Ran into a relocated friend last night. Says he doesn’t follow politics, that he’s proud to have voted for Obama twice, doesn’t think BO has screwed ANYTHING up, and that he was scared by the thought of a Romney presidency.
Follow the media and you too can echo their talking points.
My sister and her husband are the same way. They think 0bama is doing just great. They have no TV, don’t read newspapers and don’t read about politics on the internet so I have no idea how they get it but they know all the talking points of the left.
I have not spoken to one of my closest friends since before the election. I've known him all of my adult life, and would still do anything for him if he needed me. However, he was in my face over and over again spouting the inane bs the left always spouts, telling me how stupid Bush and Palin are, how brilliant the man who won't release his college transcripts is, and how much he hated the Tea Party and wanted to see them screwed. Beneath his pronouncements and anger was clearly resentment, and I'm quite sure that resentment is a huge component of what motivates many on the left.
I explained to him that Obama was screwing my life personally, because I practice medicine, and also told him I didn't want to hear about this jerk. But he insisted, and was in my face about it. He clearly thinks that if you hear something on CNN, or ABC, or any of the pop culture media outlets it is by definition true. Conversely, he truly believes that Fox is the most biased media outlet in existence. In short, he is not well informed and incredibly susceptible to the propaganda that sustains the left.
For me, all of this has been very painful, and I just decided that life was too short to be tweaked by someone who is supposed to be my friend. I find it extremely offensive to have people congratulate themselves on how the are on the side of ‘tolerance’ and then call someone they don't know, Sarah Palin, stupid, and chastise her as ‘using her children as props’. I've never seen as much hatred as I've seen from the left, ever. A true friend wants to understand you, and cares about what hurts you. They don't gloat because their guy - the guy they think is best for them - won.
Yep. I run into plenty of those here in the People's Republik of Connecticut. Some of these people don't really like Obama, but they cannot wait to vote Hillary in as our first female President.
*gag*
When I found out that he voted for obama, we would have parted company.