We Are Legion
Posted on 11/01/2008 9:46:44 PM PDT by MrChips
I am still recovering. Tonight I was invited to a party at the home of some friends. Nice people there, for the most part. Lots of food, wine, beer. Former students of mine, now in college, were there. All very nice. A fun social gathering. A mildly liberal crowd with a few conservative Republicans sprinkled in. We were all avoiding talking politics, anyway. But then, rather late, just as I was preparing to leave, some guy across the room slandered Sarah Palin. I responded with a very mild, friendly, "I rather like Sarah." That's all I said. Suddenly I was the target of the most vitriolic tirade out of someone's mouth you have ever heard. The guy went on and on about how evil I was because I was a Republican, how they had ruined the planet, how I was a piece of S@#t, a lowly scum, a jerk, etc. and other such languge. He got bery personally insulting. I was in shock, saying very little, trying to weigh his ignorance, trying to remain civil in a public setting, someone else's home. A few "I'm sorry that you feel that way" as I hobbled my way on crutches (I was injured recently) into the next room to say my farewells to my hosts. But I was deeply offended. And yet, it was more like I was in shock, having been accosted by the devil, himself. It was like I needed an exorcist in the room. I half expected the man's head to start spinning around and hurling green vomit. In short. It was frightening. Truly. And it is hard to understand how some people can be so utterly full of hate and venim. Then it occurred to me: this is what we are up against. Pure, mindless hatred. Do I dare call it evil?
Palin Derangement Syndrome. Most Marxists and Communists suffer from it.
Sorry you had to endure that. I hope others at the party were equally uncomfortable and embarrassed by him.
In my town ... you would have needed the crutches as WEAPONS!!
Well, I was almost the last to leave, so, very few heard it. But I will never go there again unless they tell me that guy, who lives next door to them, won’t be there.
LOL. What town is that?
Yes, you dare say evil! This is truly a battle between Good and Evil!
Welcome to my world. Say “Sarah Palin” and you hear the most awful epithets from people who consider themselves “educated.”
**LOL. What town is that?**
Ithaca, NY ... FReeper code name “The CITY of EVIL”
Town that GORBACHEV could not get elected Mayor .. too Conservative!!
I am on Obama’s mailing list and the words you heard from that person are the words that some of the emails Obama and / Huffington Post have sent around todemocrats.
Not good for our country.
Do yo think he was trying to persuade you to change your views?
People like that must lead miserable lives.
I think it's a combination of things - she's pro-life and lives it, and she's energized the GOP base.
I'm so sorry that happened to you this evening. You were being a gentleman and came to the defense of someone in a very pleasant and non-threatening way. And you're right == that king of hatred is not normal.
I like Palin Madness Syndrome better ;)
Sounds like you met a real, live Kos Kommie, up close and personal. They have trouble distinguishing between their little expletive-riddled fantasy world and reality, you know.
Tunc dicit ei Iesus vade Satanas
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