Midlife & Midterm Worlds

Tiger at Bay @ 43 Thursday October 2, 2014 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center

Midlife & Midterm WORLDS COLLIDING? Help Us Chuck Todd! At age 43, Tiger Bay is on the verge of a midlife crisis! now, one journalist will be the voice and face of our Couple this with the chaos of issues and candidates political era – and that journalist is Chuck Todd.” With clashing in the 2014 midterm elections, scandals and what Washingtonian calls a “savant-like knowledge of polarizing partisan politics, and the fact we have to install politics,” he has become a fixture in the White House press a new Tiger Bay President to carry us for the next two room, a steady and constant presence on television, and a years and worlds seem to be colliding! Scott or Crist? tireless voice on the campaign trail. His up-to-the-minute Southerland or Graham? Medical marijuana or not? poll analysis and insightful commentary has made him Continued control of the U.S. Senate by Democrats or one of the most sought-after voices in American political Republican takeover? WE NEED HELP! coverage and his on-air political analysis can be seen almost daily. Who else better to counsel Tiger Bay through this colliding of A Florida native and UM grad, Chuck Todd worlds than newly announced will bring a fascinating and homegrown moderator of NBC’s “Meet the perspective in this chaotic and exciting Press” Chuck Todd? After all, in election year. So come off 2012 GQ Magazine named Todd the ledge Tiger Bay “the Most Powerful Journalist in members, go buy a Washington.” That same year, he Red Ferrari, and join also won the Jeopardy! Power us for the ride of Players match. Some have your life at the 43rd asserted that “fifty years from Annual Tiger at Bay!

Capital Tiger Bay’s 43RD Annual Tiger at Bay

featuring . . . Chuck Todd

Date: Thursday, October 2, 2014

Time: Cash Bar: 5:45-6:45 p.m. Dinner at 6:45 p.m. Program begins at 8:00 p.m.

Where: Donald L. Tucker Civic Center IMPORTANT NOTE: This Year’s Event has RESERVED SEATING for All Attendees.  Rules of the RSVP Table reservations and seating will be determined based on when reservation reply cards are received; the sooner you get your reservations in, the better the table. When the space for this event is sold out (and it will), so is your ability to attend. Please get your reservations in as soon as possible. ~ Walk-Ins Will Not Be Accommodated ~

This event will use RESERVED SEATING for all attendees. Each member attends free of charge and is allowed to bring one guest free of charge. In addition, each member is allowed to bring up to four additional guests at a cost of $75 per guest. Payment for guests must be received with the registration. All efforts will be made to secure seating for members and the guests identified (and paid for with the reservation) on their reply cards. For members who are not bringing any paid guests but desire to sit with a group of other members, please note on the reply card the name(s) of the Club members you would like to be seated with. It would be extremely helpful to have members talk with one another to coordinate seating requests. There are a limited number of tables that will seat ten (10) per table; the majority of tables will seat eight (8) per table. If your group has a defined number of 10 or eight, please specify that this is the case. All efforts will be made to accommodate seating requests.

Members who are not bringing paid guests will be seated at tables according to when your reservation is received. Tables will be numbered and attendees will receive corresponding numbers at the door.

RSVP by Friday, September 19, 2014 Please mail to: Capital Tiger Bay Club • P. O. Box 1173 • Tallahassee, FL 32302 or hand deliver to MY SECRETARY • 110-A S. Monroe Street • Phone 222-8973.

Tiger Bay Midlife & Midterm MUSINGS

“If I would have known the Club would last this long I would have taken better care of it” – John Clark

“They should call this Cougar-at-Bay” – Lauren Walker

“You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.” – Charlie Barnes

“Age is just a number. Mine is unlisted.” – Elise Judelle

“I’m not 41, I am 22 with 19 years experience.” – John Dailey “True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.” – Steve Birtman

“Middle age is when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.” – Tim Center “Continued control of the U.S. Senate by left wing socialist Democrats, or a right-wing vigilante Republican takeover?” – Charlie Barnes “Each morning when I shave I wonder who’s that old guy in the mirror staring resentfully back at me.” – Stephen Slepin “You know you’re getting older when you walk past the music department in Wal-Mart and all your favorite CD’s are marked down to $2.99.” – Bobby Bacon

CHUCK TODD Newly Announced Moderator for Meet the Press, NBC News Political Director, and Former NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Host of ‘The Daily Rundown’

Chuck Todd is newly announced moderator of “Meet the Press”. campaigns of all levels. He also serves He became NBC News’ Political Director in March 2007. He also serves as a contributing editor to “The as NBC News’ on-air political analyst for “NBC Nightly News with Brian Atlantic Monthly” where he pens Williams,” “Today. ” He was formerly NBC News’ Chief White House political essays. Correspondent and anchor of MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown Todd frequently contributes op-ed In addition to his on-air analysis, Todd is responsible for all aspects essays for various publications, including “The New York Times” of the network’s political coverage, serving as the point person for and the “Washington Post.” In addition to Todd’s extensive media political news and information. He is also the editor of “First Read,” presence, he’s served as an adjunct professor, teaching a graduate- NBC’s must-read guide to political news and trends in and around level political communications course at the Johns Hopkins Washington, D.C. (www.firstread.msnbc.com) University. In 2009, Todd co-authored with Sheldon Gawiser the definitive In January of 2012, GQ named Todd “The Most Powerful election result analysis book for the 2008 presidential campaign, titled, Journalist in Washington,” part of the magazine’s “50 Most “How Barack Obama Won,” published by Vintage. Powerful People in Washington” list. In May of 2012, Todd won the Before joining NBC News, Todd served for six years as the Editor- “Jeopardy!” Power Players match. in-Chief of National Journal’s “The Hotline,” Washington’s premier Todd, a native of Florida and a University of Miami alum, daily briefing on American Politics. In his 15 years working in politics currently resides in Arlington, Va., with his wife, Kristian, and Todd became one of Washington’s foremost experts on political two children.

Capital Tiger Bay Club P.O. Box 1173 • Tallahassee, FL 32302