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Jul. 5th, 2003 12:29 pmThe Baltimore Sun ran an article about our local Meetup for Dean today. It filled up most of the cover page of the "Today" section and ran over to the back page, and had four good pictures - so we got lots of good exposure.
I think it's a great story. It gives a good sense of the flavor of the Dean Meetups - the excitement, the commitment, the anger, the humor. It shows the diversity of Dean supporters and the involvement of people who are totally new to politics. And it quotes me! Anonymously, unfortunately. (I'm "the volunteer behind the table of Howard Dean buttons and bumper stickers.")
My favorite part of the story, albeit for content rather than prose style:
Political parties and compasses aside, perhaps the most interesting aspect of this month's Dean Meetup in Baltimore was that moment when you looked around and saw a group of people in the moment. And in this moment, there was hope and excitement, even optimism. Defeat was not on the table. There was a sense of political empowerment.
Unfortunately, the pictures from the Sun story aren't online. You can, however, see pictures of the July Meetup here. (I'm the one in the turquoise shirt who looks seriously overheated.)
I think it's a great story. It gives a good sense of the flavor of the Dean Meetups - the excitement, the commitment, the anger, the humor. It shows the diversity of Dean supporters and the involvement of people who are totally new to politics. And it quotes me! Anonymously, unfortunately. (I'm "the volunteer behind the table of Howard Dean buttons and bumper stickers.")
My favorite part of the story, albeit for content rather than prose style:
Political parties and compasses aside, perhaps the most interesting aspect of this month's Dean Meetup in Baltimore was that moment when you looked around and saw a group of people in the moment. And in this moment, there was hope and excitement, even optimism. Defeat was not on the table. There was a sense of political empowerment.
Unfortunately, the pictures from the Sun story aren't online. You can, however, see pictures of the July Meetup here. (I'm the one in the turquoise shirt who looks seriously overheated.)
