I took a picture of these guys at the convention in Denver:
When Barack Obama’s campaign bus made a swing through Missouri in July, the unlikeliest of supporters were waiting for him — or rather two of them, holding the banner: ‘Rednecks for Obama.’
In backing the first African-American nominee of a major party for the US presidency, the pair are on a grassroots mission to bridge a cultural gap in the United States and help usher their preferred candidate into the White House.
Tony Viessman, 74, and Les Spencer, 60, got politically active last year when it occurred to them there must be other lower income, rural, beer-drinking, gun-loving, NASCAR race enthusiasts fed up with business as usual in Washington.
Viessman had a red, white and blue ‘Rednecks for Obama’ banner made, and began causing a stir in Missouri, which has emerged as a key battleground in the run-up to the November 4 presidential election.
Here’s their website.
Thank you for this, Oliver. It makes me happy to see this after all of those hateful videos. Despite my will to stay positive, those crazy people were getting me down.
For the record, my white sister who hunts and lives on a ranch in Montana is voting for Obama on November 4th.
Mr Obama is working hard for the working man. We need to chose a leader who will bring this world together and build back the trust and respect America deserves from other nations. Rural working America is making their voice heard from the grassroots level. Country gentlemen and co-founders of “Rednecks4Obama”, Viessman and Spencer continue to spread the message. As Viessman stated about Mr. Obama, “I don’t care about his beer, I care about his intelligence”. There will be swing states turning blue. Count on it. God bless democracy. http://www.rednecks4obama.com