Friday, September 19, 2008

An "Only in America" Moment

I just went outside to take a few bags to the trash. It is about dinner time on a Friday evening. It is overcast and cooler. As I walked to the trash bin I saw 4 black guys (early 20's I'd say) standing outside in their white wife beater shirts and jeans pulled down to their knees. There was 1 guy standing on the step, so he kinda towered about them.

A normal scene in my neighborhood. In fact I know the boys a little bit, they attend my school. I think they are all seniors. Anyway, the guy on the step was literally lecturing his friends on how the electoral worked and why Bush beat Gore in the Florida vote fiasco. It was a riot.

As I walked back to my building (they were outside the next building over) he was continuing his oration, only he had moved on to the current election. He was telling his friends why they shouldn't vote for Obama! He said (and I quote) "if we n****gs (I refuse to type the word) were smart we would vote for McCain. Obama thinks he is superior to all blacks just because he got into Harvard. I'm no less of an American because I choose to go to a Christian school."

And then I was out of earshot. That is my Only in America moment for today!

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