I’ve been finding out that a lot of people I know – people I believed were intelligent, thoughtful, decent folks – are planning on voting for McCain. I expect things like this from my family – they’ve been right-wing nut jobs for as long as I can remember – but, from my friends? I’m seriously re-evaluating some of these people.
Let me make this as clear as I possibly can. I regard a vote for McCain/Palin as a direct assault on my personal freedom, happiness and well-being. McCain – and even more so Sarah Palin – represent and identify with a group of people who believe that I am inherently, intrinsically evil and flawed. They think I should be forced to go to “camp” to re-assign my sexual orientation. They accuse me and people like me of being child molesters and deviants. They believe that their religion should be enshrined in the laws and constitution of our nation, regardless of the fact that the nations founders built this nation as a refuge from religious persecution.
Now that you know how I feel about McSame and his Trophy Partner, here’s an excellent summary of my thoughts on you “undecided voters”.
“I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?” To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.
- Author David Sedaris, on undecided voters