"Excuse me, did you know that hat makes you look Republian?"

The crew and I were at the last Washington Caps game of the season (AWESOME GAME!) and then headed over to Clyde's, our post-game stomping grounds. How we love Clyde's and the interesting group of people it attracts--players, fans, front office staff, random female skin heads, all walks of life.

M introduced us to a fellow she had met a couple nights before and his friends. One of them was wearing the red Washington Nationals W hat.


In an effort to make conversation with two guys with personalities of a stick, 'did you know that your hat (glance up to the red hat) tells people that you are a republican.' (side note, i had been drinking and hadn't had dinner, so I was basically drunk when I asked this) I thought this was a fair question, as we are in Washington DC and everything here is about politics, even down to what color hat you wear. This interesting character, we will call him Shawn, then went on to basically yell at me for my comment. First of all pointing out that he is a Southern Democrat and that he would vote Republican if the candidate was the right person. Then went on to preach that the country is fractured over politics (when has it not?), about people hating another person(s) because they are a R or a D. "Everyday I pray that the guy in the White House makes the right decision" he said several times. He continued on his tirade for a good 5 minutes while his friend, C and I just sat in silence. I had no idea that my comment about his baseball hat would evoke such reaction, when done in the past it's just evoked a shrug or a "yeah, I know" or something along those lines.

He then looked at our shocked faces and said "ok, I'll get off my soapbox now." And a drunk C$ said, "ok, well that was interesting...."

and we left soon thereafter. I wasn't trying to put this kid on the spot, I was just trying to make conversation. I also was NOT looking to be preached at. I am fully aware that the country is divided over something like which color your state is, but that's not any one party's fault. Both are at fault for their blaming of all problems on the other party. I believe that most people are not so conservative or so liberal that they would vote for someone based solely on the initial after their name, R or D, and would fail to see that the other guy might be better for the job. I consider myself liberal leaning, but would vote for McCain if I didn't like the Dem candiate.

But anyway, no more politics talk. FYI to those DC folks, beware of the hat you wear, it might get you in trouble.

C$