A friend of mine who is anti-Bush called me the day before the election. He felt pretty sure that Bush would win, and wanted to warn me that if I were to do any gloating afterwards, it might well be disastrous for our friendship. That really took the wind out of my sails, since I was really looking forward to stamping big W's on my butt and mooning him. Just kidding, dude.
But as the reality of this election sets in, I find that the instinct and desire to gloat is stronger than I expected. Not at my friend, really, because I like the guy and I know he wouldn't take it well… and I never intentionally offend my friends. I still haven't spoken with him since his call. I hope he's doing well, and I'll be calling to touch base soon. But right now, I've still got this primal urge to dance in circles around a large bonfire in nothing but my "W" boxers, beating a drum, drinking whiskey, breathing fire and chanting "Hail to the Chief." It's probably not a good time to call just yet.
It's not that I want everybody who voted for Kerry to be forced to sit in a pile of cow manure, drinking sour milk and watching an endless-loop tape of W saying "nook-ya-ler"… although that does have a certain appeal. I do believe that there are actually some Kerry supporters who were honest, fair and objective in their assessment of the presidential race, and who treated the President with the respect he deserves. For those people, I say 'no hard feelings, and I hope the next four years turn out well for you.'
But then there are the vast majority of Kerry supporters. These are the people who deserve to listen to a LOT of gloating.
For Hollywood types like Michael Moore, Al Franken, Janean Garafalo, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin, Barbra Streisand… gawd, I could go on forever here…
For "news" types like Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, Chris Matthews, Paul Krugman, and on and on…
For political types like Ted Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Barbara Boxer, Cynthia McKinney, Jim McDermott… etc. etc. etc.
For anyone who has said (or even suggested) that George Bush is a liar, an idiot, the modern equivalent to Hitler… you get the idea...
You people need a nice long vacation at someplace like this.
It warms my cockles to think that you are crying in your latte's right now, thinking the world is about to end. It breaks my heart that you were unable to convince the heartland of America of your vast intellectual superiority, and that you know more about what's good for Ma and Pa Smithbucket than they know about what's good for themselves. It's so sad that a majority of Americans can't stand your socialistic and morally bankrupt worldview. Life is so unfair, isn't it?
Here's an idea for you: Go to France. Or to the Gaza Strip, where they danced in the streets on September 11. Go anywhere that most people hate what America is and what it stands for. Go someplace where you can spout off slanderous, deluded lies about a great American, and people will applaud you for it. Stay there a LONG time. Many of you promised to leave the country when Bush won 4 years ago, but either you were lying or you didn't have the stones to follow through on it. Now is your chance to redeem yourselves. Just go. We'll hold down the fort for you here, and we'll probably never even know you're gone… except when the blissful silence and domination of rational thought just becomes too much to bear.
Hitler won, so you’d better get the hell out while you’ve still got the chance. Just go.
2 comments:
Dude, don't gloat. Especially to the rabid anti-Bushes. Please. Rise above it. Instead of being a force for further division in this coutry be a force to create unity. If you know a rabid anti-Bush person, pat them on the back and tell them you understand what it's like for your candidate to lose. Remember you had 8 years of Clinton and stand to have 4 more in 4 years if you get my drift.
Regardless of how I voted, I was so beaten down by this election. I am so tired of this country being so divided. It's ok for people to have differing opinions but it is so contentious right now it makes me sick. There is so much hate mongering on both sides. Just retreating further and further on either side of center. Be a force for growth in this country not destruction.
Hey Greg, it's Beau Armstrong. Good points in above segment.
In regard to the unification issue . . . I feel that the key to our great country's unification is the need for our liberal Senators and the libs they represent to get behind our troops in word and deed. Guys like Kerry and Edwards voted to give the President authority to go to war. As a law maker, credibility derives from taking responsibility for your decisions and your votes. Now, for the last year or so Kerry and Co. have done nothing but criticize the war effort and this gives great comfort and motivation to our enemies. (could they have felt that by giving Bush authority to go to war, that they wash their hands of responsibility?)
We have a great opportunity to unite as one America. We can all support our troops and their Commander and Chief, or we can continue to tear apart the war effort for personal gain, much like John Kerry. . . WOW! he has made a career out of taking shots at the armed forces---and this time, America saw throught he retoric and realized the real Hanoi John does not at all have America's best interest at heart.
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