Merrimack, href="http://www.ci.merrimack.nh.us">NH always has politicians to
our Fourth of July parades. Someone in town said it was because we
have a good sized town, well educated and reasonably upper-middle
class population and the pollisters think it gives a clue on how a
candidate will play nationally.
This year's parade included the NH Governor href="http://www.nh.gov/governor/">Craig Benson (R), href="http://www.joe2004.com">Joe Lieberman (D-CT), and href="http://www.grahamforpresident.com/index.html">Bob Graham
(R-FL). The campains for John Kerry, Howard Dean, Dick Gephardt, John
Edwards had a presence, but the candidate wasn't there.
Here are some pictures we got with the ones that made it.
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NH Governor Craig Benson and the Nozell/Thomas family
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Joe Lieberman and the Nozell/Thomas family
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Cool Joe Lieberman car
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Bob Graham and the Nozell/Thomas family
Back in 2000, George W. Bush and Pat Buchanan were at our local
parade. Bush blew us off, but Buchanan stopped over to say hello.
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George W. Bush but not the the Nozell/Thomas family
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Pat Buchanan and the Nozell/Thomas family (1)
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Pat Buchanan and the Nozell/Thomas family (2)