Blog Indiana 2008

Thomas with the cap (4.00 / 1)

I attended the politics session but was disappointed by the brevity and shallowness of the discussion. I was surprised the the size of the crowd there: 150 people or so. Doug Masson attended as well as videorecorded the scene - it's up on his often-good blog: http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=3506

My iPhone got a decent snapshot of the panel. That "radical moderate" Ruth Holladay is sitting next to Thomas who's wearing (indoors!!!) the cap...

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by: Wilson46201 @ Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 07:51:00 AM CDT

I've got styles... (4.00 / 1)

...what can I say?

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by: Thomas @ Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 09:05:58 AM CDT

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omg.. (4.00 / 1)

I knew Thomas had to be a hottie due to his opinions.. but.. swoon!

And what is it with bloggers that they have to have facial hair?  

BTW.. if bloggers are on a panel, does that mean that they'll probably also be live-blogging while talking?

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by: LafayetteLib @ Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 14:30:23 PM CDT

Facial hair (4.00 / 1)

Ruth Holladay is a tad butch but she has little observable facial hair...

Actually, I think Thomas would be much more the hottie without his beard ...

About live-blogging: I saw a number of folk with open laptops at the session but sadly IU doesnt have free public WiFi in that building. Perhaps paying attendees were given temporary access to their network?

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by: Wilson46201 @ Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 15:21:33 PM CDT

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Oh goodness... (4.00 / 1)

1) Phone pictures should not be used to judge anything.

2) I think the blogger-facial hair connection has more to do with a lack of personal hygiene than any premeditated thematic decision.

3) I look like I'm 14 without the aforementioned Taliban motif.

4) I lucked out by being an IU student, I guess. I didn't have any idea that wireless access was an issue yesterday -- my laptop connected without any prompting.

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by: Thomas @ Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 15:25:21 PM CDT

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You're definitely a hottie... (0.00 / 0)

...and KEEP the facial hair.  ;)

"It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority."  --Benjamin Franklin

Yes, even Democratic authority.

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by: Daily Activist @ Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 17:22:38 PM CDT

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come on Thomas... (0.00 / 0)

I've seen ya at the DEM CONV too.. hottie is your middle name.

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by: LafayetteLib @ Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 17:01:07 PM CDT