I know you all are on the very edge of your seats awaiting the answer!
Wait, what… you were watching the world cup/political debates/grass growing and not trying to figure out who this snappy dresser is?
Well dear readers, I give you Patricia McCracken, or as her name tag says “Tricia”. Now before you go saying “who is that”, let me remind you that we have two ladies on the Democratic ticket for Lt. Gov, Carol Porter and the elusive Tricia. I could not find a website or Facebook page for her, this might be her first public appearance. Has anyone else met her?
Ever since qualifying, many of us have wondered who Patricia is, some blog commenters have even worried that due to her complete lack of visibility she might be an Alvin Greene like cipher placed on the ballot to disrupt the voting in some nefarious way.
I think not.
Let me explain.
I arrived early to the Cobb County Democratic monthly Saturday breakfast, understandably my DFI goggles are a little fuzzy at 8:30 am. I certainly don’t expect fashion forward attire, however, I also don’t expect to be violently shocked awake either.
“Good Grief, what do we have here” I exclaimed, and reached for my DFI fine book. I am abruptly told that this is Patricia McCracken-she’d called the Cobb Chairman earlier in the week to tell him she was coming to the breakfast. She explained to him that her reason for running was to support Roy Barnes. Apparently they go “way back”. Ah huh, suuuure you do.
She was so excited about supporting Roy that she felt it necessary to berate the other guests in line at the Piccadilly, who apparently didn’t know that the second coming was expected- at- any -minute and that they “should know who that is”. When pointed out to her she was being too loud, she simply said “well I’m a Marietta girl, I can be loud”. Marietta girls are loud, this is news to me. I’ve lived here 19 years and honestly never witnessed this, oh dear.
I proceed to write out her DFI fine, it’s roughly the equivalent of Greece’s national debt.
The Gov arrived, and without so much of a hint, glimmer, iota of recognition of Tricia he worked the room for a bit and then we all settled in for the announcements and speeches.
Dazed, still blinded by her tragic ensemble and desperately clutching my coffee I found my seat to listen to Gov Barnes give his stump speech. He was very funny and in a light hearted way outlined the serious issues facing this state. I say light hearted not to be dismissive-but he’s pro, and understands it’s breakfast, on a Saturday not the Brookings Institute annual policy rollout. Thank you Roy!
As the breakfast meeting wound down I noticed that Patricia was speaking with several Cobb political operatives. I was dying to know what they were asking her. A few minutes later, lets call him “Operative #1″, stubbled away from her looking positively shell shocked.
I queried ” what was the best part of that conversation” he answered.. “it’s over”.
Oh goodie, now I really must press for more details…
JI Q: On a scale of one to ten what do you give her?
Operative #1: “Negative 3.75”
JI Q: WOW, What’s her main policy thrust?
Operative #1: “Taking back the word conservative”, she feels the word could be “rehabilitated” and “steadfastly rejected that meant cutting more education, health care and transportation services and money”
JI Q: Cough* hiccup* wipes away a tear* ” Tell me more…
Operative #1: “Here’s the best part, she refers to herself as a physical conservative”
JI: Surely you mean, and I. Say. It. Very. Slowly .“Fiscal”?
Operative #1: “Apparently not, she repeated it several times and is “determined to bring people back to the party with her physical conservative platform”
I am stunned into silence.
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