Obama Supporters Get Truthed

Had a very short lived but empowering experience at UNC in Asheville today. Michelle Obama was giving a 'speech' today. Luckily my ratty "Re-Investigate 9/11/2001" sign was still neatly folded under-neath my couch.

So we arrived on campus and easily snuck up to the front of the 'rally' and got a position almost kind of directly behind the podium on a wall that was being used by some nice Obama supporters.

So I hopped up on the wall and busted out my sign. It was short lived but I was able to hold my sign in front of all these people while the pledge of allegiance and a long prayer were going on.

Next, I noticed a well dressed Obama 'authority' woman walking up. She asked:

"Is that sign ok'ed by The Campaign" and I said no. She demanded I stand down and I said "is it illegal?" and she said "No". So I told her I would remain standing there with my sign. She went and got another 'obama authority' and this woman did the same thing. She said "they will not allow signs on campus right now".

"who is they? The police?" I said.

"No, the people I work for". I said, "who is that?" She left and got a guy to come over and ask me to dismantle my sign because signs (even obama signs) were not allowed. I was not being combative but I was questioning these peoples authority. They were obviously flustered. At one point I pointed to the HUGE Obama banner and said "What about that sign?".

The Obama guy pleaded with me and I asked him if he saw my message. He did. I asked if he thought it was strange that I wasn't allowed to hold this sign. I stepped down because there really were no signs being held up.

So I went into the crowd with my folded sign. The Obama guy was following me around. I decided to post up next to this nice cop-lady and started talking to her. She said "I agree with your sign".

The Obama Guy was still trailing me so I said "are you following me around?" He demanded that I give him my sign and I laughed at him and told him he wasn't taking my trusty "Re-Investigate 9/11/2001" sign. He said "Well that guy is going to follow you" and pointed to a beefy policeman. I was already talking to the woman cop as this guy approached and they said nothing.

I decided to walk and get some food and my roomate and his friend who is staying with us approached. The friend is working for the Obama campaign and was trying to explain that 'all signs' were not allowed. It was kind of weird because my roomate and new friend the Obama campaigner were nervous about a loud 'incident'. I wonder what they envisioned? Anyhow, I don't roll like that. Bull-horning sucks and annoys people.

So i went and ate and came back to a sea of "Yes We Can" signs.

The best part was that when these people were demanding that I get down and put away my sign, it caused a stir and possibly almost everyone was looking at me and my sign. Well, that was cool but also holding a sign during the pledge of allegiance and a prayer were equally cool.