On our sheet we have the name, age and address so I knew this man was 87 years old. The call started off well as he replied that, yes, he knew who he would be supporting. He was even quite proud and and said "I'll be happy to tell you who I am supporting." And then he said words I could not believe, "You can bet your ass it sure as hell won't be that damn ape in the White House, that's for sure. So you have yourself a good night!"

I campaigned in the very red state of Georgia in 2008 for Obama so I am well aware of the racism that exists in this world and all that is directed at our president. And I have been told horrible things in the past. But I just simply could not believe this man would say something like this to a total stranger on the phone. After I hung up I was speechless, which if you know me, you know that does not happen often. My co-volunteers were aware that something had happened. We usually share silly things people say. After a minute I found myself crying, really crying. It's something I have done since childhood. When I am really angry to the point of being furious and I can't take that anger out on the person causing it, I cry. I wanted to call him back and cuss him out. I wanted to stop making persuasion calls. But what I finally decided to do is get back to work. Because of that vile, ignorant, racist man I am going to work even harder now. I will make more phone calls, and register more voters, and recruit even more volunteers. And I will know that I did everything I could to re-elect President Obama in 2012! I know that that man has become the worst thing he can imagine-a minority in this country. There are fewer and fewer of them each day. So thank you to the mean old man for helping me become more focused, more determined, and more dedicated to this campaign. And if you are interested in volunteering and making a difference too, please visit BarackObama.com.