Posted on 05/20/2008 5:02:34 AM PDT by Invisigoth
Former 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel will be in Denver this week seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for president. On the day of the Iowa caucus in early January, I found myself in New Hampshire following the irascible former Alaska senator around.
By the time I met up with the long-shot presidential hopeful, his 15 minutes of fame had come and gone and he had faded from the public scene, having been excluded from the Democratic primary debates. While the political world was focused on Des Moines, he started his day speaking at a Rotary Club in the Granite State.
To my surprise, the room was full with over 100 people. Before the event began, I introduced myself to Gravel's two 20-something-year-old staffers. They were excited to see a member of the press in attendance and they immediately invited me to join them at other campaign events throughout the day with the one other journalist who was there.
By reading interviews Gravel has given and watching him on television, it is easy to get the impression that he is bombastic, loose-lipped, and often angry. His speech to the Rotary Club didn't do much to diminish this image.
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Did he open with watching wood burn for 15 minutes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rZdAB4V_j8
Mike Gravel celebrates Christmas with the Red State Update crew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0SQusLdlpE
Hey, Mike. Go toss a rock.
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