Chicken that I am, I didn’t want to try to convince people to vote for my candidate and opted for registering voters instead.

But when I stopped by the Shaker Square Obama office a couple weeks ago (to get a yard sign, among other things), I thought it was incredibly disorganized. At least is seemed to be in the front where I was. Peering into the back, I saw some older, serious-looking people doing a training session, so maybe the front desk isn’t a good barometer.

I do think the young greeters at the front desk should have been more welcoming — the attitude toward drop-in visitors was less “how-were-thinking-you’d-like-to-help-the-campaign?” and more “what-do-I-need-to-do-to-dispense-with-you?”

Young people these days. No manners.

“Obama is a muslim- his middle name is Husain.”

“Obama hates America, and his rise to power is predicted in the bible.”

“Obama won’t put his hand over his heart during The Pledge.”

I asked them how they felt about McCains pro life position of appointing “strict constructionists” to the Supreme Court, and they looked at me like two deers in the headlights.

Hopefully they will oversleep on election day.

I was especially intrigued by those you spoke with who refer to Gov. Palin as “that woman.” Any idea what the source of their dislike for her is? Is it because of who she is? Or is it what she represents to them (i.e., a blatantly insulting/pandering choice, as many have put it)?

FWIW – I’ve been an Obama supporter since the early primaries, but while I don’t see Sarah Palin as the ideal VP choice, I certainly don’t harbor the extreme negative feelings for her that many have…maybe it’s because I have five kids, too, so that’s at least one thing the governor and I share.