2008 Oranges for Obama
posted by on February 9 at 11:56 AM
So I was staring at a pile of mandarin oranges on my kitchen counter last night, wondering what I could do to get people who weren’t thinking of caucusing to caucus. I’ve never caucused before. I think it sounds fun. Also, I’m not the greatest neighbor. I don’t do neighborly things. I decided I’d knock on doors on my floor in my apartment building an hour before it’s time to caucus, offer an orange, and see if any of my neighbors wanted to walk to our caucus site together. It’s morning in America, etc.
I knocked and knocked and knocked. No one’s home. Except the couple down the hall who apparently are in a huge fight. Just as I was about to knock, I heard the guy shout: “No one’s ever told you you sound like a cunt when you talk that way?” So I didn’t knock. Nevertheless, I felt pathetic. Everyone else is out scaling mountains; I’m knocking on doors.
I went down two floors and knocked on my building maintenance guy’s door. He answered. I said, “Do you want an orange? O is for Obama.” He said he can’t eat oranges because they have sugar in them or something. I asked if he wanted to walk to the caucus site anyway. He said, “That’s today?”
So we’re going to go together. I think I’m going to bring all these oranges. Bargaining chips.
The best bargaining chip of all is...an enormous penis!!!
At least 400 people in greenwood, church is overflowing. I saw at least 500 people on the sidewalk going to one in greenlake. One comment dram a guy I was "cuddling" with in line: ive never seen so many people on the streets of Seattle"
Listening to domestic abuse such as someone calling a woman a "cunt" is ignoring violence against women.
Men can go to jail for yelling and calling their girlfriends "cunt" as well they should.
You should have called the police.
Just got back from the 43-1874 caucus, where Obama won 7-2 over the Hillster.
Just got back from the 43-1874 caucus, where Obama won 7-2 over the Hillster.
I brought Obama cupcakes as my bargaining chips:
http://blog.traditionalcake.org/2008/02/its-washington-caucus-time.html
heartwarming post christopher...
That was a very warming personal story there. Thanks for sharing Chris.
when i lived in that building, there was a lot of fighting. one night at around 3 am someone threw about twenty plates out the window into the alley. another night, a young couple were in a fight and it spilled into the hall. i opened my door to find the girl on the floor with the guy dragging her by her hair. dude looks at me and then dashed into the street, punched a guy, and disappeared. cops came and i don't know, i guess it was handled.
so yeah. that building isn't necessarily gum drops and sunshine.
Christopher I have to agree with Dan (@8) this was a very nice and cute post.
@1 I don't know how well endowed Christopher is, but he is very cute, since seeing him at the SLOG Super Tuesday party at MOE I have a mini-crush.
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