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November 03, 2004
More post-election perspective
Varifrank has some words of wisdom for Kerry voters, especially the first timers.
Democracy is not about getting your way, it's about being asked. Everyone who voted yesterday won in this election. I don't think I met anyone yesterday who could vote who didnt go to the polls. That's probably the first time in my life that has ever happened.
...and some advice for the Democrats:
A NOTE TO MY DEMOCRAT FRIENDS:It's not that Bush couldn't be beat, its that he couldnt be beat by this guy. Senators make bad candidates. Howard Dean would have done a better job, He at least believed the stuff that he said.
Here's how you win elections in America.
1. Shop at Wal-Mart. Get to know the people who shop there.
2. Follow Nascar racing. Learn to like it.
3. Buy and drive a pickup.
4. Visit Home Depot on Saturday morning. Buy Lumber. Make something.
5. Have Children.
6. Raise them yourself.
7. Find a Church that you like, visit frequently.
8. Buy an American Flag, Attach it to your house.
9. Learn to operate a gun. Consider buying one.
10. Start your own Business. Hire someone. Make a Profit.And most important, in a time of war, never ever go against the family.
What's funny is that this same list could have been found on one of the "progressive" blog sites as a satire. The suggestions are so horrible that they would seem funny to many Democrats. Just imagine..."WalMart"...a pickup? They would list these ten things as signs of the "depths this country has fallen to".
(For what its worth, despite being one of those squishy centrists from a blue state, I hit on nine of the ten (I've never owned a pickup, but I have owned a minivan and my mother in law drives an F-350, does that count?))
Posted by Jay on November 3, 2004 at 06:06 PM | Permalink
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For the record, I hate wal-mart. that being said, I recognize that there are one hell of a lot of people who shop there, including myself. I have never seen an empty wal-mart, no matter what time of day it is.
These people who shop at wal-mart used to be overwhelmingly democrats but now are overwhelmingly republicans. If democrats want to understand why they are losing, wal-mart once again makes 'one stop shopping' easy for studying a demographic that they have lost.
( I also dont own a gun, but I do know how to use one and I dont go to any church, but I like people who do and I dont belittle them if they do, thats another lesson for the Dems. )
And thanks for the link...
Posted by: Frank Martin | Nov 3, 2004 6:23:16 PM
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