I just read an interesting article from a local paper, about one county away from me:I know, right? So this is how it's done now? With rude gestures. What's fair is fair, I'll admit, and those of us who were not major GW Bush supporters were very harsh on him while he was in office. And we still are. I can't speak for everybody when I say this, but I tried my best to keep it about the issues. I dislike No Child Left Behind, the fact we were lied to about Iraq and his massive bungling of Hurricane Katrina. But I do not recall flipping people the bird who did support Mr. Bush. I never claimed he was not a legitimate president, never in 8 years requested to see his birth certificate, and cannot recall a pastor or Facebook group praying for the death of President Bush while in office. But welcome to my world. Welcome to my area.
This display of what can best be described as ignorance is shameful. If you have the knowledge, you don't need to superfluous antics. Yeah. That was a shot at you, Tea Party. I do not know who the people are that are involved in this story, but my guess would be that if you asked "bird guy" what specific problems or policies differences he has with President Obama, he might not be able to rattle them off. There's just a general discontent about this president here. I don't think it's coincidental that he did so poorly in the South, no. I don't think it's all about race, but I think to deny the history is to short yourself a legitimate explanation. He looks different than any other president; I've seen the emails making a joke of that fact. But he is the President of the United States. If you'd like to step up and debate him about policy on stage, then be my guest. I would have happily done that with President Bush. But please, do not make a mockery of someone's vote. It is very personal decision, that SHOULD mean a great deal of importance to him/her. If we cannot do that, then what does the future look like. It'll be loud, vibrant, and obnoxious. But there will be no substance to it. Speaking of those qualities, cue the Palin supporters to show you what the future will look like:
A vote is a vote is a vote is a vote. And I used that video to demonstrate the power of an uninformed vote. I know it can cut both ways, but just between me and you, that video also just flat out amuses me. Attacking (or gesturing) to someone because you don't like the person they support and you think that person is "destroying the country" is not really a substantive argument. And I hope you don't base your vote on it. How about we respect the vote the way it should be respected? Carefully, in a well thought out manner and passionately. Otherwise, if you're somewhere else in this state and you hear the birds chirp, just know that somebody in my area is getting a friendly gesture for his/her opinion.
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