25/46
:
///---> Blowback
:
The coffee action was deemed a success. Facebook raged and Instagram self-congratulated. The circle was high with anticipation. They were invited to speak at bookstores across town and appear on local talk radio. Emboldened, they stayed up nights devising ways to bring their distinctive visions to the fore.
:
Interest was taken in Cam'el from other quarters as well. John Waters had alerted them, but now they saw for themselves -- his going out of the way to air dirty laundry, pointing an uninformed finger, blaming the limited tax base for failing schools, saying the undereducated were intentionally held in low wages.
:
Local activists also expressed resentment of Cam'el, especially his branding by no-nothing millennials as THE PEOPLE’S MAYOR. "Is he even from Las Vegas?" were the grumblings from barbershops to sports books. Perceiving their hostility, Cam'el limited personal appearances to storefront churches and Drive-In swap meets.
