The Weissport Redneck Festival started four years ago in 2008. At that time the Bethlehem NAACP said it was a racist event, but Linda and I decided to put up a booth for “Rednecks for Obama.”
Our booth was amazingly successful. That was just after McCain had picked Palin, and we got lots of support as well as orders for yard signs in five different counties.
Our booth this year has an empty chair to debate, and we got a large number of people who wanted their pictures taken next to the sign that said ‘Rednecks for Obama.”
Three bikers made nasty comments, but their collective IQ was somewhere just above pond scum.
We noticed once again how smart, clever, and informed Obama supporters are. The question is whether the people who are smart, clever, and informed are enough to win an election.
I’m reminded of a speech by Adlai Stevenson when a supporter yelled out, “The thinking people are with you,” and Stevenson replied, “That’s not enough. I need a majority.”
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