![Protesters square off at President Obama's town hall meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado Protesters square off at President Obama's town hall meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWR32mR4cjYZ-Uc6H2WaWZu76UR_hZ3Gx9xGi_yiEgskS_b6tV-rPf8si5zNIgPe1m-bBvyWBAidQEmcoAZxcQjxwqhplwyLMec3tstmB5A5frevPt_xHuMkX4uDHzmyxms1XS/s320/gj_town_hall2.jpg)
Nan and I entered our names in the raffle for tickets to the event, but we didn't win any. Apparently, whoever makes those choices does not cross-reference the donors database or we would have been in the stands at Central High School, "Home of the Warriors," with all the other Obama supporters.
Instead, Nan convinced me that we should go and participate in the protests outside the event. When we took a left onto Warrior Way, it was immediately apparent that the pro-Obama faction was on the left side of the street and the anti-Obama faction was on the right. How could it be otherwise? We followed the cars in front of us and turned left. A young man in a reflective vest had me roll down the window to inform me that parking on that side was for pro-healthcare reform people. I guess he thought we looked like an old conservative couple. Nan and I replied in unison, "We are for healthcare reform!" He waved us in.
![View from 'the left' of the tea baggers at President Obama's town hall meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado View from 'the left' of the tea baggers at President Obama's town hall meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTceXajH_5kOS-p6wWUvnNhltwcCb8PMHhUczpPp_wzWonQ-YenJDF7rb6JDYr3A85S1JQGkeWnUS_Me7_DtEhpnfoSjJMA0NNNJ_wcSZLk0hQfm_G3TIwjlA02eGVsY_S3Ji6/s320/gj_town_hall.jpg)
The other side of the street was not so well organized, but they did have "Don't Tread on Me" flags and a bull horn. One of their chants was, "We want our country back!" Like a smartass, I yelled back, "Where did it go?"
It is obvious to anyone paying attention these days that the root of the controversy over healthcare is more about our African-American president than it is about the healthcare issue. The "birther" and "deather" conspiracies clearly demonstrate that there are people who are unwilling to accept that things have changed. We saw a sign that was a parody of the Obama campaign "Change" signs. It said, "Rewind Change." I thought, "Sure, let's replay the previous administration's disastrous eight years. Is that what you want?" Me, I'm overjoyed that we now have an administration that cares about all of the people, not just the wealthy and the white.
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thanks for the acknowledgement!
peace to you!
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