The Election was on. It had momentum and energy to it. We were together, a team of folks frantically writing requirements on a deadline, in a war room together. The team had results widgets filing in data minute by minute, state by state. Every time a state result came in, the chatter mounted in the war room. We were all (I think) pulling for Obama.
Some of the team are from Georgia. We looked at Georgia with McCain leading 67-32%. I turn to Phil, who is from Atlanta, to give him shit. Phil is a big Obama supporter.
What's up with you guys? Are you not voting or something? How could you be getting skunked like this?
Then it occurred to me. Oh yeah, Phil is black.
I went into immediate back pedal mode...but tried to make it seem natural. I knew it wasn't.
"Uh, I mean,...ah....what's up with you DEMOCRATS?? C'mon, are you guys, you DEMOCRATS, just not into it"
Phil still had that look on his face (you mean us 'black folks?').
I was like, isn't Georgia a Democrat not bed? Then it occurred to me, its totally a red state, always has been. I just pulled a typical Woodbery and inserted foot in mouth, again. Totally well meaning, just trying to give a guy shit but I came off like a total dick. Fortunately, Phil is a good guy and let it go (I hope).
Later we were at a bar, wearing Obama buttons. Someone came up to him and said where is your button. He said "Look at me....I AM a button."
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