This title, of course, refers to my own work. I am a moron. I am closed-minded and arrogant. My ideas are the only ones that matter, and they often involve the encouragement of violence, are littered with baseless insults, and are communicated with ghastly diction and syntax. I can’t believe anyone in his or her right mind would consider for one moment that I have anything worthwhile to say, and I am further astounded that there is a single Republican left in the world because everything on the right of the political spectrum is obvious crap.
Not.
But someone in my dorm hall feels this way. He (I’m assuming a male did this based on a simple handwriting analysis) came by my door sometime between 10:30pm and 5:00am last night and wrote on my whiteboard, “Your misguided Republican mindless hate mongering is what is wrong with America. Meaning this,” which he followed up with an arrow pointing down to my Fresh Elephant advertisement. This guy is more than welcome to disagree with my conservative epithets. But the adjectives used to describe his disgust with me (none of which were separated
by their necessitated commas, by the way) are beyond inaccurate.
“MISGUIDED”
Wow, you’re a humble son of a gun, ain’t ya? To say that someone else is mentally blind and deranged solely on the grounds that their ideas differ from yours is incredibly elitist, and if we’re all so concerned about global warming, our first order of business should be to suffocate your monstrously huge head as I’m sure it produces an enormous amount of waste. You, sir, are arrogant, and I am sorry that you find yourself incapable of having the single iota of tolerance it takes to recognize that not everyone who disagrees with you is just plain unhinged. To sum up, I’m not MISguided. I’m just guided on a path that you haven’t yet explored. Join me anytime you want, and feel free to show me yours.
“REPUBLICAN”
Ok.
“MINDLESS”
Looking back at my posts in summation, I can give myself high marks for information and education. I use actual citations from accredited sources left and right, base most of my remarks off of legitimate newsletters I get and study on a daily basis, and I articulate my arguments beautifully, if I do say so myself. I have college professors, high school principals, English teachers, business executives, and former political officials reading what I write, and while some don’t agree with me, they all support my efforts and acknowledge that my logic and writing skills are superb. I am never one to get on my high horse. In fact, I don’t even have a high horse to mount. But when someone questions my intelligence, I will respond with full confidence that they are mistaken, because, if there is one thing I know infallibly about myself, it is that my intellect is strong. Do not discount my brainpower just because it produces different results than yours.
“HATE MONGERING”
I’m not 100% sure who exactly it is I’m being accused of hating, but no matter who this guy thinks it is, he’s wrong. I do not hate any single demographic, nor do I feel I convey hatred for any individual, idea, or political party. I state (with acumen!) that I think certain ideas or candidates are wrong, and I give fully substantiated reasons as to why, and I claim my own views with resilience. Hatred is never a factor. Granted, I often use a biting or sarcastic tone, either because I’m peeved when I write or I think it’ll make it more fun to read, but I try very hard to not alienate or insult anyone, except for maybe the candidates themselves (but if SNL does it, so can I). I can’t count how many times I have said something along the lines of, “it’s ok if you disagree with me” or “tell me I’m wrong,” but apparently this is not sufficient compensation for all the other times I go off on tyrannical monologues wherein I discuss the bloody holocaust of all things liberal, right? Your previous use of “misguided” and “mindless” tells me that you’re far more “hate mongering” than I am.
In fact, all of your words indicate to me that you never even read the stuff you’re criticizing. Maybe you saw the Republican elephant logo in the background and assumed my writing would be something disdainful, but I’m afraid, sir, that you’re sorely mistaken, and I’d appreciate it if you’d reread (or just read) my stuff. After that, I give you full amnesty in your judgment, so long as you don’t succumb to further hate-mongering.
Aside from your adjectives, I take umbrage with your haughty generalization that I am “what is wrong with America.” Firstly, I can think of a whole lot of things that are wrong with America, and freedom of expression and competition of ideas never come up on my list. I could so easily take this one statement you’ve made on my little whiteboard and tell you what’s really wrong with America: we don’t listen to one another. We’re all so stuck in what we believe, even when we have no idea why we believe it, that all things unfamiliar are automatically filed as evil. Your snap judgment of me is what is wrong with America. Your superiority and hardheadedness are what is wrong with America. Your grammatical ineptitude is what is wrong with America!
I am so sick of all this! I see the looks people give me when they see me unlocking a door decorated with John McCain merchandise. Do you think I’m blind? Republicans have been blacklisted, for crying out loud, and we do not deserve the rap we’ve been getting. Right across the hall from me is girl with an Obama sticker on her door. Have I ever vandalized it or challenged her intelligence via her whiteboard? No, because I respect her freedom to say whatever she wants to say. And until people start granting Republicans this same respect, we will be fully founded in our assumption that we’re just bigger, more adult people than they are. Please, prove us wrong.
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Kelly, your voice does not go unheard. But I love how on the left side of your page there are advertisements for being sick of republicans and voting for the change of Obama.
I'm here behind you 100% and I thought you should know because you've said you feel alone. I also agree that the college youth around here is being corrupted and practically brain washed just because Obama can speak and remembers more of his young stupid days.
This is going to sound really stupid and silly but I feel like I want to quote Luna saying that they want you to feel alone so you're not as much of a threat. On a campus such as ours we do feel alone. The last day registration was still going on I got asked by one of the people walking around with the registration papers if I was for Obama after I had already said I was registered and I flat out said no. This received me a somewhat confused and scared look. Is everyone scared of a republican view around here? You know me, who would be scared of me?
-Heather D
I have to say, after reading a few of your blogs that it does seem that your research basically involves repeating John McCain's and Sarah Palin's speeches.
Now, I realize that as a Republican it may be repetitive and annoying for you to watch the liberal media on the news networks. But keep in mind that these media outlets whether by coming out and saying that they endorse Obama, or just by showing bias in the coverage they are giving him, they do support him. This alone is no reason for an individual to trust someone, but these media outlets are staffed with professional researchers, and a story is a story. If it's going to get everyone to watch it, they are going to air (or print) it. So they are still a good source of information instead of just going on what you hear out of the candidate's mouths.
So, that's my first assumption based on your blogs, here's my second: You are fueling the hate and fear fire that is in the mindset of some with the tone you write your blogs in. Maybe that is just my reaction to reading it, but that is how I feel when I read it, that you are trying to spread panic.
One thing I would like to offer as advice, take it or leave it, is that maybe you could send a more positive message with your writings? Maybe that's not the audience you are looking for, but the route you are on is the same that will be the demise of John McCain's attempt to be our president. Spreading negativity and division only hurts you and those you influence. It's what has turned off so many conservative Republicans from supporting their own candidate. Be proud of your party, but try to represent them in a positive light.
In conclusion, yes that guy was harsh, but didn’t you expect that kind of response with the tone you wrote in?
I agree that I could try harder to be positive, to send a more hopeful message, and, just for you, my next post will be in such a tone. I do, however, watch the news, read newspapers, and take in my information from many more sources than just the candidates' speeches. Actually, that's a source I use pretty rarely.
I would like to point out, too, that even though my few most recent blogs have been bitter, they started out positively. I've just been fed a lot of hatred of late, so it's hard to spit out anything but.
Thank you for reading, though, and I really will try to be more inspirational.
You know, I must strenuously disagree with rainie's response. There are times when speaking the truth will invoke a sense of panic. This is one of those times. Those if us who see the stakes plainly ARE frightened and want to warn the rest of you. Obama will--will--take this country so far left that I am unsure it will be able to recover. You may think that's okay, but historically, Socialism does not work. Europe has learned that lesson and has started to move back to Capitalism.
One last thing--it is a hackneyed trick to accuse those who don't agree with you of negativity so they will feel guilty and shut up. Don't fall for that old trick, Kelly.
Mommasita
rainie writes, "In conclusion, yes that guy was harsh, but didn’t you expect that kind of response with the tone you wrote in?"
So, Kelly deserved the vandalism because she's been negative in her blogs? That's preposterous. Kelly was not negative--just honest and forthright--and even if she was, how does that justify the negative looks, response, acts of vandalism?? A ploy of the Left. Unbelievable.
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