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The following is an email I received from my brother-in-law Casey, who lives in Big Timber, MT. The story is about his daughter Jaylea, who’s in kindergarten.

Hello to all,

I wanted to relay the story of little Miss Jaylea Ellen Lunceford on the day after our new president elect won the race.  Apparently, the Big Timber grade school had it’s own election for “Rock Obama” and McCain.  Obviously Jaylea’s kindergarten class would very impressionable among each other and when listening to parents and older siblings but it would be interesting to see what came about.  As it turns out, Obama won the national race as well as the race among kindergarteners at Mrs. Gano’s class.  The morning after the election Mrs. Gano informed the class that “Rock Obama” had won the race and that he would be the new president of the United States.  The entire class whooped and hollered with joy because their candidate had won.  Everybody, that is, except the Lunceford girl.  Jaylea was sitting in her seat in the middle of the classroom with an unsettled look while her classmates danced around her.  Upon noticing this and after the rest of the class had calmed back down, Mrs. Gano asked if Jaylea would like to tell what was on her mind.  Without hesitation she said, “You know, now he’s gonna try to take our guns.”

And that is why everybody is shaking my hand as I walk around Big Timber these days.  I think the story has made it from Mrs. Gano’s class all over town.