I touch on politics out here from time to time but for the most part I stick with the outdoor topics. With today being Election Day here in North Carolina I got to touch on the election. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been turning up all over the state along with their high profile supporters snarling traffic and littering the landscape with signs. I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’d love to see a commercial for something other then someone running for office.
For many the election has come down to the gender or the color of the skin, which really doesn’t mean much to me. I want to see where they stand and of course on the key issues like second amendment rights. I got to admit that the media-grabbing politicians for the most part have dismal records when it comes to the right to keep and bear arms. I think as sportsmen no matter who makes it into the white house we are pretty much screwed.
As I went into the voting booth this morning I was one of the ones who made my mind up in the booth. In my case many might think the opportunity to have an African American man running the country swayed my decision over the thoughts of having our first female president. In the end it was the ideas he stands for over any of the other candidates and I hope he is still around for me to vote for in the general election.
Alan Keyes got my vote. I hope everyone gets out today to vote.
Story by Dan McLaughlin AKA Moose
