An Update to: "Sorry…I Regret That I Must Keep Beating This Beto Drum."

My post from March 20th (http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2019/3/20/2116/49175) was about the main part of Beto O’Rourke’s C-Span televised public meeting in Keene, NH.

There was more.

Here it is.

Later he had a “Take a picture with Beto” opportunity. This after well more than an hour of impassioned speaking and answering of questions.

It lasted more than half an hour…very well organized. One young Beto worker stood in front of him, took whatever mobile device the Beto fans offered while they stood next to him and snapped three shots.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A couple of friendly words…or more, a few times…and then:

Next!!!???”

Over and over and over again, with no letup on the easily recognized authenticity of his friendliness.

A few things struck me about this…I watched it for the whole 1/2 or hour or more.

Read on:
#1-O’Rourke’s absolutely unfailing friendliness to each and every person. Towards the end he took a couple of multi-second breaks to gulp down some water, but other than that he was on the case/in the moment with every soul that wanted a pic!!!

#2-His obviously natural, friendly physicality with each person or small group of people. He’s a big man…My guess about 6’4″…and in good shape. Often men of that size tend to diminish their visitors…dominate them. Like Trump. He did not. Instead…with a big, happy (verging-almost-on-goofy) grin…he greeted each person with a handshake, words to the effect of “Hi!!! I’m Beto. Whats your name?” (As If they didn’t know who he was. But it was a charming, humble way to break the ice.) He got their name right and then put his arm around them for the picture. Never once did he seem to tower over or dominate any of these people, no matter how short, slight or young they appeared to be.

I didn’t count, but I’m sure it was over 100 people…maybe even 200…that wanted a pic with him. They ranged in age from late high schoolers right through to people in the ’70s, and in “intelligence” from some really on-the-case people to a few that were obviously confused. He was quick and bright with the smart ones and solicitously gentle with those who weren’t quite…up to speed.

A people-lover. It shines out all over him.

#3-I was delighted to see that the females…I think they outnumbered the males by about 3 to 1 on this photo line and again ranged from late high school age right on through college age and on into their ’70s…were not in the least hostile or defensive about his physicality. They were all grinning, too. Not that rictus grin that people often put on when the camera snaps…the real deal. I now personally restrict my physical contact with female strangers…especially young ones…to a handshake, because several years ago in teaching situations I made the mistake of lightly touching a couple of them on the shoulder from the back in order to make my way through a crowded, noisy rehearsal room, and received really hostile looks from them.

Maybe it’s different in Keene, NH than it is in the NYC area.

Or maybe O’Rourke had simply reached the audience so thoroughly and deeply that they completely trusted him.

He’s the anti-Trump.

Bet on it.

This same crowd? And Trump?

First of all, they wouldn’t be there.

Secondly, they wouldn’t have stood in line for upwards of 1/2 hour+ to get a picture with him.

And…most importantly…Trump wouldn’t have been there, either. Not now that he is president, for sure, and not while he was running for office either. He would have been back in his limo, wolfing down McPoisonBurgers or whatever else he eats that has managed to inflate him to his current almost parade balloon-like girth.

Just sayin’…

People like this guy!!!

That’s about as “anti-Trump” as you can get.

He has been widely compared to Bobby Kennedy in terms of “popularity,” but I was politically and socially quite aware by the time RFK started making presidential waves.

There is no comparison.

RFK was already a public icon…brother of a slain president, raised in a very wealthy and politically powerful family…a family the wealth of which was originally based on mob connections, by the way…that trained each of its sons to aim for high national office.

O’Rourke?

The exact opposite.

He was a guitar player/drummer/roadie in a basically unknown touring rock band and living in a low-rent Brooklyn loft at an age where RFK was dating Radcliffe heiresses and his brother JFK was laying the foundations for an eventual presidential run.

People know this O’Rourke fella.

They were in awe of RFK.

They recognize O’Rourke.

He’s the good guy who used to live next door.

And…if the DNC and corporate-controlled media don’t succeed in somehow managing to demonize him (Their specialities, bet on that as well.)…he’s going to beat Trump (or whomever else the RatPubs find it necessary to run) by an historic margin.

Beat the pants off of him!!! (If that isn’t too ugly an image to express in public. Trump without pants? EWWWwwww…!!!)

Watch.

AG

P.S. He said that he was going to visit every county in New Hampshire and do the same thing that he did in Keene. That’s ten counties and ten public meetings in ten days. How’s that for grassroots work!!!???

Author: Arthur Gilroy

Born. Still working on it.