Blown Away by Beto

I must confess, I had some reservations about driving down to Kent State University (Kent, OH) to hear Beto O'Rourke speak at Risman Plaza. It would be a long trip and I'd already seen Bernie Sanders in the morning.

It was well worth the drive. Before Beto arrived on schedule at 6:30 PM, I had the opportunity to talk with students attending the event as evidenced by this photo posted at kentwired.com. Kentwired.com is the independent new website of The Kent Stater & TV2.

He addressed the group of mostly students for close to half an hour and then took another 15 minutes or so of questions! He presented his wish list -- would there were money to implement it all -- and the crowd responded with great exuberance. And when he was done, he invited anyone who wanted to line up for a photo with him. The line was long.

When it was my turn, I told him I had just finished writing a musical with 20 songs about the issues we all care about and that I would like to give him a copy. He took it, thanked me and told me he would listen to it on the way to Cleveland.

Beto is warm and friendly. He speaks with ease and is comfortable with a crowd or with people individually. I was very impressed.

Bernie Sanders at Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly Plant

Bernie Sanders arrived at the Detroit/Hamtramck GM Assembly Plant main entrance just after 10:30 AM. A windy day with lots of picketers as well as a boatload of media waiting for him. Carol Dunitz also made an appearance, joining the picketers for about an hour.

Sanders was surrounded by media as soon as he arrived. He walked around the picket line once and then went across the street to a small stage where he gave a very short speech. All his interaction was with the press. As quickly as he arrived he was off to his next campaign stop.

Dunitz stuck around for a while. As usual, many wanted to take photos of or with her. See one of those above. :)

Michigan House Democrat Meets with Constituents

This evening I had the pleasure of meeting with Lori Stone, a Michigan State Representative from the 28th House District (Warren/Centerline). Several times a month she gets together  with constituents to inform them about what is going on in Lansing, the State Capitol, and hear about their concerns.

I was there with videographer Earl Clark to get input from her about creating a promo piece for 2020: The Musical. She did not disappoint. Lori gave us several excellent suggestions which may be able to be worked into a video.

At the end of the meeting Lori invited me to share information about 2020: The Musical with those in attendance. I took several minutes to talk about the show and then sang a verse from Dump the Trump in 2020. It is always a great feeling when one's work is received with great enthusiasm. Several people said they planned to look into how a full performance might be arranged in Warren.

You Got Some Balls, Girl!

With so many Republicans attending the event and infiltrating the quaint area, Carol Dunitz felt compelled to arrive in full Uncle Sam attire with her "Dump the Trump in 2020" sign. Democrat vacationers she saw gave her "thumbs ups," smiles and positive feedback. One told her, "You got some balls, girl!" And indeed, he was right.  Many Democrats asked to have photos taken with her. We just received this one from Zaharia Nicu.

Comments from Republicans included, "Idiot" and "Dump you." Their immature comments mirrored the behavior of the man they curiously have so much admiration for and who we need to get out of office.

Hanging Out at the Ann Arbor Climate Strike

Thousands of people turned out Friday at the Ann Arbor Climate demonstration. The Strike was held at the Ingalls Mall next to the Michigan League. A stage was set up where groups sang songs. Leaders on the stage spoke with passion and read meaningful messages about fighting climate change."Eleven years," they told us, "eleven years is all we have to stop the disastrous trend that is threatening our planet." 
https://youtu.be/bHBAF4Ca7tw

Carol Dunitz was there with her "Dump the Trump in 2020" sign.  The photographer for the event was one of the first to snap a shot. A reporter from Eastern Michigan University asked her a few questions and took photos. Many took pictures of her. Some asked others to take photos so they could be in the pictures. 

PoliPix.Co Publishes Houston Interview

I received an email from Winston Churchill O' Neal today, a blogger who was out capturing stories at the Houston debates. You can visit his blog at www.PoliPix.Co or simply view the interview he posted of me at: https://youtu.be/YWhmRpglSIQ.

I had a great time talking with people and spreading the word about 2020: The Musical in Houston!

AP Photo Blast

Carol Dunitz was interviewed, videotaped and photographed by many news professionals outside the Houston Democratic debates. A photo taken by AP photographer Eric Gay has gone viral and appears as the lead photo for many articles for countless news agencies across the country. It has also been attached to an AP article by Bill Barrow and Steve Peoples where is appears in a series of photographs about the debates.

A partial list of media including the photo includes: AP (Eric Gay)

Aiken Standard. https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/politics/democratic-debate-fiery-exchanges-over-costs-of-health-care/article_be8a10e7-b538-57cb-9355-240036c01cad.html

AM1420 https://whkradio.com/news/politics/democratic-debate-top-2020-contenders-finally-on-same-stage-2019-09-12-08-40-19


Bay News 9. https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/ap-top-news/2019/09/12/democratic-debate-top-2020-contenders-finally-on-same-stage

Beatrice Daily Sun (Beatrice, NE)

https://beatricedailysun.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_69c348f6-5298-54c5-ae23-453c9dbb7371.html

Bulgarian News Agency

http://www.bta.bg/en/gallery/image/6071015

Central Florida Future

https://www.centralfloridafuture.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/31/democrats-debate-direction-strategy-bernie-sanders-elizabeth/1871040001/

Daily Journal (Park Hills, MO)

https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_016bd344-f340-590b-9519-0b3d0ccd72d0.html

El Paso Times
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2019/07/30/democratic-debate-2019-twitter-social-media-reaction/1874467001/

Facebook (Lauren Elizabeth Summerville)

Argus-Press (Owosso, MI)

Atchison Daily Globe (Atchison, KS)

AZ Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ)

https://azdailysun.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_13751cc7-b334-5e80-8812-9e8076165101.html

Bakersfield.com (Bakersfield, CA)

https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/news/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_b0618c7a-6791-5a17-b67c-415dd562f6b7.html

BDTonline.com

https://www.bdtonline.com/news/democratic-debate-biden-ties-himself-close-to-obama/article_0a01112f-19b4-5285-8b7e-3a3dc0dc060d.html

Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND)
https://bismarcktribune.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/who-will-stand-out-top-democrats-face-pivotal-debate/article_d6e19d17-1189-5fe9-b918-d9d6da5505da.html

Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, TX)

https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/elections/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/image_4514484b-fb94-543a-818d-378a7ae31c34.html

Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls (Coeur d’Alene, ID)

Colorado Springs Gazette (CO)

Courier-Tribune (Asheboro, NC)

Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA)

Daily Star-Journal (St. Warrensburg, MO)

Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY)

https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/national/biden-parries-attacks-from-rivals-in-fiery-democratic-debate/article_85fbb44b-257d-5268-bc9a-dfa55e491129.html

Dothan Eagle. https://www.dothaneagle.com/news/ap/politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_487e75be-51a4-5852-aa23-c583966de433.html

godanriver.com (Danville, VA)
https://www.godanriver.com/news/national/wire/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_22e01eb5-54df-501f-b8bd-819907aba456.html

Gazette Times (Corvalis, OR)

https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_6b586a82-881f-5317-aec8-ce196611b3b2.html

Gladstone Dispatch (St. Liberty, MO)

Green Acres Publication (St. Joseph, MO)

Greenfield Recorder (Greenfield, MA)

https://www.recorder.com/Democratic-debate-Top-2020-contenders-finally-on-same-stage-28456846

Greensboro News & Record. https://www.greensboro.com/ap/politics/democratic-debate-fiery-exchanges-over-costs-of-health-care/article_80182418-1a12-587d-9970-b36f40d91dea.html

Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, WV)

https://www.herald-dispatch.com/ap/ap_nation/democratic-debate-fiery-exchanges-over-costs-of-health-care/article_f27e8188-5f5c-5137-a1f3-1cbdaf189601.html

Herald Review (Decatur, IL)

https://herald-review.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_35640bb7-2679-5237-a757-23860014c1bb.html

Herald Buletin. Anderson IN https://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/nation_world/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/article_4bd3ebae-18c0-5858-a0fc-500cd923c3b6.html 

Hiawatha World (Hiawatha, KS)

Independent Record (Helena, MT)
https://helenair.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/image_5c39f8a6-e2d4-5c25-abab-02de1f76ab36.html

Houston Chronicle. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/us/article/CNN-guest-political-activist-Van-Jones-brands-10603873.php

Index Journal (Greenwood, SC)

http://www.indexjournal.com/news/national/democratic-debate-fiery-exchanges-over-costs-of-health-care/article_ebd3d808-a46e-520d-b9b8-951d82c1b2c0.html

Joplin Globe (Joplin, MO)
https://www.joplinglobe.com/region/democratic-debate-fiery-exchanges-over-costs-of-health-care/article_9ca3e854-a98f-56ff-95ad-2e0f6ebf94cf.html

Journal Gazette and Times Courier (Mattoon, IL)

https://jg-tc.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_6568a37d-8ee9-58a6-bf24-51dc2945b0d3.html

Journal Times (Racine County, WI)

https://journaltimes.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_0bd07fe0-11f4-5c20-9a4b-3a804980c838.html

Killeen Daily Herald
http://kdhnews.com/news/politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_452369ed-c1d5-5fc6-86cd-e21bd6812e97.html

KTBS

https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_7712d65c-39ce-5e3b-966b-63ef43067cd4.html

Los Angeles Times (L.A., CA)

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/gallery/third-democratic-debate-houston-candidates-photos

Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-07-31/democratic-debate-harris-biden-takeaways-night-two

Lancaster Online

https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_f21e4ffa-93db-595f-abd4-256675ba40bd.html

Lee.net (Davenport, IA)

https://news.lee.net/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_fe0ceaae-0e59-50b8-b941-638b56cb642f.html

Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, NE)

https://journalstar.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_f7b4ed06-eb00-570f-a712-f3bad15f1237.html

Madison.com (Madison, WI)

https://madison.com/news/nation/government-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_7244e5d5-5a7d-57f8-b9a3-9e9ae243941b.html

Magicvlley.com (Twin Valley, ID)

https://magicvalley.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/democratic-debate-biden-ties-himself-close-to-obama/article_a5d74de1-8e72-5d80-ba1a-31f3417041e3.html

Marietta Daily Journal (GA)
https://www.mdjonline.com/ap/politics/who-will-stand-out-top-democrats-face-pivotal-debate/article_32043bad-57f3-513b-827a-08f18ef695e7.html

Marshall News Messenger (TX)
https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/ap/politics/biden-parries-attacks-from-rivals-in-fiery-democratic-debate/article_999d148d-84cc-5721-8177-9775c5157ee1.html

Miami County Republic (St. Paola, KS)

Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, IA)

https://muscatinejournal.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/biden-parries-attacks-from-rivals-in-fiery-democratic-debate/article_b512c83d-3a82-558d-9d8f-d7fc26741454.html

MyNorthwest.com https://mynorthwest.com/gallery/democratic-debate-top-2020-contenders-finally-on-same-stage-3/ap_41b7199f8a124db79dcd2cff9673459a-jpg/

My San Antonio (San Antonio, TX)

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/Democratic-debate-Top-2020-contenders-finally-on-14433848.php

NH Register  (New Haven CT)

https://www.nhregister.com/news/texas/amp/Democratic-debate-Top-2020-contenders-finally-on-14433848.php

https://news.lee.net/news/national/govt-and-politics/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/article_fe0ceaae-0e59-50b8-b941-638b56cb642f.html

New Milford Spectrum (New Milford, CT)

News-PressNow.com

https://www.newspressnow.com/ap/politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_120b2aa2-6418-50d2-8173-2efa6fde27b5.html

News and Record (Greensboro, NC)

https://www.greensboro.com/ap/politics/democratic-debate-fiery-exchanges-over-costs-of-health-care/article_80182418-1a12-587d-9970-b36f40d91dea.html

North Platte Telegraph.  https://www.nptelegraph.com/news/national_and_world/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/article_e29adbf0-3aa1-545a-bd89-fca9e64af518.html

Northwest Georgia News (Rome, GA)

NWCABLE.net

http://www.nwcable.net/front_controller.php/news/read/category/General/article/the_associated_press-democratic_debate_top_2020_contenders_finally_on_s-ap-2

OA Online (Odessa TX)

https://www.oaoa.com/news/us_news/article_410bdb4b-5ffd-5a30-9df1-1c85bb90385b.html?mode=image&photo=30

Oneida Dispatch (Oneida, NY)

Pantagraph.com (Bloomington, IL)

https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/democratic-debate-biden-ties-himself-close-to-obama/image_b353f0ad-32e4-5ab6-a41f-72e3c40dc16a.html

Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, SD)

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_03bb3424-4ba8-5610-b3fe-a019875c6b0d.html

Ravalli Republic

https://ravallirepublic.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/article_892f4b03-761d-561a-87e5-58979831858d.html

Richmond Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

https://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/government-politics/ap/democratic-debate-biden-ties-himself-close-to-obama/article_8e559dc4-cf0a-5b24-bd35-47de199d48c1.html

Saddlebag Notes. https://saddlebagnotes.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/democratic-debate-fiery-exchanges-over-costs-of-health-care/image_c4321ddd-fa8c-555e-96d0-930a7510a22e.html

Santa Ynez Valley News (Solvang, CA)

https://syvnews.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_8c96ef9e-ef6d-5d17-9217-05e8c511f212.html

SG gate.com (San Francisco, CA)

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Democratic-debate-Top-2020-contenders-finally-on-14435845.php

St. Louis Post Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)

https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/article_5848e78f-c7a1-51b0-bb1c-c4c2b56ac9af.html

Scottsbluff Star Herald

https://www.starherald.com/news/nation_world/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_537fe6c4-fd9e-5c8b-a4c0-6bae71c1ca8b.html

Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, IA)

https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/national/democratic-debate-fiery-exchanges-over-costs-of-health-care/article_4517db15-40f0-5cb6-a2ec-76202ddce664.html

Skagit Valley Herald (Mt. Vernon, WA)

https://www.goskagit.com/news/politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_591a7af2-9098-598e-a208-0d94b8a14a41.html

Spectrum News www.ny1.com (NYC, NY)

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/brooklyn/ap-top-news/2019/09/12/democratic-debate-top-2020-contenders-finally-on-same-stage

St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, MO)

Stanwood Camano News (Stanwood, WA)

The Chippewa Herald (Chippewa Falls, WI)

https://chippewa.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_b69265bd-96b2-50fd-b11c-cfd6014dfd9b.html

The Courier (Waterloo, IA)

https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/biden-parries-attacks-from-rivals-in-fiery-democratic-debate/article_ef921e81-f7d0-569e-9651-332094d196da.html

The Daily News (Galveston County, TX)

https://www.galvnews.com/news_ap/politics/article_513b8fce-67a7-5609-9044-2540642490fc.html

The Daily Times (Maryville, TN)

https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/nation_world/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_4fdeb76e-ca38-5fe5-a898-bcca701fc8e0.html

The Eagle (Bryan, TX)

https://www.theeagle.com/news/politics/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/article_2e7d15d8-17da-57a9-a9bb-f91ffb1f7838.html

The Facts (Brazoria County, TX)

http://thefacts.com/ap_news/texas/article_169902b1-4bab-5a03-8816-f48faaab8db7.html

The Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, TX)

http://lufkindailynews.com/anpa/state/article_c5bab6b4-9380-593d-9f5f-bc7339b79b1a.html

The Missoulian (Missoula, MT) https://www.mdjonline.com/ap/politics/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/image_66a5f401-c494-5758-b28b-3f8d74997dc4.html

The News Item (Shamokin, PA)

https://www.newsitem.com/news/national/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_e3fac68c-a536-5fd7-bf9d-8ba7f0536d09.html

The North Platte Telegraph

https://www.nptelegraph.com/news/national_and_world/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/article_e29adbf0-3aa1-545a-bd89-fca9e64af518.html

The Post-Star (Glens Falls, NY)

https://poststar.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_ae07e242-8b69-52ba-a418-720d6298846e.html

The Record (Troy, NY)

https://www.troyrecord.com/news/national/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/article_ea1bf1e9-1bce-59e3-9e8b-0e108f4e5ade.html

The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)

https://www.roanoke.com/news/wire_headlines/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/image_ef475fb8-1059-5b09-8014-14d5a9e37df4.html

The Saratogian (Saratoga, FL)

https://www.saratogian.com/news/national/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_f1b5736c-0cd5-5fb7-b675-5d74d4513141.html

The Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL)

https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_45afb563-b884-52de-896f-e1c31146fab3.html

Times & Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
https://www.richmond.com/news/latest-news/ap/who-will-stand-out-top-democrats-face-pivotal-debate/article_8e559dc4-cf0a-5b24-bd35-47de199d48c1.html

Times Union (Albany, NY)

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Democratic-debate-Top-2020-contenders-finally-on-14435882.php

The World (Coos Bay, OR)

https://theworldlink.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_27e9389e-0df8-57cd-8d10-0f735a610f4d.html

Traverse City Record Eagle (Traverse City, MI)

https://www.record-eagle.com/nation_world/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_930b0d46-0efb-5d94-a179-9e08ba7ccba1.html

TRKeys. https://trkeys.net/watch/YWhmRpglSIQ-carol-dunitz-producer-of-2020-the-musical-at-democratic-debate-in-houston-tx.html

Tucson.com (Tucson, AZ)

https://tucson.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_2e492c4d-7650-54fe-87d4-67156e2f655c.html

Tulsa World. https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/government/ap/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_23156978-9657-5ea3-b8be-2b2c6a33b4dc.html

Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX)

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/ap/politics/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_a5afdc0c-0006-50d5-82b8-d277eb612d40.html

WVNews.com (Clarksburg, WV)

https://www.wvnews.com/newsfeed/politics/democratic-debate-top-contenders-finally-on-same-stage/image_052bb2b0-a6f7-592b-91f2-3d576613e1f6.html

Waco Tribune Herald (Waco, TX)

https://www.wacotrib.com/news/national/liberal-moderate-divide-on-display-in-democratic-debate/article_fc9c9542-8961-5aef-bfba-a7f5fe3f477c.html

Wisconsin News, Lee News (Davenport, IA)

https://www.wiscnews.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/biden-parries-attacks-from-rivals-in-fiery-democratic-debate/article_964b72e7-53eb-5396-828f-568d001a292e.html

Voice of Alexandria (Alexandria, MN)

http://accesswdun.com/article/2019/9/831855

https://accesswdun.com/print/2019/9/831855

We decided to stop listing media because it was clear the photo with explanation had been distributed widely.

The Bulgarian News Agency sent this photo out across the wire:

Beto Supporter Lauren Elizabeth Summerville snapped this and posted it on Facebook. 

Photographer Carlos A. Martinez caught me taking a break.

Many others snapped selfies with "Uncle Sam."

We're sure there was lots more coverage on TV and radio but we are not using a service to track this. Have you seen something we should know about? Let us know!