[Magdalen] Tim Kaine - local man

[Jay Weigel]

Well, he certainly rocked the house in Philly tonight! I was impressed.

On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 10:54 PM, Suzie Buchanan <buchanan.suzie at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Tim Kaine (Dem VP nominee) lives in the same neighborhood where my parish
> is located.  I just have to say how much I have enjoyed hearing the stories
> from people who have been his neighbors for many many years. (I've only
> been here 2 years.)  They sat at the local playground and rocked babies and
> watched their toddlers play together.  They cheered him on while he worked
> against discrimination in our city.  Although faithful Roman Catholics
> (they attend, not the large mostly-white RC church in Richmond, but a
> smaller mostly African-America parish that they have been members of for 30
> years - were even married there) his daughter was an active member of the
> St Thomas Episcopal youth group (lots of local friends in it, so her
> parents totally supported it).  He and Anne were home this weekend after
> being named VP nominee . . . and there they were at their church.  He even
> sang a solo with his church choir ("Taste and See")   He is loved by his
> neighbors and by his church.  I think that is his more definitive identity
> - how to be a neighbor.  Not how to be a Democrat, or an American even.
> How to be a neighbor.   I would wish that we all could live our faith in
> our political sphere so well.
>
> He is an amazing man, and I think we would be well served by him as VP.
>
> Just sayin'
>
> Susan
>