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Alice from Oconto County reports…

Right now, at about 9:40 p.m. [on June 9], it’s been about 4 hours since I got the phone call telling me I was a winner in the Obama ticket lottery.  I’ve calmed down considerably, but am still quite excited that I’m going to be able to get into the town hall event at GB Southwest High School.  This excitement isn’t so much because I will be allowed to bask in the presence of the Lord Messiah Obama, but that little ol’ me, a staunch conservative and lifelong Republican has kind of flown under the radar.  I feel like an undercover operative and that my presence will be like that of an embedded reporter.

I hope that I can keep my excitement under control so that I don’t inadvertently let slip that I am not exactly Obama’s most ardent supporter.  I feel like I need to put lead weights in my shoes so that I don’t float away from all of the excitement.  I want to take a notebook and pen into the event so that I can jot down my impressions of the whole event, but wonder if I’ll be allowed to do that since I won’t have pre-approved press credentials.

I have prepared a question to ask, for each of the three topics I’ve heard will discussed as part of the town hall event.  At first I heard that this was to be a healthcare forum, but have since heard that the economy and the environment will also be discussed.  I guess I’ll find out what happens when I get there.  In any case, I’ll be prepared.

Hmmm. Our very own embedded journalist!

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