Ron Newman ([personal profile] ron_newman) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2011-09-15 11:54 am

"It struck me as odd. He's a guy from Somerville, so I was surprised he was supporting Obama"

The above quote is from a parole officer, testifying about an Obama bumper sticker on an alleged murderer's car.

The bumper sticker helped link the defendant and his car to the crime, which is a Good Thing. But I don't get the parole officer's logic at all. How many Somerville people do you know who didn't support Obama over McCain in 2008?

(From the Herald, via Universal Hub.)

(2008 Somerville presidential election results from Boston.com: Obama 26450, McCain 5197, others 700)

[identity profile] barumonkey.livejournal.com 2011-09-16 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
Assuming the officer was a Republican: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman