leroydb 0 #1 February 19, 2008 In election 2008, don’t forget Angry White Man Gary Hubbell February 9, 2008 Print Email There is a great amount of interest in this year’s presidential elections, as everybody seems to recognize that our next president has to be a lot better than George Bush. The Democrats are riding high with two groundbreaking candidates — a woman and an African-American — while the conservative Republicans are in a quandary about their party’s nod to a quasi-liberal maverick, John McCain. Each candidate is carefully pandering to a smorgasbord of special-interest groups, ranging from gay, lesbian and transgender people to children of illegal immigrants to working mothers to evangelical Christians. There is one group no one has recognized, and it is the group that will decide the election: the Angry White Man. The Angry White Man comes from all economic backgrounds, from dirt-poor to filthy rich. He represents all geographic areas in America, from urban sophisticate to rural redneck, deep South to mountain West, left Coast to Eastern Seaboard. His common traits are that he isn’t looking for anything from anyone — just the promise to be able to make his own way on a level playing field. In many cases, he is an independent businessman and employs several people. He pays more than his share of taxes and works hard. The victimhood syndrome buzzwords — “disenfranchised,” “marginalized” and “voiceless” — don’t resonate with him. “Press ‘one’ for English” is a curse-word to him. He’s used to picking up the tab, whether it’s the company Christmas party, three sets of braces, three college educations or a beautiful wedding. He believes the Constitution is to be interpreted literally, not as a “living document” open to the whims and vagaries of a panel of judges who have never worked an honest day in their lives. The Angry White Man owns firearms, and he’s willing to pick up a gun to defend his home and his country. He is willing to lay down his life to defend the freedom and safety of others, and the thought of killing someone who needs killing really doesn’t bother him. The Angry White Man is not a metrosexual, a homosexual or a victim. Nobody like him drowned in Hurricane Katrina — he got his people together and got the hell out, then went back in to rescue those too helpless and stupid to help themselves, often as a police officer, a National Guard soldier or a volunteer firefighter. His last name and religion don’t matter. His background might be Italian, English, Polish, German, Slavic, Irish, or Russian, and he might have Cherokee, Mexican, or Puerto Rican mixed in, but he considers himself a white American. He’s a man’s man, the kind of guy who likes to play poker, watch football, hunt white-tailed deer, call turkeys, play golf, spend a few bucks at a strip club once in a blue moon, change his own oil and build things. He coaches baseball, soccer and football teams and doesn’t ask for a penny. He’s the kind of guy who can put an addition on his house with a couple of friends, drill an oil well, weld a new bumper for his truck, design a factory and publish books. He can fill a train with 100,000 tons of coal and get it to the power plant on time so that you keep the lights on and never know what it took to flip that light switch. Women either love him or hate him, but they know he’s a man, not a dishrag. If they’re looking for someone to walk all over, they’ve got the wrong guy. He stands up straight, opens doors for women and says “Yes, sir” and “No, ma’am.” He might be a Republican and he might be a Democrat; he might be a Libertarian or a Green. He knows that his wife is more emotional than rational, and he guides the family in a rational manner. He’s not a racist, but he is annoyed and disappointed when people of certain backgrounds exhibit behavior that typifies the worst stereotypes of their race. He’s willing to give everybody a fair chance if they work hard, play by the rules and learn English. Most important, the Angry White Man is pissed off. When his job site becomes flooded with illegal workers who don’t pay taxes and his wages drop like a stone, he gets righteously angry. When his job gets shipped overseas, and he has to speak to some incomprehensible idiot in India for tech support, he simmers. When Al Sharpton comes on TV, leading some rally for reparations for slavery or some such nonsense, he bites his tongue and he remembers. When a child gets charged with carrying a concealed weapon for mistakenly bringing a penknife to school, he takes note of who the local idiots are in education and law enforcement. He also votes, and the Angry White Man loathes Hillary Clinton. Her voice reminds him of a shovel scraping a rock. He recoils at the mere sight of her on television. Her very image disgusts him, and he cannot fathom why anyone would want her as their leader. It’s not that she is a woman. It’s that she is who she is. It’s the liberal victim groups she panders to, the “poor me” attitude that she represents, her inability to give a straight answer to an honest question, his tax dollars that she wants to give to people who refuse to do anything for themselves. There are many millions of Angry White Men. Four million Angry White Men are members of the National Rifle Association, and all of them will vote against Hillary Clinton, just as the great majority of them voted for George Bush. He hopes that she will be the Democratic nominee for president in 2008, and he will make sure that she gets beaten like a drum. Gary Hubbell is a regular columnist with the Aspen Times Weekly.Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #2 February 19, 2008 Yawn www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3125929#3125929... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #3 February 19, 2008 a simple "already posted" would suffice, ya smart ass. Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #4 February 19, 2008 Quote a simple "already posted" would suffice, ya smart ass. So would a simple search on your part.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #5 February 19, 2008 actually a more indepth search would suffice... I misspelled a word... ooops! Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #6 February 19, 2008 Was I the only one who just heard the "Real American Hero" music in the background?"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #7 February 19, 2008 nope... Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #8 February 19, 2008 though a repost, at least your subject header was clear and the catch phrase recognizable. Many here could learn from the example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #9 February 19, 2008 I was hoping for some intelligible, thought provoking conversation... this is a start Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #10 February 19, 2008 well, the other thread should have covered the subject, but I quickly got bored by it. My short reply would be: 1) the column wanders back in forth between generalizing white men, and then picking attributes out of very small subset. 2) white men aren't being ignored...see McCain's 'no new taxes' promise. And until it happens otherwise, I expect him to win out over a woman or a black man. 3) this election will be expensive, so expect both parties to continue to pander to the more affluent regardless of race or gender. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #11 February 20, 2008 Oh I think they'll remember the whole NIU thing well past the election. Why are you reminding them?My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #12 February 20, 2008 Quote Yawn www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3125929#3125929 While reading that, I was thinking it needed a theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBi_e989x5A "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimonBones 1 #13 February 20, 2008 I don't see how the number of angry white men out there will sway the 2008 election at all. The population number must be too small to even remotely make a difference. Think about it Leroy, there are estimated about 5,000 BASE jumpers in the world, only a quarter of which are estimated to be regularly active. Assuming that 20% are female, that puts the number of angry white men out there to be around 1000 people. 108 way head down world record!!! http://www.simonbones.com Hit me up on Facebook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,075 #14 February 20, 2008 I have no doubt that "angry white men" still exist - but I am glad they are now a small minority. Most people nowadays see women as rational, and as capable of guiding themselves. >Four million Angry White Men are members of the National Rifle Association . . . I know a lot of members of the NRA, and none of them see women in that light. Perhaps they are Angry White Men Lite - all the anger and pallor but without the misogyny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #15 February 20, 2008 Quote I was hoping for some intelligible, thought provoking conversation... this is a start Hankering for the good old days. “I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” You might want to read the attachment, too.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #16 February 20, 2008 most "angry white men" that are members of the NRA are god fearing, good men that treat their women like queens. You are trying to use a stereotype, just like I did, and was it effective? There are good and bad in all walks of life. Not all "angry white men" are as in the sterotypical terms you state. How can you insinuate that no one in the WHOLE NRA "see women as rational, and as capable of guiding themselves." I myself am a good person, have a couple weapons, treat women with the utmost respect. Does that make me an "angry white mAn" as you put it, no. But I am an "angry white mAn"Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #17 February 20, 2008 I did not know Angry White Man was running for office again. Is he like that Pat Paulsen guy who used to always run?" . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #18 February 20, 2008 Right, the problem is that Hillary Clinton is George Bush is John McCain. Same liberal globalist shit, different suits. The mistaken premise in this article is that the Republican party, which the author clearly supports (see last paragraph), as a whole is not promoting the same wicked principles as the Democratic party of late--it's a false paradigm. Neo-cons are the biggest liberals out there and the Republican party is infested with them. everybody seems to recognize that our next president has to be a lot better than George Bush. Recognizes or is hell-bent on believing despite the facts and records of the candidates selected for them? The Democrats are riding high with two groundbreaking candidates — a woman and an African-American... So being a woman or an African-American now makes you "groundbreaking" or different philosophically? Wow. Each candidate is carefully pandering to a smorgasbord of special-interest groups... Well not each or all, just the ones the corporatists want to prop up to us as "viable" and "electable" or "leading." Most important, the Angry White Man is pissed off. Yes, but they are also complacent and do little or nothing to learn about or to fix the problem. This makes most of them bitches. This ignorant hate makes them seek a subject or a group to hate: Jews, Democrats, Arabs, old white men, etc. These people have little to do with what ails the AWM and his country, so he not only distracts himself, he works against himself. The thing that this doesn't mention is that the AWM also values integrity, doing what one says, be accountable for one's actions and not lying. Since he does not get his buddies and riot in the street when intense voting and election fraud occurs, 40 bizzillion of them can vote and it won't mean a damned thing. Most of them will unwittingly vote for Ms. Clinton, who is ordained to be our next president. No one with the values of the AWM would support John McCain either and I propose that most of them were not there voting for him in their primaries in actuality. There is a great T-shirt out there that reads: "Irony is Andrew Jackson on a Central Bank note." I submit to you that "Irony is a Neo-con ranting about the evils of liberalism."Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
