The girl who cut my hair today is voting for Chimpy

[Mrs_Beastman]

Went to the Aveda beauty school to get a $13.00 haircut and style from a student. I kept the conversation light and safe by talking about boyfriends and Mr B.:loveya: ... She told me her boyfriend of two years was studying Political Science and had a year to go. So, nosy me, had to ask who her boyfriend is voting for. She said 'I don't know and I don't care'...which I thought was odd,even if she is 19 or 20ish. She asked me who I liked and told her Kerry and she told me she was voting for Bush. I asked her if I could pick her brain, since 95% of the people I know are voting Kerry or undecided.

So I just asked her why and I got 'I don't know, I saw Fahrenheit 911, but they could have just made that stuff up' I let that one go, I wanted to keep the conversation light and not make her feel attacked.....she was cutting my hair , after all.

At that point, Fox 8 News (of all people)showed up at the school! They were doing a story how Aveda is testing people's hair for Mercury levels. She explained to me that Mercury is being dumped in the water by big industry and is poisoning us (gasp!). I mentioned that it was Chimpy who relaxed the EPA regulations in the first place. I explained how Cleveland and other industrial cities in the '70 were a filthy mess and now Chimpy has industry regulating themselves...which would be like you ,instead of your instructor, grading the haircut you gave me.

I think I might have hit home...She did have a flash of understanding cross her face....I hope so.

And bonus, The haicut turned out well:silly:

[kwolf68]

1. Haha

She is concerned about mercury? Big polluters and the damage they do?

How on earth did she come to the Pro-Bush vote to begin with? Did she analyze the issues?

“I am very concerned about the power industry has and how pollution may affect me. It really bothers me that companies can get away with pillaging our environment to the detriment of people and the planet. Now that I’ve looked at this as a serious issue I believe G.W.Bush is the man to take on these giant polluters, strengthen our environmental laws, and put people ahead of profits.”

--Laughable

[Mrs_Beastman]

4. My impression is

She is young and impressionable. The school was the one that told her about the mercury...just hadn't thought about connecting the dots.I hope I did that for her.

[redqueen]

2. Alright Mrs B!

What good luck having the issue come up that way, so you could rattle her brain a bit. :)

[Mrs_Beastman]

6. I agree

I'm terrible at debating and worry about doing more harm then good or not having creditable facts to back me up. Thank God she met me halfway.

[tigereye]

16. I think you have to meet folks halfway

sometimes they are more willing to think things through then, and not feel attacked. Good for you Mrs. B!


ps like your sigpic.

[Mrs_Beastman]

19. Thank you

[PittLib]

3. Is anyone disturbed by ...

those who literally flaunt their ignorance? They seem to be proud and righteous about it. I encounter this every day and find perplexing. Example: a bartender friend went to great lengths to tell me what a big dem her dad is ... and then laughed about how she is registered but never votes because she doesn't "know anything". Kicker is that she gives me shit for talking politics with the bar owner, who is a transplanted homosexual, would-be libertarian-if-it-actually-made-sense that I am working harder to convert. I'm wearing him down. If she would just pay attention, she might learn something.

[Mrs_Beastman]

9. Her indifference is what shocked me

considering her SO was a poli sci major, you'd think they would have a couple conversations or something

[HamdenRice]

12. Flaunting ignorance: My local bartender is a big Bush fan because ...

she says "Bush is really stupid and so am I so I guess I can relate to him" !!! She actually says that.

It reminds me of a thread someone started earlier today -- a DUer who says her friend, who usually votes Dem is going to vote for Bush because she feels sorry for him, because everyone is "piling on" him!

[Mrs_Beastman]

14. I heard about people voting for him because they can relate to him

what bs...I guess I can't relate to him because I paid for college myself and didn't do coke.....I think thats what I'll say the next time someone says that

[tigereye]

17. I was always taught that ignorance is very dangerous

my 8 year old probably knows more about politics than some of the people you mention. A mind really is a terrible thing to waste.

also he pretends to be stupid, spits, pats his wife on the butt! to appeal to some vaunted Lowest common denominator. Sad.

[Mrs_Beastman]

21. Exactly, he tries to appeal to people by being down home

Ron Reagan Jr said it the best..chimp doesn't care about the common people, the only thing chimp knows about the common people is they are the ones who pick shrimp toast out of the carpet after parties....grossly paraphrasing this, off course...but you get the picture.

[Beware the Beast Man]

5. Be careful....

Next time you go there you'll wind up with this:

[Mrs_Beastman]

7. hehe...save that pick...I get that haircut next!

That haircut would work better then any birth control...agree?

[Beware the Beast Man]

8. It's definitely the outfit.

That's what makes it for me!

[Mrs_Beastman]

10. What amazes me about bad hair

is that she took 30 minutes out of her morning to make it look that bad...just sleep in for heavens sake!

[demosincebirth]

11. Should have asked her if she had health insurance and

whether, under Bush, would it become more affordable

[Mrs_Beastman]

22. I think she is young and from what she told me

still living with mom and dad...stuff like that doesn't hit home until 23ish...I least that's what I discovered about myself.

[callous taoboy]

13. Meantime, my hairdresser, a mother of 2

school-aged kids, picked my brain on politics the other day, and being an educator I told her that what * has done to education is akin to what he has done in Iraq: Toss in a hand grenade and hope for the best. She laughed and said, "So I take it you're for Kerry?"
Her voice hinted that she is thinking seriously about it. I said that if Kerry doesn't win I will leave this state for one that is being rational about education.

[Mrs_Beastman]

15. Yes, didn't Chimp cut state retirement funds for Texas teachers?

I don't have the numbers off the top of my head, but a lot of teachers retired in Texas this year because it was the last year they were offering pension to people who would receive social security from their spouses

[Cassandra]

18. When my hair stylist and I are alone in her shop...

which is usual, since business is slow, we turn on Air America and have a great laugh!

[Mrs_Beastman]

24. Sweet...Since I moved to Cleveland

I haven't found a hairdresser I have like enough to keep.If I ever win the lottery , I will fly to South Carolina to get my hair done by my hairdresser from college...she was the best, and an astrologer

[Beaverhausen]

20. Brave of you to talk politics with her holding sharp objects near..

...your head.

[Mrs_Beastman]

25. That's why I stayed away from F911

but the Mercury poisoning thing just was too juicy to not respond

[johnnie]

23. Watching that report on mercury now

Here at home on Fox. Where ya at?..LOL
I should go get my hair cut there...sorry, I was just watching the hair stylists.

[Mrs_Beastman]

26. I'm in the red hoodie

I don't think they got me on camara....is it just me, or is there a lot of people from Cleveland on DU?