Between a Barack and a Hard Place

This weekend, a "loyal" American said, "I won't vote for someone with the name Hussein - that's the same name as our enemy..."

Surprisingly, that person wasn't Bill Clinton - but someone very close to me.

I was startled by the utterly sincere tone of the remark and surprised that someone I cared for could believe such blatant, bigoted bullshit.

"What do you mean?" I asked, adding, "Hussein is a very common name...he's not named after the despot (yes, I said despot) we pushed into power in the first place..."

"Well, that's something I wouldn't know anything about."

"Kinda like bush and dick?" I sneered.

"I didn't vote for...Oh, very funny."

"Too bad you're not," is all I could muster after that.

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Photos below: Barack Hussein Obama's visit to St. Louis - Feb. 2, 2008