On Being Obnoxious

I know this will come as a complete shock to all who read this blog, but I've discovered I can be a very obnoxious person when it comes to the election.

The interesting thing is, I'm not obnoxious in other situations (at least I don't think I am...). I'm instead obnoxious in just the public sphere, in regards to the presidential campaign.

Examples:

1. I took Chris to a Dr. appointment, and I had to wait in the waiting room where they had the morning news on. During one of the commercial breaks, a McCain/Palin political ad came on challenging Obama's record. I watched the ad, then looked around the room at the 15 or so other people to see if anyone else was reacting. I then chose to guffaw and shake my head adamently as if it was the most ridiculous ad I've ever seen. I didn't just giggle, mind you... I GUFFAWED. Nobody reacted, probably because they thought some crazy chick was waiting with them and they didn't want me to be noticed.
2. On my way to teach today, I passed by some road workers (is that what they're called?). One of the road workers said to his buddy "Hey - was that an Obama supporter?", which prompted me to turn and say loudly "There are a LOT of us around, buddy!"

I would never act that way about other controversial topics (when I see a child on a "leash" I don't launch into the reasons I disagree with that parenting style). For some reason the election inspires me to share my strong feelings with anyone located within earshot.

I'm looking forward to November 4, not just because we'll finally have a President in office I have faith in, but also because I'll be less annoying to society in general.