I don't think I could vote for a Civil War re-enactor under any circumstances.
Erik | Homepage | 08.19.08 - 2:01 pm | #

Really? Environmentalism, healthcare, and anti-militarism are trumped by Civil War Re-enactment? Really?
Sator Arepo | Homepage | 08.19.08 - 2:45 pm | #

Depends. Does he go with the North or the South? If he's a Southron, yes; if a Yankee, no.
Aaron | Homepage | 08.19.08 - 2:51 pm | #

North; the Brooklyn 14th.
AnthonyS | Homepage | 08.19.08 - 3:18 pm | #

I wouldn't underestimate my contempt for reenactments. It's kind of an embarrassment for the profession. And there's nothing like telling someone you are a historian and then they start talking about their favorite battles or telling their reenactment stories.
Erik | Homepage | 08.19.08 - 4:22 pm | #

And there's nothing like telling someone you are a historian and then they start talking about their favorite battles or telling their reenactment stories.

I dunno; telling someone you're a lawyer and getting asked for an opinion about some Law & Order episode has to come pretty close.
Aaron | Homepage | 08.20.08 - 8:32 am | #

Yes, I imagine it must. Or telling someone you are an archaeologist and have them start talking about Indiana Jones.
Erik | Homepage | 08.20.08 - 11:05 am | #

Or being a musician and people asking you about Kenny G.
AnthonyS | Homepage | 08.20.08 - 12:03 pm | #

That is whole other level of annoyance.
Erik | Homepage | 08.20.08 - 12:51 pm | #

Yeah, that $10,848 hasn't been updated in a good six months now. The current total might be five times larger, but still the same order of magnitude. But, hey, did you expect socialists to be rich?
David Schaich | Homepage | 09.07.08 - 3:54 am | #