>>We met dozens of people along the way. We asked them about themselves, about their communities, about their votes. Some were leery of us. Several asked politely: "What are you trying to accomplish?" Others were more blunt: "What's your angle?" Another version: "What are you hoping to find?"
We aren't stupid, WaPost. We recognize someone with an agenda pretty quick.
>>We met dozens of people along the way. We asked them about themselves, about their communities, about their votes. Some were leery of us. Several asked politely: "What are you trying to accomplish?" Others were more blunt: "What's your angle?" Another version: "What are you hoping to find?"
We give every out-of-towner a good looking over before saying anything. It's not done in a mean way, but you need to know what the score is. Never trust what you don't know. I should know, because I came from the blue land. They think we are just a bunch of dumb hicks. They just got proven wrong and are too clueless to see it happening.