Democrats! Are your silverware drawers straight?

[grasswire]

This is what Tweety thinks of Democrats (from a discussion of GOTV):

MATTHEWS: I always thought that if you went to the movie theater and you got there on time, and you saw who came in late, Democrats—I would bet Democrats are always late for the movies. Because they are not as organized as the Republicans. They are not the kind of people that organize their paycheck, organize this, figure out this, put all the spoons together in the drawer exactly right, like Republicans do. Aren‘t they, by their nature, a little sloppier than Republicans and it‘s showing up?

What a shallow, shallow man.

[Demit]

1. We've been getting an idea of what's been going on in Republicans' drawers.

[Kolesar]

4. snort

good one

[tinfoilinfor2005]

40. Now THAT is funny!

I hope you emailed that to tweety.

[MrCoffee]

2. Democrats aren't anal retentive?

[nam78_two]

3. Yeah

:eyes:
Do you have to be this moranic to have a show on tv? Is it a requirement? No wonder KO,SC and JS are the only adults on tv....

[DaveJ]

5. Stupid comment, but I think it's the obvious

No real way of proving Republicans are sloppier but since they typically have other people so all their work for them, I'd say they would be sloppy if left to their own devices. Right now they probably expect Democrats to repair the damage they did to the government.

[Mythsaje]

6. I'm one of the most punctual people I know...

But, besides that, my brain is extremely well organized. My living space? Not so much.

[grasswire]

7. Is there a racial aspect to his comment?

The classist aspect is apparent. But there's almost a racialist theme, too.

[BOSSHOG]

8. I'm a flaming liberal and incredibly retentive

Everything is incredibly organized in our household because of me. All of our bills and financial papers are neatly in order and two feet away from me. My clothes are folded are certain way and immaculately folded in our drawers. The silverware is always in the right place. I could navigate in our kitchen blindfolded. Even my beer is in its proper order in the fridge; oldest in the back, labels facing forward.

I am always early for any event as any of my former Sailors would tell you since they all got the "if you are on time you are late" lecture.

I will be the first at the voting precinct on 7 November to vote for every democrat on the ballot. Gosh chris I guess your just as informed about democrats as limbaugh is about parkinson's medication.

And all the bills in my wallet are in denomination order, all on the same side and face side up. Retain that bitch!

[nam78_two]

12. You sound exactly like my dad!

And he was also in the Navy (I am guessing you were in the Navy)-heh we gave Chris a new stereotype to work with now :)!!!
Only Dems who were in the forces are organized.

(Did your kids turn out extremely disorganized because they grew up being chastised because a cushion fell off the couch :evilgrin:? Just guessing.... :P)

[BOSSHOG]

13. Happily married

for 32 years, but no kids. I was in the Navy for 24 years and my "kids," sailors were very organized (or else.) I found order and organization to be great tools to achieve mission. My philosophy was that someone could step right up and do my job in my shop tomorrow if I dropped dead without needing a time consuming and laborious "turnover."

And my "kids" consistently got more liberty time then Sailors in not so organized shops.

I only wish they made all books the same size. My bookcase looks so unkempt.

Sometimes I drive my wife a little nuts.

[nam78_two]

14. You do sounds spookily like my dad :)

He drives my mom nuts too but his sailors adored him.
He once said he wished hens would lay square eggs so they would be easier to stack :rofl:...

[BOSSHOG]

21. well it is Halloween season

And what's wrong with square eggs? I never get spun up about big things like my wife's recent fender bender but if the newspapers are not stacked just so in the recycling bin, its general quarters.

Please pass on my best wishes to your dad (and you.) Fair Winds and following seas.

[nam78_two]

27. Best to you too!

:hi:

[OzarkDem]

35. You sound like my husband

When getting the house in order and food ready for a visit from company, he goes around polishing the door knobs.

[BOSSHOG]

45. We're just loving eye candy

Anal retentive trophy husbands unselfishly making our spouses lives wonderful. We can't help ourselves.

[Kber]

23. Sqare eggs, easier to stack but hard on the hens, don't you think?

[nam78_two]

26. Oh I agree

I don't eat eggs actually :)-dad wan't really serious.

[Kber]

32. Funny though!

My Dad also did a stint in the Navy and he's chronically DISorganized. But he was only in for 3 years, so maybe he just didn't give it enough time.

And, come to think of it, when we'd go camping or sailing as kids, he was pretty together.

[nam78_two]

37. Maybe thats why he left ;-) ! /nt

[Pirate Smile]

9. I heard him say that and just rolled my eyes but it did remind me of

something I heard from some political analyst, maybe it was Tweety, I can't remember who it was but I think it is true.

Democrats care more about people; Republicans care more about property.

As a Mom with small kids, every so often I have to remind myself that the time I spend with them, teach them, the atmosphere of our home and our life is more important then if the house is spotless.

Matthews framed that in an extremely stupid and shallow way but it did remind me of some basic values differences between the two parties.

Republicans - give me my tax cuts, if that means we don't help poor kids with health-care or school lunches or help injured veterans with their recovery then so be it. Me, Me, Me.

[eleny]

10. I heard that and bristled - My silverware is in order!

[mike6640]

11. guffaw. snort. lol

I ALWAYS arrive at least 20 minutes early to find a good seat etc...

My family feels I am a bit excessive with the silverware and dishes. I believe strongly in being able to find what I want when I need it.

In a family of four with two pre-teens, don't get me started on dishwasher loading....

Respectfully, Mr. Matthews, your asshat is showing.

Mike

[ieoeja]

15. "I don't belong to an organized political party."

"I'm a Democrat."

Just sounds like Tweety is a fan of Will Rogers. Hardly anything knew. And something I always thought Democrats were somewhat proud of. We're a bunch of independant sorts, not like the lock-step authoritarians in the Republican party. Or as I like to say it...

Democrats put the "party" in party politics!

[Critters2]

16. No. My silverware drawers are bi. But I prefer it that way. nt

[sandnsea]

17. Dems were years ahead on Iraq

Obviously worrying about more important things than a clean silverware drawer.

Can he truly get any stupider??

[MattP]

18. Rebulicons=Assholes

Every time I'm taking my Mother to a doctors appointment some asshole will cut us off in traffic and act like he is the most important person in the world and speed off and 9 times out 10 he will have a Bush/Cheney bumper sticker, so somewhere I got the impression the assholes = rebublicons.

[Fierce]

19. My spoons, forks and knives all cohabitate in one area in my drawer.

Because I'm too busy out fighting to change this nation to give a shit about my silverware. So there, Tweety.

[6th Borough]

20. Not completely off of the mark.

(FYI, I'm moving back out in early Nov.).

Livng in Broward County, the strongest Dem stronghold in Florida, and one of the strongest, percentage-wise, in the nation, I have a bit of a first hand view of the get-out-the vote effort.

I live in the the suburb that is Jim Davis's headquarters. It was also Kerry's Florida headquarters....solid blue.

I recieved 2 mailings today ( bit of a backstory....my father is a "registered" repub who hasn't voted republican since dukakis-Bush, I'm unafilliated, and my mom has always voted straight Dem.).

1 for me, one for my dad. Both republican sponsored. My dad gets the red-meat leaflet (which doesn't mean a damn considering his disdain for ant republicans not carved from the Lincoln Chafee mold) ; I get a piece of bullshit attempting to convince me to vote for Chirst, ans several other repubs. Why haven't I, let alone my mom, recieved any "get out the vote" maile from the Davis campaign?

2 years ago I was a poll watcher for the Kerry campaign; before that, I did indirect polling on behalf of the same campaign. I had to jump through goddamn hoops just to figure out where I was wanted, and all of the out of state "help" certainly didn't help.

I mean, goddamn, I live a mile and a 1/2 from th former Kerry Florida State headquarters, and I was bieng bounced between a bunch of under-caffinated staffers from the great white north.

I nearly gave up out of F-----ing frustration.

The Democrats DO need to get their house in order.

[6th Borough]

39. Well, I guess no one actually looks with a critical eye...

on the state of Democratic affairs.

Why have I only recieveved direct mail from Christ? Why hasn't my mother recieved jack squat from the Davis campaign; which is in a virtual dead heat? Why the hell should I volunteer for someone who doesn't give a damn if he is known in a county that gives 100-200K surplus Democratic votes?

[BootinUp]

22. This is informed political commentary?

what an ass.

[blm]

24. Nah - I'm SOOOO LIBERAL I can't keep the knives in my back straight.

.

[Kber]

25. In all seriousness, I think Mathews may be confusing individual

organization with authoritarianism. Individuals may or may not be "organized", but the republican party, with it's top down structure and distrust of dissent is authoritarian, and organization helps it stay in control.

[Infinite Hope]

28. Actually...

Democrats are educated and I'd say are more likely to be organized in their life.

[FormerDittoHead]

29. They were pretty late responding to Katrina...

...and if I do say so, Bush showed up a little late when they were handing out the brains...

[distantearlywarning]

30. I don't know about that. I'm pretty organized.

My silverware drawer is totally organized. Our budget is fully laid out, printed, and attached to the side of my husband's desk so he can look at it every month when he pays the bills. We fold our underwear before we put it in the drawer. My office desk is the cleanest on my hallway. My files are color coded and alphabetized. I plan meals a week in advance and make a grocery list based on the meal plan. Heck, we even have a check-off chore list on the refrigerator and there are no children in my household (but we don't get gold stars when we finish our work).

Looking at the above list, it actually struck me how anal retentive my husband and I are. No wonder we are boring. :-D But we do have a very clean house and we never miss payments on our bills.

Anyway, we are voting Democrat this fall. So much for Tweety's theory.

I also just remembered the most anal retentive person I know. This guy is so tight you'd get the proverbial diamond with a lump of coal. He makes me look like an irresponsible loser, he's so anal retentive. And he's voting Democrat this fall also.

[Vinca]

31. Wow - I'm jealous if that menu a week in advance thing.

You could make big bucks selling the list to us less organized types.

[Rockholm]

33. Matthews spits and froths when he speaks. Pig.

[xxqqqzme]

34. sorry chris - my

daughter is a democrat through & through. She is organized beyond belief to the point of borderline AR.

[Ninja Jordan]

36. He also lied about John Murtha the other day

Tweety claimed that, when he would ask Murtha "was going into Iraq the right thing to do?" he said he couldn't asnwer. That is simply not true. Matthews is a pig GOP enabler.

[spooky3]

38. I didn't realize that "Mission: Organization" was a political show...

People go in as Democrats and come out as Republicans.

Maybe KKKarl should replace Gail as the host.

:sarcasm:

[Riverman]

41. Silverware? I'm a Progressive - who wants to waste time and energy

on silverware, using it, washing it, stacking it. We eat with our unwashed hands in our commie/pinko household. Hell I throw all my unpaid bills in that drawer!

[grasswire]

43. Ha! Good answer!

I'll bet Tweety thinks there are no Dems who have household help, either.

[Auntie Bush]

42. That's because Rethugs are more ANAL! n/t

[Greybnk48]

44. Why do people watch this lightweight

he is a complete idiot. Unbelievable. Unless he's alluding the the authoritarian personality as being a repug trait (as in hiel Hitler!) in which case I agree.

[lwcon]

46. I would like to see how Republicans...

..."organize their paycheck." They are pretty darned organized if they know how to organize an individual item.

It's true, though: the Repubs have a detailed plan for everything. Like how to make war the last resort in Iraq and how manage the invasion and occupation, how to keep the Axis of Evil from developing nukes, how to leave no child behind, and how to create an accountability era. They keep those plans neatly organized and carefully untouched, in the same room where they store the Ark of the Covenant and the possessions of Charles Foster Kane.

___

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[calico1]

47. Well, the Nazis were very organized.

So much that they kept meticulous records of all their heinous actions. So I am not sure that being super organized is necessarily a compliment or something you need to aspire to.