welcome! jeremy freese is a professor in sociology at northwestern university. he finds blogging to be a good diversion from insomnia and a far better use of time than television.
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
okay, so i don't actually want to die, but i am about to vomit. and leave the country.
Speaking as a Bush voter and an Ohioan, and assuming Bush does in fact win...
Cheer up. You have the nobler and more valuable part of the election -- accepting that the vote has gone against your inclinations. Without graceful loss, this Union would not long survive. You get to fight for the Union with all your heart and soul, while we Republicans can only gratefully accept the gift given us by the people.
That said, _I_ didn't much enjoy the Clinton losses...and I have a brother who was working for the Democratic campaign. So I do feel for you.
Let's all now focus at the tasks at hand. Also, maybe those people at your party could widen their circle to include someone who thinks along a different track so they could get a little up front dissonance to aid in their iterative thinking processes.
For a while, every time I went back home in the southern state where even college professors vote for Bush, I lost weight. Not because the restaurants were so lousy compared with those in the city where I work, but because, like you, I vomited. Then, my wife stopped taking me to those parties even if they explicitly welcomed spouses and families (p.s. I don't remember hearing anyone there ever said that significant others, not to mention partners, are also invited) because vomitting in front of others (esp. at others' words) was not considered good table manners.... Soon, they stopped asking me why I do not apply for the position opening in their institution. Finally, we decide home-made cuisine is the best.
We're all suffering. The tears are unbelievable and unbearable.
ReplyDeleteI'll swing by and pick you up on my way to Canada...
ReplyDeleteArmageddon is upon us!
ReplyDeleteWhy do all American loons think they can automatically run to Canada? We do have a border and some restrictions on who comes here.
ReplyDeletegood riddance. don't let the door hit you on the way out...
ReplyDeleteHappy Trails
ReplyDeleteTo You
Until We Meet Again
Happy Trails
To You
Keep Smilin'
'Till The End
Bye
ReplyDeletei'll leave with you...
ReplyDeleteClassic. Vomit and then run away leaving a mess for someone else to clean up.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking as a Bush voter and an Ohioan, and assuming Bush does in fact win...
ReplyDeleteCheer up. You have the nobler and more valuable part of the election -- accepting that the vote has gone against your inclinations. Without graceful loss, this Union would not long survive. You get to fight for the Union with all your heart and soul, while we Republicans can only gratefully accept the gift given us by the people.
That said, _I_ didn't much enjoy the Clinton losses...and I have a brother who was working for the Democratic campaign. So I do feel for you.
Let's all now focus at the tasks at hand. Also, maybe those people at your party could widen their circle to include someone who thinks along a different track so they could get a little up front dissonance to aid in their iterative thinking processes.
ReplyDeleteGrace and peace.
For a while, every time I went back home in the southern state where even college professors vote for Bush, I lost weight. Not because the restaurants were so lousy compared with those in the city where I work, but because, like you, I vomited. Then, my wife stopped taking me to those parties even if they explicitly welcomed spouses and families (p.s. I don't remember hearing anyone there ever said that significant others, not to mention partners, are also invited) because vomitting in front of others (esp. at others' words) was not considered good table manners.... Soon, they stopped asking me why I do not apply for the position opening in their institution. Finally, we decide home-made cuisine is the best.
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