Something has been bothering me

[koopie57]

and I'm drunk enough to share it. Thursday Kerry was in Anoka. We went out to the technical college and waited to at least see him ride by. We made friends with the police and eventually did end up with the larger group (about 20 people). Most wanted to wave at Kerry, but there was one lady there who was well-off and then a small group who held up a sign that said "who videotapes in Vietnam" and they were upset about Kerry voting against the 86 billion bill. They had a friend over there. My first problem is that I did not think to explain to them why Kerry voted against the bill. Secondly, the rich lady was just there to cause trouble. I didn't mind so long as she kept her mouth shut, but the lady next to me was telling her that she was a teacher, got laid off and was in graduate school to help herself get a job. She said school was so expensive and ... then I don't remember what she said cuz the rich lady said to her .."well if you can't get a job ...and she mumbled something here but I felt she was saying that if she can't get a job she must not be a good teacher ... and that was too much and I said "there are no jobs, what is wrong with you?". Then I asked her what she did for work ... and asked again and again and finally she said that it was none of my business and I said I knew that but tell me anyway. Then she made a crack about WWII and the little Chinese or Muong lady behind me went ballistic and said her husband was a decorated veteran and then I don't know what happened but the next thing I knew the little Chinese lady told the rich bitch that she was going to kick her in her big fat head. I got up and put my arms around the little Chinese lady to hold her back and she kept yelling that she was going to kick her in her big fat head and then the rich lady starting yelling at me that she was threatening her and I remembered how the republicans handled this and told her that she was not threating her. So, as the little Chinese lady was yelling that she was going to kick her in her big fat head, the rich lady was yelling at me that she was threatening her and I was yelling at the rich lady that she was not threating her and what was wrong with you. I thought it was okay cuz all the republicans lie like that. But should I feel bad about it? I think the rich bitch was asking for it. I know this sounds silly, but it has been bothering me. And the reaction from the others who were watching was *LOL*.

[The Traveler]

1. Be at peace

you did well. Believe it or not, you did what Bede Griffiths meant when, as he died, he said "Serve the growing Christ". Basically, keep your head and be decent and kind to yer fellow human.

But ya gotta admit ... this is getting almost Kafkaesque in its surreality. In recent weeks, for the first time ever, I have begun to wonder if civil war is a real possibility. There is madness in the air, and I, for one, am not willing to back down.

Good job ... you kept a cool head. We'll need more of that in the days ahead, especially if the Shrubman wins, God forbid.

[koopie57]

2. thank you

[Avalon Sparks]

3. You did great~

Sounds like you saved that rich bitch from an ass whooping.

They do lie all the time, I personally think it's fine sometimes to steal a play from their handbook. With Repugs, I try to dish back 10 times what they dish out.

I admire your restraint - with the way I feel about uppity repugs these days, I would have probably helped the other lady kick her ass instead of holding her back.

[MichiganVote]

4. Just can't beat America for a good time these days

The scene you have reported is happening everywhere. In less than four years we have been up, we have been down, we have been confused and then when we attempt to share or in some way demonstrate our convictions, we find out we are as lost as those with opposing values.

It sounds like the event was a shock, as most public confrontations are. Shock and awe. Who knew then that it would bring average citizens of any economic ilk to the breaking point.

I'm a uniter, not a divider or so goes the stated goals of George Bush. I want to be the peace president, not a war president....

If it were all about one man, I think Americans could decipher that reality and make responsible choices in the face of present day difficulties. Truthfully, even regretfully, its not all about one man. Those with any degree of political savvy know that. Others refuse to acknowledge the force that facts are pounding their way into our everyday life.

Its about a weak man named Bush in the midst of competing and highly powerful interests such as corporations, Israel, Palestine, Europe, the Middle East and a host of others. Its about religious entities with goals that are mind boggling to the majority of us yet lethal in their intent to dominate citizens. Its about the demise of a manufacturing base in the US. its about a past that will only die when the last baby boomer who lived through Nam is dead.

Its about how we got here, who caused it and how much strength do we have to undo what has essentially made people in the US unhappy. Freedom without happiness is not freedom.

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness....While we are fighting about the first two in the US, we've lost sight of the last.

[Tsiyu]

5. I think you did the right thing, stop worrying (like i do)

You did the best you could do under the circumstances and you did indeed save that uppity freeper from a serious whoopin.' I see in the Chinese woman the anger so many vet families feel: that now combat vets have to justify their time spent in defense of their nation.


And Michiganvote, that was well-stated.