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I've talked about this Conservative courier before. He stops here every day, and sometimes we talk while we're waiting for his boxes to be done.
Sometimes he'll tell me about something on Conservative radio he's heard, usually Hannity. He knows I have a butt load of Dem bumperstickers on my car, so he knows where I stand, but he'll still expect me to think something's funny or want to tell me how "you liberals" believe one thing or another as if he has to tell me what I believe or what I am. "You liberals..." Like a fish describing a mammal.
Today he started talking about how someone asked Hillary a question this weekend and she laughed. He said her laugh gave him chills and sounded like the Wicked Witch of the West. Why didn't she just answer the question, he asked. (I happen to know, because of you all, who asked the question and what the question was. Chris Wallace and "Why is your campaign so partisan." And I know why she laughed, and why she didn't answer. Because it was a fucking stupid question, that's why.
For some reason I sort of went off on him. I asked what was up with all the hate. We so often here the question "Why do you hate the president" or that we're motivated on this side of the aisle by hate for the president to the point that we want everything he touches to fail just because we hate him. So how is that different from the Clinton hate. Why focus on something as stupid as a laugh. Why does every nit picky little thing about either Bill or Hillary bug these people.
He commented that she says one thing and then months later says another. I replied that if you paid that much attention to any politician you would find that almost all of them do that. Why spend so much time staring at Hillary in particular like she's the worst thing in the world.
I ranted for a bit on that, and then he accused me of becoming a Hillary supporter. Oh, hell no. As if I must be a Hillary supporter if I'm a Democrat. Oh sure gang, aren't we all Hillary supporters over here in Liberal Land?
He continued with something about how "you liberals" just talk about things but that we don't have any ideas and we're not going anywhere. "What about the Republicans and Iraq? All I hear is 'We can't cut and run.' but then when I ask what we are supposed to do instead, I get 'I don't know. But we can't cut and run." I accused him of coming in here and spouting the latest crap from Hannity without actually thinking about what he was saying like some little parrot. "The Hillary laugh wasn't from Hannity" he kept repeating. He started to bring up the Iranian president's visit but we didn't get into that. I can only imagine what was coming on that front.
He couldn't understand why I freaked. He said he just brought it up as conversation and said I was reading too much into it. Why would he think I'd share a giggle with him about Hillary having a laugh he considered creepy. "I just won't talk politics with you anymore if you're going to get so upset." he said.
I don't like being this way. I ended up feeling bad. I don't like conflict. I don't like having someone go away from me feeling like they can't talk to me. I pride myself on being able to talk to most Conservatives I know. But alot of them are borderline Libertarians. But this guy just spouts talking points. Even so, I don't like hurting people's feelings, esp. someone I have to look at every day. I sort of apologized for being a bitch. Which, to be honest, I was.
Thing is, I'm not sure why I went nuts either. I've been dealing with this guy for months without going bananas. And I don't even LIKE Hillary. WTF. And I'm sitting here near tears again. I haven't gone off on someone because of politics in months. Since we won big in November 2006, to be exact. Even if they're not doing the best of jobs, there's just something about having a Democratic majority that's made me feel better about life.
So why now?
Thanks for letting me ramble. Again.
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