Here is a little quote from Michael Moore:
You have to feel sorry for the millions of Yanks in the big cities like New York, Washington, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco who voted to kick him out.
These are the sophisticated side of the electorate who recognize a gibbon when they see one.
As for the ones who put him in, across the Bible Belt and the South, us outsiders can only feel pity.
Were I a Kerry voter, though, I'd feel deep anger, not only at them returning Bush to power, but for allowing the outside world to lump us all into the same category of moronic muppets.
The self-righteous, gun-totin', military lovin', sister marryin', abortion-hatin', gay-loathin', foreigner-despisin', non-passport ownin' red-necks, who believe God gave America the biggest dick in the world so it could urinate on the rest of us and make their land "free and strong.
~Michael Moore
I never realized how narrow-minded you are Michael Moore till I read some of your extremist ranting. Yes, I did say extremist. You like to label the "Christian right" and the rest of us conservatives as extremists, so that we are seen as dangerous, but you don't apply the same standards of comparison to yourself. Extremist?! Have you ever heard your own mad ranting and almost militant attacks towards those you don't agree with?
You state that the big city folks are the moral and sophisticated part of America and that the hometown roots of America are the ignorant and prejudice masses. What a truly ignorant statement. You are having the same partisan, close-minded attitude you blame the rest of America for possessing. You have clearly labeled and vilified a majority of Americans and declared them irrelevant.
You have thrown the Bible Belt and the whole South into a category of idiots. The South used to vote strongly Democrat. Is it the South that has changed? The Democratic party has gone so far left that they no longer relate to their own constituents. Isn't it the Democratic party that claims to be the defender of the needy and oppressed? Why is it then that you, Michael, favor the "sophisticated" city folks?
I love the labels you give all of us with conservative beliefs:
1. self-righteous: To those whose morality changes with the wind, yes, we conservatives, who believe in absolute rights and wrongs, will seem to appear "self-righteous". This is a stereo-type we have to live with.
2. gun-totin': Second Amendment? Have you ever heard of it? I guess our founding fathers would fall into this category. Them damn gun-totin' founding fathers! What the heck were they thinkin'. I and many of my friends and family have guns. None of them have used guns for criminal activities or intimidation. Each of us have our own reasons for owning a gun. Some see it as a good investment since they appreciate in value over time. Some enjoy hunting or sports shooting. Others see a gun as a way to protect themselves from ungodly criminals. Yeh, these reasons sound like crazy people that are ready to go down the street shooting people.
"But criminals own guns too!" I hear the whine.
Do you really think that gun control will prevent criminals from having guns? They're criminals! They don't care about your gun control laws! What we need is to promote morality and family in our society and give just punishment to criminals. That, I guarantee, will reduce crime of all sorts. Morality and Justice! What a concept!
3. military lovin': Whoa there boy! Mr. Moore! What problem do you have with lovin' the military? They are made up of our fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors. They are Americans of every race and background. I guess the military wasn't necessary in WW1 or 2. Who needs em'? What do you suppose we will protect ourselves with if we don't have some kind of love and support for the men and women who have protected our freedoms? Mike, you have made it clear what you think of them! It is obvious that "military lovin'" is an extremist mentality! I however would like to say "Happy Veterans Day". We love all of you that have served so faithfully in the armed forces. I would like to thank my brother-in-law who has been supporting troops in Afghanistan. It is a privilege to honor these men and women among us.
4. sister marryin': Amazing! Out of all the family and friends and people I have known in my entire life I have yet to meet one that is married to or had sex with his sister. What an incredible amount of ignorance you have there Mikey. Because of our moral beliefs, marrying your sister is unacceptable, duh. I guess you don't fully understand the "Christian right". I thought it was your group that was in favor of marrying whoever you wanted and have sex with whoever you choose, even if it was your pet dog? I was sure that there were no limits on choice among you and your "sophisticated" friends.
5. abortion-hatin': I guess I have no shame in this and will gladly admit that I and many others fall under this audacious title. We believe abortion to be the murdering of another human being. It gets no more complicated than that. There is no conspiracy. Since it is murder from our perspective, how do you expect us to feel about it! We hate it! You're right we are "abortion-hatin'"! And your point is?
6. gay-loathin': I admit this is difficult to address. We believe that marriage since the beginning of time and in all religions and cultures, even the most developed or primitive, overwhelmingly hold marriage to be between a man and a woman. This is historical fact. The attempt to prove that it is natural is unconvincing. The very first proof is the fact that it is impossible for two people of the same sex to reproduce. I also argue that homosexuals are not interested in marriage but instead are looking to force their way of life on society. For instance, in Norway, the gays fought to have the right to marry. They succeeded. In the first year or two some married, but after that there have been virtually no marriages between gays. But as a result marriage is looked down on and if anyone gets married, especially if they are heterosexual they are despised. The gays don't care about marriage. Yes, if it becomes legal you will see gays get married like in Massachusetts, but the fad will die and the sacredness of marriage will have been fully raped by those that despise it.
7. foreigner-despisin'/non-passport ownin': I guess the passport that is sitting in my house doesn't count. Maybe my month long visit to the Russian people is of no consequence either. Or it could be that the countless trips of my fellow church members to poor countries to provide eye glasses, shoes and food to the oppressed and poor doesn't factor into this "foreigner-despisin'" remark. How about that Guatemalan girl, who had cataracts that caused her to be blind? Our church raised the money to get her the surgery her poor family could not afford? She now can see! Praise God for the "Christian right". She certainly is! We also have full time Americans in Guatemala that have a school and feeding program for the poor children of Peronia? I guess the fact that an older lady in our church went to Africa and rescued babies out of a local dump, who had been discarded by their mothers, is of no importance as well. I could go on and on, forever and ever, of the many churches in just my town who reach out to the hurting in the world, but I think you get my point.
8. red-necks: If you are attempting to pull more support from the South with that stereo-type, then you are more brain dead than I had originally believed. Most of those people you label as red-necks are hard working families made up of a father, mother and the children they love. If a red-neck is someone who loves family, loves their kids, goes to church and fears God, likes to fish, line-dance and sing patriotic songs on the 4th of July then I guess I must call myself a red-neck even though I have been a graphic designer in suburbia my entire career.
Well, Michael Moore, I don't know about believin' God gave America the biggest dick in the world but it sure sounds like with all the yellin' that you do that you're tryin' to compensate for somethin'.
