"You woke me up for this?"
Posted on 01/11/2005 11:26:36 AM PST by marykatherine05
My name is Mary Katherine, and I reside in the state of Ohio. I am a registered Republican. I grew up in a small town with very strict parents, attend church every Sunday, and have generally tried to live a good and decent life. I have been married for 15 years, have 3 children, and I am a stay at home mother. I am personally opposed to abortion, I believe in small government, and I cheered when welfare was overhauled. I am personally opposed to gay marriage, and I deeply believe this country needs to do more about the divorce rate in this country. My father was a steel worker who didn't miss a day of work in 35 years. My mother was a housewife. I still visit them regularly even though they live 5 hours away from me.
I think if you met me on the street or at the supermarket we would probably like each other.
However, everyone on this board hates my guts. I voted for John Kerry, so, therefore, according to you, I am a pig with no values.
I come here, desperately trying to understand why that is.
If you haven't stopped reading by now, maybe I could explain the reasons for my vote.
I am a fiscal conservative. I find W's reckless spending troubling.
I believe in religious freedom in this country. So therefore, just because I personally oppose abortion, how can I expect every American who does not share my faith to abide by that as well?
I believe in the Constitution. Therefore, even though I oppose gay marriage, if the constitution affords gay Americans certain rights, who am I to deny them?
Finally, I do not believe the war in Iraq was executed in the appropriate way. I do not support it in its current form.
So there it is. You all hate me for only one reason - the vote I placed on November 2nd. My only hope is that someday, somehow, you could all have a little less hate for those who don't share your beliefs. Thank you for reading this.
marycatherine05's cyberghost: "DAMMIT!!"
All your scarmabled dam ties are belong to us.
dam ties
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1306708/posts
posts #13 and #14
scarmable
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1318595/posts?q=1&&page=1
I'm in!
Helen Thomas without makeup?
Hate you? No. Disagree vehemently, yes. You had your reasons for your vote and for your stand. You don't seem to be a foaming-at-the-mouth liberal loon like so many Kerry supporters are. You cast your vote as you saw fit. So be it. What I cannot abide is those who STILL refuse to accept the outcome and continue to categorically oppose everything the President and Republicans attempt to accomplish. Those people I DO hate, because they intend harm to America. You don't seem to be in that category, IMO.
So, I guess we agree to disagree.
They are reasonable people, they may have some wrong headed beliefs but they are, in their own way, quite logical.
I am doing fine S2R, how are you doing? Haven't seen you around in a bit.
You just got here today. How am I supposed to hate you when you didn't post enough to even make me riled?
I can understand your ambivalence, but maybe I'll explain mine.
I used to be a Democrat. In fact, not only did I vote for Gore in 2000, but I couldn't even bring myself to watch Bush's inauguration, in Jan. 2001.
How times have changed. Obviously, I switched to the Republican party, but I saw how it was inevitable, even before 9/11. If my radical idealism had been dying until then, 9/11 was the final nail in the coffin.
I'm not one of those who thought Kerry was Friend of Satan. In fact, he seemed like a decent guy. However, WE NEED A STRONG LEADER. From Kerry, I never had that impression.
Bush, yes. Whatever his faults (he IS human, after all), he is a dynamic person, and I think a good man, who has not swayed from his principles. He has made me feel proud again & special to be an American. In fact, whenever I think back on how swayed I was by the liberal left, I cringe. Maybe I grew up a little bit over the past 4 years.
You're a phony bitch.
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