We are in deep.....

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....do-do if it comes to this. Note: I blanked out the hateful word because even though his Rudeness was making a point there's no room at the inn for that word.

A Conversation That Bodes Ill For the Coming Contest: A Play:
Characters:
The Rude Pundit - a wanton blogger
The Rude Mom - an AARP member who previously voted for Clinton, Gore, and Kerry. And, once upon a time, JFK

Setting: The Rude Pundit is home at Casa de Rude, in the midst of a phone call with the Rude Mom.

Time: Last night, prior to an evening of vodka and Ukrainian karaoke that would make the Rude Pundit wake up late, thus delaying his bloggery for the day.

Rude Pundit: So you're voting in the primary.

Rude Mom: I think we'll be out of town.

RP: You know your primary actually matters this year.

RM: Oh, no, it doesn't.

RP: (After a moment of incoherent sputtering) Are you voting for Obama or Clinton?

RM: I really like John McCain.

RP: (After comically loud sputtering) Wait, McCain? Why the fuck would you vote for McCain?

RM: (Who has learned to ignore RP's little Tourette's-like outbursts) I like him. He's always seemed like a fair man. He's a moderate Republican, not like the others.

RP: (Secretly knowing the answer is "Lieberman") But why do you support him?

RM: I just said. He's very fair.

RP: So you want the war to continue.

RM: No, of course not.

RP: If you vote for McCain, that's what you're voting for. You're saying you want the war to keep going as it is.

RM: The war is not the only issue.

RP: Um, if you want to get anything else done in this country, ya gotta stop the war. The war is the only issue.

RM: No, it isn't.

RP: So you're pro-life.

RM: Of course not. Don't be silly.

RP: So that means you're pro-choice.

RM: (Realizing that, if they were in the same room, she would be slapping the shit out of RP) Yes.

RP: You know McCain wants to put judges on the Supreme Court that'll overturn Roe v. Wade. Motherfucker's pro-life.

RM: Oh, he's not really. He's just been saying that since 2000 to try to get the conservatives to vote for him.

RP: No, he's pro-life.

RM: But he supports stem cell research.

RP: Yeah, but he's pro-life.

RM: Look, I don't know right now. I just like him. I admire him.

RP: What about Obama?

RM: I don't like him. I don't like some of the things he said at the debates.

RP: What do you mean?

RM: He was just arrogant. I didn't like him.

RP: You mean he was an ?

RM: (Almost audibly rolling her eyes) Stop it.

RP: No, I mean, what didn't you like?

RM: Didn't he get his home half price from someone in the mafia?

RP: I don't think that's the story.

RM: That's what they said at one of the debates.

RP: Have you heard him give a speech?

RM: He's wonderful. Very inspiring.

RP: What about Clinton?

RM: Oh, no, I don't like her. I could never vote for her.

RP: I can't believe you're seriously thinking about McCain.

RM: I don't know yet. What difference does it make?

Link: http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/

[griffi94]

1. i'm worried

that obamas support will turn out to be a mile wide and an inch deep.
i know lots of older democrats who are going for mccain

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3. So am I....

...everyone wants to come to the party, but nobody wants to clean up.

[Jed Dilligan]

2. Very astute, but you should provide the link.

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4. As you wish....

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/

[villager]

5. so the task in the general is clearly to let America know the "true" McCain

n/t

[griffi94]

6. the same way

we got the country to know the true bush.

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8. Back in 1999....

...some of us raised the alarm over the ascendency of President Insane.

We were ignored.

We have been right about everything that this criminal administration has perpetuated on us and yet when we raised a red flag we were called traitors and worse. The "true believers" had no such misgivings and marched lockstep off the cliff (unfortunately, taking a good many people with them that were manacled to their shiny, twisted, beatific faces).

I fear that this will happen again and we cannot survive it.

[griffi94]

10. it looks like

we may get the same result this time. i'll be really surprised if obama can beat mccain
not saying it can't happen but i think it's a long shot.
hillary imo would have a better chance to win in nov....but that's certainly no lock either.
had the repubs put up anybody but mccain it would have been a cakewalk...but he appeals to independents and moderate/conservative democrats...and moderate/liberal repubs.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. And the task of the corprat media is to clearly not let America know the "true" McCain.

Bank on it.

[villager]

9. doubtlessly true, just as they once covered for Bush (and still do, in large part)

But increasingly, there are alternate means of communicating... It's not an easy task, at all, but it's what the work will be in the fall...