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   Zoom to Sue H   
   Re: Question for the group-   
   12 Nov 08 21:25:37   
   
   From: zoom@zoom.com   
      
   "Sue H"  wrote in message   
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   >I agree; at that time, I'd of asked for a card to contact him or   
   > waited till he was leaving and away from the crowd to ask for a   
   > graph... mentioning you didn't want to do it at an inappropriate time   
   > (he would have most likely signed then knowing you were trying to be   
   > gracious about it).   
   >   
   > I'd suggest sending a handwritten note telling him how much you   
   > enjoyed the sermon and ask for a sig at that point.  Elections are   
   > over and if he's been "re-elected" he'd probably have time.  If newly   
   > elected he may be too busy but if not in office till jan, now might be   
   > the time.   
   >   
   > On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:44:46 -0600, "Gummby3"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>I don't think that it would have been inappropriate.  He was there in   
   >>his capacity as a Congressmen and it was after services.  If anything,   
   >>you could have opened up the avenue by asking him what would be the   
   >>best way to make a request.  It would have then been up to him to   
   >>offer to sign or not.  Considering that it would have taken just as   
   >>much time to write down an address/phone number/email address, he   
   >>probably would have just signed. :-)   
      
   i thought a graph was something used in math or science,not church.   
      
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