Wyoming cowboys against Obama

BBC:

It's a long way from Washington to Wyoming, and there's slim chance voters from cowboy country will send Obama to the White House.

At the rodeo, the flag has been saluted. The anthem has been sung. The crowd have been energised; it's time for some action.

First up - a local rider from Wyoming. The blue gate opens. The buck charges in.

And within two seconds - literally - the cowboy has been unceremoniously dumped onto the dirt.

"No score," announces the MC, as if we didn't know. "But nobody leaves the arena feeling down," he adds, and the crowd cheer politely.

The cowboy is ingrained in the DNA of Wyoming.

From the flat plains in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west, the essence of the cowboy - individual, traditional and patriotic - defines the state and hence its politics.

This is Republican country, Dick Cheney's home state, and the prospect of Barack Obama becoming president - as the polls currently suggest - raises temperatures.

Mary Manes has two sons in the military. They've both served two tours in Iraq and one of them is getting ready to return in April.

She doesn't hold back.

"I don't trust him; he has no political experience to speak of. So my prayers will be that the Lord is watching us [because] it would be that bad."

Fred Ballard is so displeased at the prospect of the Democrat winning that he wonders aloud whether he wants to talk about it. But he can't help himself.

"If he wins, we've been let down pretty badly. He's got no experience," says Mr Ballard.

"He says he's going to attack Pakistan. Sure it'll happen. You know it'll happen, I know it'll happen. But you don't tell them it's going to happen. That's stupid, and his inexperience is going to cost the United States."

"I'll probably take my money out of the stock market," adds Bob Brismeister, attending the rodeo with his wife.

"He'll raise capital gains [taxes]. There'll be absolutely no reason to invest. Or work."

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You have to remember that the BBC does not have high regard for cowboys. Their reporters probably look down their noses at the manly footwear worn by cowboys as well as the opinions of cowboys. At least they noticed that there are some in the US who do not believe that Obama would make a good President.

Wyoming, like Texas has a strong energy economy. That is another reason to oppose Democrats who hate energy. You would think that other states would notice how being energy friendly improves a states economy, but most Democrats want to destroy the current energy industry and transition to magic for energy production and job production.