474 Miles. Last week, from Sunday through Thursday our caravan traveled that distance: three SUVs loaded with gear and one 45 foot bus.
Viewers of John King, USA are very familiar with the CNN Election Express from our trips through the Gulf covering the oil spill and Arizona for a special on immigration. But, the one person you haven't met is Dale Fountain.
Honestly, Dale's job description doesn't exactly fit his job. Since 2003, Dale has driven the Election Express in circles around the lower 48. He has been a commercial driver since 1994 and has over a million and a half miles under his right foot.
But, for all those miles, Dale is CNN's ambassador and first journalist on site. At every stop, Dale's smile and graciousness may be the only CNNer that you will encounter. But, he is renowned company wide as one of the MVPs. He doesn't just drive the bus, he's the heart of the operation.
While we were in Kentucky, we turned the camera on the shy Mr. Fountain and asked him about life on the road. The man didn't take a vacation from June of 2007 through the end of the election in 2008. And we wanted you to get to know him better.
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why will you not take my comment?
NEWS MEDIA TAKEN OVER BY TEA PARTY AND RIGHT WING REPUBLICANS
YOUR LEADER MAYBE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!!!!
Why do you and Wolf Blitzer report on the poverty news without putting it into context ?
The question would be how did we get there?
the answer would be The Republican party took this nation to war, and instituted deregulation of banks and thus emptied the coffers of surplus left by the Democrates ten years ago!
That is the balance to your story! Stop harping only on one angle of it!
respectfully,
TEA PARTY GUY, DO NOT FALL FOR THEIR STUFF!!! GET THESE CANIDATES TALKING THE SAME GAME!!! DO IT NOW!!! THE "EAGLE" HAS LANDED!!! "TEAPUB'S" OR "TEAOCRAT'S", OR JUST PLAIN "TEA"!!! "WE THE PEOPLE"!!! ALWAY'S!!! VOTE NO WAY!!! VOTE NO WAY TODAY!!!
Let's see, Johnny, you have 47 days left to discredit the Republicans as much as you can. Let's start off by letting us see as much of Ms. O'Donnell as you can scrape up..Followed by talking up the huge 'Civil War' going on among Republicans. Don't mention that the Demos are so divided they can't get much of anything done. Get real, the people don't want traditional politicians, Democrats or Republicans.
Clinton says when Tea Party people get to Washington the reality of being there will be sobering. Sobering because of the games being played. We're tired of the back room crap, the spending, the graft and corruption, and the perceived reality of what elected traditional representatives are expected to do. It's a new ball game! I know, you think you know better, but it's time the people take the government back.
The least you can do is present a balanced program instead of loading up with 4 Lefties and 1 Righty. Tonight didn't count, it's the first time you had more than one righty giving opinions.
I still have hopes of the Cubs meeting the Bosox in the Series one of these years... Of course, the Cubs have to win a pennant first.
Good luck...
JOHN HAVE A GOOD ONE!!!