Withywindle
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Fri Oct-03-08 10:39 PM
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I'm sick to my stomach and beyond of all the qualifiers, all the people who aren't "American enough." Too brown. Too smart. Likes to read too much. Lives in a city. Doesn't care about sports. Speaks another language. Has a passport. Isn't afraid of subtitles in movies.
It really started to blow my mind back in '04 when the Pukes kept implying that people from Massachusetts weren't as real-American as someone in, say, Oklahoma. Massachusetts! Boston Fucking Tea Party, dipshits! It didn't happen in Cow Patty, Kansas, that's why it's not called the Cow Patty Tea Party.
Oh, but I'm effete and elite for even knowing that. I should have been cutting history class. 11-year-olds with beer guts who like to beat up kids with books, that's an American!
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iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Oct-03-08 03:23 AM |
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Agreed & Well Said |
Sherman A1 |
Oct-03-08 03:41 AM |
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Just like Redford in the movie "The Candidate". Attractive, but a puppet. |
SharonAnn |
Oct-03-08 08:55 PM |
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I'll never forget that movie |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Oct-03-08 10:02 PM |
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I'm not a real American either. |
pnwmom |
Oct-03-08 03:46 AM |
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Like you I grew up in the mid-west in the 60s and I was in a family |
rebel with a cause |
Oct-03-08 01:45 PM |
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rebel, I hope |
pnwmom |
Oct-03-08 08:25 PM |
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thank you. I have been better for almost twenty years now. |
rebel with a cause |
Oct-03-08 09:02 PM |
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Like you I also grew up in the Midwest in the 60's and 70's |
Lorien |
Oct-03-08 07:53 PM |
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Great rant... |
regnaD kciN |
Oct-03-08 03:47 AM |
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Yes! |
knixphan |
Oct-03-08 03:59 AM |
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Yep... |
regnaD kciN |
Oct-03-08 05:44 PM |
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I object to that quote |
Tumbulu |
Oct-04-08 01:42 PM |
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I'm so sorry about your bitchy boss. I hate people like that. |
eshfemme |
Oct-03-08 03:55 AM |
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great post |
ccharles000 |
Oct-03-08 04:01 AM |
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Charles...is that you? |
Hepburn |
Oct-03-08 06:45 AM |
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yes and thank you |
ccharles000 |
Oct-03-08 05:55 PM |
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A lot of older women I talk to see her as one of those silly young ditzes-- |
eridani |
Oct-03-08 04:40 AM |
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That sums it up |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Oct-03-08 04:56 AM |
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You've heard her called Mooselini |
ItsTheMediaStupid |
Oct-03-08 07:38 PM |
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DUzy!!!! ...... "Titler" ..... ROFLMAO. ..... |
Vadem |
Oct-03-08 09:14 PM |
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What makes me cringe now |
pipi_k |
Oct-03-08 08:29 PM |
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I didn't do that particular thing when I was younger-- |
eridani |
Oct-03-08 08:50 PM |
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K&R! |
Wednesdays |
Oct-03-08 06:41 AM |
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Oh, man.... |
Hepburn |
Oct-03-08 06:44 AM |
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So absolutely true; they are just figureheads |
treestar |
Oct-03-08 06:44 AM |
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That is the truth |
mcollier |
Oct-03-08 05:42 PM |
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Wow- very nice rant ! |
Marrah_G |
Oct-03-08 07:01 AM |
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What generally bothers me about Republicans is they sneer |
Vinca |
Oct-03-08 07:18 AM |
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They have to do that to get their people elected because their |
Solomon |
Oct-03-08 07:23 AM |
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self delete |
MaryEllen37 |
Oct-03-08 08:07 AM |
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And they sneer at hope |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Oct-03-08 12:16 PM |
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Did you happen to notice Palin's face when she retold the lie |
rvablue |
Oct-03-08 12:42 PM |
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You are so right. |
minfellman |
Oct-04-08 02:53 AM |
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I think Gov. Palin totally blew it last night, it was all very insincere. |
barack the house |
Oct-03-08 07:29 AM |
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Wonderful rant! Republicans seem to desperately need to hold on to... |
polichick |
Oct-03-08 07:33 AM |
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Wow. Happy to recommend! |
MPK |
Oct-03-08 07:36 AM |
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great rant. |
alyce douglas |
Oct-03-08 07:36 AM |
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Am I wrong about the Republican Spokeswomen |
olegramps |
Oct-03-08 07:38 AM |
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Fine post. |
OwnedByFerrets |
Oct-03-08 07:39 AM |
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EXCELLENT rant! I especially like |
demokatgurrl |
Oct-03-08 07:40 AM |
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3 words: |
MaryEllen37 |
Oct-03-08 08:13 AM |
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Don't forget guns... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Oct-03-08 06:18 PM |
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Great rant! K & R |
Arkansas Granny |
Oct-03-08 07:47 AM |
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It's sort of like "Deal or No Deal" |
flblu2 |
Oct-03-08 07:54 AM |
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Beautiful rant - I've also wondered who is "the brain" nt |
sammytko |
Oct-03-08 07:57 AM |
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The "brain" is probably Todd Palin, the "first dude." |
Raksha |
Oct-03-08 07:04 PM |
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Funny: Palin Debate Flow Chart - What Was Inside Her Head |
JPZenger |
Oct-03-08 08:00 AM |
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Hilarious! |
demokatgurrl |
Oct-03-08 08:02 AM |
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R and a powerful KICK- |
Mother Of Four |
Oct-03-08 08:11 AM |
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Agree 100%! |
mtnsnake |
Oct-03-08 08:16 AM |
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It's the fear. |
CrispyQGirl |
Oct-03-08 11:07 AM |
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Fear and misunderstanding leads to distrust and then to hate |
BaracudaCrusher |
Oct-04-08 05:44 PM |
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Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley and Lauderdale. Who are playing these roles today? |
Pacifist Patriot |
Oct-03-08 11:45 AM |
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Well-written rant! Kudos to you! A point you didn't touch on that saddens me is |
thecorrection |
Oct-03-08 12:22 PM |
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A most truthful Rant |
Raine1967 |
Oct-03-08 12:27 PM |
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Re: "They are just spokespeople." |
tblue37 |
Oct-03-08 12:29 PM |
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Super rant! K&R nt |
frogmarch |
Oct-03-08 12:31 PM |
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Great Rant, thanks for posting it! |
Hellataz |
Oct-03-08 12:37 PM |
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Well put, and I understand and agree with all of your points. I've worked under 'Traci's' before |
codjh9 |
Oct-03-08 12:44 PM |
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They aren't talking to me either! |
OHDEM |
Oct-03-08 01:29 PM |
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Your rant has been floating around in my head |
lyonn |
Oct-03-08 02:45 PM |
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Oh wow. Thank you all. |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Oct-03-08 04:22 PM |
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Very insightful and perceptive. I agree with what you said about these empty heads++ just being |
BrklynLiberal |
Oct-03-08 03:15 PM |
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"Joe and Jane Six-Pack" are, by definition, morons. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-03-08 04:31 PM |
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I guess that I am not a "real American" either. |
madaboutharry |
Oct-03-08 04:45 PM |
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Great Post! I loved It! So True! n/t |
firedupdem |
Oct-03-08 04:58 PM |
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I feel the same way. I've accepted that I'm not considered a "real American" |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Oct-03-08 05:01 PM |
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Republicans are not Americans - they're Fascists! |
santamargarita |
Oct-03-08 05:12 PM |
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Cheers for classical musicians! |
catrose |
Oct-03-08 05:43 PM |
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Yeah... why is their "normal" American always about BOOZE and SPORTS? |
DrZeeLit |
Oct-03-08 05:46 PM |
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My son played oboe |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Oct-03-08 08:39 PM |
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In their eyes, you're not a *real* American. |
baldguy |
Oct-03-08 05:49 PM |
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Thank you for posting your rant here |
bobd0 |
Oct-03-08 05:52 PM |
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thank you and kick |
crazy_vanilla |
Oct-03-08 05:53 PM |
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McCain and Palin represent the height of hypocracy... |
AntiFascist |
Oct-03-08 06:10 PM |
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I live in the Bible belt and I don't even feel like I'm an "American". |
honkydonkey |
Oct-03-08 06:11 PM |
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Actually, Republicans don't represent Joe & Jane Sixpack either. They're lying. They represent |
lutherj |
Oct-03-08 06:44 PM |
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I think it's the smugness. |
nachoproblem |
Oct-03-08 07:08 PM |
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So right, on so many levels. Good post |
Canuckistanian |
Oct-03-08 07:36 PM |
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I am from the South |
Bryn |
Oct-03-08 07:39 PM |
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Me too. |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Oct-03-08 08:17 PM |
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Awesome Post, |
Azlady |
Oct-03-08 08:17 PM |
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Excellent rant. |
redqueen |
Oct-03-08 08:31 PM |
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Honey, that's no rant. THAT'S JUST TELLIN IT LIKE IT IS. Brilliant!! |
bertman |
Oct-03-08 08:52 PM |
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K&R - fabulous rant. |
Withywindle |
Oct-03-08 10:39 PM |
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Shout out from Massachusetts |
mreilly |
Oct-03-08 10:54 PM |
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Thank you for saying this |
ann_american2004 |
Oct-03-08 10:42 PM |
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Bless you! k&r |
stoge18 |
Oct-03-08 11:33 PM |
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Republicans |
propel |
Oct-04-08 12:13 AM |
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PALIN'S BRAIN IS VALUABLE... unused and still in its container |
happygoluckytoyou |
Oct-04-08 03:27 AM |
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My family... |
GTurck |
Oct-04-08 07:34 AM |
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Good rant! |
Enthusiast |
Oct-04-08 07:43 AM |
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I agree with much of this but... |
BlueGirlRedState |
Oct-04-08 08:21 AM |
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Oh, absolutely |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Oct-04-08 08:32 AM |
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YES INDOODY!! |
RedLetterRev |
Oct-04-08 08:21 AM |
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If it helps, I live in the Midwest and have lived in the south |
unpossibles |
Oct-04-08 08:58 AM |
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I had several conversations with people at work |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Oct-04-08 10:07 AM |
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I am so with you. Right on! |
twominuteshate |
Oct-04-08 09:05 AM |
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I hate the small town reference... |
Butch350 |
Oct-04-08 02:34 PM |
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This post is a thing of beauty. |
antiwarwarrior |
Oct-04-08 05:00 PM |
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Very nice rant! Thanks! K&R |
nosmokes |
Oct-04-08 06:05 PM |
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Thank you |
aNHite |
Oct-04-08 06:09 PM |
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And I am most tired of all their HYPOCRISY! n/t |
1Hippiechick |
Oct-04-08 06:12 PM |
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