Comments on: A Clinton Or Obama Win: Poetic Justice For Rednecks

By: moonbeammcqueen

moonbeammcqueen — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:03:37 +0000

@ Alyson: I know, I’m sorry. I don’t know where this stuff comes from. Even Brian’s picture of the younger McCain can’t erase that first mental image.

By: alyson

alyson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:44:22 +0000

That’s Hawt. If only I were 50 years older. LOL.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:31:19 +0000

@ Alyson & MBMQ: John McCain is no catch now, but have you seen pictures of him when he was young? Alan showed me this one the other day that made me want to put him in a cage and poke him with a stick, if I ain’t being to subtle.

By: Alyson

Alyson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:53:55 +0000

Moonbeam: John McCain’s nude body? You need a new warning system for horrid mental pictures.

By: moonbeammcqueen

moonbeammcqueen — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:39:55 +0000

I lived and worked in the south for decades, and for the most part it seemed that the rule of thumb was “It’s okay to be an ignorant bigot, but keep it to yourself, m’kay?” When they didn’t, I had to say something to them, because I find that stuff as offensive as if they were describing John McCain’s nude body, in great detail.

Ewww.

By: Alyson

Alyson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:32:49 +0000

I agree. I think it’s the area too, and our work enviornments. I don’t agree with them either, but I’m outnumbered.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:42:47 +0000

@ Alyson: That’s what I mean about it being the norm for this area and probably for the entire South. I’m not sure that I agree with the ones who are saying that neither one can win in a general election.

By: alyson

alyson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:14:45 +0000

I’m not entirely sure we don’t work at the same place, as I hear stuff like this alot too. Most of my co-workers are Republicans, and they say that the Democrats will lose if either Obama or Hillary get the nomination.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:09:18 +0000

@ Stephanie: I worry about that, too. There’s still so much racism and hatred in this country.

@ FreeFromItAll: It’s scary, alright.

@ MBMQ: I work for a small company with less than 35 employees. Sadly, I don’t think their world views are the exception to the rule.

@ riverbird: I agree, but democracy doesn’t work that way. We all suffer when the majority is ignorant.

@ jimthomp87: It’s a shame that some people view this as a popularity contest, where the best looking and most likable candidates are on top. Shouldn’t it matter more who would make the best president? I think we’ve all been warped by “American Idol.”

By: jimthomp87

jimthomp87 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:06:14 +0000

I hear it all the time, too “I’ll NEVER vote for a _______”
fill in the blank: African-American, woman, evangelical, divorced, mormon, atheist, yankee, southerner…
there is so much close-minded prejudice of various forms–no wonder there is so much division.

The other day I heard a man say, “I’m voting for the guy with the hottest wife.” I guess that rules Hillary out.