While a room full of citizens appeared for the Julian Hatch for U.S. Senate kick-off campaign press conference, the media was visibly absent.
“Let me ask…..is there any media present?” asked Hatch of the audience. Hatch went on to point out the problems with our media. “This is democracy? We have received international attention while the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune have ignored us.”
Hatch described the points of his campaign and the problems with incumbent Orrin Hatch. He inspired at least one audience member to join the Green Party of Utah.
“I have been a member of the Progressive Democrats here in Utah but I knew something was wrong because I have been participating with organizations to help plan civil disobedience actions. I have found myself not attending [Democrat] meetings or following through with my repsonsibilities. Julian said something tonight that clicked for me: We have to build a viable third party here that will grow and make the Democrats be Democrats. That’s when I knew I have to join the Green Party.”
So while the media may not have attended, the press conference continued and was successful by virtue of the fact that at least one person was pursuaded to take action for change.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 