EEEWWWW! My niece spoke to Pawlenty at the movies

[dflprincess]

My 14 year old niece went to see Harry Potter last weekend at the theater in Eagan. One of the friends she was with, who is a bit more up on things than the rest of her crowd, suddenly noticed Tim Pawlenty sitting near them. When he mentioned it - after explaining who Pawlenty was (at least my niece knew the name) - none of them believed him until he pointed out the guy next to Pawlenty was wearing a gun.

On the way out of the theater, the kids cornered him to make sure he really was Pawlenty. They also wanted to be sure the guy with him really did have a gun (he did and was identified as a bodyguard).

One of the kids asked how much he made, Timmy replied "$120,000. I made more as a lawyer."

I asked my niece if she told him we'd all be happier if he went back to being a lawyer. (BTW this is the niece that, when Jim Ramstand came to her school when she was 6, told him her aunt said Republicans were instruments of Satan). However, she said she didn't say anything like that (I have failed with the child's upbringing). Besides, she said, she didn't know he was a Republican - he seemed too nice (Well, maybe I haven't done that bad a job). I warned her that that's how they suck people into their cult - they pretend to be nice while cutting state aid for any all social programs.

I asked if Pawlenty had his kids with him, but she said she didn't see them. - Maybe they're like my younger nieces and nephews, too cool to sit with me at the movies.

But, the real question is, what would Timmy's fundy friends think if they knew he was attending "satanic" movies like Harry Potter? :evilgrin:

[Wickerman]

1. awww, look, Timmie is human after all

actually I am sure that he was just there doing research so that he has some new hate to spiel about the evils of Harry Potter in his next speech where he doesn't admit to being part of the bonding session debacle.

:puke:

btw - your niece sounds like a classy young gal. Give her time, she will get her pol feet.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. "He was nice"

Alas, I've read accounts of people, including Western reporters, who interviewed Stalin, and they found themselves liking him--until they stood back and thought, "Wait a minute, this is STALIN."

[chicaloca]

3. exactly....

I've had the misfortune of going to some Pawlenty speeches, and it's frightening how nice and charismatic he is. Unless people actually take the time to look at his political record, they'd never guess what a monster he is. He also knows how to tailor his message to his audience, so if, for instance, he's speaking at a university, he won't mention his gay-rights stance, but he'll talk a lot about soaring health-care costs and how he's fighting the pharmaceutical industry. :eyes:

Also, I heard he pays most of his "help" about $6.50 to $7.00 per hour. :grr:

[Karthun]

4. Wellstone

Also, I heard he pays most of his "help" about $6.50 to $7.00 per hour.

Thats how much Wellstone payed me for a summer.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. The other day, I heard someone refer to Pawlenty and his minions as

"the axis of Eagan."

I don't know if that's a common phrase, but I sure thought it was funny.