I was reading Lynn Sweet's blog and I came across this infuriating incident from earlier today:
About 50 people were eating breakfast at the restaurant in Greenwood when Obama walked in at 7:40 a.m. He went from table to table, chatting briefly with patrons about the economy and gas prices before sitting down to breakfast.
One of his first encounters went poorly. He approached a man sitting
alone at a table and was waved away. The man told me afterward he had no
interest in meeting Obama. "I can't stand him,'' he said. "He's a Muslim. He's not even pro-American as far as I'm concerned.''
Obama seemed unfazed. He had better luck at a round table where several
men were eating. They said they regularly gather there to eat breakfast and talk politics.
MOTHERF$#%#$#!!!!! What kind of RUDE asshole would do something like that? Honestly, I can even vaguely understand believing the e-mails that arrive in your inbox. But there, with the man standing right in front of you CLEARLY not any of those things?? How can you be caught up in your own hate?
How many votes has Barack lost because of that e-mail smear campaign? And how many because some folks "won't vote for a black guy"? I think we all have to take a second to dwell on how TRULY improbable this journey really is. It is a testament to what an incredible candidate Barack Obama is, that he has been able to come this far. And that he will become our next president.
As for Barack, I would imagine that he WOULD be unfazed since he knows quite well how much this campaign means to 1.5 million Americans who have stood up for him and know that he will stand up for us.