Governor Tim Pawlenty was thirty minutes late for the meeting in Fairmont last Wednesday and he almost literally had to slide in to get there. “The pilot wouldn’t fly with all the icing so we ended up driving,” said the Republican Governor. “That proved to be icy as well.”
Pawlenty was in Fairmont to listen to concerns from about 300 area small business leaders and community leaders who gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fairmont.
The event was hosted by Rep. Bob Gunther (District 24 A) and Sen. Julie Rosen (District 24). Mayor Randy Quiring of Fairmont introduced the Governor.
Pawlenty, looking and speaking very presidential, fielded questions from the audience for over an hour. Using several potential campaign sound bites, the Governor appeared relaxed and polished as he responded to each inquiry.
Pawlenty made an opening statement that summarized his “big idea”, as he called it, concerning small businesses. “Start new small businesses, grow small businesses, make sure small businesses stay around, modernize them, expand them, and help small businesses do more research and development,” Pawlenty said. See more on Page 1A of the Jan. 28 Plaindealer.
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Governor Tim Pawlenty was thirty minutes late for the meeting in Fairmont last Wednesday and he almost literally had to slide in to get there. “The pilot wouldn’t fly with all the icing so we ended up driving,” said the Republican Governor. “That proved to be icy as well.”
Pawlenty was in Fairmont to listen to concerns from about 300 area small business leaders and community leaders who gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fairmont.
The event was hosted by Rep. Bob Gunther (District 24 A) and Sen. Julie Rosen (District 24). Mayor Randy Quiring of Fairmont introduced the Governor.
Pawlenty, looking and speaking very presidential, fielded questions from the audience for over an hour. Using several potential campaign sound bites, the Governor appeared relaxed and polished as he responded to each inquiry.
Pawlenty made an opening statement that summarized his “big idea”, as he called it, concerning small businesses. “Start new small businesses, grow small businesses, make sure small businesses stay around, modernize them, expand them, and help small businesses do more research and development,” Pawlenty said. See more on Page 1A of the Jan. 28 Plaindealer.
