It's Independence day, 2008, and I'm thinking hell ya, I get to sleep in. I have to go to my step sister's wedding but that's not till 6:00 pm, but wait I get a phone call Thursday afternoon. It's the Springfield Obama campaign wanting to know if I would be interested in helping with voter registration at the Midtown Parade. Yes folks, Springfield has a midtown. Although, I'm not sure of the parameters of "midtown" in the metropolis is, but I'm game.
I wake up with my cell phone in hand (it is my alarm clock don't judge) realizing "OH CRAP!" it's 8:22 am. Apparently, I woke up when my alarm went off at 7:30 am but I don't remember this part. I whirl through the house, start some coffee, hop in the shower, doing 17 things at once and out the door I am at 8:41 am. Close call, but I made it to office at 9:01 am. Whew! That was a close one.
We begin the motorcade for our destination around 9:20 ish. Now, the staff of the Obama campaign are not really from here so we take a few turns we probably shouldn't have but we make it eventually. Everything goes as expected, except one of our fearless leaders coerces us into a trip to Marshfield, Missouri. For those of you who are unaware, its a small town of about 2,000 about 30 minutes east of Springfield, for their 129th annual Independence Day Parade & Celebration around the square. Woot Woot!
We grab a little lunch to replenish and off we go...into the wild blue yonder. What appears at first to be a nice crowd as we begin our voter registration mission, it is apparent that there are approximately 7-10 booths of elected officials running for office and how many do you think are Democrats? 1 Yes just uno!
I'm walking around asking the same question, "Are you a registered voter?" "Are YOU a registered voter?" Then it happens. A guy walks up to me and asks the question of all questions.
Hillbilly: "What are you doing here?"
Me: "Sir, we are just here to register people to vote nothing more nothing less."
Hillbilly: "What do you think you guys are doing here? You don't belong here."
Me: "Sir, we just want to allow everyone the chance to vote."
Hillbilly: "Well, it's time for you all to leave."
Me: "Well sir, you don't really get to choose that for us, this is a public place." and I walk off.
Now, let me stop the story here and give you the recap of what was going on in my head.
Hillbilly: "What the hell are you idiots doing with a black man's button on in these neck of the woods?"
Me: "Well, dumb ass, we are registered more Republicans for you."
Hillbilly: "Too bad the KKK meeting is scheduled for tomorrow cause the boys would love to see this."
Me: "If you would let us register people to vote, they are more likely to vote Republican so leave us alone ass!"
Hillbilly: "Why don't you get the hell out of dodge, we are trying for a peaceful supremacy here"
Me: "Listen, you idiot! We are celebrating Independence Day. Oh you know, it happens about once a year we light up the grills, shoot off some fireworks, spend time with family to celebrate the fact we live in a free society. Sorry to inconvenience your little party but its people like you who continue to rot the world as you teach your children the same idiocracy values. Have a great Day!"
So that's my first encounter with resistance of the Obama campaign here in good ol' southwest Missouri. I'm sure there will be more to come!
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