Confessions of a Conservative Artist

Sunday, November 28, 2004

Rational vs Emotional logic

I am seriously debating whether or not to respond to the e-mail I received from one of my gay friends that cannot write a decent e-mail to save his life. While the underlying reason of the e-mail concerns same sex equality rights, the e-mail spent more time comparing Bush'’s administration to the early beginnings of the Nazis to saluting Michael Moore as the one who opened their eyes to insulting anyone who might not agree with their "rational" ideas. Never once during his entire 5,000 word e-mail did he try to lay out one logical reason why I should join in supporting him and the Human Rights campaign, an organization that he recently joined that is dedicated to creating equal rights for the Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgendered community.

While the liberals try and state the Republicans are the ones creating a divided nation, it’s emails like this that really make you question what is really going on here. If my friend seriously wanted to rally support, he could have done it in a manner that wouldn’'t insult majority of the people he was trying to convert in thinking. Instead, he just reinforced the idea that majority of liberals are becoming ranting and raving conspiracy theory lunatics.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

An Interesting Perspective on the War

What would you say if you were told that 50,000 lives were saved due to the war? Probably not the statistic you were expecting, considering we get bombarded with news reports of how many lives are lost every other day. However, this is the magic number that Logic Times is suggesting due to the statistics they have gathered concerning what they call Fuzzy Moral Math.

Sunday, November 14, 2004

Ensuring Democracy for Those Left Behind

If you're ready to stick it out another four years and stand up for your rights, you can join Tony Trupiano's newly founded group, People of Influence: Democracy for those Left Behind. As the press release on PRWeb states:

Disenfranchised Americans are looking for leadership post-election, and they are not waiting on politicians to lift their voices for them. Too many voters are fearful of the future under another four years of President Bush and want to take action now so their voices are heard.

Hmm, I guess MoveOn.org's Victories just isn't enough.

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Out of curosity, I'm wondering what they really say if you email them. Hmmm...maybe I should send the link to all my liberal friends? However, now they're telling me that they shouldn't be forced to leave the country. Ah, don't you just love how liberals flip flop?

Thursday, November 11, 2004

They just don't get it...

Ok, let’s get one thing straight. Being a liberal or a conservative isn’t necessary about lifestyle choices. However, according to Ted Rall in his most recent article, I should be a liberal. I fit all of the classic signs...

Even though I grew up in the Midwest, I decided I wanted to live somewhere more culturally aware so I moved to the East coast. In the process, I graduated from college in the top of my class. I work at one of the top Fortune 500 companies. I even create art in my spare time. And on top of all that, I read and listen to the news in addition to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.

Considering all of the above according to Rall’s standards, I should be a liberal, but I’m not. I’m just a conservative artist that is having a grand time watching the democrats are trying to make sense of this election and trying to defend their pride with comments such as:

So our guy lost the election. Why shouldn't those of us on the coasts feel superior? We eat better, travel more, dress better, watch cooler movies, earn better salaries, meet more interesting people, listen to better music and know more about what's going on in the world. If you voted for Bush, we accept that we have to share the country with you. We're adjusting to the possibility that there may be more of you than there are of us. But don't demand our respect. You lost it on November 2.

Really, do I need respond to such a comment?!!

Sunday, November 07, 2004

And you thought you were pissed off?

While I don't quite agree or can even relate...I have to say this takes the icing on the cake as one of the greatest rants on how the liberals feel. Just be prepared...this one takes awhile to read through even if you do read fast...

Ready for a good laugh?

I came across the funniest spoof today, "You're Fired": Donald Trump Grills the Dems on Why They Lost Their "Task". To give you a taste of the post, here is an excerpt of when Donald gives a stern talking to Michael Moore:

TRUMP: You. You're quiet in all this. What do you have to say for yourself? Should you be fired for this loss?

MICHAEL MOORE: I don't think so.

TRUMP: Why not? What did you contribute to the team?

MOORE: I wrote, directed, and starred in the highest-grossing documentary of all time, a film that bravely exposed the corruption and incompetence of the Bush Administration. I won the Palm d'Or at Cannes, I swept the balloting at the Golden Globes, I won the--

TRUMP: Can I ask you a question?

MOORE: Yes.

TRUMP: While you were winning all these awards, did you ever think to yourself, hey, maybe I should shave once in a while? Maybe, you know, tuck my shirt in? Maybe I could afford to drop a couple dozen pounds? Appearances count in business, Mike.

MOORE: I dress as what I am. I'm a proud son of blue collar parents, a lifetime resident of Flint, Michigan--

TRUMP: Mike, you live in one of my buildings. You pay me rent every month. I know, because you're always trying to pay me in buffalo wings.

MOORE: But my primary residence--

TRUMP: Is a half mile away from my breathtaking Maya Largo estate in Palm Beach. We belong to the same country club. You practically live at the aromatherapy spa. So, you know, knock it off with the working class hero crap. And, quite frankly, working class doesn't mean obese and unkempt.
(unsure; turns to Carolyn)
It doesn't, does it?

CAROLYN: It's not required, no.

In response to being called a stupid voter...

Being a conservative artist isn’t always easy considering all my artsy friends are liberals. After the election results came out, I had my friends in Canada calling me and anyone else that voted for Bush stupid. Then on top of all that, they link to this article that states Bush voters are too stupid to realize that the Democrats have all the answers when it comes to tax breaks and health care for the poor.

Now I realize that since they live in Canada, they probably are not aware of anything good that has happened since Bush has been in office since they only read the liberal news so I tried to explain how everyone has benefited from tax cuts.

For me personally, I have seen the increase in my regular pay checks along with the end of the year filing. And for once, my husband and I don't feel the effect of the so called marriage penalty. Not to mention, if you only gave tax cuts to the poor income brackets and taxed the so called rich…you would also be taxing small businesses, which is a major part of our economy. And I’m not just talking out of my ass…I have several family members that own their own businesses that these tax breaks effect and they are certainly not what I would call “rich”.

Now of course, after point all this out, they say nothing in response.