Letters to the Editor
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Misogyny, Road Rage and Obama - and an epiphany
A few weeks before my state's primary, I was merging onto the freeway and a car full of young guys drove up beside me. It was a busy time of day, but the lane to the left of theirs was empty. They refused to move over and tried to speed up when I attempted to merge in front of them. Because there were cars behind me, I could not slow down, but I managed to pull in front of them and barely missed driving onto the shoulder. I was irritated, but was chalking it up to the bad driving techniques of the young and testosterone filled when their car zoomed around me and the guy yelled, "Fuck you Bitch!" out of the window. As they sped recklessly into the traffic beyond I noticed an "Obama 2008!" bumper sticker on the back of their car. Up to this point, I had been truly torn between voting for Obama and Clinton because their political platforms are similar and both are to the right of my own views. Call me a weak-minded woman if you are so possessed, but I decided after this incident that Clinton would get my vote in the primary. Even if I end up voting for Obama in the general election, I could not be more disgusted with the character of some of the young white men voting for Obama.