I'm gonna ask a hypothetical question in this post, and I'm almost certain that there will be people who'll think that even asking this question makes me a racist.

But first, some back story:

I returned to work Monday after having spent two months off the job, dealing with cancer. Turns out, I haven't mellowed any.

Today at work I got into an argument with a racist moron. This guy happens to be a black racist moron. He's one of those guys who thinks that anyone who a) disagrees with him, and b) isn't black, must be a racist. Normally my tolerance of this particular guy is pretty high. He can be fun to be around. But today he was on a soap-box, marking today's anniversary by telling everyone that none of us know near as much about Martin Luther King and the famous I Have A Dream speech as he does.

It seemed that he thought that, merely by virtue of being a black guy, he was somehow better tuned in to Dr. King than anyone else. OK, whatever.

After several hours (literally several hours) of him boasting and berating everyone around him, I had had enough. I asked him if he really felt that he knew more about Dr. King and that speech than anyone else in the room.

He said that he did, and I asked him a few easy questions. Where was the speech given, what was the occasion, etc. Of course he didn't know and ended up looking like a fool.

This made him even more obnoxious than ever and he came over and started shoving a newspaper in my face and ranting about this and that. I told him a couple of times to get out of my face and he just wouldn't let it go.

Unfortunately, I sank to his level. I told him that he was probably the stupidest and most obnoxious person who worked at our facility (it's true, but there was no need to say it), and the back and forth between both of us involved some cursing and name-calling.

Finally he left the room.

A number of people told me that I'd said what they were thinking, etc. By then I was starting to feel a little ashamed.

It doesn't bug me that much, but I am disappointed with myself that I jumped in feet first with him when it came to cursing and name-calling. This guy really is very limited intellectually. I should have been able to make my point and left it at that.

Anyway, I started thinking about the upcoming election and a question crossed my mind. I'm sure there are people who'd call me racist for even considering this question, but I don't care. It did cross my mind and I think it's a legit question considering some of our relatively recent history.

So here's the question: Do you guys think there might be unrest, maybe even rioting, in the "urban areas" if Obama doesn't win the election?

The question crossed my mind because of the pushiness and cockiness of some of Obama's supporters. If asking the question makes me a "racist," then fine. Call me what you want. But it did cross my mind.

Anyway ...

It looks like it's been a weird week in Denver, too. That picture of the stuffed Obama dolls to the upper right is posted at LGF. Those dolls don't look like Obama. They look like Nipsey Russell.

I liked Nipsey Russell. I'd vote for him over Obama any day.

There's been some violence and ugliness at the convention. Unseen posted video of some douchebag named Alex Jones screaming like a madman at all five feet of Michelle Malkin:

At Geekologie I saw this video:

Hey, not for nothing, but if a cop tells you to back up it's probably a better idea to actually back up than to scream "F----ng do it again!" in his face. I'm not saying that the woman in that video deserved to get knocked to the ground. But I am saying that she got what she seemed to want.

What's McCain doing tonight? Thanks to Hot Air I know that he's wasting some of his campaign money with this video:

What's he thinking, recording a gracious, friendly ad? The scumbags at Daily Kos, etc, are just going to question his motives and mock him. Does he think they're gonna give him an even break?

Total change of topic, but I also saw this at Geekologie:

That's right, it's a Christian rock version of Guitar Hero.

Look, I'm a Christian and I absolutely love rock music and this is a family that regularly enjoys the Guitar Hero game. And I can tell you this: 90% of "Christian rock" is just creepy, bland trash. It's neither Christian, nor is it rock. It's just bland elevator music that vaguely references religion.

Is there anything creepier than those commercials for "Christian pop" compilations, with those zombies in the crowd, waving their arms with their eyes closed? Man, I'm getting the willies just thinking about it.

Sure, there are some Christians out there who also happen to be good musicians, and their beliefs are often apparent in their lyrics. But the bands that market themselves that way? As Christian rock? That garbage makes my skin crawl.

I'm all for praising in song, but give me the classics in church. And give me real rock everywhere else.

That reminds me: Someday I'm gonna have to write a post about the time I let someone talk me into attending a "Promise Keepers" rally. It was, without a doubt, the creepiest, strangest, most unpleasant fifteen minutes (I bolted for the car) of my life.

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