Nervous Bush Voters

[Czolgosz]

On another board (a crazy insane far right-wing board), I ran across this worried Bush voter's post. Made me laugh, thought you might need a laugh:

As I drive to my cul-de-sac in my upper middle class neighborhood I am confronted with a sea of Kerry/Edwards signs. This wouldn’t be so disturbing if I lived in California or New York or god forbid The peoples republic of Massachusetts but oh no my friends that isn’t the case. I live in Oklahoma, historically a very conservative state. Four years ago this same neighborhood and many of the same neighbors proudly proclaimed their support for Bush/Cheney with bumper stickers and large yard signs. Jump ahead 2004 and mine is the only sign in a sea of blue.

This is so disturbing on so many levels. These people, my neighbors, my friends, people of reasonable intelligence and moral character have drunk the poisoned kool-aide of the liberal media and accepted the lies and misinformation as truth. Any attempt at facts or logical reasoning is routinely dismissed as right wing propaganda or hate mongering.

What really concerns me though, if this is happening in Oklahoma, the bible belt, a state with first hand experience with terrorist attacks then what chance do we have in states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan or Florida. If middle class Oklahomans are being duped I fear what’s happening in other not so conservative states.

If we win this election then we will have dodged a bullet and need to drop to our knees and thank god and not let ourselves be in this position next time around. We can do that with our pocket books and our protest. Get the liars off our TVs, Movie Theaters, our kids CD players and any other media source intent on bringing down the country. If we win this election we can not let up or we will be facing the same crap shoot in 2008.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. wow we may be seeing the change finally

and this wacko may be in for a real shock, he is NOT part of the majority of hte contry

[MissB]

2. You know what is so odd?

In parts of your post, I could see "us" in "them".

Like: ..."people of reasonable intelligence and moral character have drunk the poisoned kool-aide of the liberal media and accepted the lies and misinformation as truth"

and: "If we win this election then we will have dodged a bullet and need to drop to our knees and thank god and not let ourselves be in this position next time around. We can do that with our pocket books and our protest. Get the liars off our TVs... and any other media source intent on bringing down the country. If we win this election we can not let up or we will be facing the same crap shoot in 2008."

[Czolgosz]

11. I posted this because I could also see "us" in "them"

Here are some of the other posts from that thread:

There are 4 Bush Must Go signs around me! Compared to one Bush Cheney. My husband is making a huge sign to put out on our front lawn. I wonder how long it will take before they attack!!!!

. . .

Wouldn't you just love to take those signs down and replace them with W2004! signs? Just pepper these yards with them. Maybe subliminally, that could work to change their minds...

. . .

I'm seeing the same thing in Texas of all places. Makes me sick!

[Arugula Latte]

21. Hah hah!

We've got our torches and we're comin' to smoke ya out of the neighborhood! Beware! Bwa-ha-ha!

[ewagner]

3. Funny and disturbing

Funny to hear the RW rhetoric

Disturbing to see that if they (the RW) win again, they will have to wipe liberals out of existance.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. I see hardly a Bush/Cheney sign ANYWHERE

support for Bush must be quietly embarassed at best.

[MissB]

7. There aren't any * signs in my neighborhood

And I live in a neighborhood that has 75% Republican/25% Democrat.

I see a few Kerry/Edwards signs, but that is it. I don't think they're going to vote for K/E, but yes, the support seems quiet.

[Eurobabe]

29. Damn, wish that were the case in Cincinnati!

PHEW, driving around looking for homes today, scariest fvcking thing I EVER saw, so many people drinkin' the purple koolaid for Bu$h here in Cincinnati.

Actually I guess it's a good thing -- because now I KNOW in which neighborhoods I wouldn't want to be hangin' dead over a fence. LOL!!

I actually told the real estate agent, "I am sorry, I can't live in this neighborhood, too many B/C signs!" Then he sheepishly admitted he may vote for Bu$h (because his dad is a rabid repuke) but I guarantee you I planted some serious seeds of doubt in his head. It is interesting when you start asking people why they are voting for B/C, many don't really know why, and the answers they give for not voting for Kerry can easily be countered (just ask them if their healthcare costs have gone up? have they made money in their 401Ks) It helps if you are an Independent (like myself) to deconstruct the Repug arguments.

By the time I am finished with him, week's end, he'll be pulling for Kerry, or not pulling at all :)

[BootinUp]

5. cats and dogs living together....mass hysteria wiil ensue. LOL

What do middle class Americans have to fear about a Kerry Presidency? I will never understand.

[hatrack]

6. Sick stupid and wrong on so many levels it's hard to even begin

I particularly like the bit about "facing the same crap shoot in 2008". Oh, you mean "elections"? You mean "voting"? You mean putting your candidates up so the people at large can decide?

A scary crap shoot known as "representative democracy".

[MallRat]

8. I enjoy this little passage...

"What really concerns me though, if this is happening in Oklahoma, the bible belt, a state with first hand experience with terrorist attacks..."

Oh, do you mean first hand experience with domestic ultranationalist right-wing terrorists?

Al Qaeda didn't bomb the Murrah Federal Building.
Democrats didn't bomb the Murrah Federal Building.

A couple of cowardly thugs, who firmly reside on the far end of YOUR SIDE of the political spectrum, slaughtered those 168 innocent people.

-MR

[sonicx]

9. what liberal media?

rightwingers should be in heaven with cnn, fox, and msnbc.

[cheshire]

10. All I can do is laugh, That is the best news I've heard all year.

[Catfight]

12. Sell her a home in Afghanistan after Kerry wins, it'll be just like Bush

wants Amerika to be. What a little lamb, she's so weird. These people are pathetic, if they ever had an original self thinking thought, they'd think they were hearing voices.

[Shadder]

13. Gwinnett Co GA

I live in an area that borders a mostly Republican upper middle to high class area. Last election there were * signs everwhere you looked. So far I'e seen a total of 2. Of course most of the people that live in my area can't vote so I don't bother cjecking the neighborhood for signs.

[BootinUp]

18. in North Ga

There were Bush/Cheney stickers on a lot of cars, but they have decreased noticeably. So people have actually removed them.

That said, Ga will still go for Bush pretty convincingly I am sure, I just think people are not as outwardly proud of the chimp at this point. Or they want to avoid getting into political discussions cause they can't defend Bush.

[MsTryska]

27. I'm in GA too...Cobb Co no less.

I haven't seen too many lawn signs, but i do see bumper stickers.


but it's kerry stickers in-town, and w stickers OTP.

he probably will carry ga if my co-worker is any example. He thinks cheney is a good guy with lots of experience, and that kerry doesn't have a face you can trust. he's also a random racist redneck tho.

[BootinUp]

28. Hi neighbor

I'm in Cartersville. Its strongly Republican round here, but like I said, people are not bragging or touting it much these days. :hi:

[elehhhhna]

14. My neighborhood, in Delays' district-- K/E vs B/C posters 4:1 !!!!!!!!!!

[Czolgosz]

19. Delay's district? Yikes!

I go to sleep at night praying for regime change in your neck of the woods.

[crispini]

24. DeLay's district?

I'm jealous. You get to vote for Morrison this year!

GO MORRISON! GO MORRISON! GO MORRISON! GO MORRISON! GO!

/sulking because has no good races IN her precinct.

[fudge stripe cookays]

25. No SHIT?

We drove through it at the end of July (cut through near Rosenberg/Santa Fe to get down to Galveston) and we were looking, but didn't see too much of that.

Good to see it's improving! just getting rid of DeLay would be WONDERFUL, let alone the others.

FSC

[Octafish]

15. Sounds like Grosse Pointe.

Weird to see so many DEMs in what used to be pukeville. No, not weird. Nice. Real nice.

[Kierkegaard]

16. Memoirs from an alternate dimension...

Incredibly scary to think anyone could "drop to our knees and thank god..." for having elected an vile, sociopathic administration to the White House.

[Generator]

17. This reminds me

In my Sunday Oregoninan, the pro-Kerry letters were 400 something to 76 for Bush. It's tough when your supporters just don't love ya.

[Arugula Latte]

20. Of course, the Oregonian's selection doesn't reflect the pool.

They should be printing about 4 or 5 pro-Kerry/anti-Dumbass letter for every one they print from the evil side, but that's not happening.

[clevergirl]

22. Signs, signs, signs

Northern Virginia is a sea of Kerry; it's a beautiful thing.
But I must tell you: I was in Missouri this summer on business and got stuck next to a Repug during a dinner. So I played dumb and asked why in Missouri there were no Bush signs? It was late July and they had an election -- referendums -- so there were plenty of signs around. He told me, "We're going to save our money for TV. Besides, they would rip down Bush signs if we put them up."
Hmmm.
Anyhow, I've been all up and down the east coast this summer -- really, not as many Bush yard signs as you'd think.

[Czolgosz]

26. Signs, Kerry Signs, and More Kerry Signs

I'm seeing 2-1 Kerry signs in Texas, and I went to Columbus, Ohio for business this week and I saw 4-1 Kerry signs.

[bigpathpaul]

23. Religion and Fear. The GOP loves 'em just like that!

Notice there's not a single actual issue mentioned?
It's about God and terrorism. That's how they get through the day.





http://www.bigpath.net

[Democat]

30. Oklahoma's "first hand experience with terror" was from a right winger!

The irony is lost on this person I guess.