Support
Looper's Delight
|
Support |
|
|
> From: "Timothy Mungenast" <mungenast@earthlink.net> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Sent: Monday, 12 September, 2005 17:23 PM > Subject: Devil's AdvocateRE: Dear RED STATES > > >> Sounds good, but I'd miss ZZ Top, I'd miss Moon Pies, and besides, I've >> got >> a whole passel of red-state relatives who think Dubya is just great. >> I'm not sure that re-starting the Civil War is the answer. >> Let's try to understand Bush supporters-- aside from a few cynical >> plutocrats, most Bush supporters are basically good-hearted folks (like >> my >> Mom) who were raised in very socially conservative households and would >> vote for a bag of popcorn if it ran on a ProLife platform. Anything that >> even vaguely smells of hippiedom is anathema to them. Not really. I'm a Republican but somehow not a raving fundamentalist drone. Whoops, that one doesn't work. Neither does the line being continuously fed through the media about the 2000 and 2004 elections somehow causing a permanent divide in our country. Somehow it only seems to exist in the minds of people who can't um, 'move on'. >> They would help you if they found you lying in the middle of the road. >> Your >> wallet would be safe. They work hard for their families, and they're so >> busy working their butts off making a living that they really don't have >> time to read the news. THAT'S KEY. >> And honestly, they've been underwhelmed by the Democrats' >> less-than-awesome >> marketing of less-than-inspiring candidates who kinda lacked charisma, >> whereas Dubya has this aura that makes ya think he wants to be your >> drinkin' buddy. It's a gift that not everybody has. >> Look at Gore. He was a Southerner, a VietNam vet, a sportsman, a genuine >> bubba, and still the Red States would have none of it. The fact that >they >> chose Captain AWOL over Gore points to feeble Democratic campaigning >and, >> possibly, Al's stiff public persona. >> Even when you have a good product, ya gotta sell, sell, sell. Ditto for >> Kerry. A good guy, but you can't afford to shoot yourself in the foot >> when >> you are up against the GOP, the best salesmen the world has ever seen. >> And >> Kerry did shoot himself in the foot more than a few times. >> The Red Staters had reasons to vote for Dub. We may not be able to fully >> comprehend those reasons, but WE CANNOT write these people off as HeeHaw >> goofballs and inbred haters. You will not win over anybody if you insult >> them, contrary to what Howard Dean thinks. Resist the urge. Reach out. >> Try >> to find some common ground. >> Sonic Luv, >> Tim Mungenast >> >> >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: Luis Angulo <labalou2000@yahoo.com> >>> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> >>> Date: 9/12/2005 4:34:22 AM >>> Subject: Dear RED STATES >>> >>> This sounds great if you dont mind i am coming with >>> you;-! >>> >>> > Dear Red States... >>> > >>> > We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our >>> > own country, and we're >>> > taking just the Blue States with us. >>> > >>> > In case you aren't aware, that includes Hawaii, >>> > California, Oregon, >>> > Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois >>> > and all the Northeast. >>> > We believe this split will be beneficial to the >>> > nation, and especially to >>> > the people of the new country. >>> > >>> > To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all >>> > the slave states. We get >>> > stem cell research and the best beaches. We get >>> > Elliot Spitzer. You get Ken >>> > Lay. >>> > >>> > We get the Statue of Liberty. We get Hollywood and >>> > Yosemite... You get >>> > Dollywood. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get >>> > WorldCom and Enron. We get >>> > Harvard. You get Ole' Miss. We get 85 percent of >>> > America's venture capital >>> > and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama. We get >>> > two-thirds of the tax revenue, >>> > you get to make the red states pay their fair share. >>> > >>> > Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower >>> > than the Christian >>> > Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You >>> > get a bunch of single >>> > moms. >>> > >>> > Please be aware that the new country will be >>> > pro-choice and anti-war, and >>> > we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq >>> > at once. If you need >>> > people to fight, ask your politicians and >>> > evangelicals. They have kids >>> > they're apparently willing to send to their deaths >>> > for no purpose, and they >>> > don't care if you don't show pictures of their >>> > children's caskets coming >>> > home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and hope that >>> > the WMDs turn up, but >>> > we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's >>> > Quagmire. >>> > >>> > With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm >>> > control of 80 percent of the >>> > country's fresh water, more than 90 percent of the >>> > pineapple and lettuce, 92 >>> > percent of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 percent of >>> > America's quality wines >>> > (you can serve French wines at state dinners) 90 >>> > percent of all cheese, 90 >>> > percent of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. >>> > low-sulfur coal, all >>> > living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy >>> > and Seven Sister schools, >>> > plus Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT. >>> > >>> > With the Red States, on the other hand, you will >>> > have to cope with 88 >>> > percent of all obese Americans (and their projected >>> > health care costs), 92 >>> > percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent >>> > of the tornadoes, 90 >>> > percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all >>> > Southern Baptists, virtually >>> > 100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, >>> > Bob Jones University, >>> > Clemson and the University of Georgia. >>> > >>> > Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states >>> > believe Jonah was >>> > actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe >>> > life is sacred unless >>> > we're discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 >>> > percent say that >>> > evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam >>> > was involved in 9/11, and >>> > 61 percent of you crazy bastards believe you are >>> > people with high morals. >>> > >>> >>> >>> www.luis-angulo.com >>> >>> >>> >>> __________________________________ >>> Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 >>> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >