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mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 01:38 AM Jul 2012

What I learned at the Farmers Market today...........

I had my mom sit at a picnic bench, while I took some things to the car. Across from the bench was a husband and wife, in their early '70's. I had on a political button, it's pink and states Solidarity and Women's Rights. Mom's button she was wearing, has Rosie the Riveter and states "I am woman and I vote." When I returned to collect my mom, the man looked at me & the pin (I began to cringe, because of what I expected to hear). But I didn't hear that, the man said "I paraded in Chicago, in the '70's for womens rights." He further added that he didn't understand why the ERA wasn't law by now.

We talked for a few minutes, learned he was a union stalwart, and Obama was getting his vote. The President was in town last week, I told the man I had gone to see him. Both he and his wife got the biggest smiles, which got even bigger when I showed them the pictures I had taken on Friday.

What I learned, what you expect, is often not what you get.

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What I learned at the Farmers Market today........... (Original Post) mrmpa Jul 2012 OP
That's a great story! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #1
Glad you had a good day Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #2
It's been my experience that teabags don't often frequent farmers Markets OffWithTheirHeads Jul 2012 #3
A lot of us old crocks were on the front lines in the 60s and 70s Warpy Jul 2012 #4
+1 freshwest Jul 2012 #6
Aint that the fucking trth! OffWithTheirHeads Jul 2012 #7
I know what you mean. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #8
Very cool! Thank you for this. I enjoyed sharing your experience with you. patrice Jul 2012 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,296 posts)
1. That's a great story!
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 01:40 AM
Jul 2012

I remember those pictures! They were fabulous. Lucky you, being so close, and with a telephoto lens yet!

It's good when we can enter a conversation and not expect anything. You allow magic to happen when you can do that!

 

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)
3. It's been my experience that teabags don't often frequent farmers Markets
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 01:51 AM
Jul 2012

Especially since the advent of the bacon milkshake.

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
4. A lot of us old crocks were on the front lines in the 60s and 70s
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 02:15 AM
Jul 2012

and anybody who looks at my flab and white hair and thinks "Republican" is in for quite a shock.

 

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)
7. Aint that the fucking trth!
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 03:51 AM
Jul 2012

I may look old and grey but do not assume that I belong to the Klan. I am their worst nightmare! An old fart that thinks.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
8. I know what you mean.
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 04:02 AM
Jul 2012

I was calling representatives in state legislatures the last time the ERA was up.

That was in the old days of dialling phones by hand.

Back then the Republicans claimed passing the ERA would mean women and men would have to use the same public restrooms.

I really hate those bastards....

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