Yes, I had another one today. This specimen was not only misinformed, but also a self admitted racist. He was a middle aged, blue collar male.
This short encounter took place in the local barber shop and went something like this:
Barber: "So are you guys sick of all the political ads yet?"
Me: "Yeah."
Obamabot: "Yeah, but I tell you what. I don't think Obama is gonna win again. But, you know Romney probably won't win either. The incumbent still has a chance..."
Me: "Uhhh..Obama is the incumbent..."
Barber: "Yeah, Obama is the incumbent. You mean third party or what? Independent?"
Obamabot: "Yeah! That's what I meant. I don't really know much about politics as you can tell. I usually just vote straight Democrat down the ticket. But yeah, Bush left Obama with so much sh*t I don't see how he can clean it all up in 4 years. Then again, I'm not too thrilled about him being black either."
Barber: (laughing) "So what you're saying is you're prejudiced?"
Obamabot: "Yeah, I am!"
Me: "At least you're honest. Why do you vote straight Democrat?"
Obamabot: "I guess because I'm a working man, and Republicans are just for the rich."
Me: "What do you think about Obamacare being the largest tax hike in history? On the middle class?"
Obamabot: "Well, I don't really pay much attention to that..."
Me: "Ok, what about Solyndra?"
Obamabot: "What's that?"
Barber: "That's that green energy company Obama gave all that money to that went bankrupt ain't it..."
Me: "Ok, what do you think of Fast and Furious?"
Obamabot: "I don't know what that is."
Me: "Do you know anything about Obama?"
Obamabot: "Well, he's a Democrat and he wants to change things. So I guess he's my guy. But like I already told you guys, I'm not too thrilled about him being black..."
We carried on the conversation for a few minutes. I brought up the 16 trillion dollar deficit and the fiasco in Libya. I might as well have been talking to a kindergartner playing with dumbo blocks.
This short encounter took place in the local barber shop and went something like this:
Barber: "So are you guys sick of all the political ads yet?"
Me: "Yeah."
Obamabot: "Yeah, but I tell you what. I don't think Obama is gonna win again. But, you know Romney probably won't win either. The incumbent still has a chance..."
Me: "Uhhh..Obama is the incumbent..."
Barber: "Yeah, Obama is the incumbent. You mean third party or what? Independent?"
Obamabot: "Yeah! That's what I meant. I don't really know much about politics as you can tell. I usually just vote straight Democrat down the ticket. But yeah, Bush left Obama with so much sh*t I don't see how he can clean it all up in 4 years. Then again, I'm not too thrilled about him being black either."
Barber: (laughing) "So what you're saying is you're prejudiced?"
Obamabot: "Yeah, I am!"
Me: "At least you're honest. Why do you vote straight Democrat?"
Obamabot: "I guess because I'm a working man, and Republicans are just for the rich."
Me: "What do you think about Obamacare being the largest tax hike in history? On the middle class?"
Obamabot: "Well, I don't really pay much attention to that..."
Me: "Ok, what about Solyndra?"
Obamabot: "What's that?"
Barber: "That's that green energy company Obama gave all that money to that went bankrupt ain't it..."
Me: "Ok, what do you think of Fast and Furious?"
Obamabot: "I don't know what that is."
Me: "Do you know anything about Obama?"
Obamabot: "Well, he's a Democrat and he wants to change things. So I guess he's my guy. But like I already told you guys, I'm not too thrilled about him being black..."
We carried on the conversation for a few minutes. I brought up the 16 trillion dollar deficit and the fiasco in Libya. I might as well have been talking to a kindergartner playing with dumbo blocks.
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