I have been taking the bus to work now that we moved downtown. I really do kind of dig it because I can catch up on my novel reading. Current read is The Horse Whisperer.
Sometimes when I'm late in the morning, I catch a ride with a perfect stranger so that I can take the HOV lane to work & get there faster than waiting for the next bus.
So this morning I get in with this chick I rode with the other day. I don't remember how it started, but she started in on what a swell guy GWBushasshole is.
At this point I was really wishing I had waited for the bus. I'm so sick of politics and thinking about George W makes me want to gag.
But basically what it boils down to with her for her vote is the bible. And how abortion and gay marriage is wrong. That's it. Nothing else. That's what she's basing her vote on. Not the economy, war, healthcare, etc.
Because two guys want to poke eachother in the poophole.
I'm sorry, but I don't give a shit what two gay people want to do to eachother.
I give a shit that I pay too much for my healtcare. I give a shit that my friends are under or unemployed. I give a shit that this war is costing us a bazillion dollars. I give a shit that my salary doesn't go as far as it used to. I give a shit that the world hates us because of Operation Piss Off the Planet. And on and on and on.
She also said that she knows that Georgie prays to God and that he is obviously taking direction from God about his decisions. I murmured that he has to (because he's such a stupid fucking moron). I should have said, "Are you sure it's God, or is it Cheney?"
And as far as abortion. Ok, abortion sucks it. I don't think it's a good thing. I am freakish about taking my birth control pills because if I got knocked up right now (can you say immaculate conception), I sure as fuck wouldn't have another child.
Not when I am still minus 20 hours on my vacation time and I heartwrenchingly take Zoe to daycare when she's sick. Not when I have a chronic disease that puts me in a high risk category. (yeah, fuckers, I could get a flu shot if I wanted). Not when I'm 37 (decrepit eggs) either. So yeah, I'd be the first in line at my OBGYN to do it. This is why I have a daily alarm that tells me when to take my pill. Cause I really would rather not have to vacuum out my uterus. N-E way...
But I'm not gonna tell some scared woman or teenager that she's got to pass a watermelon through her cooch if she doesn't want to. It's none of my motherfucking business. Or anyone else's. Do the fucking uptight pro-lifers really think this is an easy decision for anyone? When the world wants to pay me to stay home with my six kids, then hell yeah, I probably will have a team full of mini debu_snots. But until then ...
Say it all together chirren ... "Bush, stay the FUCK out of my pussy."
So weird HOV driving lady, if abortion and killing is wrong, then why is killing innocent children in Iraq ok?
These pictures look very similar to the shit that pro-choicers put on signs WARNING - THESE PICTURES WILL MAKE YOU CRY
I bet if the war was shown in those graphic terms, on a daily basis, like the people who are THERE GETTING THE SHIT BOMBED OUT OF, well I'm sure they wouldn't be supporting our "War-time" president.
And if someone did that shit to my Zoe and tried to say it was collateral damage, well motherfucker, I would be the first to sign up as an insurgent to shoot the fuck out of whomever did it.
I asked this Godly woman about the war and she quoted some bible verse about killing "bad" people - kill them all but don't take their spoils. Whatthefuckever. So I asked her what about all the innocent women and children? She replied with "what about all the women and children that they killed on Sept. 11th?"
Um. That was Osama. Now I know you bible thumpers think all brown people are the same. And that Osama sounds awfully similar to Saddam, but honey... they aren't.
These are but a few of the brown people that this war is affecting ...
[aside]
From Iraq Body Count - between 13,296 and 15,377 Civilians reported killed by military intervention in Iraq. Let's see. That's already nearly 5 times the number of people killed on 9/11. Can you imagine the horror, the protest, the outrage, the number of people signing up to join the military (just like the Iraq Insurgents) if that many people were killed in the US by another country?
Finally, I got to my destination (THANK GOD), just as she was saying something about Muslims taking over the world because it was a prophecy ...
Know what? I'd much rather deal with the Muslims that this hypocritical asshole.
Probably a horribly bad day to talk to me about politics.
Cause I watched (ok cried through) Fahrenheit 9/11 last night.
All seriousness aside, I have 20 bucks down that you will not hop in another car with a stranger again to get to work. (Didn't your mom teach you better?? sheesh!) ;)
Posted by: chantal at October 21, 2004 03:11 PMI couldn't look at the pictures. Uh-uh. Not when I have 3 babies at home.
I'm so glad that I don't have to vote, or listen to everyone talk about who they're voting for. I'm for John Kerry. I hate Bush. I'd probably piss a lot of people off.
Well, I was gonna say something about Mom not teaching you not to get in cars with strangers, but that comment has already been taken! ;)
Posted by: Doc at October 22, 2004 09:36 AM