Politics Up Close and Personal
TBG asked me who was sponsoring the event as we drove down I-10 to the Convention Center. I couldn't tell him. All I knew was that when the tv told me that Mrs. Obama was coming to town I searched for tickets Michelle Tucson, clicked through and bought us two entry passes to the cheap seats. Sponsorship never occured to me; I just wanted to be around her again. I was on drugs heavily medicated when I first met Mrs. Obama. It's one of the very few crystal clear moments of those early days after I was shot. I remember her nail polish and her perfectly tailored skirt and sweater set but mostly I remember her arms. This woman is a world class hugger and she comes with the right limbs for the task. They are long and strong and powerful and got all the way around TBG at McKale Center later that evening. "All the way around, Suz.... and I'm not a small guy," he reminded me last night. We paid a lot of money made a contribution fo...