Journal entry 29: Febuary 15th
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Today we are in Tennessee. I spent part of today at the Dollywood amusement park, which was fun, for the most past. I went on one train ride with a story. The ride includes confederate soldiers protecting the civilian riders from outlaws. It's better than being protected from Union soldiers or from hostile injuns, but as a black man I still feel a little uneasy in a story where the confederate soldiers are the good guys. Still, it was a good park and I heard some good country music. Tonight we played against the minor league team called the Volunteers and we won. I should update you on the presidential primaries. Governor Burkle has just about clinched the republican nomination. Congresswoman Montgomery is in a tighter race but she is likely to get the democratic nomination. It seems likely that, this time next year, America will have it's first woman president. We've had only one female vice-president, Sarah Palin, who was vice-president during John Mccain's administration. When John Kerry first ran there was talk he would pick a woman as his running mate, but he chose John Edwards and they won.
