A Little Taste of Hopeandchange Last Night
You have to know a bit about me to appreciate this story. I am a very courteous person. I’m the guy that still opens doors for people (men or women). And I try my best to show my manners during the trying times (weekly) that I fly for work.
Last night I was boarding a full flight from Philadelphia to Charlotte.  I was in row 4 (middle seat), but had to use the bathroom in the back as the plane loaded.  After doing my business, I slowly and courteously made my way forward — ducking into rows to allow others by as I progressed forward.
At about row 7, an African-American woman with a shirt blaring “OBAMA — HOPE AND CHANGE FOR AMERICA!” faced me.
I quietly said, “I am a couple rows ahead, may I get by?”
Her LOUD response with her palm in my face: “NO! JUST HOLD ON AND WAIT!”  I rolled my eyes, fearing that this is a sign of the World of Hopeandchange that we are in for beginning in 30 days.
Her husband behind her saw what happened and his face showed signs of embarrassment. He asked what row I was in and I showed him four fingers, but then said “Never mind.”  I wanted them to get past me.
The two other people in row 4 who brazenly stole my personal magazine I had brought onto the plane — well, that’s a story for another day.
-Bruce (GayPatriot)
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Hope and change indeed!
Comment by Nick — December 19, 2008 @ 11:48 am - December 19, 2008
There may be a day when this “lady’s” behavior surprises me, but it’s not in the foreseable future.
On another note, I’m too cheap to buy a magazine. I usually read what’s on board. In the Marines, we chalked this up to “lesson learned.”
I hope at least the flight attendants were good lookin’.
Comment by Julie the Jarhead — December 19, 2008 @ 11:49 am - December 19, 2008
You’ve got to be kidding, Bruce! I expected better from you!
You can’t judge Obama’s supporters or make some prediction of what life might be like under his administration because of one rude bitch on an airplane who happened to be an Obama supporter.
The other night I was having dinner at a country club out-of-town. I was parked in a handicapped space right in front of the club house. When I came out to leave I found a car parked behind me, blocking my way. I had to have him paged to come out and move his car. He didn’t apologize for my inconvenience but in fact was quite rude because he felt inconvenienced to have leave the bar.
The fact that he had a McCain-Palin bumper sticker on his foreign-made car doesn’t reflect on the millions of other McCain-Pailin supporters. This rude uppie just happened to be a prick. No more, no less.
Comment by Jack Allen — December 19, 2008 @ 12:50 pm - December 19, 2008
Funny story with or without the Obama shirt. Rude behavior drives me crazy. Rude people — not Bush — are responsible for all of the world’s problems.
Comment by MikeInSedona — December 19, 2008 @ 1:11 pm - December 19, 2008
Similar thing happened to me on Election Day. Driving to work, I was cut-off by a douchebag with an Obama sticker on his bumper. Later, at a gridlocked intersection, a nice lady with a McCain-Palin sticker let me in front of her.
Comment by V the K — December 19, 2008 @ 1:37 pm - December 19, 2008
Thank goodness people are taking this story for what it is. And I’m not being accused of being racist or mysogynist.
Comment by GayPatriot — December 19, 2008 @ 2:10 pm - December 19, 2008
Sounds like an uppity couple, if you ask me.
Regards,
Peter H.
Comment by Peter Hughes — December 19, 2008 @ 3:47 pm - December 19, 2008
Honestly, I think it really is fair to judge strong Obama supporters by the behavior of people who wear Obama T-shirts in public in non-political environments. These are the people who are the very core of Obama’s social constituency; if they don’t want their actions to reflect badly on Obama supporters as a whole then they shouldn’t go around wearing their party ID on their shirt.
Comment by Stopped Clock — December 19, 2008 @ 4:31 pm - December 19, 2008
It goes to my thinking that airplanes are now just flying buses and airports the bus stations. They are filty places now with very interesting travellers.
My first incident with Obama behavior was in a grocery checkout line the day after the election. One of his consitituents was making sure that he was so slow in the line that anyone behind him was furious. I got the feeling then that we are in for a lot of this behavior for the next 4 years.
Comment by PatriotMom — December 19, 2008 @ 6:10 pm - December 19, 2008
I think if you do make it a point to let people know you’re a member of the Obama Cult, it’s fair for those outside the cult to consider your behavior as indicative of the whole. (Especially if other Obamamoonies who comment in various fora tend to be obnoxious.)
“By their fruit you will recognize them. Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.” Matthew 7: 16-17
Comment by V the K — December 20, 2008 @ 12:22 pm - December 20, 2008
people are people…unfortunately
Comment by Rachel — December 20, 2008 @ 3:45 pm - December 20, 2008
Ugh, what ever happened to manners? Too often today people feel free to just express a bad, impatient attitude. I have seen a couple of people, African-American, wearing Obama tee-shirts with his photo since his election. Frankly, I just have to scratch my head and ask myself why…………….I still wish Obama well. On January 20th he will be my president.
Comment by Swampfox — December 20, 2008 @ 11:34 pm - December 20, 2008
Ugh, what ever happened to manners?
The Left happened. Good manners are just oppressive relics of bourgeois oppression. The only thing that matters is that *my* feelings are validated.
Comment by V the K — December 21, 2008 @ 5:35 pm - December 21, 2008
I gotta say, I have noticed a disproportionate number of Obama supporters (still wearing the damn button a month later) who are generally crass, rude, and uncouth. Obviously flaky messages appeal to such folks.
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