Eavesdrop DC

From our eavesdropper:
i was out and about today… and there was a young family walking behind me.an adorable 4 year old girl spoke up and said “I saw Joe Biden’s house today!!”the dad said “Yeah, I told her that because I couldn’t bear telling her that Dick Cheney lived there…”

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Walking down the sidewalk outside the polling place with a woman on a cell phone walking behind me.
Woman on cell phone: “Gurl, I don’t even know why James was up in there. He a convicted felon and can’t even vote!”

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From the teacher at a election-worker training class held by the DC Board of Elections and Ethics:
“Election day will be a long day. Make sure to bring plenty of food and drinks. And by drinks, I don’t mean alcohol.”

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GW (Tuesday before the debate had started), two friends were talking at a table.
Guy 1: Man… debate or class. Debate or class.Guy 2: You don’t know who you’re going to vote for yet?Guy 1: Nope.Guy 2: Well, if you’re still on the fence, then you’re a moron and I’d appreciate it if you didn’t vote.

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Girl: Florida is changing and we haven’t even had the Great Schlep yet.Girl 2: Yeah but i’m talking to my grandma, and she’s listening to me, even if she’s a little bit racist.
– 13th and H
No, this is not a paid commercial for the Great Schlep, but if you don’t know what we’re talking about, [...]

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“Hillary is more of a man than Obama will ever be – and she’s more of a woman than he’ll ever have”
–The Bottom Line

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Cashier: (looks at groceries) Oh, are you throwing a party this weekend?
Woman: I’m hosting a “Super Tuesday” party tonight! What else could all this food and wine be for?!
–Trader Joes in Foggy Bottom

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Guy on phone: “I don’t vote for people who put their name in quotation marks on the ballot.”
[pauses]
“Well, yeah, if it was “Killer,” then I’d definitely vote for him.
–M Street

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