Sen. Mark “radical centrist” Warner is gracing Hampton Roads with his presence in a trip so rare, the Virginian-Pilot [1] reported his itinerary.
One problem – the list of cities he’s deemed worthy of him has an extremely leftward tilt.
On, Wednesday (July 7) he’ll tour NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility at 10 a.m.; deliver a lunchtime address from Accomack and Northampton counties Eastern Shore Community College’s Great Hall at 11:30 a.m.; and participate in a 2:30 p.m. education roundtable discussion with Portsmouth Public School administrators, principals, teachers, PTA leaders and business partners at Manor Elementary School library, 1201 Cherokee Rd. in Portsmouth.
Thursday (July 8), Warner will attend a news conference with Blue Star military families, Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim and officials from Chrysler Museum and National Endowment for the Arts at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk; and at 10:30 a.m. the senator will lead a roundtable discussion with veterans organizations, leaders of regional not-for-profit community service groups at the Hampton Roads Veterans Business Outreach Center aong the ODU Business Gateway, 4111 Monarch Way, Suite 106 in Norfolk.
The following morning, Friday (July 9), Warner will take a 10:30 tour of Hampton University’s Proton Therapy facility, 40 Enterprise Parkway in Hampton.
Portsmouth? Norfolk? Hampton?
Virginia Beach, the largest city in Virginia, gets not even a wave during the three-day visit. Chesapeake? Not a chance of even smelling a waft of limo exhaust.
Mark Warner’s “radical centrist” tag has been the most blatantly false and infrequently questioned moniker in American Political History.
Senator. Lots of us citizens who don’t live in Democrat stronghold cities would like a bit of your attention. Please? Sir?