Day 307: Busy Busy Busy

 

November 3rd, 2011Today was comprised of hours upon hours of work in the form of various activities. After an hour and a half of Vietnamese class, I legitimately worked for 3 hours at EH&S. Debbie was in charge of me for the day and subsequently assigned me a pickup task at a Hillcrest shuttle, a delivery task at EMF, and the assembly of some very important fitness equipment. This was followed by 2 and a half hours of tabling on library walk, and then a simple interview with Katherine outside Ledden. I proceeded to the library afterwards to relax where Bee-John met up with me and convinced me to go eat. When we got to Price Center though he didn’t get anything, as I got Burger King to fullfill my appetite for the entire day. We went to the leadership chambers upstairs subsequently (4th floor), for the start of the Ron Paul meeting. Things began well for Phil, Paul, and I until a troll randomly started picking arguments every chance he got during random gray areas of the meeting. This consumed much of the time at the club and deviated us all off task. Fortunately for all of us though, we all bonded over the inevitable task of chalking immediately afterwards, where I snapped my picture of the day. I went home to relax, talk to Tyler for a bit, before preparing for another day ultimately tomorrow.

On this day in 1964, residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time. The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the nation’s capital the right to vote for a commander in chief and vice president. They went on to help Democrat Lyndon Johnson defeat Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964, the next presidential election. Between 1776 and 1800, New York and then Philadelphia served as the temporary center of government for the newly formed United States. The capital’s location was a source of much controversy and debate, especially for Southern politicians, who didn’t want it located too far north. In 1790, Congress passed a law allowing President George Washington to choose the permanent site. As a compromise, he selected a tract of undeveloped swampland on the Potomac River, between Maryland and Virginia, and began to refer to it as Federal City. The commissioners overseeing the development of the new city picked its permanent name—Washington—to honor the president. Congress met for the first time in Washington, D.C., on November 17, 1800. INTERESTING….

In a parade of what he views as pandering presidential hopefuls, Sam Swedberg says one stands out. Swedberg, a St. Cloud State University senior, says his frustration with conventional politicians spurred him to support Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. Swedberg is one of thousands expected Saturday at St. Cloud Civic Center, where Paul will speak at a rally to launch his campaign in Minnesota. The St. Cloud State chapter of Youth for Ron Paul, of which Swedberg is a member, will volunteer at the event. RESTORE AMERICA NOW.

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