Greetings from Clayton, NC! [View All]

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So I just went into a convenience store to buy my winning Powerball ticket (I'll let you know) and I had my "I Voted" sticker on my wallet. The cashier - whom I know and really like, young girl with a couple of teeny kids - said sotto voce and not moving her jaw: You didn't vote for Obama, did you?

I said yeah, I did. Thinking everyone I like is a Democrat I said "do you prefer Hillary?". She said, with a flap of her hand, "no way - I'd never vote for her".

I said "are you voting for McCain?" Yep. I said "Well, when your kids grow up we'll still be in Iraq if he wins, so I hope that's okay with you."

She laughed, again with the hand flip and said "Whatever, girl."

On my way out the door she says -- "Obama won't even salute the flag!"

I spun around and said -- "That's bullshit. And really, you don't even want to get me started on the lies that are being spread about him."

I have to say, though, I'm not surprised, but alarmed for BOTH Hillary and Obama when it comes to the GE in my little neck of the woods. I've heard several women say they wouldn't vote for Hillary because - and I'm not making this up - they're STILL pissed about the 'baking cookies' remark, and I know several people I know wouldn't vote for Obama because he's black, although they'd never admit that to me.

Sigh. What are we gonna do?