Yesterday, Thelma had a busy day in Butler, Missouri.

Via Twitter:

Why, that’s Thelma in the foreground.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler ‏@RepHartzler

Enjoyed eating lunch with the wonderful senior citizens at Butler Senior Center! pic.twitter.com/tsuPuEaP 10:36 AM – 23 Oct 12

I don’t think Vicky Hartzler (r) knew who she was talking to.

Via facebook:

Why, that’s Thelma wearing a Teresa Hensley sticker.

Yep, that’s the same person. We received the following via e-mail:

Thelma…was the first president of the Bates County Democratic Women’s Club back in 1972. She told me that one of their first accomplishments was working for Ike Skelton. She’s currently 97 and just as avid a Democrat as ever.

There’s no doubt who is getting that vote.

You could probably bet money that Thelma knows who voted to end Medicare as we know it. Hint: her initials begin with Vicky Hartzler (r).

Robin Carnahan’s got a great new WebVideo up.* It is directed at the important, senior citizen voting bloc, makes real, documented points, and creates a foreboding atmosphere that almost makes me more afraid of Roy Blunt than I already am (and it can’t be easy to make make someone with Blunt’s Howdy Doody mug seem threatening):

My question? Wouldn’t this ad or something like it reach more of its target demographic if it were on TV as well? Or is there something like this on TV? (I haven’t seen lots of Carnahan ads period – but my TV viewing is a bit restricted.) It seems to me that while many seniors use the Web regularly, lots don’t, and many of those who do use the it, do so in a very minimal way.  

Am I wrong about this?

*h/t Fired Up via The Turner Report.