Scott McClellan at Texas State University

I am back. I have been very busy with focus groups plus teaching at Texas State. This week was Mass Communication Week in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University. I spent the whole week attending talks on media related topics.

The keynote speaker was Scott McClellan, the former White House Press Secretary. I wish he would have endorsed Obama at our event instead of on CNN. You can check out the video of his keynote address at Texas State here.

In the video, you can see Scott McClellan's mother, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, walking toward the camera before the talk begins. Carole Keeton Strayhorn was the first woman to serve as the Mayor of Austin. She held that position for three terms. She also ran for Texas governor in 2006.

Throughout McClellan's talk, I enjoyed watching his mother react to McClellan talk. She laughed at his jokes. She seemed quite proud of her son.

After the talk, I bought Scott's book and got his signature. He thanked me for what I do. I liked that.