The Democrats, and the decidedly liberal protesters who followed them, turned Charlotte into a rather blue city last week. Drive a few miles up I-485 however, and the tone was vastly different.
Conservative group Rock the Red threw a rally/concert last Wednesday featuring a variety of country acts, conservative speakers and most notably controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Surprisingly the event had less the feel of a protest and more of that of a church picnic. Parents and their children sat on hay bales as Nashville acts played their sets, though the lyrics had a decidedly political slant, usually discussing “protecting liberty” and in one case singing about the benefits of “guns and religion."
Tents from groups like the Heritage Foundation and the Family Research Council lined the side of the event, in between ones offering face painting and oddly enough electronic cigarettes. Barbeque was served as well as the option of a NObama personal pizza to fit the theme for the day.
Video by Evan Purchell