*I’m currently interviewing people who live in states that overwhelmingly voted for Bush.
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I’ve been in Montana for just over a week and have met such a diverse group of people — people we rarely hear about in the mainstream media.
To give you a few examples: I recently interviewed a woman who works for a MT Women’s Foundation. Pro-choice, pro-women’s rights, in favor of helping poor women. She’s against the war and can’t say a nice thing about Bush. She happens to be a Republican.
I met a man at an event for the homeless. He used to be a trade consultant. Now he runs an organization that helps people get out of poverty. He was the only Republican at the event.
Last night I went to a panel discussion about conservation. All of the panelists are hardcore hunters. Almost everyone in the room was a Democrat.
Imagine how confused people would be if those people were featured in stories about choice, poverty and hunting. I have yet to begin transcribing those interviews.
But I recently posted the bumper stickers I saw on the drive from Utah to Montana. Thought you’d enjoy them as much as I did:
http://storiesinamerica.blogspot.com/2005/09/photos-bumper-stickers-from-ut-to-mt.html