Just an anecdotal bit of fluff:
Driving to the meet yesterday, I had two swimmers in my car. One of them (14 years old) noticed the Obama bumper sticker in the back window, and asked if I was supporting him. (duh)
When I said I was, she said, “But I heard on the radio that it’s not cool now to support Obama.”
Silence in the car. I couldn’t think of a thing to say.
Thank goodness kids that age can’t vote, yes? Scary enough that she’ll start driving next year…
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OMG… she was listening to the radio!? That is so last century!
~EdT.
OMG I MEAN OBAMA SHOULD REALLY LIKE WIN BECAUSE HE ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT TO DO AND OMG SHE LISTENS TO THOUGHS KINDS OF STUFF ON THE RADIO EWWW THAT GIRL NEEDS AN UPDATE!!!