{"id":416,"date":"2004-09-18T14:24:20","date_gmt":"2004-09-18T21:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/wp2\/uncategorized\/you-look-like-a-kerry-supporter\/"},"modified":"2004-09-18T14:24:20","modified_gmt":"2004-09-18T21:24:20","slug":"you-look-like-a-kerry-supporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/mine\/you-look-like-a-kerry-supporter\/","title":{"rendered":"You Look Like a Kerry Supporter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Latir<\/a><\/p>\n

We were hiking near Cabresto Lake which is surrounded by but not in the Latir Wilderness. I paused on the trail as 4 horsemen approached. They were dressed in fatigues head to toe, more likely hunters than fisherfolk. I asked the first, “are we close to the wilderness boundary?” “Yeah,” he answered, “about 15-20 minutes ahead.” Looking down at me, he asked, “You a Kerry supporter?” I laughed, surprised and puzzled. “Yeah. Why do you ask?” “You look like a Kerry supporter.” Riding a bit further he said, “Good luck to your boy in November — he’ll need it.”<\/p>\n

Too late, I thought:<\/p>\n

“Know what I don’t like about Kerry? He’s a hunter.”<\/p>\n

“Why do you ask? Cuz I’m not sitting on my ass letting someone else do all the work?” (the horse)<\/p>\n

“Let me get a picture. I’ve never seen a jackass on a horse.”<\/p>\n

“You make $200K\/year? You got a huge estate? No? Why are you pro-Bush?”<\/p>\n

“White guys in camo — who would guess you’re Republicans.”<\/p>\n

I’ve stewed over this much longer than I should, which is exactly what he’d like to hear. mjh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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