Posted on 10/25/2004 7:14:35 AM PDT by Lucretia Borgia
So I'm in the local Blockbuster the other night, returning some DVDs. It was a slow night, and the clerks were ignoring me and talking with each other while I was popping open cases and making sure my kids had put the right discs back in the right boxes. As I snapped the last case shut and dropped it down the return chute, I began to pay some minor attention to the clerks' conversation, and that is when I heard one of them utter the most absolutely amazing statement:
"No, dude, I cannot vote for George Bush, 'cause, like, I am so much smarter than him."This, I must admit, caused a moment of sheer stunned silence on my part. I wondered: should I just shake my head and go off to look at the new releases? Bite my tongue and quietly leave the store? Or should I slap that little turd down without the slightest hint of mercy?
"Ah, I see. You're smarter than a Harvard MBA. That must be why you're a fat, pimply guy with a greasy pony-tail who works for minimum wage at Blockbuster."Maybe I should have done that. Maybe it was a teachable moment. But I've worked in education, and I've been a TA, and I have found that the Socratic method is completely wasted on people who are beyond irony. So, at that moment, I chose to take a deep breath, shake my head, and wander off, to mind my own business.
But the moment has stayed with me, for several days now, and I've continued to wonder: just why do liberals insist on characterizing President Bush as being stupid? After all, the man flew supersonic jet fighters for the Texas Air National Guard. He received an MBA from Harvard. While I've met a few arrogant gonzo lunatic fighter jocks, and more than a few ethically repellent MBAs, I have yet to meet one of either group that I would consider "stupid."
No, the more I think about it, the more firmly I come to believe that the real problem lies in the nature of modern liberalism. It must be hard to be a liberal these days; there is so little ammunition left in the can. You see, as nearly as I can determine it, the key reason why liberals insist on calling President Bush "stupid" is that that is the only insult they have left. Any other perjorative term they might use could offend an important liberal constituency. I mean, before they could even start to think about calling him, say --
-- an amoral skirt-chasing, commie-loving, draft-dodging, race-baiting, baby-killing, bribe-taking, pill-popping, coke-snorting, pot-smoking, crack-smoking, pole-smoking, boy-buggering, lesbian-licking, sheep-sodomizing, promiscuity-promoting, ambulance-chasing, morbidly obese America-hating alcoholic traitor --
-- why, they'd have to repudiate John Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, John Edwards, Barney Frank, George McGovern, Jimmy Carter, Jesse Jackson, NARAL, NOW, PETA, and NAMBLA, just for starters.
So, like I said, the painfully circumscribed vocabulary for invective that is permitted to modern liberals --
Why, it's almost enough to make you feel sorry for the poor dumb bastards.
Yeah, I remember being young and naive enough to believe that too, but then I took a good look at reality and realized that it didn't match my platitudes.
Voting for Kerry is NOT close to the "conservative opinion"
The opposite of capitalism is socialism which does suck the system dry - the revenue just isn't there, the spending isn't possible because one is paying confiscatory taxes up the ying-yang, and more people are taking from the government than giving to it. (Not that the socialists care - it gives them great power over your life.)
And..what do you think happens when someone who is a conservative and says they are voting for Bush goes over and taunts that on the DU?
Aha. Caught you referring to "French" as a vile name.
You are only posing as a liberal, for purposes you cannot reveal as yet. Carry on.
That sentence alone gives you away as a troll. Only a total idiot would believe that.
A_R
Well, nobody has caught Condi stuffing state secrets into her nylons.....
Do you mind saying how old you are?
First, I am an ultra conservative; read and agree with most all I read here - don't post much however. But please, please, help a dumb, stupid conservative - what in the heck does ZOT mean??????????????
I agree, calling someone "French" is vile. **snicker**
Unfortunately, you're admitting you will be voting for Kerry just outed your intelligence level....but, don't let that keep you from posting.
Roberts, keep up the good work with your daughter, she sounds bright and on the right track. I've "lost" the older children temporarily to liberalism, but, I am working earnestly on the 4th grader. He questions everything? He's been to candidate forums, etc. He's even worn his "Kids for Dubya 04" shirt to school.
bump
SS. There is the lies of the left. There never was a "togetherness"!
It's the sound of the electric arc which comes when the Admin Moderator deletes a troll's account.
You will then smell ozone.
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