A “special comment” from Mrs. Hotviti
John Carney is an ASSHOLE!!!
Now let me tell you why.I want to start this by saying I know very little about politics, I leave all that up to donviti (or whatever he’s titled himself these days) Anyway, so donviti and I decide to go to Joe’s last night to see what the Obama/Biden rally was all about. After being there for alittle bit donviti says “look there’s Jack Markell and John Carney,” and over walks Jack Markell. (I’ll get to my experience about him in a minute), but no Carney. Hmmmmm…. is that weird?? didn’t really think much of it at the time.
Now LG comes to the event (kind of when the evening was coming to an end) and bs’d with us for a little bit. Interestingly, John Carney approaches him (which I didn’t know was him until later b/c when donviti pointed him out earlier I thought he was someone else), shakes his hand and starts talking with him. No acknowledgment whatsoever that donviti and I were even standing there. donviti tries to make a few funnies (note the word TRIES) but again no acknowledgment that donviti had even said anything, he was completely ignored. Again remember I didn’t know it was Carney and thought it was a friend of LG’s b/c he wasn’t saying anything to us b/c he didn’t know us.
A few people came over and asked to have a picture taken with him. He rushed away so fast you could see fire coming from his feet. He didn’t say goodbye have a good night, fu, nothing, just left, and the best part is he never even came back to talk w/ us.
I turn to donviti and said “Who was that.” He looks puzzled and said “John Carney.” I shrugged it off like oh well. It wasn’t until later when he asked me what I thought about each of the candidates that I really thought about this experience. Carney never said hello, never looked at me at all, never once acknowledged I was standing right in front of him. Basic social skills, right? Say hi to people you approach, is that asking too much of someone who is supposedly wanting to be governor of Delaware. I don’t think so. So my question is do I want someone representing me, having my voice, when he can’t even acknowledge I exist when I was standing RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM! Absolutely not!!!! FU Carney.
Now my experience with Jack Markell was completely different. He approaches donviti and I, says hello and introduces himself. Jack turns to me shakes my hand, asks my name and what I did for a living. Made some talk with me about it, and hey who knew his mother and I share the same profession. Then turned to donviti and talked with him a bit. Now, do I think he’ll remember my name or even care what I did for a living, no, but at that moment he was interested in what I had to say. My voice was heard. Thank you Jack Markell, You will definitely have my vote.
For the record Markell asked me about my job and “who are you” on the blog. I introduced myself as with Delawareliberal to both candidates. Markell new of us and seemed happy to talk with us. I actually let him go from the conversation b/c I know how I can yap.
I also introduced myself sort of to Carney. Geek introduced me as a friend to Carney. He barely acknowledged and was more focused on eating his free muscles than wanting to talk to the three of us. Maybe it was the Markell sticker’s my wife and I were wearing…
Or maybe it was the fact that he had to talk to the criminal running for office….NO NOT ATKINS! Tom Gordon. It was nice to see the governor hob knobbing with better half of the Gordon/Freeberry duo that practically sunk NCCO.
I won’t say FU Carney, I will just say, I got Jack’s back.
He was eating his muscles? I bet they were tough! 😉
The solution is obvious. Why don’t you hook up Carney with your ex?
I spoke to dv almost everyday and strong-armed a coffee out of him once or twice. Does that get me your (mrs. dv) vote? Hellllll no!
FWIW, I’m the one that got him into trouble with his COWARD boss here that led to his current job. You’re welcome…I hope, anyway.
I’m just pissed ‘cuz I have to pay for my coffee now. Bastard.
Grrrr….
I’m a strong backer of Jack Markell, and I do like Jack as a person more than John.
I don’t, however, think that you can fault a candidate from cold-shouldering someone who is wearing the sticker supporting his opponent. Ten days is too short to spend time on folks already committed to your opponent.
I doubt that Jack would do much more for someone sporting a Carney sticker.
Talk to Geek about the disabilities forum last week. Markell came, addressed a very receptive crowd of people with varying agendas, and promised specific legislation to address their concerns. Protack came as well – gave a fairly good talk showing he was in touch with the needs of the people we were there to help. Carney couldn’t make it. Ditto, Bill Lee, but at least he had publicly stated why he was not doing these events.
heh, pathetic is as pathetic does….you guys might have actually engaged the guy
instead of standing around with thumbs up your asses only to pitch an absurd post on it the next day.
Way To Go
To Hef’s current Playmate….I’m not surprised…, and now you’ve convinced me…and you’re even great w/ someone’s child (3 different men told me they were the father at the last REAL DL outing)….he could have at least made a cursory inquiry of your obvious impending change in life….sheesh…I’m not voting for him either….
Dv’s wife: I saw you talking to Jack. I also saw all the people there “shaking Gordon’s hand and wishing him well”. As you say, “you know nothing about politics”!
Now, do I think he’ll remember my name or even care what I did for a living, no, but at that moment he was interested in what I had to say. My voice was heard. Thank you Jack Markell,
I ran into Jack at an event a couple of years ago, and not only did he remember my name and where we met, he even remembered the name of my friend who had attended that first meeting with me – 6 years before!! Since then, I’ve bumped into him a few times, and he always calls me by name and makes reference to whatever we’d conversed about the last time I saw him. And I am a nobody with no power or leverage, just an ordinary citizen. When you or I speak, Jack listens!
Carney, on the other hand, has been introduced to me 3 or 4 times in the past year and never gives me more than a quick handshake and a blank stare.
Ask me where my vote’s going . . .
Nancy, i guess you didn’t read the post. We did try to engage him. He wasn’t having it.
anon3- i did say i talked w/ jack confused by your comment?
Actually, Mini Minner has done the same to me a few times, and I wasn’t wearing any stickers. He just seems to have this “deer-in-the-headlights” look about him. He can never look at the crowd he’s speaking to, much less one or two people.
Anon 3–I don’t know much about politics either–as is the case of 97% of Americans probably–but I vote–and it won’t be for Carney. So a political lesson is lost on me…to a common decency one. Wonder if that’s a political lesson?
DAMN IT!
You DEl Libbers, and some wives, were there and I didn’t get to meet a one of you???? I am heart broken….especially over not meeting Donhoni…the misses would have been chatting up Jack and we could have been having an interesting ‘aside’.
Any number of contributors to this blog would like to meet the DELibbers in person: some want to shank your hand(s) some want to break your neck(s)…..I vasilate between the two.
(I did see one lovely pregnant woman wearing a print dress entering the shack (talk about distressed properties) from the area of the play ground…was that you Mrs. Donviti?)
DV: “I will just say, I got Jack’s back. ”
Be sure to throw a cup of hot yogurt on it while you’re back there. Feed his ego a bit.