A different view from Canada than the one you might hear on the news........?

News from Canada that will surprise you. This link somebody just sent me was so serendipitous because it completely supports something that I learned walking up the steps to my home a few hours ago. There they were, two young fellows installing some electrical things (SEE UPDATE BELOW!)........One had a metal stud poking a half inch out of the middle of his chin, staples on the corner of his eyebrow, and was, in general, a very handsome young guy. The fellow working with him was about 15 ft away, short dark hair, tall.

I said hello and then asked "How's business been?" "Not too bad...and the economy will pick up, I hope!" I said "With the messages we're getting these days about the situation being so grave, as bad as the Great Depression, do you know ANYBODY who'd buy anything expensive or HIRE anyone?" He looked at me rather oddly and I continued.... "You think things are going to improve with what we're hearing now? We need optimism!" He said "You not for OBAMA?"

I took a deep breath and echoed that great line from my commenter, Rick..."I feel like today is Doomsday minus one!" This young kid (I found out his name's Phil), says "YOU DON'T LIKE OBAMA....EITHER!?" I said "Wait, you're kidding me, right!?" He high-fived me and then yelled for his buddy, Vinny, to come and meet me..."HE listens to Rush every day.." Okay. I felt like I'd landed in the Twilight Zone. Metal studs, young, handsome guys..........Conservatives.

Phil proceeds to tell me "I'm Canadian...and I came to America to ESCAPE Socialism....I'm so depressed with this election! You know, the healthcare is terrible there, you're not hearing the truth here, it's getting worse by the month. I came here to find a life different than what I was living and now I'm facing the same awful problem here, too."

Well, it was good to get to talk to young men who GET IT. As I went into the house, I turned back and said "Make sure you TALK TO PEOPLE!" "Oh, WE DO!" they both laughed.

I think they do! Keep talking, guys...we've got a country to save.

UPDATE: SO...2 hours or so later, I go outside again and there's STUART, the BOSS/Owner of the electrical company. Metal sticking out of his face, bleach tipped hair..... I see Phil and say "Glenn Beck's show debuted just now!" Stuart says "COOL!" I say "Stuart... COOL? You're not telling me YOU'RE a Conservative, too!?" ".........." well, I can't QUITE say exactly what he said here in my post, but I'll just say yes, he is. He continued.."...and we've got to DO something because these socialists Pelosi and Reid are going to get their way and we won't recognize America anymore...we need people who work HARD not expect handouts.."

We talked a while longer, with both Phil and Stuart assuring me that, even in their Heavy Metal Rock world (they have a band with 3 CD's and are apparently going gangbusters in Iraq with our servicemen!), there are LOT of young people who want America to stand for self reliance and to stand up stronger to terrorism. Conservative Heavy Metal. HOLD ME DOWN!

I'm a happy girl. I hope you feel inspired and a bit more optimistic, too.? SOMETHING has to help us get through tomorrow, their coverage of which CNN is entitling: THE MOMENT.

ya, I know. OOPS! I heard that! And, you really oughtn't swear. much

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