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DEL.ICIO.USYour daily Dale Cardwell update: He was feeling a bit warm
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Finally, we hit Dale Cardwell at a time when the cell phone and his webcam were operating at the same time.
The former TV journalist and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate is well into his third day on top of that smokestack near the state Capitol. And he had a complaint.
The temp hit 16 degrees this morning, and he was too hot. “The electric blanket was burning me up,” Cardwell said.
Yes, he has current. Workers pulled a 220-volt line from the anti-aircraft lights, to allow him to operate his electric blanket, keep his cell phone charged, and work the laptop.
He gave us a small tour of the place with the camera. Terrific view, of course. The camp toilet is behind his tarp, out of camera range. But yes, he’s had to use it.
He’s tethered to a safety harness in case things go awry. One scaffold worker is up there with him round the clock, on eight hour shifts — with Cardwell footing the bill.
Cardwell said he’s enjoying a little success. He did three drive-time radio shows this morning. If you think about it, he’s well positioned for traffic-spotting.
And he says he’s seen an uptick in the $20-$30 donations from real people who he says have been cut out of the political process. Which is why he doesn’t want to say when he’ll come down.
“There’s no way I’m coming down as long as the arc is going up,” he said.
Cardwell also said he’s picked up some interest from NBC’s “Today Show.”
Comments
By Georgia Values
January 3, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this
Great news! I’m glad that it is warming up. I have heard a couple of his interviews. The line I like best is,
“I believe we have a serious problem with global warming,” he said, “but I’d like to delay any solution for at least a week.”
DaleTheTruth.com and Dale08 for details!
By Barbara Dooley
January 3, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this
I wish G.W. and Congress would join him and stay on billboards during there terms…also Roger Clemens is a druggie let all drug convicts out of jail legalize weed and love one another go dawgs
By Common Sense
January 4, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this
Cardwell is an idiot. I wouldn’t vote for a crazy person. This is an obvious fund raising ploy. It serves no actual political purpose and solves no real problems. Does he think that the powers that be are going to notice him and totally change the political system overnight? Maybe when he comes down with pneumonia he can generate a sympathy vote as well!