Seeing the wonderful pictures today of the kids in Georgetown made me reflect if I had ever done anything gutsy. Then I read an artical over at DU about the "BFEE"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/...
That made me remember an incident, it happened at my first apartment, it was a second story flat over a store. There was some sort of parade going on...my memory is fuzzy. All I remember was that George the First (VP at the time and running for the nom) and Barbar walking on the road right under my windows and feeling a bit shocked at seeing them in the flesh.
As my friends and I were gawking through the 3 open windows, watching the VP (and his bodyguards) walk by waving at everyone. George looked right up at us and waved, then as he turned away my friend yelled "WIMP!" very, very loud. Bar turned to find where it came from and looked right at me and shot a dirty look, I ducked down as fast as I could.
Not knowing much about politics then, I got pissed off at my friend, but everyone else was rolling around on the floor laughing at the stunt.
I think I'll look the guy up and apologise.
Funny how his rep as a wimp got started, he is nothing of the sort, quite the opposite and rather frightening. All the CIA stuff and oil crap. He and his son and their cohorts have done too much harm to this already struggling country.
I need to find courage.