[livius]

"Bush is stupid. And whoever supports Bush is stupid."

Good article. I have also had people (well, the sort of people the author describes, the "right kind" of people) say incredibly insulting things to my face and get so enraged they completely lose it if I merely mention that I support Bush.

But I hope the author doesn't wear a Kerry tee shirt on her next trip. It's a free country, as we say, and it's her right to like Bush and proclaim it, regardless of the opinions of the elite. It just takes a bit of courage, but freedom has never been free.

Or maybe the next time she goes to NY, she should look up some NYC Freepers.

[guitarist]

It's a he
http://www.emanueleottolenghi.com/ONEAUTHORITY.html

[Kozak]

With her lower lip trembling, my interlocutor goes for the jugular. "Bush is stupid. And whoever supports Bush is stupid." Which effectively makes this hopeful moment stillborn.

Wow. She must be a real genius. Such incisive debating technique. /sarcasm

All the intellectual development of a three year old.

[lainde]

"Bush is stupid. And whoever supports Bush is stupid."

I inevitably get the dumbfound, incredulous wail: "But, but... You're so SMART?! Then they narrow their eyes, searching for evidence of my clandestine psychotic break...