Whackos are everywhere

I stopped by a Les Schwab Tire Center today to get a quote for new tires for my Audi Allroad. I was greeted by a fat and greasy, but otherwise friendly slob who quickly enough gave me a couple of quotes for four new tires. I had never heard of the brands he quoted, Zexius and Tourevo, so I asked if they were made in China or what. He replied derisively that they used to be, but "Obama took care of that!" I wasn't sure what his point was, but there was no doubt he was not an Obama fan.

I guess my first point is that there is are large numbers of people, i.e., teabaggers, birthers, and Palin-lovers, who believe anything bad about Obama even if it makes no sense. My second point is that I'll go elsewhere for tires. If Les Schwab is stupid enough to give such a vocally ignorant guy a job, I'd hate to see what they do to my car, which is right up there with Volvos and Subarus as the vehicle of choice for tree-hugging, Obama-loving commies.