11:45
Whew. Big rush on the chili while judges were tasting and the first of the now-large crowd came through.
Jerry Meek, chairman of the North Carolina Democratic party, spoke first and gave a rousing talk in support of the entire Democratic ballot.
Following him, and speaking now, is Jon Kuniholm, former Marine captain who lost most of his right arm in Iraq. He's a powerful speaker, and was featured at the Democratic national convention. Line of the day: 'dying for a decision doesn't make it a good one.'
Now he's on an anecdote about patrolling an area the size of Wake, Orange and Durham counties with a force of 650 Marines. "This is just silly because the resources we needed weren't given us."
"Maybe we shouldn't have tried to do something we didn't have the will or the resources to get it done," he adds.
Another memorable line: "We don't need another 'Mission Accomplished' banner hung on something that doesn't deserve it."
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