Last night I attended a Rotary Club Dinner honoring local HS students

one of which was my daughter(bragging over:),the parents of the students (25 from each class 9-12) were scattered throughout the room. Very large event. My husband and I sat at table where the other parents were strangers to us. A Rotary Club member sat at each table because besides honoring students they are trying to recruit new membership to their club.

One of the mothers let the man extol the virtues of the club and then asked loudly:"Isn't the Rotary Club a quasi -Republican organization?"

The man literally spit some of his drink out.

Dead silence at the table.

We're all waiting to hear his answer. He's sputtering/coughing and trying to wipe his drink up and turning bright red

My husband says, trying for a soto- voice,"Did I hear the word Republican?" and shoots me a look as if to say "I can't believe it wasn't YOU who started this" I shoot him a look back to say "Be quiet, I want to hear this"

And the Rotary Club member starts "Well, uh... ummmm.. we have nothing to do with politics. Needless to say some of our members may be Republican because many are business owners although some are blue collar business owners such as plumbers and electricians but we steer clear of politics. We don't even have politicians come speak to us during an election year."

The woman asked"Why do you think it has that reputation?"

He fingers his collar" Uh.. I don't.. I can't say"

She then asked "Do you think the belief that it is a Republican organization has anything to do with your declining membership?"

He takes a long sip of his drink.

The waitress' arrival saved him.

Then the guest speaker gets up(Police Chief of town) and does the leadership speech we've all heard but then he announces that the policeman who is like a DARE officer and works primarily with the kids has been called up to go to Iraq.

An audible gasp could be heard and something like a groan. I have written before that I live in an area of MA that votes Republican more often than not. What I witnessed last night has convinced me people are sick of the war and people aren't afraid to challenge what they believe to be a Republican organization.

An amazing, unexpected happening.

I'll always be grateful to them for that.

1 week of great fun with other top high school students in California.

Co-ed too. But a gentlemen never kisses and tells.

for themselves what the corporate media refused to show them during Bush's entire first term.

and stooge of the republicans. the local group would not let local dems run ads in their publication, claiming they had run out of space. well it turns out the dems had booked the ad space in advance and been told there was plenty of room...until the ad was revealed to be in favor of dems.

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also deployed, last I heard. He's a Marine.
But I live in a small, rich/stingy town in MA.; borderline Repig...
:evilfrown:
Lot's of yuppies.

I'm not rich though or a 'yuppie'... hardly.

Kudo's to your daughter!! Congratulations! You must be so proud!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

If you're heading to the Cape this August
we are doing an Arlington East on Nauset Beach.
I'd love to meet you! And all of our hubbies
can commiserate!

The Repugs have been so high on power that they failed to notice that people have started to think again....I hope that the damage done is permanent....good riddance...

story so interestingly written. With this happening at a Rotary Club, albeit in Mass, who knows what will be going on next year!

Congrats to your daughter and to you and your husband!