Bizarre story about racists and the election

[Blondiegrrl]

My husband has been in Arkansas the past month training for a new job. He works with a bunch or redneck morons. The other day my husband mentioned that he was looking forward to Obama taking office so that we could finally start to turn this country around. Hubby's co-workers all started sputtering in righteous indignation. Following is the conversation, to the best of my recollection:

Co-worker: Obama ain't gonna win!
Hubby: Why not?
Co-worker: Because this country ain't gonna vote for no n---.
Hubby: Ummm ... have you been following the news? He's well ahead in all the polls, you know.
Co-worker: Well I'm saying there ain't no way he'll win.
Husband: I take it you're not voting for Obama, then?
Co-worker: Hell, no! I ain't voting for no n---!
Husband: Are you voting for McCain, then?
Co-worker: Nahhhhh. I don't see no point in votin.'

The other co-workers all agreed with the first guy: They had no plans to vote, either. Several of them aren't even registered to vote.

Ah, God bless complacency! :rofl:

[babylonsister]

1. While God is blessing complacency, could someone stimulate

the value of education? Obama? :D I see stupid people and I'm so tired of it.

[Blondiegrrl]

4. I'm glad I don't have to deal with those guys every day.

My husband is a patient man.

[dchill]

2. Hubby's co-workers sure seem like a bunch of...

patriotic Real Americans from Real America. There should be more like them! Oh, I guess there are.

[Blondiegrrl]

3. Joe Six Packs every one! God bless 'em!

:puke:

[MarianJack]

5. If somebody tells me they don't vote,...

...I just tune them out. They're not relevent and have no place to complain. If they press me, I'll tell them so, too.

[John Q. Citizen]

6. Those boys could use some pie.

There are lots of non-voters.

This year there are less though.

[Kerrytravelers]

7. Is the the male base who are hot for Palin? The ones we've been hearing so much about?

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

8. nice cave dwellers.

i cannot believe people say that word at all never mind in a work place.

The one person i know that says the n word is locked down on a 5150, dude is bipolar and had been of his meds for 3 months.

[27inCali]

9. to turn a familiar quote on it's head

All that's needed for Good to prevail is for Evil men to stand by and do nothing.

haha

(Is my wording off a little? please correct me if so).

[Bread and Circus]

10. Works for me, I'm glad they don't plan to vote

[spag68]

11. Morons

The story is not so bizarre, I'm sad to say. That language was common in the fifties and sixties. I thought we got a good start back then and with integration of schools it would get better. Then when the human genome was decoded and it was found that genetically speaking we were all the same, and only a few genes from a monkey or plants for that matter,it would get better. Now many years later it is still with us, but an Obama win will be another step forward.Life here is so fragile that we need all the brain power we can muster just to survive. Hopefully even in the deep south progress will be made and we may live to see it.