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He's a card-carrying member of the ACLU. ~George H.W. Bush about Michael Dukakis He's a card-carrying member of the communist party. ~common expression, originating in 1948
You see what he did there?
I'm not just a member of the Democratic Party, I am a liberal. I don't believe anyone in this country should have to go to bed hungry, live on the street, or be denied medical care. Not even drug addicts. Not even lazy people. Not even my worst enemies. Not even conservative republicans that would laugh at people going to bed hungry on the street.
Somehow, someway, George Herbert Walker Bush managed to make liberals a dirty word. Dirty. Evil. Perverted. Godless. Communists. Weak. Goofball. Disorganized. And Michael Dukakis didn't ever seem to push back. I so wanted him to say "Hell yes, I am a member of the ACLU, George. Which amendment in the bill of rights do you not think is worth defending because THAT'S what the ACLU is all about?"
The whole reason I am writing this is because I heard on the news someone speculating that the rally today attracted moderates. Really? How do they know? Why would they say that?
I think that it's time to be proud of being a liberal. It's time to say it out loud. To not be embarrassed about it.
I am a liberal. I don't wet the bed or wring my hands. I am a liberal and I am strong.
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