Obviously this photo has been photo shopped. But further study indicates that because of his clothes, mullet, 'stache, and spelling abilities he is most likely a resident of West Virginia, Alabama or Texas. Either way this photo describes the main reaction I have gotten from Republicans: that I was an absolute idiot for voting for Obama. Me and 64 million other Americans were idiots for voting for Obama? Right. Well usually i explain my reasons for voting for Obama such as his tax plan, his plan for the enviorment, his plan about the Iraq war, having a sane human being as a vice president, and when i asked them why they voted for McCain i expected the usual republican answer of not wanting gay marriage, or abortions, or a black person in power (all are way bigger issues than our economy or the war we're in) but i was surprised with alot of the reasons i was hearing why people voted for McCain: based on Vice-presidential candidates. What?! You pitted Biden against Palin and you picked Palin? Thats like having the choice of having a teacher or a turtle teach them math and them picking a turtle. That leads me to believe that people did not know who Sarah Palin was, so here is what you should've known about Palin before you decided that she was a better choice than Joe Bidden.1. Sarah Palin asked a librarian if she had the power to ban books when the librarian said no Palin sent her a letter telling her she was going to be fired because the librarian "didn't fully support her." Books are a huge way in which people use free speech and Palin wanted to ban books that did not agree with her views and at the same time suppress free speech. Uh yea let's not take a step back into medieval europe.
article here.
2. Palin's acceptance speech at the republican national convention was full of lies and included quote from an absolute wierdo. The quote she included was one from Westbrook Pelger. Pelger was a fascist who was against the civil rights movement, was anti-sematic, and was even kicked out of a society of ultra-conservative crazies for being too extreme! Thats like being kicked out of Nazi Germany for being to hard core of a Nazi. Usually people use a quote from someone they admire and Pelger is not an admirable person. There were other lies in her speech too such as her saying she didn't support the bridge to nowhere, which she did until she realized it probably wasn't the best idea to spend$398 million on a bridge to an island of fifty people. She said she wanted to end abuses of earmark spending but she hired lobbyist to go to Washington and requested $750 million in federal funding. There are many others and you can check them out for yourself here.
3. Despite having a child of her own with special needs and promising to help out parents of special needs kids Palin cut special needs services of children in Alaska by 62% by reducing the spending on it by $5 million. Maybe a lot of special needs children stopped having needs when she took office. I doubt it.
4. Palin opposes abortion. Which is a stance many Americans take but she makes no exceptions even in cases of rape or incest. There is enough shame and pain to live with by being raped. Why make rape victims carry a baby to remind them everyday what has happened to them? She also made rape victims pay for rape kits and forensic examinations. So if you get raped you better have the money to prove it. She also advocates abstinence only education, which doesn't work (just ask Palin's daughter). But if that doesn't work theres always marriage unless your gay. sorry.
5. She wants creationism taught in science classes in schools. O ok sounds good right? One problem: creationism IS NOT SCIENCE.
6. Palin and her husband were fund-raisers for Pat Buchanon. Well she can support whoever she wants right? Right even if that person happens to be a racist, antisemitic, homophobic, sexist, general idiot.
But I guess im the idiot for voting for Obama.
