My mom and I have a habit of talking on the phone every Sunday evening after 60 Minutes to discuss the stories. Last night...
Blue Girl's Mom: So, what did you think of that Bob Woodward?
Me: Well, what did you think of it?
Blue Girl's Mom:
Well! If you've been breathing oxygen for the last few years, you would know all that is so obvious!! Did you hear him say how Bush said he wouldn't change his mind even if the only ones who still supported him were Laura and Barney? Stubborn fool. You know, it's one thing if all he'd have messed up was the economy and other things. Those things can be fixed. But, his shenanigans are getting kids killed every day. It's criminal. Hopefully there will be a huge change in this next election. Something's got to change. This country's in a mess. And it's just getting worse everyday.
After I regained consciousness and picked myself up off the floor, we continued our discussion.
You have to understand. I was raised in a house where the parental units would say things like ... Those kids at Kent State? It was their own damn fault.
For most of my life, I never really understood where I came from.
Well! If you've been breathing oxygen for the last few years, you would know all that is so obvious!!
Heh. Maybe that's the problem with the 40% who still support Bush. They've been deprived of oxygen somewhere along the way.
Silly Blue Girl. There is no oxygen in Hell where those 40% come from. Only Sulfur. As pointed out by Chavez.
Posted by: almost Canadian | October 02, 2006 at 10:21 AM
I was raised by very similar parents, at least my dad was. Now my dad has a subscriptions to Utne, The Atlantic Monthly and often reads Mother Jones as well. My dad simply refused to vote for president the last two elections while my mom waited until the last, to refuse to vote for a president. At the rate he's going though, my dad will be a full fledged, pot smoking hippy by '08 (ok, not really, but picturing my old man in dreads is very amusing).
Posted by: DuWayne | October 02, 2006 at 10:56 AM
Funny post, BG, and it makes me have hope for my father, a die-hard Republican. I can't see him voting for a Democrat, though, but I'll take a no-show from him if nothing else.
Posted by: Brando | October 02, 2006 at 01:37 PM
Brando, I thought of the comment you left yesterday when I was on the phone last night.
My step dad is still a defender. Can't wait to see him again. It's going to be fun!
Posted by: blue girl | October 02, 2006 at 01:41 PM
Either that or they vote from afar. Like UC's family likes Bush. They can do so because they live in Canada. It makes total sense. I think that 40% just lives overseas and reads half ass news paper of truth.
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend | October 02, 2006 at 02:43 PM
It only took them all six years, a hundred brazilian dollar deficit, 2700-odd dead soldiers, an endless litany of half-lies, enemies where we once had friends, assaults on the constitution, welfare, education, medicare, lobbyist scandals, Katrina, Halliburton, bird-flu, terrorism, radicalization, polarization and disunity in our nation?
They're quick! Took the Romans a thousand!
Posted by: brendog | October 02, 2006 at 10:57 PM
I guess we need to take what we can get, right?
I only hope the feeling is spreading...
Posted by: Kevin Wolf | October 03, 2006 at 08:11 AM
What is up with our parents? How can we be the spawns of republican'ts? My mom still thinks Nixon was a good president. What's scary is that next to these guys...he was.
Posted by: almost Canadian | October 03, 2006 at 09:04 AM
Teach... your parents well.
Posted by: BOSSY | October 03, 2006 at 09:34 AM
They can do so because they live in Canada. It makes total sense.
Posted by: marlon | April 16, 2012 at 07:48 AM