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Great Country music by Senator Jack Johnson |
Cabaray Showroom, this afternoon for an enthusiastic "Get out the vote" rally for Marsha Blackburn. Senator Jack Johnson and the Austin Brothers Band warmed up the crowd with hardcore uptempo County Music. I like Jack Johnson's brand of Country featuring the songs Ray Price, Merle Haggard and George Jones. It is always a pleasure to see he and his band perform.
I enjoyed getting to see old friends I seldom get to see and getting to speak to the various Republican candidates running for other offices. Among the other candidates mingling in the crowd was Jody Ball running for the Fifth Congressional District, Brent Moody seeking the State House District 56 seat and Judd Cowan seeking the District 50 house seat. Tennessee GOP Chairman Scott Golden recognized them from the stage.
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Marsha Blackburn |
Introductory remarks were made by Scott Golden and he introduced Marsha Blackburn. Marsha spoke for maybe 20 minutes, but I didn't time it. She spoke about her support for the military, the tax cuts, the booming economy under Trump, the importance of securing the border and the importance of putting constitutionalist jurist on the Supreme Court.
Her speech was interrupted by five different protestors. They, one after the other with intervals in between, interrupted her speech. Early in her speech Marsha called for a moment of silence to honor the memory of those who lost their life in the horrible mass shooting at a Jewish Synagogue in Pittsburgh. After the room fell quite, a protester
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Protestor interrupts solemn moment of silence |
When a protestor would start hollowing out, the room would burst in to shouts of "USA! USA!" and drawn him out and then security would escort him from the building. Most of the protestors allowed security to escort them out with minimal resistance, but one guy put up a fight, swinging his fist and kicking. Security had to wrestle him to the floor and then handcuff him before he could be removed. I don't know if he was charged with a crime or not.
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violent protestor had to be subdued |
Senator Graham was great! He touched on several topics but focused on the Kevanaugh confirmation.
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Senator Lindsey Graham |
Graham was complementary of Trump and praised his stance toward illegal immigration and the approaching caravan, the tax cut and the booming economy and Trumps handling of foreign affairs. Graham did get in a couple little lighthearted quips at Trump's expense however. After praising President Trump, paraphrasing, he said, "Trump and I have a lot in common. I like Trump; and, (pausing) Trump likes Trump." That got a hearty laugh as did this one. In speaking of the Trump nomination of Kavanaugh, Granham praised his qualifications and record and said he is one of the most qualified men in America for the Supreme Court. He said when he saw the list 25 of potential nominees he was immensely impressed. He said they were all outstanding. Then he said something like this, "I was expecting Judge Judy." That got a big laugh. He continued, "I'm glad we didn't: TV needs the talent." That got more laughs
This was a fun event and it was an honor and thrill to see Senator Graham up close and in person.
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