Traci Skene for president!?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 24th, 2004

SHECKYmagazine editor and co-founder Traci Skene‘s newest column is up! She

I witnessed this frustration up close last Thanksgiving when I accompanied my 87-year old mother-in-law (named Helen) and her 88 year-old friend (also named Helen) to the Philadelphia Amtrak station. As we were sitting on the rock-hard benches admiring the indoor pigeons, we were approached by a college-age young lady who handed each of us a Clark bar with a tiny picture and bio of Presidential hopeful Wesley Clark stapled to the packaging. Her request was simple and straightforward: “I would like to ask you to vote for Wesley Clark for President.” My mother-in-law, in all seriousness, asked the twenty-something campaign worker, “Are you his wife?” “No,” she said, “I just want to help Wesley Clark become President of the United States.” The other Helen, equally as serious, chimed in, “Does he live around here?” “No,” the volunteer said slightly slower than before, “Um… he lives in Arkansas and… um… he’s running for president.” The first Helen studied her Clark bar more intently. “So,” she asked, “does he make candy?”

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