Biden, Kucinich and Walter Reed's Building 18 (Carson City Presidential Forum)

What a day! First things first - Props to the Mynxster for the press pass hook-up! Good lookin' out. By the way, Mynx... Anonymous bloggers would have had no problem getting into the event. Our wonderful Secret Service didn't bother checking ID's. It was smooth sailing all the way through. Anyone could of showed up!

I ended up setting up right behind Dana Bash from CNN and Fox News' Carl Cameron. I was amazed at the "craziness" of everything and the amount of media that showed up. It was absolutely nut's.

Don't pass out from shock when I tell you this, but Hillary Clinton flat out avoided the press. No one seen her arrive or leave. It was like magic. I guess we'll find out within the next couple of years if a candidate can win an election on money alone without actually answering the hard questions from the media. What a disappointment.

Good stuff below...















Congressman Kucinich and his wife Elizabeth Harper (More Pics here)


I started poking around a bit and found myself in the rear of the building with handful of reporters and photographers. After about 10 minutes or so, Congressman Kucinich pulled up in a 2007 Chevrolet Impala, and after a few seconds hopped out holding hands with the gorgeous red head you see in the picture above. Come to find out it was his wife, Elizabeth Harper, which he married in back in August of 2005. You should of heard the gasps an whispers. "Who's that?"... "She must be 30 years younger..."... "Look how short he is.." and on and on. Later I'll post (look below) four or five more pictures on my blog that will clearly show how much Elizabeth Harper enjoys the camera. Priceless.

As they walked towards us, AFSCME volunteers tried to direct him to an entrance to the building that was away from the media, but Congressman Kucinich politely shrugged them off and headed straight for us. I ended up getting the first and only question in:

Congressman Kucinich: Any questions?

Nevada Blogger JWH: Have you ever visited building 18 at Walter Reed?

Congressman Kucinich: I've been over to Walter Reed and I can tell you that I'm going to do everything I can to bring our troops home so that we're not going to have so many of our soldiers suffer the kind of injuries that these young people have. We've got to end this war, and I'm going to be talking about this today. You know, I have a two minute period at the beginning and I'm going to be talking about the war. So, watch what I have to say. I'm going to challenge all these candidates. The Democrats have to stand for bringing our troops home, we have to stand for a cut-off of the funds, and I put together a 12 point plan that will enable us to bring our troops home, to cut off the funds for the war, and to make sure that we have international peacekeepers and security force. Time to end the war and Democrat's better stand for the end of the war. People didn't vote for a Democratic version of the war as opposed to a Republican version of the war.

But, it's great to be here in Nevada because it's going to be the beginning of a whole new approach to campaigning in America, because straight from the shoulder, right here on that stage, you watch it.

Nevada Blogger JWH: Thank you, Congressman.

Senator Joe Biden (Left) and Democratic Blogger Taylor Marsh (Right)



Later in the day, I managed to ask Senator Joe Biden the same exact question as he was walking out of the press room:

Nevada Blogger JWH: Senator, Senator…Have you ever visited building 18 at Walter Reed?

(Biden walks up and stands in front of me with his face about 4 inches from my face while looking me square in the eyes)

Senator Joe Biden: No, but I spent 7 months at Walter Reed, because I had two craniotomies and major embolism and I'm going to go visit that building, because that's the place which saved my life. I'm the only person that's been… I was, uh two craniotomies and one major embolism there, spent 45... 49 days in ICU, actually, 59 days. And so, it's a great hospital, and I am... I just learned yesterday how, you know, how horrid this condition seems to be. And, I'm going to go look at it and find out because those guys saved my life.

Nevada Blogger JWH: Thank you, Senator.

Enjoy the pics! And, oh! It's NEVADA, not NEVAHDA!.

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