Words of Wisdom

This post from Al Giordano over at the field is something that everyone should read. I must admit that too often I have reacted with too much anger at the words of the ignorant. However, engaging them peacefully can certainly be a good way to defuse the situation, and make them remember, if only for a while, their manners and rules of civility.

In other news, today was a pretty good day for Obama. His campaign announced a massive $150 million haul during September, and Colin Powell endorsed him for the presidency. Despite his infamous appearance before the UN that helped lead us to the mess in Iraq, Powell is still a very respected figure in American politics. The right wing attack machine has already geared up, screeching that Powell made this endorsement entirely on race (despite Powell's words that clearly showed otherwise).

We're down to 15 days folks. The end of this chapter of the American story is in sight. 

Game on!

Siggghhhhhhh

The title says it all. I pity these close minded people, I really do. They won't accept common sense, and they are filled with cowardly hate and ignorance.

When the hell did the party of Abraham Lincoln and Robert M. LaFollette, the party of Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower become little more than a Klan rally? It is a dark time for the Grand Old Party, a dark time indeed.

An Open Letter to Mr. Fred Hobbs

WARNING: Naughty language is to be found past this point. If your virginal eyes can't handle it, here is a link more your speed.

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Dear Mr. Fred Hobbs,
123 Moran Lane
Idiotville, TN 12345


After reading your comments regarding the Democratic Nominee for President, I have just one thing to say to you.

Go fuck yourself.

Seriously, go fuck yourself. There is no room for this kind of crap in our political world, and certainly not within your own party. That isn't productive talk, and it certainly isn't respectful of the presumptive nominee for the Democratic party.

I'd ask you why you are in the Democratic party, but that kind of crap should be too stupid for even 3G Republicans to parrot (not that they won't, but the point still stands). It is one thing to hear this absolute drivel from people who aren't part of the Democratic party organization, but a State party Executive Committee member?

If you disagree with Senator Obama's policy proposals, or campaign strategy, or political theories, it is absolutely OK to disagree with them. Senator Obama would be one of the first to admit that he doesn't hold a monopoly over good ideas, and his brand of politics is built upon you getting involved. Discourse and debate are the bedrock upon which a stable democracy sits. And if you don't like the direction your party is going, you are more than free to leave and join the GOP, the Libertarians, the Greens, or even start your own party.

However, repeating crap that is so obviously true because you saw it on your AOL email sent by Cousin Merle that says BARAK HUSSAYNE OBAMMA = TERRORIST!!!!1! is not acceptable. It is demeaning to you, makes those you supposedly represent look bad, and does nothing but damage the cause to which you supposedly are devoted.

Knowledge is Power, folks. Emails, especially those sent via 50 forwards, are worse than Weekly World News and Wikipedia in regards to getting your facts (unless the facts you are looking for are about Bat-Boy or Scrooge McDuck). Believe them at your own peril, just like the ones from the Nigerian business man or hotstuffff69@yahoo.com who can show you how to MAKE YOuR PENIS LARRGE!!!!!!!!!!1!

Very Unhappily Yours,

augustprairie