A Class Act, Even in Defeat
Tom LaDuke, Director of Programming at FTRRadio.com, in talking about his meeting Pamela Gorman at Right Online this year said he hadn’t paid much attention to her during the day once he determined that she was another politician there to meet online movers and shakers. Right Online is, after all, about the people online more than about the individual politicians. LaDuke isn’t terribly impressed by politicians anyway. But that night he was at a party in a suite that was just bloggers. (Duke blogs at Duke Over America in addition to his FTR Radio gig.)
He saw Pamela Gorman leaning against a wall having a drink. She was the only politician present. “What are you doing here?” he asked. She smiled, raised her bottle, and said “I heard there would be beer” according to his account. What he found instead of a politician was a regular person who happened to be doing political stuff because she thought it needed doing. That was the key to winning his support. When LaDuke and the other FTR board members who had gone to Right Online got home they told me about Gorman. I had already seen the Gorman commercial shot at a range at various gun related sites and read a bit about her, so I was an easy sell. FTR Radio (which is NOT a non-profit, just unprofitable) planned an entire day of Pamela Gorman coverage, with many of the interviews being repeated later in part or in whole.
Last night Pamela Gorman lost her bid for the nomination to be the congressional representative from Arizona’s third district. It was a ten way race, and the Quayle name recognition, money, and connection to the party machinery was impossible to overcome in such a crowded field. But even in defeat Gorman remains a class act, as can be seen from the statement on her Facebook page:
As you all probably have heard, I was not victorious in my bid for the Republican nomination in AZ03. It has been a wild ride and I am at peace knowing we gave it our all. I am looking forward to continuing to work alongside you all to take America back and am excited to see what the future brings for me personally. Please keep the faith and keep up the intensity… November will come quickly!
No whining, no third party threats. Just looking forward to the future, and a reminder that we have a common cause which is greater than any single loss, even hers. I expect to see more of Pamela Gorman in the future, and continue to like what I see.
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