who was actually on the convention floor. She is a real delegate; I am honorary. Cheered all the speakers especially the 9/11 women, McCain, and Rudy! Booed Michael Moore. My zone was "frozen" while he was escorted out.

11:15 PM Raced back to the hotel. Changed back into a volunteer. Headed to my station. Loaded a dozen bus loads of giddy delegates back onto busses.

Around midnite - took the orange bus up to the CP; transferred to the bus to Cipriani's; partied to 2 am with the joint NY-NJ delegation including Inge and her daughter Jean. Rode back to CP with those two and some state troopers.

Hoofed it back to the Hotel Pennsylvania. Crashed and drempt sweet Republican Dreams!
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Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 2:43 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Omitted: All the parties had cash bars and they danced the Electric Slide.

the horror
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[Post deleted because I realized that I was mentioning the same article Barbara pointed out.]
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Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 5:36 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Every Republican should be like Ed May.
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I ran into Ed today!

Yes, I think he was getting ready to load the delegates up for their trip to MSG. I was working the NY&CO. host desk by helping the delegates navigate the city and find fun things to do. Ed seemd to be having the time of his life (as was I) and shared great stories.

Ed ... You are a great American!
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Ed May
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Posted on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 - 9:08 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good Morning Maplewood

It is another great day in the greatest city in the world. Walked up 7th from my room at the Hotel Pennsy across from MSQ to the NJ GOP Delegation's hotel just notrh of Times Square. The air in the city is cool, and the city seems re-invigorated as we pass the half way mark at the convention. My hangover is only. The coffee at Cafe New Jersey is trying to wake me up. Christie, at the next table, was telling her entourage about doing live TV in the open air, with protesters feet away. The delegation meeting starts in 25 minutes so I have just enough time to type in yesterday's report. Wished I'd discovered that we have free high speed internet access for the delegation here at the Crowns Plaza sooner.

TUESDAY

7:45 am Struggled out of bed in Room 1409 A at the Pennsylvania. Roommate dead to the world.

8:15 Started my hike up to the CP for the 8:30 meeting.

8:45 Arrived late - missed the first few speeches - sat down by Mary Devon - she invited me to the breakfast meeting at 9 AM.

9:15 Breakfast with NJ's 6 Rep Congressmen - more speeches - probably duplicating what they said earlier. One theme - Bush has done a lot for Veteran's but does not get credit. Worked the room.

11-ish wandered around to find a real bank ATM - hit the Cyber Cafe - strolled about - protesters across the street - putting on sort of "play" - what is t heir message? Tried to convert the Hunter College kid hawking Kerry for Rock the Vote.

1:30 Lunch - subs - NJ Delegation - more speeches - starting to memorize them -very interesting people - mostly from North Jersey - some people brought their kids - netrworking

3:15 Headed south to the Garden - picked up today's credentials - so cool flashing the credentials and getting waved through - starting to know the cops and hotel people. Chatted with Fox outside the hotel - can't get Fox in our room - no protesters in site. They came later when I was elsewhere.

3:45 Reported for duty with the yellows - bussed down to the Embassy Suites - met up with Marli of Maplewood! She is a great American. She is working the hospitality desk. Check out the convention souvenirs.

4:30 Checked out the Irish Hunger Memorial - Irish-Americans for Bush starting to gather and await Bloomberg - lots of alcohol at the ready.
Loaded many Hoosiers on to Zone 5 Yellow Busses -got a ride back to the Garden with a bunch of them from Elkhart, etc. They gave me an Indiana Pin!

6:30 ish Back to hotel - called home

7 PM Watching it on TV -hearing the music live and on the TV - knowing I can walk outside and be on TV. Walked north again to the Crown Plaza.
Watched some convention on TV at the StarDust Diner - the NJ DINER in MAnhattan - Bush Burger and Frehlinghysen fries (Ya I spelled it wrong). Show tunes by Broadway wannabee singers. BAck to the CP. Chatted Inge's daughter. Tried feet as I trudged back to the hotel. Conventionm on TV. Freshened up. Joined the yellows and loaded Georgians, Indiana people, etc. on the busses. Some busses were divertwed around town due to protests.

Sometime after Midnite - arrived at the Gotham for Dough and Andrea's USO Bash. Red, white, and blue. Shrimp. Cocktails. God Bless the USA. Starting to know the state troopers like old friends. So many faces of familiarity but what are the names of each delegate. Need a list of the honoraries. Thanked Doug and hoofed it home past life TV in Herald (?) Square.

2:20 Woke the roomie as I came in and got reeady for bed. Too lazy to turn off the TV so I ran all night. Woke up to Stern bashing Bush and the guy delivering my Convention Daily from National Journal. What did I miss overnite? WHY sleep at all?




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Duncan
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Posted on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 - 9:33 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ed it is interesting to read this journal. Particularly as a democrat. I respect your respect of the protesters and while they disagree with you they are great americans too. (not the nutjob freakazoids) but the people who are out there for change. Each and everyone is also a great American, right up there with you and all the rest of the delegates and honorees.
The only thing I question about your journal is this little statement..


quote:

It is another great day in the greatest city in the world




I thought Maplewood was the greatest city in the world. Didnt Money Magazine say so? Oh, wait, maybe that was town.
ahhhh semantics.

Glad you are having a good time Ed. Revel in it.
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Ed May
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Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2004 - 12:28 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wednesday

7am Hotel Pennsylvania
9am Crowne Plaza - NJ Delegation Meeting - Tom Kean summarized his 9/11 Report for us - Tom Kean used to represent Maplewood in the NJ Assembly and sends his regards to Bob Grasmere et al - Mary Devon O'Brien and I took photos with Tom Kean.
11am Grand Old Marketplace at the New York Hilton - a Republican Disneyland! Buttons, posters, pins, books. Met Michael Reagan - booksigning - Twice Adopted.
2PM Villa Pizza - Pizza and Beer with Doug, Bret, and a couple of congressmen, delegates. Booing the Democrats appearing on the TV. Covered by New Jersey Nightly News.
4 PM Picked up Limited Access Credentials for Session 4.
4:30 PM Farley Media center. Chatted up my daughter Michaela's bosses at National Journal / Convention Daily / Nightly. Met the Associate Editor doing the same job for the RNC that she did for the DNC. Enjoyed the media cafeteria.
5 PM Treid to cross media bridge to Garden. My credentials not good enough. Turned back and ran into an improptu interview being conducted in the hallway by Michael Moore. Maybe a hundred "journalists" interviewing another "journalist". I started to complain to some of the media that this was our convention and that they should get back to covering it! After Michael Moore practically ran us over with his trail of media heading towards the media bridge, I did my own off the cuff, interview with GloabalVision et al. Debunked Moore on every point. Privately some of the media told me they call him Michael Moron, but they love him as he is always good for "quote".
5:30 PM Agreed to a "man on the street" with the New York Times in front of the Hotel Pennsy. Did anyone read the Times today? Did I get in?
6 PM Bret needed directions to the Delegation photo, so I marched him over to the New Yorker. Wisconsin sang "On Wisconsin". The photographer asked if we knew the NJ State Song?!
7 PM Penn Station - called home - trying to get my younger daughter Mariah into Thursday's Session or at least some parties.
8 PM Convention session viewing party back at Crowne Plaza. George Ajjan (who would represent South Orange and points north) convinced me to work on his campaign for Congress. Intro'd him to the Gannett Reporter.
10 PM Reported for duty with my yellow vest and khakis at Zone 5 Yellow at 30th and 7th. LOaded delegates from Hawaii, Nebraska, Georgia, Northern Marianas, etc. onto their busses back down to hotels near Battery Park.
1 AM Party time at ABC Studios over looking Times Square. Great patriotic band.
2 AM Staggered back into the Hotel Pennsylvania.

Thursday so far

7am Some of us did the Early Show at CBS - outside 59th and 5th - I am the guy next to Captain Morgan and the NJ College Republicans. Photos at some website. HAnded out Bush buttons to CBS staff.
9am Delegate Briefing : Kyrillos, Stanfield, Kelly Anne Conway, Bill Spadea candidate for Congress, Alex DeCroce, Robert Grady - Presidential Speechwriter.
10 am Started begging for tickets to tonight's garden party as I continue to pick up free convention stuff.
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ajc
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Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2004 - 8:26 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Great coverage Ed... You have earned the reputation as the current leading local Republican according to the latest O'Reilly Factor report on FOX NEWS...
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Posted on Friday, September 3, 2004 - 7:49 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It is always a shame to see a nice guy like Ed be seduced by the dark side of the force by a few tickets and a chance to shake a few hands. :-)
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Ed May
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Posted on Friday, September 3, 2004 - 10:54 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

More of Thursday

11 AM Hung with the NJ Delegation in Cafe New Jersey at the Crowne Plaza. As a delegation we had twice resolved this week that McGreevey should resign by midnight Friday. We had also resolved that McGreevey should do the right thing and end "Pay for Play" in New Jersey. Picked up a guest pass for my younger daughter Mariah so she could get into the remaining NJ Delgetation Parties.

12 Noon Hotel Pennsy Room Radio can't get WABC radio and TV can't get FOX. In the heart of the Republican Convention and can't get conservative talk shows. Stuck with CNN. They referred to National Journal's HOTLINE which seems to be like the Bible to the media.

1 PM Surveying the scene acrosss the Street at MSG. Continued my habit of chating with the cops, protesters, and journalists. By protesters I mean the frequently passing individuals with a sign, T-shirt, or hat spouting whatever protest message. Have to admit, that I did not even understand what was the message of many of the protesters. Earlier in the week I visite the ACLU office and picked up copies of the literature that ACLU was providing to protesters forming up to meet and march on this street and that.

2PM Used my credentials of the day to revisit the Farley Media Center. Chicken, Potato Salad, and FOX NEWS on the large screen TV. Worked off lunch by walking around all three floors: Basement, 1, and 2. Amazing collection of print, radio, and TV reporting from all around the world. Vast numbers of computers, newspapers and magazines for free distribution, big screen TV's, wires running all over. Actually got lost but finally unmazed myself back onto the street.

3:30 PM Reported for duty with the Zone 5 Yellows. Unloaded from busses the delegates from Hawaii, Utah, North Carolina, etc. Puerto Rico wants to be the 51st State, so they gave me some mini-bottles of PR RUM. VArious pins and stickers: Maui, etc. Aloha and an orchard flower from one Delegate. One of my teammates got passes from the Georgia and another delegation and got on the red carpeted floor on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Kind of ironic guiding these wwwwwell dressed and decorated delgates past dumpsters of rotting food up to 7th.

6PM Went off duty (and in fact finished my tour of duty) as a volunteer. Started staking out the upsteps from Penn Station for Mariah. Cops grabbed one protester who suddendly "went crazy" and while they cuffed him on the ground kept yelling "This is Democarcy" so loud you could here it in Du8ane Reade in the underground. Long Story short, Mariah missed her first train from Maplewood to Hoboken, encountered a delay on the PATH to Penn Station, and was forced to emerge neat 34th which I would call the LIRR entrance. Even after I knew she was under the CitiCorp sign it took ten minutes to find her on that corner due to the shoulder to shoulder crowdedness, huatle, bustle, and noise on every corner at the edge of the frozen zone.
8 PM While MAriah checked out the gift shop I changed into my delegate ensemble, replete with pro-Bush and NJ Delegation buttons. Stepped back into the strange secure world outside the Garden and headed uptown with Mariah to see if we got tickets for the session already in progress.
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All in all a great experience for you I am sure Ed. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Ed May
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The rest of Thursday

8:30 PM Mariah and I walked slowly up 7th to the Crowne Plaza on BWay. Slowly because my blistered feet were walking painfully slow. The Garden was at maximum security level. Hundreds of cops, military, Secret Service, etc. in Penn Station. AK-47's? Riot Gear. Sharpshooters on the roof tops. Less crowded within the secure perimiter, except for the delegates streaming in. Up a couple of orange-netted steel-gated intersections through throngs of commuters, conventioneers, Protesters, media.

9-ish. Credentials Office closed; all tickets gone. This is not a problem for me but a disappointment for Mariah. I went Monday eve which is pretty good being just one mere honorary delegate among hundreds with seniority farther up the list. Glad so many older honoraries got to go. Could be their last convention? Later I was disturbed to hear that some other delegations were being very liberal with their tickets. (Plus 1,000 of the 'Secure Perimeter' ticketrs were missing?) Corporations not using all their tickets. Had I been more proasctive, in retro, I could probably gotten a ticker. Jean was upset - she got into the garden - but only got to watch the convention on TV - could have been at CP eating and drinking with the rest of us. Candidate for Governer Shroeder hosted the 8 - 11 pm viewing session.

11+ Bush finished speaking and we entered the balloon - Chinese Food, Baseball Food, Italian, Deli. A very fine but too too loud electric guitar band. Intro'd Mariah to Mary Devon, Candy Straight, George Ajjan, Kyrillos, Shundler. Christie never made our party ~ at least by 2 am ~ maybe the special invite party on another floor got her? Mariah held her own with Bret - discussing school vouchers and educational issues.
Networking.

2 AM Walked back down 7th past hardly any cops with some Missouri delegates. They have George visiting in a few days. When is "W" campaigning in NJ? We might be able to put NJ in the Win column for "W".

3 am Caught a little taped convention coverage and went to sleep.

Friday

6 am Started to wake up.
Around 7 am. Chwcked out. Dragged the suitcase down into PS for NJ TRansit tichets. Direct starts tomorrow again. Hauled selves over to 6th Ave Greeley Corner. Dragged the rolling suitcase down so many stairs. PATH to Hoboken; the one beyond DOVER train to Maplewood. Intelligent political conversation with Mariah, as we read a few of today's papers' reprting on the RNC. Apparently FOX rules for coverage.

8:45 am Arrived home in Maplewood. Left Mariah at the Bagel Chateau. Walked home, picked up the van, fetched gas, Mariah and a bagel, a coffee for Marilyn, and drove home.

9:30 AM Home. Thus ends my personal convention journey and journal.
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Joel S. Ziegler
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Posted on Friday, September 3, 2004 - 8:24 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

very nice story Ed
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Marilyn May
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POLLING TAKEN TODAY IN MAY FAMILY

Ed Bush
Marilyn Nader
Mariah Kerry

(Michaela is A Democrat for Kerry ~ but she votes in WDC)
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sac
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I guess you all have lively dinner table conversations at your house!
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Marilyn May
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sac indeed we do - I think the best part is to get young people involved in the political process - Michaela in now down in WDC but we talk often. When Mariah returns to college on Monday will just be me and Ed talking. I don't like Kerry and Ed has not convinced me to vote Bush. My vote for Nader would be a vote to tell the Democrats to take back there party from the fringe elements (apologies to Fringe).
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ajc
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(apologies to Fringe)....

Now that's a unique idea for a change...
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Joel S. Ziegler
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Mr. Ed May

Fancy meeting the likes of you yesterday at the Wachovia branch in Maplewood ! Tieing up the line you were, chatting it up with the tellers, while the line grew nearly out the door! Republicans to the front of the line ?!

Then we strolled the bucolic streets of our little town. I am feeling so great after last year's heart surgery - same as Clinton will get this week. Hope his doctor is a Republican?!

What is it they say about rich Republicans? You and I are such tightwads that we split a 95 cent bagel at the chateau.

Consider joining the Lions, Ed. We serve the community well. And we serve more than bagels at our dinners.

Thanks for the Bush-Cheney signs you I see later put in front of my house and place of business on Springfield Avenue. Any more bumper stickers? You gave some to a couple of MOL-ers who shall remain anonymous in front of the newspaper store.

It was great seeing you, Mr. Ed. You seemed a little hoarse from the Convention!

Time to go; my secretary is getting impatient with me; after I finish dictating this email, I have to dictate some legal correspondance.

See you at Here's to the Art's !

Joel S. Ziegler, Esq.
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Marilyn May
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Posted on Sunday, September 5, 2004 - 4:32 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Joel

Ed told me you looked fit as a fiddle yesterday. Say hi to Ralphie over at Sorrows.

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