A Pleasant Surprise

I wanted to share something with all of you.

Yesterday, my husband, John, and I attended Sean Hannity's "Taking America Back" tour stop at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. As we were leaving, walking back to our car, we passed a black couple, poorly dressed and possibly homeless, standing on the sidewalk. The woman said something to us as we approached - I didn't catch what she said for sure, but thought it was some sort of greeting, so smiled and asked how she was doing today. Both she and her male companion said they were fine, and started walking along with us.

John was carrying a Kris Kobach yard sign, and we were both wearing "Don't Tread On Me" t-shirts. We weren't exactly comfortable with their company...and were uncertain what to expect. As we walked, the man asked what the event was that we had just left. I told him it was a rally of sorts - he asked if it was politicians. I said no, that it was Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Karl Rove. He asked who they were and I told him they were TV and radio personalities. He wanted to know what it was about. I hesitated, and John answered that it was about taking our country back.

To our great surprise, the man launched into a rant about how much he agreed. He spoke at length about the government "screwing" us, said Bush had, too. I agreed, and said they had been for 100 years. He went on to say that he was glad I knew that, but it had never, ever been as bad as it is today. He went on to say that we, regardless of skin color, had to unite, we are all brothers and we need to get back to our principles. We talked briefly about the Constitution and founding principles before parting ways with a smile and a wave.

It was an eye-opening experience for me - the most unexpected event of the day - and I wanted you all to know about it. We are making a difference, my fellow patriots. And we have allies in some very unexpected places.