Wish me well DU; I will be doing election protection work in Ohio this Tuesday and I just found ....

[CoffeeCat]

52. Botany, you have a special place in my heart...

...because these tea bagger poll watchers are an affront to democracy. They are amped up on Glenn Beck and they have been led to believe that if a minority is in a polling place then they are probably committing a crime.

As another poster said, they aren't used to Dems standing up to their shenanigans. You are proof that this is simply not the case. We will be watching them.

In my swing state, they are calling for attorneys to be poll watchers. I know that this effort is connected high in our state government and is most likely a response to all of the a republican suppression that has taken place; and will most likely take place on election night. Also, our Republican Secretary of State has threatened U.N. poll watchers with arrest if they are here in our state.

I believe this gathering of attorneys to watch the polls is to counter any suppressive efforts of these over zealous tea bags.

We are ready this time with countermeasures.

One last thought I'll leave with you. I think of these tea bag monitors as over zealous, misguided hall monitors--much like Spongebob was when Mrs Puff reluctantly made Spongebob the hall monitor. Of course, he took things way too seriously and was bloated with self importance and Spongebob made a fool of himself. That's what these tea bags are. We should not fear them or overstate their importance. They have no authority to talk to voters, so they are powerless, but they are like Spongebob. Very misguided and amped up on how official they think they are! So we must be prepared for possible nonsense.

Thank you Botany for your efforts, time and patience! You rock!!