Originally Posted by kane

I went to the post office and on the sidewalk out front of the post office were half a dozen people holding signs with a picture of Obama with Hitler mustache that called fir his impeachment. As I walked pasted they asked if I would sign their petition to encourage impeachment.

I asked them what they would hope to gain by impeaching Obama. The guy I was talking to said, "We would get our country back."

I then said, "How so?"

"Obama would be gone."

"Correct, but if he is impeached and removed from office everything he has signed into law doesn't automatically get reversed and removed. And, Biden would take over. Do you think he would be much better?" He seemed surprised by this.

"We could beat him in the next election."

"That might be so, but Obama can't run in the next election."

At this point he went off on a Johnnyclips style rant about how Obama was planning to enact military law just before the next election thereby keeping the election from happening and keeping himself in office. I kind of zoned out partially because it was hot and I was thirsty and partly because this is the same shit I have heard for 25 years and never actually happens. Eventually he calms down and I ask him who he thinks would be the perfect person to elect that would help rescue the nation. He had no answer. I told him that if they are planning to throw out the current leader and want to replace him, it might be a good idea to have a replacement person at least in mind.

The conversation went on for a few minutes then I told them I had to leave, wished them luck, suggested they go home and read what a fascist really is and what impeachment really means (they really thought if Obama was gone, Obamacare and everything did magically goes with him) and went inside to mail my stuff.

I am all for free speech and I actually think it was cool that these people were out there protesting and voicing their opinions, but sometimes when you yell loudly you better have good answers when people ask questions or you end up looking kind of dumb.