This is the first of two letters in an ongoing correspondence with my beautiful grandfather. He is an Oklahoma man. He is one of those "Salt of the Earth" kind of men. I respect him and love him more than I can say.
He is a life long Democrat. A rare bird in Oklahoma. He is aslo a WWII vet and was active in his community for many years. He served as mayor of his tiny town and was a memeber of various organizations that helped out the less fortunate and he is an amazing father and grandfather.
He has told me he won't vote for Barack Obama. It is because of his race. He is also being shown every viral email out in cyberland, not because he is hooked up. He is not. He hates the idea of learning something so foreign to him at this time in his life. He is 87. He is looking for any reason to not vote for him. He does not like that he has to admit to me that it is his race.
These letters are personal, but I thought I would share them in case any of you might be going through the same thing.
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