I was there this morning.
John and Ken are skewing big time.
Which is why I had to go see (and hear) for myself.
Is that a fact? Well please share.
Which is why I had to go see (and hear) for myself.
Well I'm an adult and what I am hearing I judge as incompetent, irresponsible, and completely out of touch from the under Secretary of Homeland Security. He is actually claiming that sweeps have restarted? That is simply not true.
I'm hearing it and the politicians sound apathetic.
I'm surprised the crowd didn't throw those two out on a rail.
I hope you do your own report of the event since you seem to be suggesting John & Ken are not accurately representing Issa, Asa and the issues.
Sorry it took so long to respond.
My server's been acting up!
First of all, I'm not a troll. In fact, I was at the same barbecue
a couple weeks ago, PRofLA...
I was sketching portraits and didn't have the
pleasure of meeting you.
Someone said later you were there...
I also missed DoughtyOne.
Thanks for the great music.
Well, here's my story and I'm stickin to it...
Drove up to Temecula at 7:30 this morning
from Chula Vista.
It was raining but people didn't mind.
In fact, from the 15 there were lightning bolts
jolting all over just above Temecula.
Prophetic!
The lot was already full by 8:45, so people had to park out on the road for blocks.
About a dozen police cars were lined up, officers poised.
There were "NO SIGNS ALLOWED INSIDE" signs posted all over.
I had to get special permission to bring my sketch pad,
and did a quick sketch of the crowd while standing in line so they'd believe me.
I found a seat on the aisle, two rows back from
John and Ken.
They got a standing O from the whooping crowd.
Now, I'm only reporting on the EVENTS of this morning...
you can hash out the issues.
At the time, I did not know KFI was recording everything.
The oddest thing was that moment when John stood up
to have his say, no matter what.
Issa was NOT avoiding him.
Issa actually put his arm around him, led him up on the
stage, smiling, and John acted like Issa would not give
him the microphone. John had picked up one that was not active, so Issa gave him his.
Excuse me, but he really was being an ass.
What he was saying was different than what was happening, and it made no sense til I heard it
on the radio.
Knowing full well he'd have access to the audio later,
he YELLS to Asa, "Why are you running away?"
Asa had merely walked to the side,
not wanting to be part of the spectacle.
Asa was red meat for that crowd.
It was practically rock concert decible...my ears are still numb.
The radio show did not pick up anywhere near the truth
of how impossible it was to answer questions.
All you get on their "feed" is Issa and Asa's
stammering, but you can't hear the crowd.
I sketched John and Ken, who were both very still
(which made them easy to draw) until John's dramatic moment, egged on by the crowd.
Asa promised to return in 3 months for another feeding frenzy.
Someone yelled, "You mean AFTER the election,"
and Issa replied something like, "You got THAT right!"
It ended surprisingly peacefully.
I heard a woman thank a border patrol agent for
doing a good job, and he replied,
"If they'd only LET me do my job!"
No one seemed very satisfied.
But John and Ken got great ratings.