Posted on 07/21/2004 4:42:01 AM PDT by MadIvan
It’s a popular perception that the Democrats are fun and the Republicans aren’t. If one thinks of the word “Democrat” or “liberal” in relation to the subject of personal enjoyment, it’s a popular idea that they are the way far out hippie crowd that are sunning themselves on college campuses with scantily clad maidens who have flowers woven through their hair, while they’re smoking enough pot to comprise the marijuana output of a small 3rd world nation. Democrats appear on MTV and are by and large the beneficiaries of “rock the vote” events. Democrats get to go on the cover of Rolling Stone; albeit, they may look ridiculous, as Al Gore did.
In contrast, Republicans and conservatives are perceived as staid, puritanical and stern. To be conservative is to be moral, to go to church, to be righteous. Republicans rarely appear in the trendy magazines; rather, they have to create their own publications to be seen at all, unless of course, one is a “maverick” (i.e., supports the Democrats frequently) like John McCain. In the popular mind, the Republicans are spinach to the Democrats’ ice cream. It may be better for you, but hardly fun.
But like many popular perceptions, this is inaccurate on an almost Orwellian scale. Indeed, if the Democrats were any fun whatsoever, they certainly aren’t anymore.
The Democrats have absolutely no sense of humour. For example, recently, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger happened to make a remark at a political event that his opponents were “girly men”. This remark has its basis in an internationally famous Saturday Night Live sketch in which two body builders promise to “pump you up” and criticise anyone who doesn’t want to as being “girly men”. No one objected to the sketch when it was broadcast, so Governor Schwarzenegger probably thought it would inject a bit of levity.
However the response from the Democrats has been nothing short of apopletic:
Bob Mullholland, campaign adviser to the California Democrats: "I've always considered him a jerk, and this has reinforced that. He's stooped to a ninth-grade level; He's a juvenile boy with steroid muscles who has never really adjusted to being an elected official."
Shiela Kuehl, Democrat state senator: "The 'Kindergarten Cop' turned into a kindergartner…(it was) homophobic, an insult, ill-educated and old-fashioned."
Mark Leno, State Assemblyman: "It's interesting that he uses the female gender, girlie men, as a pejorative insult…He owes Californians an apology because instead of focusing on the real business at hand - passing the budget - he's campaigning against Democrats. We need leadership, not partisan warfare."
For the moment, leave aside the hypocrisy of Democrats getting bent out of shape over a single remark in comparison to their silence over Whoopie Goldberg’s Way More Than 2 Minutes Hate for George W. Bush. It is indeed obvious the Democrats cannot withstand the slightest bit of humour at their expense. Presumably it would have been less offensive for the Governor to call them bloodsucking leeches, parasites on the hard working public. But then again some Invertebrate Anti-Defamation League probably would object to innocent leeches being compared to Democrats.
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There's no set answer to that - I've tried to put together an FAQ on the subject, however:
Regards, Ivan
I'm bookmarking this..
Thanks!
Is she a goth? ;-)
Eye liner. Lots and lots of eye liner.
Bump to read later.
Now I'm glad I didn't eat any breakfast. That's definitely the symbol of the loony left wing of the Dumbocrat party; a face scowling forever.
Not always.
Regards, Ivan
I am finding to my delight there are more conservative Goths than I previously imagined - the feedback so far has been very encouraging.
Regards, Ivan
I heard Ted jabba kennedy was offended once, when a security guard passed gas in front of his former wife. Ted put on that highly peturbed,"beet red look." Democrats are so hilarious, especially when hysterical.Bush/Cheney 2004
Thanks, Ivan!
Well thank God for that. I'm having a really difficult time trying to visualise you in Robert Smith mode! :-)
Lurch is actually a programmed demo-commie droid. jfk did play in a movie once, as the big ambulance driver in,"Phantasm." I think one to many of those silver spheres are still buzzing around in his elitist cranium. Bush/Cheney 2004.
You mean "Uncle Bob".
Regards, Ivan
Oh, sure. Christian conservatives always use "mofo" as part of their screen names. ;)
That speaks volumes in the "Land of Nuts and Flakes".
Regards, Ivan
The last photo I saw of Robert Smith he looked like that guy from the Simpsons. Ye know the guy with the bone through his nose?
The resemblence was uncanny! :-)
Didn't know you were a goth. Bless you child.
Wow. I didn't know Susan Estrich was a Klingon.
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