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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Mike Gallagher :: Townhall.com Columnist
Riding with Rudy Into the Pepsi Center
by Mike Gallagher
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Doing a radio show from a political convention's "radio row" is always an amazing experience. My visit here this week to Denver for the DNC is the 11th political convention I've been privileged to attend. And there is always one defining moment that makes the weeklong affair one I'll always remember.

That moment came for me yesterday when I traveled with Rudy Giuliani into the Pepsi Center.

Mayor Giuliani is in town as part of the "loyal opposition" contingent. The RNC holds a number of off-site press conferences featuring prominent Republicans like Rudy and Mitt Romney who articulate, on a daily basis, the vast differences between the two parties.

As you might imagine, these folks wouldn't exactly be given the red carpet treatment in a city overrun by passionate Democrats.

In fact, when I landed at Stapleton International Airport Sunday afternoon, I was greeted by a pair of young college kids who were working for Fox News and assigned the task of handing out media credentials to the guests and pundits who would be appearing on the cable TV news giant.

They stood outside the security perimeter with huge "Fox News Channel" signs so those of us who needed to pick up our passes could easily spot them.

Of course, that meant they were also easily spotted by the Democrat delegates and supporters who were also flying into Stapleton.

In five short minutes, I heard more profanity, jeers and angry shouting directed at those two poor kids than is ever heard at a cage match between two professional wrestlers.

As they nervously handed me my badges, one crazy looking man with frizzy hair standing straight up spotted me and started screaming, "That's that Mike Gallagher jerk -- F*****g neo-con! Neo-con! Neo-con!"

It was impossible for me to keep from laughing.

I sort of felt like the humans who got spotted by the zombies in the movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Continued...

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Mike Gallagher is a nationally syndicated radio host, Fox News Channel contributor and guest host and author of Surrounded by Idiots: Fighting Liberal Lunacy in America.

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To' Not ashamed to be right'
I agree very much with your post. You said it - I don't want the republican party to be more democrat either. Big mistake.
I also don't agree with Mike Gallagher on very much. He's probably a really good guy, but I find him blustery, overemotional and impulsive. He gets a bad idea a runs with it. Like this one.

Rudy
Cabinet post-yes (AG would be excellent).
Veep- No
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