The Left are today’s Bigots

BIG'OTED, a. Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion, practice or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or party, and illiberal towards the opinions of others.  (New York: Webster’s English Dictionary, 1828.)  (Emphasis mine.)

I have listened to some recent (post mid-term election) liberal commentators.  I have also ran into several liberals in my daily life.  After hearing their comments or rants about conservatives I conclude they are the most bigoted people in America!

There is a perverse hatred towards people like Sarah Palin.  Admittedly there are some in conservative circles who dislike and, yes, even hate Barack Obama.  The difference is Mrs. Palin no longer holds any office.  In many ways she is at the same level as other political pundits.  Mr. Obama on the other hand is the President of the United States.  He literally has the power to beneficently or adversely affect every American’s life for years to come PLUS he has the added responsibility of representing America and her people to the world.  Some people, including this writer, do not like how he is performing in his responsibilities.

Yet if you were to ask liberals to point out bigotry they would invariably call out conservatives and Republicans. I have been called racist because I’m conservative.  In my experience once someone uses ad hominems they dismiss and ignore any points of arguments stated by the opponent. 

This writer objects to conservative talk radio hosts using ad hominems whether it be against entire groups (“femi-Nazis” by Rush Limbaugh) or individuals (“Nazi Pelosi” by Rusty Humphries).  No matter what justification they use for their favorite pet names the fact is that it shuts down valid debate of ideas. 

This writer contends that conservatives do not have the answers to this country’s problems and neither do the liberals.  But taking the best of liberal solutions and marrying them to the best of conservative solutions will resolve all the issues at hand.  It will not be the best for everyone but it will move us forward to a better America now and in the future.

No Agenda—Great podcast

Thought I would give a shout-out to a fun podcast called “No Agenda.”  It’s hosted twice each week, Thursday and Sunday, by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak.  It is about two hours long and they cover pop culture, politics, even conspiracy theories.

R. I. P. Flying J

On July first a cruel hoax was played on the American trucker—Pilot bought Flying J Travel Centers.  Unfortunately its not a hoax.  For those of you who have not had the pleasure of visiting “the hook”  these locations, more than 200 across North America, they offered pretty good food in their full service restaurants, roomy showers with soft towels, a good sized TV lounge, and several games in the game room.  They were the FIRST truckstop chain to offer Wi-Fi throughout their network.

Pilot, on the other hand, has just fast food, only a few showers that are barely what one would consider clean, towels you could use to sand wood, no TV lounge, no games, and their version of Wi-Fi is spotty at best.  While Flying J’s parking lots were huge (typically more than 100 parking spots), Pilot’s lots are small (less than 20 spots).

Pilot has purchased other truckstops and every one of them was ruined when they took over.  If it wasn’t for Pilot offering deep discounts to major fuel users such as large trucking companies they would have been out of business a long time ago.

Only Winners deserve to Win

This writer has listened to many conservative commentators claim that there is no room for third parties.  According to them there should be only Democrats and Republicans.  Using their standards only the New York Yankees would win the World Series, only the Green Bay Packers win the Lombardi Trophy, only the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup, and only the Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA Championship.

Let’s face it:  the major parties do not “deserve” any vote they did not earn.  If the voters’ concerns are not adequately addressed by the major parties but are addressed by a minor party that minor party deserves the vote.