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This morning I attended a “Blogger Brunch” sponsored by RedState.com and Google. The guest speaker was my pick in the presidential primaries, former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee.The event was on the 22nd floor of the Crowne Plaza, which provides breathtaking views up and down the Mississippi River and up the hills to the State Capitol and the Cathedral. It’s a beautiful city, and September is just about the best time of year to be here.
There was only one face in the room familiar to me: J. P. Duffy, an ORU grad who had worked on John Sullivan’s early campaigns for Congress. J. P. is the Media Director for the Family Research Council. (I met one of his colleagues, Tom McClusky, at last night’s National Review party.)
I met a lot of bloggers — from Arkansas, New Hampshire, Illinois, Indiana, Virginia, Maryland, and Minnesota, among other places — got cards from several, and I will add links to their blogs later. I was surprised by the number of people who reacted to the name “BatesLine” as if it were familiar.
Our speaker was stuck in traffic and arrived at about 10:30. As soon as Thompson arrived he was introduced and launched into his brief speech, followed by some Q&A. Read more…
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