Today was the primaries in West Virginia. I had to make a few stops on the way to the polls. We had about 6 college kids out on the corner with 'Vote for Change - Obama' signs. I had to stop across the street, and decided to talk to them after finishing my visit.
I walked up to them and asked, "Are you getting paid to do this?"
A young guy, seemingly, their spokesman, said, "No, we believe in him."
I said, "Oh, your professors must've told you to do it."
He replied, "Well, yeh. A few mentioned it would be a good idea."
I asked him, "One of my big concerns is a rogue state with nukies. What do you think he'll do about Ahmadinejad?"
He said, Who?"
I told him, The dictator in Iran."
He said, "We shouldn't have our troops there in the first place!"
Hiding a grin, I asked, "What's his stance on guns?"
He told me, "No one should have guns."
My reply was, "Well, you got that one right! But, I want you to think about this. No answer needed. What will criminals do with their guns if Obama succeeds in banning them?"
He looked thoughtful for a second or two, and I said, "You know, a couple really smart guys named Marx and Lenin tried socialism in Russia awhile back and failed. Do you think Obama can succeed here?
He said, "Well, I really don't know what all he wants to do. I just know he wants to give us more money for college so I support him."
I didn't have the heart to ask him if he was a political science major.
I thanked him for his time and wished him luck in life and moved on.
I walked up to them and asked, "Are you getting paid to do this?"
A young guy, seemingly, their spokesman, said, "No, we believe in him."
I said, "Oh, your professors must've told you to do it."
He replied, "Well, yeh. A few mentioned it would be a good idea."
I asked him, "One of my big concerns is a rogue state with nukies. What do you think he'll do about Ahmadinejad?"
He said, Who?"
I told him, The dictator in Iran."
He said, "We shouldn't have our troops there in the first place!"
Hiding a grin, I asked, "What's his stance on guns?"
He told me, "No one should have guns."
My reply was, "Well, you got that one right! But, I want you to think about this. No answer needed. What will criminals do with their guns if Obama succeeds in banning them?"
He looked thoughtful for a second or two, and I said, "You know, a couple really smart guys named Marx and Lenin tried socialism in Russia awhile back and failed. Do you think Obama can succeed here?
He said, "Well, I really don't know what all he wants to do. I just know he wants to give us more money for college so I support him."
I didn't have the heart to ask him if he was a political science major.
I thanked him for his time and wished him luck in life and moved on.