"I DON'T TRUST YOUR SIDE AND MY SIDE SICKENS ME," My Talks with Conservatives
by Deanie Mills via TPM
First thing to know is: They're not stupid. They're just scared.
It is important to know that upfront if we are going to get anything accomplished on health care reform.
My dad is a retired Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant. He and my step-mom are very conservative--she watches Bill O'Reilly every night and insists that the reason I refuse is because I "won't consider alternative points of view." (It does no good to reel off a half-dozen conservative columnists and bloggers I read; Bill O'Reilly is the definitive word.)
She also believes fervently that Barack Obama was born in Kenya.
I love my folks. Until his health finally prohibited such activities, Dad was a white-water rafter, a kayaker, a mountain-climber, a desert-hiker, a treasure-hunter, and remains a whopping good storyteller. My step-mom is a smart, savvy, generous and loving woman who has stood by him for more than 50 years, while they raised five kids.
They are not stupid people. (Just brainwashed by Fox News) More here:
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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As I have said before...people ARE scared...and Obama needs to do a much better job of communicating his ideas on health care reform! Fear and anger will shut down any hope of meaningful debate and change....any hope of health care reform that makes a difference for all Americans!! Mary
ReplyDeleteToday was a good start. I streamed the conference in Portsmouth and it went well. He was looking for a fight and no-one stood up. So, he debunked all the bullshit and then kissed some babies and shook some hands. It was really well done.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to do that too, but couldn't at work...such are the perks of being self-employed! Thanks for the eye-witness accounting of today's Town Hall Meeting in NH! I do still have hope!!
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