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There is a reason that the good people who design highways labor to keep the routes straight and flat. \u00a0Any curvature, whether vertical (hills) or horizontal can wreak\u00a0havoc with vehicles expecting to continue at high rates of speed without a line of sight to what lays ahead.<\/p>\n
The approach to Cedar Rapids brings this into sharp focus as I-380 curves dramatically right, then left as it rises to cross the Cedar River and circle the huge historic Quaker Oaks factory. \u00a0One of the most dangerous stretches of highway in the country (I have this on good authority from a local sheriff, interview to follow) the resulting I-380 S-Curve was the perfect metaphor for my experience at the Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump rallies.<\/p>\n
My long day yesterday resulted in about 3 hours of video and wonderful stories If you will bear with me, I will (like any good s-curve) go slowly and start at the beginning.<\/p>\n
The most surreal aspect of the day started first thing. \u00a0I was capturing the line which formed early, when a young woman approached with a dog. \u00a0It appears that he had gotten away from his owner and she was frantically looking for him. \u00a0More, the young concerned woman was wearing a Trump\/Pence shirt. \u00a0Instantly, the\u00a0Hillary supporters in the area rallied to help. \u00a0Within minutes, a young man ran up, clearly delighted to find his dog. \u00a0It was a lovely moment, and I turned on my GoPro to capture it. \u00a0Please indulge me and watch the video below before reading on…<\/p>\n
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Curve one: \u00a0When I turned from filming, I noticed a camera crew to my left. \u00a0They were filming me, filming the scene. \u00a0This was a professional production crew of about 8-10 people. \u00a0Turns out they were filming a documentary and had staged the scene with actors. \u00a0A social experiment, they had also conducted the same scenario at Trump rallies with actors in Hillary apparel.<\/p>\n
This was just the beginning of a day full or turns and surprises.<\/p>\n
UPDATE: \u00a0On election morning I was getting ready for work with the TV on in my bedroom when I glanced over to see a dog on the screen. \u00a0I knew that dog. \u00a0So here you go friends, the ‘documentary’ was a commercial and now stands as living proof of my no-make up, bad Walmart dye job and cow pants.<\/p>\n
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