Surreal Moment at the Kerry Rally
So I went to the Kerry rally at Hill Field earlier today. I am now fantastically sunburned. I even have a reverse racoon thing going on on account of my sunglasses.
So there were Bush protesters there, and whatever, they have a right to say what they want to say. However there were two guys there in a giant foam flip-flop. Which makes me wonder, who does that make look bad? Bush? Kerry? No. The only people that look bad as a result of this are guys in the giant foam flip-flops. Fun, silly, but they're not to be taken seriously.
I lost track of them until I got in line. All of a sudden there's one of foam flip-flops arguing with little old lady in front of me. Turns out her stepson died in Iraq, and she's decided that Bush is responsible. She's not likely to change her mind for anything. But there's foam flip-flop guy arguing with her. She asking questions like "Why aren't you over in Iraq?" He responds "Because I've got a deferment, cause I'm in school, but I'm going after I get out."
So now I got the mental image of foam flip-flop guy armed with a machine gun, fighting insurgents in his giant foam flip-flop. Be afraid terrorists! The Amazing Flip-flop is coming for you. And you'll never hear him coming. Except that you will, because, you know, he makes that flip-flop noise when he tries to sneak up on you.
Net, net here people: don't try to talk about issues if you are in a giant foam costume.
