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August 15, 2005
Such a nasty comment!
I asked people of all political stripes to donate to Project Valour-IT. I put up a post on Daily Kos and actually have had a nice discourse with some folks via email about our differences in seeing the world. But others are just really grumpy about the fact that I am getting the word out about the project.
Here is a comment I got on the post below:
honey please. you are pathetic. this isn't about computers for troops and you know damn well it isn't. it's all about you and your ego.
and why in the world are you so taken with cindy sheehan's "idiocy" that you are making predictions about her continued effectiveness?
who gives a fuck how long her cause stays atop the MSM? it is HER cause. and that is what you fail to understand, since by your stance we now know you've likely not lost a loved one and very possibly drive a vehicle adorned with a ribbon magnet.
if you truly care about the state of the world, then why aren't you predicting something REALLY important, like how long it will take for laura bush to go out to camp casey with a platter of those spicy southwestern tacos she continues to rave about?
sheesh. another self-absorbed nutcase without a fucking clue. jew hater, indeed.
if you really want to raise money for a cause, either ask your hero to roll back a couple tax cuts or ask your rich daddy to write you a check. just don't attempt to twist facts just because you're playing to your own crowd.
I don't know if this person came from KOS or not, but I am surprised at his/her assumptions about me. If the person had the cajones to leave a valid email address, perhaps we could have found a middle ground on which to agree without supposing I'm rich (Ha!) or have a rich daddy (I wish my not-very-rich daddy was alive) or that I am helping Project Valour-IT for ego purposes.
In fact, I'm a 52 year old, dumpy working woman. I once cleaned houses - how many rich folks do that, I wonder? And through the wonders of very hard work, I now make a good salary in the IT field. I admit, my salary is a lot more valuable here in the Midwest than in the overcrowded East or Left Coasts, but I do alright and can't complain. But the point is ... I did it myself.
I am living the American Dream because .... I worked hard.
Just bringing it into the light of day. Comments are most welcome.
Posted by Beth at August 15, 2005 6:14 AM
Comments
Beth,
Now you've gone and done it...you mentioned "hard work". That'll probably bring a whole new swarm of moonbats around, both because of their aversion to it and Bush's reference to it in one of last year's debates.
I read through the comments on your post over at Kos last night after John mentioned it at Argghhh!, and thought you held your own pretty well. Nice job!
Posted by: Donnie at August 15, 2005 6:31 AM
Number 1 Missy.... You ARE NOT a fat, dumpy woman!!! The Man and I thought you were quite striking and you radiate happiness which is rarer than a liberal with a job... LOL
I cleaned houses for rich people too! That's one of the many crappy jobs that I endured to put myself through college. There was one lady that made me wash and iron all her Ralph Lauren cotton sheets each week (even the ones she hadn't used...)
But anyway, see, isn't posting the yucky emails and comments cleansing! ;)
Posted by: ALa at August 15, 2005 9:15 PM
That comment just serves to highlight a major difference between liberals and us:
They think that the best way to raise money for a cause is to raise taxes and have the government pay for it.
We think that individuals should get to choose how generous they want to be - because most of the time, if given a choice and a good cause, they will be more generous than they would be with their taxes.
By the way, love your new look. :D
Posted by: songstress7 at August 16, 2005 9:38 PM