Consider this:
Last week, at end of the working day. Me-refilling my water bottle for the 1.5 mile walk home. In strolls one of the network dudes. I say something about the California primary energy really picking up. He says: "You must take all of that fairly seriously" I tell him that if seriously means that I am paying attention, then yes. Also that I had voted in every presidential election since 1976, when I voted for (guess who?)
I told him I hoped Hillary wouldn't win here. He said he thought she probably would. I say he shouldn't count Obama out yet. He looks mortified, and proclaims that he'd never vote for him, strictly because of his middle and last names.This isn't Oklahoma, mind you. It's Nor Cal. And this young man is a well-paid, college-educated, very savvy network guy. I was stunned. The walk home felt really good that day.
People sure do scare me sometimes. No wonder I hide away more and more.
Take it, Declan.
7 comments:
I've got a nasty feeling that too many people feel the same way as 'network dude' for Obama to win.
The only really surprising thing (to me) about network dude is that he wasn't ashamed enough of his pig-ignorance to keep it quiet.
Silly me, I thought that the thing that might turn people away from Obama is his lack of national experience. I obviously don't know what's important. Yikes. You know what this means, if Obama gets the nomination the Republicans are going to have a field day with that name. I keep forgetting how stupid Americans are. Never underestimate that.
"a rose by any other name...."
I'm voting for Obama, but I've said all along that, come election day, no way will the American public vote for a man whose name rhymes with "Iraq Osama".
I fing the tech guys attitude quite alarming. To actually admit you wont vote for someone because of their name is just mind-bogglingly crazy.
Try living in Ohio for 8 years, then you'll really want to hide away ;-)
And people thought I was nuts when I said Bush I was elected in '88 because Dukakis was the "wrong" sounding name.
Soon we will see once again the proof of Americans' bigotry and prejudice and xenophobia.
Then again, even a name like Clinton won't overcome the anti-democracy machinery of the GOP. If the election is even close, it will be stolen again.
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