A Message for Hollywood
Dateline: Sunday in the lobby of the Embassy Suites St. Paul.
Delegates and the media are shuffling in. Many are returning from a Catholic Mass at the St. Paul Cathedral, where they prayed for those in the South who need to flee their homes ahead of Hurricane Gustav.
My roommate, Anne McCarthy, a former candidate for Maryland Comptroller, says she prayed really hard for the storm to take a different course, leaving Gulf Coast residents unharmed.
Many of the top-name speakers have cancelled their appearances at the convention due to the storm. President George W. Bush, who was supposed to speak Monday, will not be in attendance. We are told that the business of the day will be conducted on Monday, but we will be out of the Xcel Center by 5 p.m.
Chris Cavey, the Maryland chairman of the McCain campaign, is getting credentials available for distribution. He is thinking of removing one of the many Maryland flags from the hotel lobby and hanging it in his room.
Del. Tony O’Donnell and I head back to Minneapolis for a premier of the movie “An American Carol,” a satire on certain ultra-liberal documentary films.
The main character was a filmmaker named Michael Malone, who was associated with the liberal advocacy group “Mooveahead.org” It starred Jon Voight, Kelsey Grammer and many other high-profile conservative actors, with a guest appearance by Bill O’Reilly. The release date is Oct. 3, and I urge all to make it a blockbuster sending the Hollywood elite a strong message on the possible unintended damage that can be inflicted by making films that strike to the heart of our servicemen and -women while at war.
The full delegation arrived at the Minneapolis Convention Center and toured Civicfest, where there was plenty of political memorabilia.
Larry Helminiak, a former Mitt Romney supporter from Carroll County, proudly displayed his newly purchased McCain/Palin lapel pin. There was never a doubt in my mind that Republicans would mesh with unwavering commitment and support for our candidate.
-- Carmen Amedori
Carmen Amedori, 52, is a resident of Westminster and was a state delegate representing Carroll County from 1998 to 2004, when she was appointed by then-Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to serve on the Maryland Parole Commission. A native of Baltimore and graduate of Villa Julie College, Amedori worked as a paralegal and journalist while raising two daughters, before entering the world of politics. She was one of the few elected officials in Maryland who supported John McCain when he ran for president in 2000, and was an alternate delegate at that year's convention. Her backing has not wavered, and this year, Amedori is the Western Maryland regional director for McCain. She has also been cleared to be a surrogate — meaning she has the blessing to speak on McCain’s behalf when called upon.
Cheryl Miller, 55, and her husband, Michael, coordinate the Volunteers for Obama office in Anne Arundel County. She is an Annapolis resident and mother of two who runs a home-based event planning business. Despite studying political science at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania, Miller was not particularly involved in politics until this year. She was invited to a fund-raiser last fall, and soon found herself immersed in the Obama campaign, working phone banks and traveling to Ohio and Pennsylvania to door-knock. This will be her first convention.
Comments
Carmen;
I read a very long write-up about the upcoming movie "An American Carol", the writer and related stuff. It was several pages long and went into the details of his being a stealth conservative movie producer. I have a copy of that article around here somewhere if you want it.
Bob Culver, aka Burtonsville Bob
MCSM
Posted by: Bob | September 2, 2008 5:02 PM