We drove into Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where we met with Robert Waldrop, a quintessential ‘extra-mile American,’ if there ever was one. Some seven years ago he started the Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House out of his modest, one-story home on … Continue reading →
Hwy 40 Tour continued… I gave a talk at a Firefighters Appreciation picnic in Alanreed, Texas, on Saturday. During the talk, I read an excerpt from our Back Road to the White House 2 book (in progress). The excerpt talked … Continue reading →
Campaign trail week in review… We continue to follow Rte 40 east toward the coast. Rte. 40 parallels Old Rte. 66 through the section we’re currently on. And last Saturday at Holbrook, Arizona, I stopped at Joe and Aggie’s Cafe … Continue reading →
I gave a talk at St. Therese Church in Grants, New Mexico, today. I noted how the amount of people taking to the streets to fight for immigration rights is tremendously impacting legislators in D.C. What’s more, I said if … Continue reading →
Yesterday I interviewed Michael Vollmer, who is the director of the Newman Center on the campus of Northern Arizona State University. Last year the Newman Center, which is a Catholic ministry, set up a “Hunger Banquet” to demonstrate to students … Continue reading →
I sat in on a Passover Seder last night at the Holy Trinity Newman Center at Northern Arizona University. Then gave a talk to the group. (The Seder commemorates the Exodus of the Jewish slaves from Egypt.) During the ceremonial … Continue reading →
After the interview at the immigration rally yesterday in Flagstaff, Channel 3 News out of Phoenix caught up with us again to do a piece on the campaign. The reporter asked why I was running for president. I said because … Continue reading →
I talked to some 500 people at an Immigration Rally in Flagstaff, Arizona, today. Through a bull horn, I said several years ago we went to the dusty streets of Juarez, Mexico, to research the conditions there. I graphically talked … Continue reading →
I was interviewed by the Kingman (AZ) Daily Miner newspaper today. In relation to Hispanic immigration, I said this is a tremendous spiritual opportunity for us to help some 12 million people by not only offering amnesty, but doing everything … Continue reading →
We stopped at Holy Resurrection, a Byzantine Catholic Monastery out in the desert in Newberry Springs, California. After attending early evening prayers with the Fathers here, we were invited to dinner. It was a simple fare of spinach sandwhiches, salad … Continue reading →