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DEL.ICIO.USWanted, by a grandmother: Entrance to that stadium in Denver
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mae Dickson called the house this evening, right before dinner here in Kennesaw.
For most of us, the Democratic National Convention — and the GOP one, to boot — will simply be an extension of the Olympic events in Beijing. One or two evenings of entertainment in the glow of a neon fireplace, watching someone else sweat.
Will Hillary Clinton score in the 400-meter hurdles? Will Barack Obama clinch that eighth gold medal? Can John McCain shrug off those who question the birth certificate that puts his age at 45?
“Who knows?” is one response. “Who cares?” is another.
And the answer to both is Mae Dickson. This grandmother has put $368 on an early Thursday morning plane ticket to Denver that says she gets into the stadium where Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama gives his acceptance speech that evening.
No hotel. Just an address: INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium.
“Believe me, I’m down to bare bones,” she said.
And all she wants is a free ticket that can’t be had in Denver for love nor money. That, my friends, is belief in a higher power.
Dickson called here to see if the Insider might possibly grease a wheel or two. She would not give her age. Possibly somewhere in the mid-50s. Dickson lives in northern Atlanta, in that netherworld between Buckhead and Sandy Springs.
She described herself as an entrepreneur, a specialist in biblical etiquette, capable of teaching good manners to children, teenagers or adults — especially at the remunerative, corporate level.
Dickson would make non-Southerners, whether black or white, blush with her emphasis on religion. She campaigned for Obama during the presidential primary season this winter. The grandmother handed out flyers. She called voters and tallied their leanings. When the campaign required, she marshaled her computer and — via e-mail — defended her man against against those who would tie him to the evil (or misunderstood) Jeremiah Wright.
But Dickson received her direction right from the top. In prayer, God pushed her toward that portion of the Bible in which Samuel anointed David as king of Israel, despite his lack of experience.
(Republican skeptics may now turn to the first chapter in the second Book of Bush, wherein the owner — former or otherwise — of a lowly and underperforming American League ball team is handed the keys to the kingdom. American League. Somebody explain why that wasn’t a tip-off.)
“I really believe his vision of change. This is his time. I just believe him to be the one, anointed by God,” Dickson said. “I really have a desire to be part of this.”
On the radio, talk show hosts have come to mock people like Dickson, referring to Obama as “the Chosen.” She has heard this.
“Be careful what you speak. Sometimes, what you speak becomes truth, even if you don’t mean it to be so,” the grandmother said.
She left us with an e-mail address for anyone who would like to grease her way into that Denver stadium: blueglow@rocketmail.com. Or, you can, send a note to this web site. She left us her cell phone number.
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By El_Capatain
August 27, 2008 12:00 AM | Link to this
She is scamming people! Please send me 200 bucks so I can go to the DNC also
By Churchill
August 27, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
Some old lib shows up at the big DNC convention and asks for a handout. That is perfect. I dig irony. Peace.
By Aaron Burr V. Mexico
August 27, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
As compared to the people asking handouts at the Redumblican convention such as Blackwater, Haliburton, ExxonMobile, Enron (Kennyboy!), Microsoft and Apple.
Now that is Ironic. Yes, I really do think.
By RJ
August 27, 2008 2:27 PM | Link to this
By Aaron Burr V. Mexico…Excellent come back! Do you think he gets it?