Follow-up from the Topeka Capital-Journal:
The holiday drive is the brainchild of local activist Sonny Scroggins, who had planned to hold brainstorming sessions at the downtown McDonald's every morning and night until Obama's inauguration. He said "America grew up" on election night. Scroggins, who is known for his sometimes quixotic crusades against social injustice, said voting results last week were among the "most profound things that have ever happened to humankind." "I got Jesus, I got the Internet, and now I got Nov. 4, 2008," he said.... The idea itself has hit a few snags. One of the women whom Scroggins listed as a contact person for the meetings said she wasn't affiliated with the idea. Rhoda Carr said she had helped Scroggins with past events but wasn't aware her phone number was publicized for this.... Scroggins hit another roadblock when the downtown McDonald's, long his staging ground, heard about his upcoming planning sessions. "You absolutely do not have permission to do any kind of Obama planning," owner Karen Tyler said in a voice mail left on Scroggins' phone and played for The Capital-Journal. Scroggins said he has held court at the fast-food joint for years with no problems and wasn't sure why he was being kicked out now.... Read more: http://www.cjonline.com/stories/111108/loc_354642609.shtml http://tinyurl.com/62pr9e --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 9:55 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: National Obama Day > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > Of course not. I *hope* it's just kids, but they've > apparently nailed down the local McDonald's for > morning and evening planning rallies every Tuesday > through January 13. Would McDonald's do that for a > bunch of kids? Why hasn't anybody told them the facts > of life? > > Hey, I could have meetings at our local McDonalds. Just > meet friends there at a pre-arranged time every week. It would > hardly lend stature to my undertaking. >
