Jefferson Jackson Dinner 2007

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In 2007 our sister Carol invited us to sit at her table at the South Carolina Democratic Party's annual banquet, the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Mark had to study, but William dutifully put on his funeral/Russian gangster outfit and went.

Here he is with another sister, Mimi, and Senator Biden, a presidential hopeful from Delaware.

We're wearing "Carol" badges because she was running (unopposed) for the position of State Party Chair.

Here's one of Carol and daughter Laura after the banquet:

And a few other unposed presidential candidates, first Barak Obama, who not only didn't get a chance to get a bite to eat, but didn't look as though he had lately:

John Edwards, who came in with a truely over-loud drum corps and so deserves one of the few bad photos ever taken of him:

'Course he doesn't come across nearly so badly as the guys on either side of him. The next profile makes up for it a little:

The side of Bill Richardson's head:

And Chris Dodd, lost in a crowd: