rushmc 23 #1 February 16, 2008 http://www.aspentimes.com/article/2008198091324 Aspen Times Weekly>Opinion>Articles In election 2008, don’t forget Angry White Man Gary Hubbell February 9, 2008 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."America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #2 February 16, 2008 This class of voters is not worth talking about; their votes are not up for grabs. Their turnout may be somewhat pliable, but to a lesser extent than most identifiable groups. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #3 February 16, 2008 QuoteThis class of voters is not worth talking about; their votes are not up for grabs. Their turnout may be somewhat pliable, but to a lesser extent than most identifiable groups. OK, let not talk about them. Better yet piss em off. At least we will know who will not get elected"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #4 February 16, 2008 By and large they will vote for McCain against Clinton or stay home for McCain vs Obama. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #5 February 16, 2008 QuoteBy and large they will vote for McCain against Clinton or stay home for McCain vs Obama. I disagree. I think we'll be out in droves this year regardless of who the Dems float.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #6 February 16, 2008 YES its NOT PC but so true and we vote for the person not some party nob .59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZJ 0 #7 February 17, 2008 Sounds to me like this bloke Hubbell is wetting-himself petrified that Hillary might win... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #8 February 17, 2008 QuoteSounds to me like this bloke Hubbell is wetting-himself petrified that Hillary might win... that is a resonable fear IMO"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #9 February 17, 2008 The consolation is that after the election, Bill Clinton will join us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #10 February 17, 2008 Quote The consolation is that after the election, Bill Clinton will join us. ...took me a minute..."America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joedirt 0 #11 February 17, 2008 Excellent article, thanks for posting. I think voters are more or less in two categories. The first saying what will you do for me. The second saying what will you let me do. It feels like its getting a bit lopsided lately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #12 February 17, 2008 Angry white men, like George Wallace in the courthouse door saying "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" just a generation ago? Or the mob at Central High School in Little Rock? Or those that killed the 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi? Or those that bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church? Or the lynch mobs of 2 generations ago. Yup, they have every right to be pissed that others are now catching up.... 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
rushmc 23 #13 February 17, 2008 QuoteAngry white men, like George Wallace in the courthouse door saying "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" just a generation ago? Or the mob at Central High School in Little Rock? Or those that killed the 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi? Or those that bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church? Or the lynch mobs of 2 generations ago. Yup, they have every right to be pissed that others are now catching up. Leave it up to you to find an off topic insulting way to respond. By the way, have you come up with any "gun control" that does not infringe on a right? You know, one of those rights YOU dont agree with?"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #14 February 17, 2008 QuoteQuoteAngry white men, like George Wallace in the courthouse door saying "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" just a generation ago? Or the mob at Central High School in Little Rock? Or those that killed the 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi? Or those that bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church? Or the lynch mobs of 2 generations ago. Yup, they have every right to be pissed that others are now catching up. Leave it up to you to find an off topic insulting way to respond. By the way, have you come up with any "gun control" that does not infringe on a right? You know, one of those rights YOU dont agree with? Irony score 10/10.... 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
rushmc 23 #15 February 17, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Angry white men, like George Wallace in the courthouse door saying "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" just a generation ago? Or the mob at Central High School in Little Rock? Or those that killed the 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi? Or those that bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church? Or the lynch mobs of 2 generations ago. Yup, they have every right to be pissed that others are now catching up. Leave it up to you to find an off topic insulting way to respond. By the way, have you come up with any "gun control" that does not infringe on a right? You know, one of those rights YOU dont agree with? Irony score 10/10. It sure as hell is"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #16 February 17, 2008 Interesting selection of examples of white men from the past. In 1987 a fellow by the name of Pagones was the victim of a racist black man who just ran for President in the '04 election in the democratic primary. Do you think he was angry when he slandered Mr. Pagones? Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #17 February 17, 2008 Quote Interesting selection of examples of white men from the past. In 1987 a fellow by the name of Pagones was the victim of a racist black man who just ran for President in the '04 election in the democratic primary. Do you think he was angry when he slandered Mr. Pagones? Robert KKK Bird comes to mind too"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #18 February 17, 2008 Quote Quote Interesting selection of examples of white men from the past. In 1987 a fellow by the name of Pagones was the victim of a racist black man who just ran for President in the '04 election in the democratic primary. Do you think he was angry when he slandered Mr. Pagones? Robert KKK Bird comes to mind too Well, the article you quoted did mention that some of the angry white men are Dems. In fact before the 1960s most of the racists in the south were Dems. The majority of racists switched allegiance to the GOP when the Dems started to embrace civil rights for all.... 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
rushmc 23 #19 February 17, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Interesting selection of examples of white men from the past. In 1987 a fellow by the name of Pagones was the victim of a racist black man who just ran for President in the '04 election in the democratic primary. Do you think he was angry when he slandered Mr. Pagones? Robert KKK Bird comes to mind too Well, the article you quoted did mention that some of the angry white men are Dems. In fact before the 1960s most of the racists in the south were Dems. The majority of racists switched allegiance to the GOP when the Dems started to embrace civil rights for all. Your not a history teacher are you? I sure as hell hope not"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #20 February 17, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote Interesting selection of examples of white men from the past. In 1987 a fellow by the name of Pagones was the victim of a racist black man who just ran for President in the '04 election in the democratic primary. Do you think he was angry when he slandered Mr. Pagones? Robert KKK Bird comes to mind too Well, the article you quoted did mention that some of the angry white men are Dems. In fact before the 1960s most of the racists in the south were Dems. The majority of racists switched allegiance to the GOP when the Dems started to embrace civil rights for all. Your not a history teacher are you? I sure as hell hope not It's dead-on accurate history. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #21 February 17, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Interesting selection of examples of white men from the past. In 1987 a fellow by the name of Pagones was the victim of a racist black man who just ran for President in the '04 election in the democratic primary. Do you think he was angry when he slandered Mr. Pagones? Robert KKK Bird comes to mind too Well, the article you quoted did mention that some of the angry white men are Dems. In fact before the 1960s most of the racists in the south were Dems. The majority of racists switched allegiance to the GOP when the Dems started to embrace civil rights for all. Your not a history teacher are you? I sure as hell hope not It's dead-on accurate history. Of course. That's why he doesn't want it taught.... 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
Amazon 7 #22 February 18, 2008 Quote It's dead-on accurate history. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of course. That's why he doesn't want it taught. Its because he cant handle the truth of those he supports.I saw it first hand in the 60's where the white flight to the suburbs... and the white flight of the "conservatives" to the GOP because they nid not want to be in any party that had a bunch of N@%$#@'s in it. ( Their words not mine) You dont have to look very far to find those angry white men... they abound all over. They now are in OTHER groups like the C of CC and numerous right wing militia groups The Angry white men are the ones who feel entitled to whatever they want.. not based on what they achieve.. but the fact that they have always held power and are entitled to it by that legacy. The Angry white men.. even those who are dumb as dirt and proud of it.. deserve the very best jobs and neighborhoods because they are ANGRY white men. And when the Angry white men dont get what they want.. they join militias so they can be angrier at their government for allowing anyone else to get ahead by superior achievement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #23 February 18, 2008 QuoteThe majority of racists switched allegiance to the GOP when the Dems started to embrace civil rights for all. If we are to judge by the ethnic diversity of the cabinets of the last two presidents, which one looks more like a racist? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #24 February 18, 2008 Quote...allowing anyone else to get ahead by superior achievement. That would be the achievement of the Dems saying "you can't make it on your own, so we have theses special programs to help you", right?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #25 February 18, 2008 QuoteI saw it first hand in the 60's where the white flight to the suburbs... and the white flight of the "conservatives" to the GOP because they nid not want to be in any party that had a bunch of N@%$#@'s in it. ( Their words not mine) I thought the Conservative Democrats became Neo-Conservative Republicans because they believed that the Democratic Party was too weak to support their Conservative beliefs (which were and are very different from Conservative Republican beliefs) not because the Democratic Party was becoming integrated. Am I wrong? PS: Would I be right to assume this is when you switched from being a Republican to a Democrat?"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
