As our national political climate has continued to heat up, I continue to be harassed by those seeking political endorsement. Initially, I deferred. My job as SurfBlogger is to share stoke, offer boardporn, and delete hostile emails from French surfers claiming there is no such thing as a fish longer than 6'2".
But as the race has reached a fever-pitch, it's become increasingly difficult, unpatriotic even, to remain silent. Much like John Edwards and Bill Richardson, I've been talking endlessly with the frontrunners, both hungry for the SurfBlog endorsement.
In the last two weeks, they have called to order boards in hopes it will sway me, and you staunch readers, one way or the other. I decided to let their board choices speak for the candidates themselves, posting pics of the board of the candidate I support.
First up was Hillary. On the phone she was confident, primed. She promptly ordered a 7'6" hybrid thruster. I asked her why.
"Focus groups," she told me. "Polls. Universal appeal. My grandpappy was one of the first to bring surfing to Pennsylvania."
Didn't sound too promising.
Next, Obama called. He asked questions. Listened. Sounded tense. Chewed gum. Not annoyingly, but still. He allowed that it was Nicorette. I appreciated his candor.
He had his own ideas, but listened politely to mine. He liked some of them, and I liked some of his. He ended up with a 6'6 quad egg, an all 'rounder with a focus on performance. "I want to unite longboarding with shortboarding," he told me, "the glide and the shred." I believed him.
It's official.
Round nose with lots of outline curve.
Double concaves and a thinly foiled tail. He knows his stuff.
Round pin quad. A judicious choice for his all 'rounder.
Even more surprisingly, he came over himself to check out the shaped blank.
Turns out he's not quite as tall as he appears on tv, and we share a similar fashion sense...
6 comments:
I like his choice of surf sled.... but what's his stance....
-Frank
good stuff, thanks
Great question, Frank, one I put to both candidates. Hillary dodged, claiming she was no switch-stancer. Obama took a stand.
"Have you seen my ears?" he asked. "Definitely goofy."
Just wait 'til he gets elected and we find out he's actually just a recreational body-boarder with severl unseen pics on "Daily Donkey"
The horror! At least it will come out after he's elected, unlike John Kerry, whose donkey pic might have cost him an election...
no order from McCain?
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