Red-State America at her finest

[KevinTheOmnivore]

Originally Posted by El Blanco

Whats the title of the thread?

It's the same as a Jerry Falwell or a Pat Robertson using some extreme examples of homophobia or cases of abortion to chastize all of the detached "blue" states. The only difference is that they get away with it, and once again, according to exit polling (har har!), "morality" was the winner. George W. Bush was the winner. And yes, the "red" states were the winner.

But the point I want to highlight is that nobody has a patent on morals. I think MANY folks in more conservative states (whether it be Alabama, Mississippi, or Alaska) buy all the crap about rich, liberal, elitist celebrities plotting to encroach on their lives, using there eViL powers over the media and the entertainment industry....! muwahahaha! They will let Jerry and Steve wed, while at the same time killing your daughter's unborn baby, and using YOUR money to do it!!! Grrr!!

So, in order to compensate for this, in order to best combat the ivory towers of "blue," they often perceive themselves to be on the moral high ground. Liberals in NY and San. Fran. are "out of touch" and hate God. The GOP brilliantly turned a handful of issues into what classifies as morality in America, and I'm here to say that there's a lot more to it.

Perhaps this is a bit cheesy, but I'd like to quote Senator-elect Obama's speech from the DNC:

"The pundits, the pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I’ve got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we’ve got some gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq."

I am a Catholic, and I oppose abortion. I oppose embryonic stem cell research, and I supported Bush-backed legislation like the Peterson Bill. I also, however, opposed the war in Iraq. I opposed the tax cuts, and I also am opposed to the idea of disregarding the international community in world affairs. I support the occupation of Iraq, and you could probably convince me that invading Syria would be a good idea.

I'm certain there are many like me, those who can't be simply placed in a "red" vs. "blue" dichotomy. So, when I see assholes like this douche bag from the Christian Coalition in Alabama fighting to protect racist language in their state constitution, and doing it in such a shameful fashion (right, it'll raise your taxes, and *gasp* entitle everyone to an education! ), I get a little pissed off, to say the least.