Last night, Daisy and I went to the GOP Fall State Dinner, held at the fancy shmancy Ritz Charles on the north side of Indy. And as usual, we could not have had more fun. If there’s one thing I’ve discovered about the GOP (at least locally), it’s that they know how to throw some kickass events.
The evening started out with apps and drinks in a large reception room, where Lt. Gov. Becky Skilman and GOP State Chair Murray Clark spoke a bit. We’d seen Becky earlier in the evening and hug assaulted her, and you guys, she is just impossibly gorgeous and elegant and gracious and kind. She’s like the kind of woman who just commands attention the moment she enters a room, because she’s just all class. We only spoke with her very briefly – long enough for us to get the glees over her saying, “You girls just keep doing what you’re doing!” all encouraging-like. LOVE HER.
Anyway, Daisy and I headed to the bar (me for Actual Alcohol and Daisy for boring pregnant Club Soda). And once we got our drinks, we stood amongst the huuuuge crowd of people milling around. All of a sudden, right in between us, Gov Mitch Daniels appeared, and said, “Is this where I’m supposed to be?” And of course we mauled him with hugs and then attempted to behave. He told Daisy that he was glad to see her since she hadn’t been to the last couple of events, and she explained that there were canine child issues and that she was pregnant, etc. etc. etc. And he said, “Well, how are you feeling?” And she said, “Bloated.” And he just nodded understandingly and then we chit chatted about the fact that she was having a little chicklet and then pretty soon a swarm of people wanted to talk to him so we let him go, you know, be the Governor and stuff. And then we cracked up over the fact that there were hundreds of people there to talk with him about really important state issues, and OUR conversation – which he was completely engaged in, mind you - was about pregnancy bloat.
This is why I love our Governor.
We ran into all sorts of people we know, and then met all sorts of people we didn’t know, and shared a dinner table with Big E and Prada and one of our breakfast pals and Velvet-Cheeks. And the dinner was yummy, and the after dinner speaker was Mitch himself, who gave a fantastic speech about the state of the state – and why Indiana is finding itself in the national news quite often these days. He’s way too modest to talk about how much of the reason is, well, HIM. But that really is the reason. It’s due to his policies and his fiscal sense that we’re not teetering on the brink of total bankruptcy like so many other states are.
NOW for our other news. We actually have a couple of cool things going on! First, we are working with the IN Tea Party to create a “Chicks On The Right Present the 2010 Hunks On The Right” calendar! We’ve got a bunch of great guys participating already, but are looking for 1-2 more and would love your suggestions. The requirements are pretty simple:
1. They have to be Hoosiers (either born and/or bred here, or residents now)
2. They have to be involved in politics in some way (on the right, of course) – either as a profession OR as an activist.
3. They have to be hot. 
We were on the prowl last night, and found a couple of good contenders, but with schedules being so complicated at this time of year, it’s important for us to have back-ups too. Feel free to submit ideas either in the comments, vie email, or on our facebook fanpage!
The other exciting news is that beginning likely in January, we are hoping to find an intern!! I’m going to be developing a job description, and we’ll share that soon. But basically we want a chick to help us out with marketing and research and other fun stuff. Plus, even though this will only be a college-credit type of internship, not a paid one, the upside is that it’s working with US, and we are really really fun.
We got the idea from our fabulous new friend Karin Agness, who started the Network of Enlightened Women, and last night we had a chance to visit with her and some of her hot friends:
Plus, there was some facesmashing going on – with our Attorney General Greg Zoeller, and with Mayor Wayne Seybold, who was a skater in the 1988 winter Olympics. How freaking cool is that?
In conclusion, we love State Dinners. SO FUN. Especially when we get to hang out with each other – because sometimes life gets in the way of quality Mock ‘N Daisy time.
Some of the faces you might recognize – others will be new to you. We love ‘em all, and are grateful for and humbled by their participation, particularly our cover boy, Mitch Daniels himself.
