I guess Barack Obama really is going all out to court the college-age voters. Who the hell else was up at three in the morning to get his VP text message? Not old guys like me, that’s for sure.
Did I say “old”? I meant, “mature.” Which reminds me — the other day my wife and I had breakfast at a chain restaurant with a meal-club for “seniors,” meaning anybody 55 and over. “You should join,” my wife said. I told her I didn’t want to go through the hassle of being carded. “Oh, I don’t think you need to worry about that,” she said. Turned out she was right. But, then, even when I was 21, nobody ever carded me. I just have always looked . . . mature.
Of course, when Obama’s VP announcement went out, it was only midnight on the West Coast; maybe he was trying to nail down California. Yeah, that’s a toss-up state there.
What bugs me the most is that I had signed up for his email notice, and then never got it. I did receive some other junk mail from the campaign, so I know I gave the right address. Oh well. I guess Barack figures he has the senior vote in Michigan in the bag.
I do like Joe Biden. For one thing, he’s 65. He and McCain and I could all enjoy the senior breakfast special down at the Big Boy some morning.
Barack will have to pay full price.
Mitch | 23-Aug-08 at 11:29 am | Permalink
A footnote: my email from Barack Obama just arrived. It was sent at 10:07 am. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt; he must’ve known I wouldn’t be up at 3 am!