When Heather and I were at the Drinking Liberally National Convention in Des Moines, we introduced ourselves to other chapter leaders from across the country, and after they got a laugh out of the fact there was a DL chapter in Utah, they would almost invariably bring up our mayor, Rocky Anderson. Even a few non-DL people we met at the Harkin Steak Fry brought him up and told us how much they liked him.
We of course knew that Rocky had made national news a number of times: Debating Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, Chris Matthews, et al. He’s been on Democracy Now! a number of times, and The Nation even postulated that he just may be a folk hero. (Speaking of The Nation, Rocky recommended Drinking Liberally as a good place for liberals passing through Salt Lake City for the book they’re compiling, “The Nation’s Guide to the Nation”). Even with all that we weren’t expecting the number of people who knew him by name and toasted him with us. So we sent him an e-mail to pass along the kudos, to which he replied, in part:

So December 7th is the day we’ve worked out for him to come share his comments about the spinelessness of national Democrats. Who knows, maybe he’ll even give us some insight into his plans once his mayoral term is done?

Where: The back room of the Piper Down, 1492 S. State Street

When: Friday, December 7th from 6:30 - 9:30

Who: As always, Drinking Liberally is open to everyone.

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