Gov. Rick Scott Came To Town

Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaking at Florida Gateway College. Lake City, FL  6/5/2012

 Florida Gov. Rick Scott came to speak today at Florida Gateway College. As I walked around the campus for over 20 minutes and asked all the faculty that I spotted where Rick Scott was speaking today. They each looked at me weird and had no clue he was even there giving a speech. It took me by surprise that nobody knew anything about it. I mentioned it to everyone that it was marked on the County Bulletin. Still no body knew. So I walked back to the car and on the way I spotted an unmarked SUV. I approached the vehicle with my arms up because we were in a secluded area of the parking lot. The man gave me the same answer as the rest of the faculty did. So I finally got to my car and drove away. I got about a 1/2 mile down the road and pulled over. I thought, "I came a long way just for nothing." So I turned around and headed back to the parking lot in front of the Library/ Media Center. I approached the doors where I was met by 3 of Scott's FDLE Agents. They asked if I needed assistance with anything. I just replied, that I was there for the discussion. I reached for the door when an FDLE Agent grabbed my forearm  and told me that it was an invitation only discussion and that I had to leave. I then calmly replied, "I'm just here for media purposes." The FDLE agent told me that it was an invitation only speech and that I was not invited. (Truth be told it was really a public discussion.) So I asked if I could at least get a picture. They said they had to get back with an answer for me. Finally they said that it wouldn't be a problem. The problem here is that our county is lagging behind in jobs and education. Why would he waste tax payer dollars to fuel his airplane just to come to Lake City, and talk to a small group of selected people. Shouldn't he be talking with all of us?