There’s a bit of truth in the thick of this self-loving opinion by a Guardian’s book blogger. “Because by choosing to write books, as opposed to becoming talk show hosts, or country singers, Palin and Wurzelbacher are tacitly endorsing two of the things that Blue America loves the most, and which Red America has often disdained: freedom of expression and reading.”
Sure. I’m a Republican, and I never read or write. I don’t give a rat’s rear-end about those things. I’d much rather picket my local learning establishment or fish in the river I polluted.
Joe the Plumber probably doesn’t read. That’s the only explanation for his desire to be published by a small company over a large one.
The sheer quantity of condescension in a statement like that defies comprehension. One must live in a complete cultural bubble (with a built-in echo chamber) to justify such a stereotype.
You all forgot kicking puppies and forgetting to leave a tip, the other two favorite Red-state pasttimes.
Goodness, you’d think a massive win in the election would’ve been enough …
Yes, I forgot that I love kicking puppies and mowing through rabbit burrows and trapping field mice just so I can tie them to explosives. That’s great fun.
After dragging along my 4000 volume personal library through four moves in eight years, now I discover I’m not illiterate enough to be a conservative.
Hmmm.
Now which party in the Minnesota Senate Recount is depending on the fact that most voters who are too stupid to properly fill in an oval on their ballot support them?