Election 08 WTF Short Story Teaser

by conor sullivan

So, I thought I would test the system. As I went to vote, I dressed up in black face and wore a huge jacket with Obama's face on the back; I carried a small boombox and blasted Lil John's 2003 summer smash "Get Low". The crowd was intense, so I pushed the other voters around and yelled, "BLACK MAN COMING UP IN THE WORLD!" Even before I could even get into the voters booth, the cops came and tried to calm me down. I told them I was just here to support Obama, and screamed "ALL HAIL KING OBAMA!" I was then shoved to the ground and a boot went into my back. I couldn't move and I kept screaming "OH BAMA OH BAMA OH BAMA!" and they slapped cuffs on me and removed me from the voter area. This was in rural Mississippi where everyone is white. I was thrown in jail and was not allowed to vote in this "free" country. The instant they realized I was a white man, and I said that I would vote for McCain, they all laughed and said I could vote in "four to eight years". So much for democracy.