Go away.
Posted on 11/04/2004 7:19:30 PM PST by The Loan Arranger
Before the country can find common ground, those with differing political views must be willing to listen to each other. John Kerry has conceded; now it’s time for the rest of us to do the same.
I’m not talking about giving up on anything, or even about "rallying around the president," which remains optional in a democracy. But couldn’t we all, Republican and Democrat, admit that it’s been awhile since any of us really listened to someone with whom we disagree politically?
Mutual pig-headedness may not be quite the common ground that the president had in mind when he spoke of a “season of hope’’ yesterday. But you know, it’s where we are at the moment. And if we stay there, we will never move forward together.
(My husband, reading this over my shoulder, is mocking me with an off-key rendition of the Chet Powers's song: "C'mon people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together …") But the fact remains that many of us—people who wouldn’t dream of judging somebody on the basis of race, color or sexual orientation—are not at all subtle about not caring to hear from anyone who thinks the least bit differently. A woman at my son’s school recently asked me to coffee, but then added, “As long as you’re not voting for Bush. You’re not, are you?’’
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I hate these cheesey anecdotes.
Melinda,
no.
When the Dims get on their knees, apologize for all the crapflinging, and shut up entirely for three months straight, then I might be interested in opening up a dialogue.
The left doesn't get it. We dont WANT common ground, and we don't CARE what they have to say.
The concessions are going to come from the losers this time.
You can lead them to a mandate, but you can't make them think!
With the left... bipartisanship ALWAYS means that conservative set aside their beliefs and values and give into demands from the liberals.
Well....Melinda.....when YOU start accepting DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT and BELIEFS....maybe, just maybe, we can have a dialogue....but, doubt that will happen.....good bye.
Yup!
We've just been through hell listening to the "other" for months now. Enough! I'm tired of them doing all the talking and expecting us to do all the listening. Now it's time for use to concede?...what?? Full speed ahead, damn the liberals and the conciliators.
Yup!
The only problem is that talking to a dimwit demo is like getting into a mud-wrestling match with a pig.
You get yourself sloppy dirty and the pig loves it.
Hee heeeeeee....my wife works at an elementary school and she said when she walked into the staff room yesterday morning there was a group of teachers sitting around the table looking all gloomy. She walked in and the first words out of one of the teacher's mouth was, "Well, we lost."
My wife said she practically had to bite her lip to keep from smiling and saying, "What do you mean 'we' white woman?"
We were talking about the Obama-Keyes race, and he made the crack that "at least he got a black Senator out of the deal."
"What the hell are you talking about, you would have had a black Senator in either event," I replied.
"Well, not really," he said. "After all, Keyes doesn't exactly subscribe to the beliefs of the majority of the black community."
I blew up and completely went off on him. He tried to use the "just agree to disagree" line dismissively on me. That didn't help. I started yelling louder.
Next he tried asking me who was playing ball on the tube.
"I don't know, and I don't care," I yelled.
"I'd better talk to you later," finally said.
"Fine," I yelled, and slammed the phone down.
I haven't talked to him since. I figure he MAY call Sunday -- most likely after he tells my mom that I chewed him out and hung up on him.
"Agree to disagree." I guess the phrase works -- as long as you don't use it as a sneering epithet, which so many libs like to do.
Just damn.
If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
Unwittingly, Melinda has hit upon the dirty little secret about this election.
The Silent Majority has spoken.......AGAIN.
[shrug]
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