FITN NH GOP Presidential Town Hall

 Attended the FITN GOP Presidential Town Hall in NH over the weekend. Though many featured speakers and presidential candidates did not make the scene due to the snowstorms in the DC area and Mid-Atlantic, it was still a lot of fun, educational and very informative.

Originally, former VP Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz, were to speak at the opening dinner Friday night. Due to the storm they couldn't make it. However, Mr. Cheney spoke to the crowd via a video message. He said a few words about the race and how the upcoming election might be one of the most important in our life time.

Shortly after,  newly elected Senator from Nebraska, Ben Sasse,  Mr. Cheney's replacement,  gave one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Wish I had recorded it. In fact I've searched and searched the web to see if there was a video link to post, but to no avail.

In any case, his speech was incredibly inspirational and eloquent. If his future actions meet the level of Friday night's speech, there's a very successful career ahead of him. Below is a picture of Mr. Sasse and also a link about the junior Senator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Sasse.

Saturday was spent listening to John Kasich, governor of Ohio and Rand Paul, Senator from Kentucky. Both were interesting and made good points on various topics. Of note was Kasich's folksy, down to earth style. Very relatable. Someone you'd enjoy a drink with. According to a recent poll, he's in 2nd place in NH. Here's a link about Kasich: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kasich

Paul's style was a bit more formal though no less impressive. He made some thought provoking remarks about the Middle East and the budget. Here's a link to learn more about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul

Both candidates, as well as all of the other speakers took shots at the Democrats and especially Hilary Clinton.

Next was lunch with Gorvernor Matt Bevin of Kentucky.  He is only the 3rd republican governor elected in Kentucky since WW2.

Afterward, we ran into Byron York, a journalist with the Washington Examiner and also White House correspondent for the National Review.

Had an interesting chat with him for about 10 to 15 minutes. He was curious as to whom we liked and what we thought about Donald Trump. When I asked whom he liked for president, he declined to answer. Guess he thought he should be the one asking the questions!

Last was dinner with Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton. Curt Shilling was supposed to show but like a few others,  had cancelled.

One thing that I'd like to note,  is that out of everyone we chatted with, not one person said they were for Donald Trump. Also interesting was the fact that the friend I attended the event with and lives in NH, also noted that no one they know is supporting The Donald either. Yet the polls have him leading. Very interesting.

So though quite a few of the current GOP presidential candidates did not show up at the event,  it was wonderful being surrounded with like minded people who want nothing more than the GOP to win the next presidential election.

In closing, I'm going to include a picture of and a bit of info from Wikipedia about an interesting character seen cruising the event and being interviewed. His name is Vermin Love Supreme. Gotta love the name!

"Vermin Love Supreme^[1] (born c. 1961) is an American performance artist and activist who has run as a candidate in various local, state, and national elections in the United States.^[2][3][4] Supreme is known for wearing a boot as a hat and carrying a large toothbrush.^[5] He has said that if elected President of the United States, he will pass a law requiring people to brush their teeth.^[2][6][7][8] He also campaigned in 2012 on a platform of zombie apocalypse awareness (and zombie-based energy plan) and time travel research,^[9] and he promises a free pony for every American.^[10] Supreme claims to mock the political system.^[2][11] In 2011, he participated in the Occupy Boston protests.^["

Don't you wish Mr. Supreme were running ???