A Small Rant

Sweet Jesus, I can't take it anymore. I simply cannot. I know what I'm getting myself into when I open up the opinion page of my local newspaper. I know that this is a crazily conservative town. I know that 71% of my county went for Bush/Cheney in 2004. I mean, 2000, I can almost understand but...2004?!?! This is the "I don't care if George W. Bush can't speak clearly and got us bogged down in a war and ruined our economy and, almost single-handedly, caused the entire world to hate us, I stand by my president" crowd. But, my problem is not with conservatives. My problem is with ignorant people; people who really don't know what they're talking about, but they talk about it anyway because they heard (Rush Limbaugh/Bill O'Reilly/Sean Hannity) say it.

Take, for example, this excerpt from a letter that was published in yesterday's newspaper:

"I’d like to skew Hillary Clinton’s front-page comment in the article “Clinton: ‘No way. No how. No McCain.’” (Aug. 27) a little to better suit my feelings: "No Way. No How. Nobama." In fact, I think I’ll have "Nobama" bumper stickers made for all of my Republican friends."

I don't know about you, but that has to be the absolute most hilarious piece of writing I've read since, well, ever. I mean, look at how the author cleverly combines the word "no" with the word "Obama", thus creating the word "Nobama." It's sheer genius, that's what it is. Imagine my shock when the letter was not signed Mark Twain.

Come on, man. At least get a little creative. Perhaps you could make bumper stickers for your Republican friends that say "John McCain't gonna loose to some freshman senator" or "Obama/Biden his time until he loses in November." But, why stop at the presidential race. Why not take on Congress, too. What about, "Pelosi-ya later, Democrats!" Maybe you want to show your disdain for third-party candidates? Try "Ron Paulbearer of his own candidacy." Is it funny? Not at all. Is it creative? More than yours.

Schmuck.

Oh, and brief little P.S., I've already seen Nobama bumper stickers. It looks like you're not the only creative McCain fan in Ohio.

Holy smokes, I'm grumpy today. Can you tell it was my first day back to work after a 10 day vacation?