Man, the times are a changin'

[Coexist]

My neighbor, a retired Navy veteran of the first Eye-Raq conflict stopped me outside my house. He was asking me about Obama - he is on the fence.

Thankfully, I think I answered his questions thoughtfully, and with examples of moderate Republicans that support Obama's policy's in areas of foreign policy/economy. I was really thrown for a loop on that one.

He is a hard-core republican. Wow.

I told him to be careful, I'd already converted several republicans and he laughed and said, "McCain's just too old, he can't remember things, and Obama doesn't seem too bad for a Democrat."

He also admitted that the best time he could remember, economy-wise, was under Clinton - he almost gagged, mind you!

He promised to forward me any anti-Obama emails so I could debunk them for him!

I told him that if he voted Obama, he could come with me to party as the returns came in. He declined!!

[Elwood P Dowd]

1. For your listening pleasure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ_XwLSN45I

[Coexist]

2. thanks - that is always amazing

I'll have the best song running through my head all night now...

[panader0]

3. Very cool and thanks.

This type of over the fence, neighbor to neighbor discussion is how things happen.

[saltpoint]

4. Your neighbor is way behind you in politics, but at least had the sense

to consult an extremely informed citizen on the current campaign.

I bet you gave him reliable info, and I hope he runs with it. We'll take all the votes we can get our hands on.

[Coexist]

5. we'll see - now that I know he's vulnerable,

I'll gently work on him!

[saltpoint]

7. Excellent!

:thumbsup:

[Booster]

6. I've been working on my Marine nephew who says he just doesn't

trust Obama. He and his wife got caught up in one of those stupid interest-only loans on a $400,000 house that is now worth $288,000. I gave him all the facts I could and told him this time vote for your own good and not for a 72 year old POW that wants the job cause he thinks it would be cool. I said if you want the way things are now to go on for 4 more years (cause that's all McCain will get) then by all means vote for McCain. And then I sent him McCain's voting record for the troops and veterans - if he votes for McCain after all that, then he's just stupid.