You never really know what to expect during a general election year, so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised by anything. But I don’t expect to see an eight-year-old sporting political gear.
That’s exactly what I saw today at my stepson’s baseball practice. I stopped short of asking young Harrison why, in fact, he’s an Obama supporter, but he clearly is. Harrison was sporting the official “Obama ‘08″ campaign t-shirt while manning first base for much of practice. It took a lot of mental strength to keep me from asking if he understood the significance of his attire. And I had follow-up questions too.
“What do you think of Senator Obama’s health care plan?”
“How quickly would you like to see troops withdrawn from Iraq?”
“Are you familiar with Jeremiah Wright?”
“Which phrase do you prefer? God Bless America or God Damn America?”
Now Harrison is big for his age, so he could probably easily be mistaken for a 10-year-old. But that’s still almost a decade shy of making it to the voting booth. Kudos to the kid for getting educated early.
I’d still recommend he focus his energy on groundballs, Fruit Loops and Nickelodeon.
4 Comments
May 14, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I think I just saw John Edwards with an Obama shirt on…
May 14, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Clearly, you believe the propaganda that has been spread by the press. I say that because of your Jeremiah Wright statement. That means that you have been ‘brainwashed’ by the opposing candidates. It is more disheartening that you as an adult are going blindly where the press leads you. The young man was just wearing a shirt. And as the other commenter said… I think I just saw John Edwards with an Obama shirt on…and McGovern…etc.
May 15, 2008 at 8:30 am
Hey, I was just trying to be a little funny. I make light of politics in general, not any particular candidate - which is why I chose to pose the questions that we most likely hear on television, i.e. war, Rev. Wright, etc.
I guess I should stick to sports.
May 18, 2008 at 12:10 pm
S.I., I dipped my toe into the political blogging pool and got it nipped on more than one occasion myself. It really is true you can’t talk politics, which is ironic because that’s usually ALL politics is…talk. That being said, I probably will continue to sneak it a “shot” here and there because I can’t help myself, but I do admit to wondering what kind of reactions I’ll get when I do so. But don’t let that stop you, me or anyone else from expressing their opinion, humor, concern, etc. on any topic, politically tinged or otherwise.
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