On Mother's day, I was visiting my mother. The conversation was pleasant until the election came up.
First of all, you need to know that both of my parents are life long labor Democrats. My recently deceased father was a long time labor leader in Wisconsin. My mother was a proud union member. So, yes, liberal labor democrats thru and thru. And never so much as a hint of racism. Once upon a time my mother and I even went so far as to caucus for Jesse Jackson. It is largely by their example that I am the proud Liberal I am today.
So you can imagine my dismay when my sweet 75 year old mother said to me in all seriousness, "I just don't want black people running the country."
I was dumbstruck. Thankfully, my wife quickly changed the subject.