The media was camped outside the Catlett Music Hall at the University of Oklahoma before 8 a.m. for the big bi-partisan hootenanny/Mike Bloomberg presidential speculation-fest later today. Spectators began lining up at 9 a.m. even though the doors don't open to the public until 11 a.m., and they had some pretty interesting ideas about the event, and about the mayor who might want to be president.
“I’ve already decided on my candidate and it’s not Bloomberg,” said Glenda Peters, a retired parochial school principal from Norman. “I think a third-party candidacy is exciting, but I would rather see Bloomberg work with the Democrats I hope will be elected.”
Right behind her, retired high school English teacher Suzette LaCasse McDowell, a John Edwards supporter, said she just isn’t buying the premise of the event, namely that partisan gridlock has crippled Washington.
“What we need are more Democrats so we don’t have any gridlock,” LaCasse McDowell said. Still, she’s not entirely opposed to working with the other side. “I even tried to read an Ann Coulter book once. I couldn’t get through it, but I tried.”
Karla Schuster