I was driving to work this morning and as I was stopped for a red light, a young man in a pickup truck pulled up besides me to the right. I glance in his direction to see him flick me the bird and mouth "f.... you" and "f.... Obama", probably in response to my bumper sticker which reads "Obama/Biden 2008". I'm never the one to let pass up a good discussion, so I see him turn right and pull into the local hardware store, all the while flicking me the bird, and I follow and pull up next to him as he's exiting his truck. I roll down my window, ask if he has anything to talk to me about. The young man, who I guess was in his late 20's or early 30's was besides himself and consumed with hatred and anger. He said he had a problem with my Obama sticker. I told him he was the best president we've ever had and was doing a fine job at turning the economy around, just in an attempt to engage him further, to which he about blew his top off. He began yelling at the top of his lungs "Freedom of Speech", "Freedom of Speech". Then I told him he was sick and needed help, because his anger had consumed him, just in my humble attempt to diffuse the situation
. He began yelling "Freedom of Speech" even louder. He must have repeated himself at least 50 time...no exaggeration. In a further attempt to calm him down I told him he was not educated enough to understand the nuances and implications of his in depth argument with me, to which he flicked me the bird again, but this time leaned in my truck window to do so. I put out my hand to gesture a handshake but he responded by using his other hand to double flick me off. I told him god still loved him and would take care of him, because he loved ignorant people,too, and I was very nice when when I said this. Well, that was the straw for him.....
