It's still seems there's way too much anger and resentment being voiced and written about Obama's election and the election in general. I guess since 50 million voters DIDN'T vote for Obama, some of that's to be expected. Especially if you feel that people voted for Obama without really knowing who or what they voted for, which is how I feel.
But both sides are still way too emotional and angry. It really concerns me. Obama didn't steal the election. While I have no doubt that the Democrats commited a lot of voter fraud, to a much larger degree than the Republicans, and with help from the likes of ACORN, he won with such a large margin that I don't care about that now. He won, more American voters wanted Obama than McCain. It's over. Now let's get on with the business at hand.
I admit I'm a conservative and have almost exclusively voted Republican. And I have written a lot in this blog about Obama and why I felt he was not the right choice for President. But I was defeated and I accept that and will now watch with a wary eye what comes out of Washington. I'm hearing the same from most of the Republicans I know. I'm not hearing hateful, spiteful, vicious things from them. They aren't happy but they aren't mad.
So why is it that even in victory the Democrats remain so bitter and mean-spirited? They are still trashing anyone that hasn't drunk the Obama kool-aid and dares to question anything about Obama or the election. A great case in point is a recent article by Camille Paglia in Salon
Magazine. I've been a fan of hers for years. She's extremely well spoken and while generally is considered a liberal, she has her own mind and doesn't just fall in lock-step with the Democratic or liberal views. If she disagrees, she says so. She's not afraid to speak her mind. I guess what sealed it for me was when she called the feminists out for supporting Clinton in the Lewinsky affair. She had no problem calling them out on their blatant hypocrisy for turning a blind eye to Clinton's obvious abuse of power in his affair.
Her latest article is typical Paglia. Supportive of Obama, yet questioning. Supportive of Palin and dismissive of the poor campaign of McCain. Here's the link to it, I think you'll enjoy it. But after you read it, scroll down to the letters. Keep in mind that Salon is a very lefty magazine, so you'd expect that her support of Palin would raise some hackles. But the vitriolic tone and disdain of Paglia by the readers is amazing and frightening. They just don't tolerate ANY dissension.
And that's what's most disturbing to me about the election. I can accept that my side won't always win and that there are other views on how a country should be governed. And I believe most on my side feel that way. But it seems the majority of the other side doesn't seem to have that attitude. They seem to be totally unaccepting of any dissenting viewpoint. And want to not just express their views, but to silence the other side completely. Now with total control of Congress and the White House, I'm very concerned about the steps they will take to silence us. That's something we all need to pay attention to.
But both sides are still way too emotional and angry. It really concerns me. Obama didn't steal the election. While I have no doubt that the Democrats commited a lot of voter fraud, to a much larger degree than the Republicans, and with help from the likes of ACORN, he won with such a large margin that I don't care about that now. He won, more American voters wanted Obama than McCain. It's over. Now let's get on with the business at hand.
I admit I'm a conservative and have almost exclusively voted Republican. And I have written a lot in this blog about Obama and why I felt he was not the right choice for President. But I was defeated and I accept that and will now watch with a wary eye what comes out of Washington. I'm hearing the same from most of the Republicans I know. I'm not hearing hateful, spiteful, vicious things from them. They aren't happy but they aren't mad.
So why is it that even in victory the Democrats remain so bitter and mean-spirited? They are still trashing anyone that hasn't drunk the Obama kool-aid and dares to question anything about Obama or the election. A great case in point is a recent article by Camille Paglia in Salon
Magazine. I've been a fan of hers for years. She's extremely well spoken and while generally is considered a liberal, she has her own mind and doesn't just fall in lock-step with the Democratic or liberal views. If she disagrees, she says so. She's not afraid to speak her mind. I guess what sealed it for me was when she called the feminists out for supporting Clinton in the Lewinsky affair. She had no problem calling them out on their blatant hypocrisy for turning a blind eye to Clinton's obvious abuse of power in his affair.Her latest article is typical Paglia. Supportive of Obama, yet questioning. Supportive of Palin and dismissive of the poor campaign of McCain. Here's the link to it, I think you'll enjoy it. But after you read it, scroll down to the letters. Keep in mind that Salon is a very lefty magazine, so you'd expect that her support of Palin would raise some hackles. But the vitriolic tone and disdain of Paglia by the readers is amazing and frightening. They just don't tolerate ANY dissension.
And that's what's most disturbing to me about the election. I can accept that my side won't always win and that there are other views on how a country should be governed. And I believe most on my side feel that way. But it seems the majority of the other side doesn't seem to have that attitude. They seem to be totally unaccepting of any dissenting viewpoint. And want to not just express their views, but to silence the other side completely. Now with total control of Congress and the White House, I'm very concerned about the steps they will take to silence us. That's something we all need to pay attention to.
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