Interesting Dichotomy

[Exile_In_SJ]

I saw some of britains headlines decrying the Bush victory, one even went so far as to ask how 58 million people could be so dumb?

Where does this idea of intellectual superiority come from?

The percieved basis of the liberal left is that they stand for the downtrodden and underpriviledged and yes, the under and uneducated.

So it would logiically seem to fall that the liberal left would tend to have more 'dumb' people than the conservatives, just on the basis of representation. Wouldn't then the headline be, how could the 55 million who voted for Kerry be so dumb? Well it's probably natural, since that's who they typically represent? it would seem a higher percentage of dumb people reside in the liberal left. Or maybe people just don't know what's good for themselves and need the guidance of the Liberal elites to tell them what's in their own best interests?

Now i write this with tongue mostly planted tongue in cheek, I think intelligent and dumb people inhabit both sides equally, but i don't understand why the Liberal elites think that everyone who disagrees with them is dumb?. You also see this in the case of president Bush. The man is not a gifted Public speaker by any means, but he is far away from being stupid. yet many on the left persist in calling him dumb. I guess they are just covering their own inadequacies when it comes to intelligence.

So again, why would anyone ask the question, why are 58 million people so dumb? A false sense of superiority, I would suppose.

[Raider Bill]

There is really no basis in fact. HS dropouts split evenly between Bush and Kerry. Some college up to Bachelors degree went for Bush. Grad School on up went for Kerry .

(maybe this is where the idea comes from, but if you throw out Lawyers and Teachers from this group I would bet it's pretty even)

[Spider]

I saw some of britains headlines decrying the Bush victory, one even went so far as to ask how 58 million people could be so dumb?

Where does this idea of intellectual superiority come from?

The percieved basis of the liberal left is that they stand for the downtrodden and underpriviledged and yes, the under and uneducated.

So it would logiically seem to fall that the liberal left would tend to have more 'dumb' people than the conservatives, just on the basis of representation. Wouldn't then the headline be, how could the 55 million who voted for Kerry be so dumb? Well it's probably natural, since that's who they typically represent? it would seem a higher percentage of dumb people reside in the liberal left. Or maybe people just don't know what's good for themselves and need the guidance of the Liberal elites to tell them what's in their own best interests?

Now i write this with tongue mostly planted tongue in cheek, I think intelligent and dumb people inhabit both sides equally, but i don't understand why the Liberal elites think that everyone who disagrees with them is dumb?. You also see this in the case of president Bush. The man is not a gifted Public speaker by any means, but he is far away from being stupid. yet many on the left persist in calling him dumb. I guess they are just covering their own inadequacies when it comes to intelligence.

So again, why would anyone ask the question, why are 58 million people so dumb? A false sense of superiority, I would suppose.
I dont think of the 58 Million as Dumb , I think the 58 Million went in voting with a 1 track mind ....... Refusing to see everything that was on the table , They let thier Hatred for Democrats dictate thier judgment , on Issues ........

[Raider Bill]

:P Why do those stupid F#cks have a Queen and a whole host of royal characters anyway?

F'em.. who are they calling dumb. Friggin limey bastards :thumbsup:

[winstoncup bronco]

I dont think of the 58 Million as Dumb , I think the 58 Million went in voting with a 1 track mind ....... Refusing to see everything that was on the table , They let thier Hatred for Democrats dictate thier judgment , on Issues ........

If you say so. The last two elections have seen Republican gains in the House, the Senate, and a re-election of the President. If George Bush was as universally hated as you and the other lefties here say he is, Kerry would've won by a landslide.

But of course, here you are, proclaiming 58 million people who had a different opinion as you as being dumb and full of hatred.

Were the Republicans the ones who had hollywood types giving profanity laced speeches against Kerry at cash bashes?

Were the Republicans the ones who had media types knowingly broadcast false stories of their opponent, in a weak attempt to alter the vote?

Were the Republicans the ones who gave approving nods to fat movie producers spewing propaganda and distorting truths, just to further their cause?

Were the Republicans the ones who had a billionaire shelling out 30 million dollars out of his own pocket, just to smear and swing an election?

You talk about the nation being divided, and here you are saying that the 58 million people who voted differently from you have one track minds and vote out of hate. So what would you like then, to have everyone follow your lead? Is that what you want? And you and the rest of the left have the nerve to say this administration is all about suppressing freedoms?

You know as well as I that the hatred on this board has been coming from the left. Bush supporters on here have been called every name in the book, but it's the right that's full of hatred.

I remember during the Republican convention here in NYC, people under the guise of being protesters, were staging violent uprisings outside of Madison Square Garden, and I also remember seeing a picture in the paper during that time of a "protester" with her face covered in a scarf, except for the eyes, just like the way you see the al-qaeda people wear. And how they weaseled their way inside and disrupt the speakers at the convention, especially the President. I don't recall anything like that happening in Boston for their convention.

[Spider]

If you say so. The last two elections have seen Republican gains in the House, the Senate, and a re-election of the President. If George Bush was as universally hated as you and the other lefties here say he is, Kerry would've won by a landslide.
Did I say that ? try reading .. it helps

But of course, here you are, proclaiming 58 million people who had a different opinion as you as being dumb and full of hatred.
Show me were once I called the 58 Million dumb , i am not trying to be mean here , but Reading and understanding what you read is important

Were the Republicans the ones who had hollywood types giving profanity laced speeches against Kerry at cash bashes?
as to a VP telling some one to go fúck themselfs on the senate floor ... Gee the outrage huh

Were the Republicans the ones who had media types knowingly broadcast false stories of their opponent, in a weak attempt to alter the vote?
http://www.masstort.org/fox/FOXNews_com%20-%20You%20Decide%202004%20-%20Trail%20Tales%20-%20BTrail%20Tales-B%20What's%20That%20Face.htm but that was fox that did that so it is ok . then Sinclair and the Stolen honor thing .....

ere the Republicans the ones who gave aprroving nods to fat movie producers spewing propaganda and distorting truths, just to further their cause?
Look no futher then Sinclair brodcasting .............

e Republicans the ones who had a billionaire shelling out 30 million dollars out of his own pocket, just to smear and swing an election?
Who was the one behind the swift boat vets for truth ?

k about the nation being divided, and here you are saying that the 58 million people who voted differently from you have one track minds and vote out of hate. So what would you like then, to have everyone follow your lead? Is that what you want? And you and the rest of the left have the nerve to say this administration is all about suppressing freedoms?
Go ahead tell me all about the republican respect and Love for Kerry .....

w as well as I that the hatred on this board has been coming from the left. Bush supporters on here have been called every name in the book, but it's the right that's full of hatred.
you're full of Shiat . Sorry for being Blunt , but the hatred came from bothsides ......

I remember during the Republican convention here in NYC, people under the guise of being protesters, were staging violent uprisings outside of Madison Square Garden, and I also remember seeing a picture in the paper during that time of a "protester" with her face covered in a scarf, except for the eyes, just like you see the al-qaeda people wear. And how they weaseled their way inside and disrupt the speakers at the convention, especially the President. I don't recall anything like that happening in Boston for their convention.
Showing what you have posted here , I doubt your word when it comes to this , you have shown a bias , that quit frankly lets you lie ....... I like ya Winston , I dont like responding this way , but I call it as I see it .......

[winstoncup bronco]

Showing what you have posted here , I doubt your word when it comes to this , you have shown a bias , that quit frankly lets you lie ....... I like ya Winston , I dont like responding this way , but I call it as I see it .......

Calling me a liar are you?

First of all, I have a view, not a bias. Just the same as you. If because my right-leaning views don't make me credible, then the same goes for you, and everyone on this board. Why is your opinion or word more credible than mine? Because you're a liberal? Then I guess everything you have ever said on this board is a lie. Can't really trust you when it come to football since your 'bias' is towards the Broncos, right? Can't really trust anything you say about politics because your 'bias' is towards the left, right? Or do those rules not apply to you?

The story and photo I speak of was in the New York Post during the convention. If any of the other New Yorkers on here read the Post, they most likely have seen it.

[Spider]

Calling me a liar are you?

First of all, I have a view, not a bias. Just the same as you. If because my right-leaning views don't make me credible, then the same goes for you, and everyone on this board. Why is your opinion or word more credible than mine? Because you're a liberal? Then I guess everything you have ever said on this board is a lie. Can't really trust you when it come to football since your 'bias' is towards the Broncos, right? Can't really trust anything you say about politics because your 'bias' is towards the left, right? Or do those rules not apply to you?

The story and photo I speak of was in the New York Post during the convention. If any of the other New Yorkers on here read the Post, they most likely have seen it.
Those rules do apply to me also , now why you brought football in this is beyond me , but if you need a crutch to help your position then so be it .....
Point is Both sides did it , Hatred came from both sides , Now if you want me to believe that Republicans had love and respect in thier hearts when voting , well I will say you are full of Shiat .......
Now for the People that were disruptive , you are kidding yourself if you didnt think Reps didnt do it @ Democrats get togethers ......... Besides didnt those People sign the Loyalty oath ? everyone that attends has to sign one ....... I think you are assuming that I am saying Only republicans did it , that isnt what I am saying , nor did I say the 58 Million were Dumb , what I said was the 58 Million voted with a 1 track mind and Hatred in thier hearts , I didnt say anything about them being dumb ....... I think you are taking up the wrong cause with the wrong person .............

[winstoncup bronco]

Those rules do apply to me also , now why you brought football in this is beyond me , but if you need a crutch to help your position then so be it .....
Point is Both sides did it , Hatred came from both sides , Now if you want me to believe that Republicans had love and respect in thier hearts when voting , well I will say you are full of Shiat .......
Now for the People that were disruptive , you are kidding yourself if you didnt think Reps didnt do it @ Democrats get togethers ......... Besides didnt those People sign the Loyalty oath ? everyone that attends has to sign one ....... I think you are assuming that I am saying Only republicans did it , that isnt what I am saying , nor did I say the 58 Million were Dumb , what I said was the 58 Million voted with a 1 track mind and Hatred in thier hearts , I didnt say anything about them being dumb ....... I think you are taking up the wrong cause with the wrong person .............

You are impugning an entire party by saying 58 million voted with hatred in their hearts. I certainly didn't vote with any hatred. In fact, I voted for Chuck Schumer in the Senate race because he does a damn good job for NY.

My point to you is, you can't paint with such a broad brush. You don't know for what reasons people voted, left or right, let alone 58 million of them.

[Spider]

You are impugning an entire party by saying 58 million voted with hatred in their hearts. I certainly didn't vote with any hatred. In fact, I voted for Chuck Schumer in the Senate race because he does a damn good job for NY.

My point to you is, you can't paint with such a broad brush. You don't know for what reasons people voted, left or right, let alone 58 million of them.
Ha! ...... Yeah you can just feel the love ......... I voted Split ticket also , cause there were some I felt did an excellent job for Wyoming ......... But that didnt have a thing to do with the President voting .........

[DrFate]

I saw some of britains headlines decrying the Bush victory, one even went so far as to ask how 58 million people could be so dumb?

That is the irony of the situation - the party of FDR, once the champion of the downtrodden, is now the party of the elite. Academia and celebrities are predominately democrat. That is fine, they are welcome to their opinion. Academia and celebrities are also the quickest to insult the intelligence of those who don't agree with them.

[Exile_In_SJ]

If you say so. The last two elections have seen Republican gains in the House, the Senate, and a re-election of the President. If George Bush was as universally hated as you and the other lefties here say he is, Kerry would've won by a landslide.

But of course, here you are, proclaiming 58 million people who had a different opinion as you as being dumb and full of hatred.

Were the Republicans the ones who had hollywood types giving profanity laced speeches against Kerry at cash bashes?

Were the Republicans the ones who had media types knowingly broadcast false stories of their opponent, in a weak attempt to alter the vote?

Were the Republicans the ones who gave approving nods to fat movie producers spewing propaganda and distorting truths, just to further their cause?

Were the Republicans the ones who had a billionaire shelling out 30 million dollars out of his own pocket, just to smear and swing an election?

You talk about the nation being divided, and here you are saying that the 58 million people who voted differently from you have one track minds and vote out of hate. So what would you like then, to have everyone follow your lead? Is that what you want? And you and the rest of the left have the nerve to say this administration is all about suppressing freedoms?

You know as well as I that the hatred on this board has been coming from the left. Bush supporters on here have been called every name in the book, but it's the right that's full of hatred.

I remember during the Republican convention here in NYC, people under the guise of being protesters, were staging violent uprisings outside of Madison Square Garden, and I also remember seeing a picture in the paper during that time of a "protester" with her face covered in a scarf, except for the eyes, just like the way you see the al-qaeda people wear. And how they weaseled their way inside and disrupt the speakers at the convention, especially the President. I don't recall anything like that happening in Boston for their convention.

good points all, and true. The vitiol in this election came primarily from the left. There was some for the right, but the vast majority came from the left.

Imagine if at the Republican convention, the Swift Boat Veterans would have been feted like Michael Moore was at the DNC.. can you imagine the outrage coming from the left? But they had no problems at all feting a hate filled propagandist like Michael Moore...

No this election was won by people voting for the best man, and the best man won. It wasn't hatred or one track mindedness, It was conviction of the belief that Bush was the better choice and would best represent the values of America.

[Spider]

good points all, and true. The vitiol in this election came primarily from the left. There was some for the right, but the vast majority came from the left.

Imagine if at the Republican convention, the Swift Boat Veterans would have been feted like Michael Moore was at the DNC.. can you imagine the outrage coming from the left? But they had no problems at all feting a hate filled propagandist like Michael Moore...

No this election was won by people voting for the best man, and the best man won. It wasn't hatred or one track mindedness, It was conviction of the belief that Bush was the better choice and would best represent the values of America.
What a line of Crap ..... ann coulter , Laura Ingram , Sean Hannity , Rush Limbaugh , Gordon Liddy ..... just to name a few .......

[No1BroncoFan]

good points all, and true. The vitiol in this election came primarily from the left. There was some for the right, but the vast majority came from the left.

Imagine if at the Republican convention, the Swift Boat Veterans would have been feted like Michael Moore was at the DNC.. can you imagine the outrage coming from the left? But they had no problems at all feting a hate filled propagandist like Michael Moore...

No this election was won by people voting for the best man, and the best man won. It wasn't hatred or one track mindedness, It was conviction of the belief that Bush was the better choice and would best represent the values of America.
Actually, one of the more interesting exit polls I saw (for what they're worth) showed 30% of those casting votes for Kerry were in fact simply casting a vote against Bush. Now, I won't try to say that all of those were all hate votes, but you can bet some of them were.

Ben

[TexanBob]

In all fairness to the liberals, the side that will be the most angry will almost always be the one with the least power and that, in the US right now, is the Democrats.

And their powerlessness is palpable. They don't control the White House, the Senate, the House, many of the Statehouses, the Supreme Court, etc so they are very insecure right now. All they have to give them power is the media and Academia where they still control the day.

Further, almost no Democrat today can remember a time when their party had so little power. You'd have to go back to the 1950s to find the last time the Republicans had both houses and the White House - although the "roles" of the two parties were certainly different then than now.

So, it is normal to think their country is run by a bunch of simpletons because they've been rejected and outnumbered. They take solace in their imagined moral and intellectual superiority but it only makes them angrier that the populace doesn't agree with them.

All of that is okay and long as it doesn't lead to violence and yet that is where I think a slice of the liberal wing is going. And when they are fueled by talk of "stolen" elections and secret agendas by those in power, there is a certain logic for insurrection.

I remember vividly how I felt after Clinton was elected twice. How could America not see what a completely inappropriate person this man was to serve as president? How could they not see how he lied and betrayed them? There was a great deal of anger on the right. We ran a platform in 1996 that was more hate-Clinton than anything constructive and it blew up in our faces, just like the hate-Bush faction saw 2004 blow up in theirs.

If the left if wise (and since they claim to be so intelligent, perhaps they might get a clue), they should understand that you win elections by having better ideas (not just saying you do, Sen. Kerry, I mean actually *having* ideas) and convincing the public that you can implement them. Running a hate-filled jihad just isn't going to sway the middle. In fact, most of them will just resent it.

Call America ignorant and stupid at your own peril. Ultimately, it's their vote that counts as they proved again on Tuesday.

[Popps]

Americans have never taken well to other countries telling us how to vote. Can you imagine some Brit calling you on the phone and telling you why you should vote for John Kerry?

America has spoken. The Democratic party mailed it in, thinking an anti-Bush stance was enough. It wasn't.

[Rohirrim]

good points all, and true. The vitiol in this election came primarily from the left. There was some for the right, but the vast majority came from the left.

Imagine if at the Republican convention, the Swift Boat Veterans would have been feted like Michael Moore was at the DNC.. can you imagine the outrage coming from the left? But they had no problems at all feting a hate filled propagandist like Michael Moore...

No this election was won by people voting for the best man, and the best man won. It wasn't hatred or one track mindedness, It was conviction of the belief that Bush was the better choice and would best represent the values of America.

Why does the left seem elite compared to the right? The secret can be found in posts containing this kind of self-righteous drivel.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Back on the subject. If you had to eat British food, watch their movies (Monty Python excepted) and put up with their royalty crap, you would be stupid too.

[Falconer]

Why does the left seem elite compared to the right? The secret can be found in posts containing this kind of self-righteous drivel.

I cannot believe that you would say this Ro. I can find tons of examples from those people who say they are aligned with the left that are substantially worse than the post you referred to. In my opinion neither party has cornered the market on idiots.

[Captain_Poncho]

Why does the left seem elite compared to the right? The secret can be found in posts containing this kind of self-righteous drivel.

They don't seem elite. They think of themselves as such, and the "you people who voted for Bush are all stupid" remarks are illustrative of that attitude. Who else but an elitist would look down with such scorn on people who don't embrace their "enlightenment?"

And I note that you're quite guilty of that kind of an attitude.

[Popps]

They don't seem elite. They think of themselves as such, and the "you people who voted for Bush are all stupid" remarks are illustrative of that attitude. Who else but an elitist would look down with such scorn on people who don't embrace their "enlightenment?"

And I note that you're quite guilty of that kind of an attitude.

Absolutely.

Then again, the Democratic party has had no direction in years. When people like Helen Hunt and Bruce Springsteen represent your party, you know you're in trouble. I've voted Democrat almost every election until this one. I believe Bush won this election because of cross-over voters from the DEMOCRATIC side. Funny, because the elitists and the media told us that it would be the other way around.

The Democrats have absolutely no identity. The party has been hijacked by a bunch of fly by night causes, .org's and the Hollywood political lobby. As long as that is the case, you'll see this country continue to vote Republican. Now I'm hearing that Hillary Clinton may be running in 2008? Great idea, guys. That'll get you the oval office back. ::)