Darnell
I had the worst conversation today. Ever have one of those conversations where someone says something and you instantly get a headache? Yeah, it was one of those, man.
I was talking to a neighbor and somehow we got onto the upcoming election. We were chatting away about the people running when another neighbor made his way up the steps and saw us. He comes over to say hello when he hears what we're talking about. He says, "Yeah, choosing between Clinton and Obama is going to be tough."
"Well, I can't vote in the Democratic primary anyway, I'm registered Republican, so I don't get much say there," I say.
"Dude, the primaries are over."
"Um, no they aren't."
"Yeah, they are. We have to choose between Obama and Clinton."
"Yeah, for the primary."
"No, dude, they're it. That's it."
"Actually, dude, you need to read the newspaper once in a while. They are both Dems, which means they really can't run against each other past the primaries. We haven't finished our primary yet. In the end, which ever one of them wins the primaries at the very, very end will run against McCain probably. I think Paul is still there, but he doesn't have a chance in hell."
"Oh, that doesn't make any sense."
"So who are you going to vote for?"
"Oh, I don't vote." And he skips away into the sunset holding some flowers and whistling "Home on the Range." Ok, I made that part up.
At least he knew who some of the candidates were, although his face went blank when I mentioned McCain and Paul. But the whole conversation gave me a headache and it almost became a migraine at the close of it.
How hard is it to watch the news or read a newspaper once in a while, ya know?
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