“Buckle Up”
Michele Catalano has some soothing words:
I voted for George Bush.
I am not a redneck.
I do not spend my days watching cars race around a track, drinking cheap beer and slapping my woman on the ass.
I am not a bible thumper. In fact, I am an atheist.
I am not a homophobe.
I am educated beyond the fifth grade. In fact, I am college educated.
I am not stupid. Not by any stretch of facts.
I do not bomb abortion clinics.You will not be thrown in jail for the sole reason of being a liberal.
Your child’s public school will not suddenly turn into a center for Christian brainwashing.
Your favorite bookstore will not turn into puritan central.This is not Nazi Germany in any way.
You will not be forced into concentration camps.
You will not be burned in human-sized ovens because of your religion.
We will not be forced to wear uniforms and march in line every day.
You will not live in fear.
If you think this is a country in which you have to live in fear, I have some friends in Iran who would like to have a little talk with you.
There’s more. Read the whole thing.
“I do not spend my days watching cars race around a track while I drink cheap beer and slap my woman on the ass.”
I really take offense to that. I like all of those things, and I don’t consider myself a stupid redneck. Of course, I am from Alabama, so maybe I should look in the mirror. {looking} Oh wait, there it is. Ok, but I still ain’t any of those other thengs he said.
Soothing words
Here are some snitches of conversation I’m overhearing in the offices surrounding me as I type this:
“…depressing…”
“…I don’t even feel like I’m in the same country as these people…”
“…it’s like I have no rights…”
“…I’m into ci…
Not only all that, but even those who hate Bush the most rabidly, will benefit by his huge mandate. They will live in a much safer world because of the sacrifices of those they demean, but that’s the American way.
We don’t jail our political enemies, but sometimes, in the privacy of our blogging bunkers, dressed in our jammies, we do a little dance of joy at their discomfort.
OT: No Pasaran’s linked to your TCS column.
One of the problems with the Left is that they believe their own propaganda about those of us not on the Left. It really is sad.
Via Bros. Judd:
Outside Atlanta, Sherman and Joe Johnston, later John Bell Hood, maneuvered for advantage. But Sherman’s army was at once bigger and more mobile — as it soon proved in its march through South Carolina’s swamps. Also better armed, and vastly better supplied.
In Petersburg and in Georgia, there was only one possible outcome of a fight, whenever the fight came. The South was finished. The North had won.
I work in a law school and you can’t believe the hostility here. People are actually not speaking to me. I’m probably one of about 6 people (including faculty and professors) who voted for Bush. I swear if there was a tree handy, they’d lynch me. These people are in total denial. I am keeping a low profile because I figured it’s not nice to gloat. I think if the shoe were on the other foot, I’d at least have the grace to say Congratulations to my friends. Some people are dressed in black today. My plan is to wear RED, WHITE & BLUE to work tomorrow. I suggest a movement!
I think he meant to write:
“You will not be burned in human-sized ovens for your *lack of* religion.”
Read some liberal blogs. They just don’t understand why we didn’t get their message. They think they didn’t say it clearly enough (i.e. dumb it down and speak slower).
My post to them:
We got your message. We responded with massive turnout and huge numbers for Bush. We rejected the message and the messenger.
They really need to understand that.
As a Canadian observer and U.S. political junkie, I feel compelled to comment on all the concerns we are now hearing about “divisiveness” and “coming together” etc. Politics IS divisive. No matter what the election result, the extreme right and left will still see each other as commies and fascists, respectively. And yes, the remaining 95% of American voters will continue to strongly disagree on a host of issues. With respect, they should for the time being forget about hand-wringing over their ongoing differences on issues and instead celebrate the amazing exercise in democracy that they have all achieved together. In many countries of the world, and assuming they even have elections, the consequence of a more or less even split between opposing political views is often fraud, intimidation or even bloodshed. Instead, we have had the privilege of watching over 100 million citizens of the most powerful country on earth choose a new leader in a transparent, lawful and order process, even though they disagree 51/49 on who that leader should be. I salute you all.
Thank you, Richard.
A Smattering of Nattering
I’ve collected a few of my favorite election-related comments from Pajamaland: Given the Democrats’ defeatist attitude towards Iraq and a number of other ventures, you would think they would be more accepting of a loss tonight.Posted by jason_the_halfl…
Yeah, thanks Richard!
Hey guys? I’m a she.
And Scott, I was parrotting what the left has been saying. I didn’t call anyone a redneck, but I was sure called one today.
She? oops, sorry. I didn’t even read your site until later (I just happen to go there every day) for the context.
I knew what you were trying to say. But you did put Nascar (and slapping my wife’s ass) one bullet point from homophobia; and as an Alabama boy living in Los Angeles, I can’t let a redneck comment go by. Especially on this Auburn boy’s site (Roll Tide).
Oh, of course, I love your blog, Michele.
Sorry if I got a little jumpy there, Scott. Long day. Days, even.
I understand that she’s responding to over-the-top remarks. But to be fair, you can’t dismiss a concern about loss of civil liberties by saying “well, at least we’re not as bad as the Nazis” and such. You can’t dismiss concerns about the proper roles of church and state by saying “at least your kids won’t be brainwashed by a cult”. There are plenty of things to be concerned about that lie along a continuum between peachy keen and Evil Incarnate.
So, for example – no, I don’t think Bush will turn America into a Gilead-like theocracy. But I do think that the religious views of conservative Christians regarding sexual morality will be enshrined in public policy that affects us all, and that contracpetives and abortions will be harder to obtain. To me, that is a dangerous encroachment upon liberty.