We Get What We Deserve

I was making phone calls last night for the McCain/Palin campaign and as I went through the lists of endless numbers, and talked to hundreds of people around the state, I realized something.

I have a pain in my chest that I've never had before.

Ricky, one of the faithful volunteers at the Headquarters, would tell me it's from smoking too much. I know it's from the campaign.

Everytime I heard the phone ringing, my stomach got nervous. My head began to ache and the pain in my chest would begin. I would hear a cheery voice answer, and then an angry or sarcastic voice hang up.

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of The Republican..."
--Click--

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of The Republican..."
--I wouldn't vote for a Republican if it would save my life! Click--

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of The Republican..."
--There is no one on this ticket except Barack Obama. No one else is qualified. Click--

Call after call, these are things I wrestle with. The pain in my chest becomes sharper with each angry democrat I speak with. Don't get me wrong, I can deal with crazy liberals. I am in college, for heaven's sake. If I couldn't handle it, I'd go to Grove City. It's the other calls that break my heart. The calls that go something like this:

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of the Republican Party of..."
--Republican Party? I'll pray for you.--

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of the Republican Party..."
--If you had a soul, you would be a Democrat--

And this is my personal favorite:

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of the Republican Party..."
--Sorry, I don't talk to people who like to kill our soldiers. When you have a family member who is killed in Iraq, then call me back.
"Sir, my cousin was killed in Iraq just last year, and my other cousin was mamed by a roadside bomb. I understand what loss feels like."
--You're lying. I bet you're making it up. Republicans are always lying. F--- you! Click--

The pain in my heart brought me to tears after that phone call. I used to get angry at these people who scream at me and belittle my faith, my beliefs, and my family. Now, I just take a breath and try to remember that people get what they deserve. If this county is so determined to bring down the Republican Party, it will. Then those who brought the GOP to it's knees will be kicking themselves when a democratic government brings America to the ground completely. When our rights are taken away, when the goverment is stealing America's hard earned money through outrageous taxes, when illegal immigrants have more rights than American born citizens... then those people will get what they deserved.

It really is sad to admit that I have this frame of mind. Usually I'm more optimistic. Some days, like today, I can't help but think that if Obama is elected this November, I won't even be mad. In fact, when the country becomes hell on earth, I'll laugh at those who supported him. I want to have the satisfaction of saying "I told you so" and then walk away thinking that they got what they deserve.

The problem with this train of thought, is that if the liberals get what they deserve, the rest of us get it too. That's a bittersweet victory. When I get my maturity back, I realize that I would rather work hard now, help McCain get in office, and stiffle my desire for vengence. The fact is, a democrat probably woudln't even admit that our country would be worse than before. They'd flip me the bird, scream a curse word and be on their way. If I wasn't such a firm believer in personal rights, I would punch one of them in the mouth so they coudln't speak without feeling bad that I took away their freedom of speech.

I personally think that the supporters of McCain/Palin deserve a victory in November. I also think that Obama supporters deserve to be handed a reality check... I said reality, by the way, not welfare.

In the end, for better or worse, we will all get what we deserve. I hope I deserve the pain in my chest to disappear.

The Rude Factor

There are many things that I don't understand. Sometimes I wish that I could rise out of my body and see the world from someone else's perspective. Honestly, I try to be sympathetic and look from the other side, but there are some things that I simply cannot grasp.



For example...



I was recently stuck in traffic on my way work and a man in an SUV next to me motioned for me to roll my window down. I thought maybe one of my lights was out. To my amazement, the man looked me square in the eye, flicked me off and screamed profanities at me. I wasn't sure what the scene was about until he cut me off about a mile up the road when traffic cleared. He had a larger than life Obama bumper sticker. Wow. Really?



Yeah, Guy... drive your gas guzzling, earth polluting SUV, then go around preaching "Go Green".



Can you handle another example?



The same day, I was driving down a busy highway in town. I pulled into a right turn only lane, which has a yield sign. So, okay... I yield, only to be hit from behind by a truck. Logically, I pull to the side of the road to exchange information and check out any damage to my car. Lo and behold, the driver sped away. The coward coudln't face the possibility of paying me money for slamming into my car, apparently. I tried to catch his liscence plate, but instead I caught a clear view of a sticker which read "Obama for a Peaceful America". Really? You have to be joking. Twice in the same day. I'm not going to outright suggest that this guy slammed my bumper on purpose... but hey, I can't stop from thinking it.



I can't wrap my mind around the fact that these democrats can spout for days about being kind and compassionate, and then get into people's faces and cause physical damage to their property just because they don't share their point of view.



I don't understand the "Obama Nation" mentality. I'll continue to try because I'd really like to know why I deserve to get screamed at and harassed for supporting McCain. But the thing I really don't understand is why Obama disciples have to be rude. It's one thing to like a candidate and endorse them, but it's quite another to go so far as to intimidate others who feel differently. Is there an excuse for crude behavior when it comes to candidate support? I don't think so. I have never been outright rude to an Obama supporter that I haven't known. I would never dream of flicking someone off in traffic or intentionally hurting them in any way. I don't even bother people verbally unless provoked.



A message to the Obama Nation: Either stop harassing people of different beliefs, or stop claiming tollerance for all people. It doesn't work. We have a great word for haters who claim to be lovers. Hypocrits.

The Speck in My Eye

Peace, love, and acceptance is something that is preached consistently on the left side of the isle. They want equality. They want fair treatment. They want the playing field to be flat. They attack the Red for being closed-minded and judgemental. They are quick to point fingers and blast the mainstream full of propoganda that Republicans are cold-hearted and out-of-touch.

I was sitting in class today with a group of liberal college students. Dressed to kill with Obama buttons and stickers, they sat proudly. The current assignment was to come up with a story board in ten minutes. Our particular assignment was a story board for a documentary, focused on idealogical elements.

Here it comes.

"How about we do ours about religious cults?"

Sure. I would absoultely love to do a story board about religious cults with a group of liberally biased students. I can't imagine anything I would rather do. Oh wait, yes I can. How about a root canal. That would be far less painful.

The group decided to do the project on "The Evangelicals" and how their cult-like worship is scary to normal people. Wow. Really? One girl spoke about how Christians attack Muslim faith. Well, alright. I'm a Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran, and I sit right of center on the great spectrum. I can't remember the last time I attacked a Muslim. In fact, I can't remember the last time I attacked anyone's religion.

Am I dreaming? A liberal is attacking religious preferences and a conservative is open-minded?

No. This is real life. This is a real college campus, and this is a real issue. All the finger pointing from the left makes me grind my teeth out of sheer anger. How can anyone be self-righteous to the point of accusing others of hatred and intollerance, just to turn around and discriminate against the people they are attacking? I can't wrap my mind around this paradox. It amazes me everyday. Around every corner, in the seat next to mine in the lecture hall, there is a liberal who is preaching acceptance and is acting out nothing more than an elitest attitude.

I would love for a liberal to stop and think a minute before speaking. I'm sure it will never happen, but I can only dream.

The Bible says that a man shouldn't point out the speck in his neighbor's eye before he takes the plank out of his own. A great lesson for men, in general, but for liberals in particular. You have five fingers on each hand. You are using one to point out the flaws of the Right. Try using your other nine to fix the flaws in yourself so your one hypocritical finger may be validated.