I went to the Americans for Prosperity Vote-NO rally in front of Democrat Rep. Bob Etheridge’s office at lunch today. There were about 120 people there when I was there, but lots of honking support from passing cars. It was a cacophony down between the skyscrapers on Fayetteville Street in Raleigh.
My favorite moment was the two lefty hipsters sneering and rolling their eyes, as if their parents were embarrassing them by dancing in public. It’s good to see grown-up conservatives engage in a little activism, even if it does embarrass the young folks.
Here are some pics:
UPDATE: Apparently I’m not the only one who’s noticed the generation gap in the anti-Obamacare protests.
UPDATE 2: Carolina Journal‘s Mitch Kokai has uploaded a video of the event. At the end you can hear the level of support coming from the passing traffic:
