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A Liberal's Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives And a Conservatives reply!
November 14th, 2006
To My Conservative Brothers and Sisters,
I know you are dismayed and disheartened at the results of last week's election. You're worried that the country is heading toward a very bad place you don't want it to go. Your 12-year Republican Revolution has ended with so much yet to do, so many promises left unfulfilled. You are in a funk, and I understand.
Well, cheer up, my friends! Do not despair. I have good news for you. I, and the millions of others who are now in charge with our Democratic Congress, have a pledge we would like to make to you, a list of promises that we offer you because we value you as our fellow Americans. You deserve to know what we plan to do with our newfound power -- and, to be specific, what we will do to you and for you.
Thus, here is our Liberal's Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives:
Dear Conservatives and Republicans,
I, and my fellow signatories, hereby make these promises to you:
1. We will always respect you for your conservative beliefs. We will never, ever, call you "unpatriotic" simply because you disagree with us. In fact, we encourage you to dissent and disagree with us.
Good input Michael. As the subject matter expert on name calling I’m sure you have allot of input on this…
2. We will let you marry whomever you want, even when some of us consider your behavior to be "different" or "immoral." Who you marry is none of our business. Love and be in love -- it's a wonderful gift.
Wonderful, and based on Europe’s statistical data marriage rates overall will decline to nearly a 3rd of what they are now causing citizens to pay greater taxes (which I know dems hate) and families to be raised out of wedlock.
3. We will not spend your grandchildren's money on our personal whims or to enrich our friends. It's your checkbook, too, and we will balance it for you.
No you’ll reinstate the death tax and when we die the government will spend our money…
4. When we soon bring our sons and daughters home from Iraq, we will bring your sons and daughters home, too. They deserve to live. We promise never to send your kids off to war based on either a mistake or a lie.
And then you’ll create a power vacuum in the Middle East which will lead to an even worse Iraq government then Saddam had. Worse yet Iraq will probably become an Annex of Iran. You will undoubtedly blame this on President Bush…
5. When we make America the last Western democracy to have universal health coverage, and all Americans are able to get help when they fall ill, we promise that you, too, will be able to see a doctor, regardless of your ability to pay. And when stem cell research delivers treatments and cures for diseases that affect you and your loved ones, we'll make sure those advances are available to you and your family, too.
And we will take one step closer to Socialism or all out Marxism. I lived in Europe long enough to know that health care belongs in the private sector; perhaps if we stopped paying everyone who filed a claim against their doctor 20 million dollars I wouldn’t have had to pay $500 for a tetanus shot…
6. Even though you have opposed environmental regulation, when we clean up our air and water, we, the Democratic majority, will let you, too, breathe the cleaner air and drink the purer water.
And the next time oil goes up to $76/barrel remember that we could have drilled in Alaska and still preserved the habitat. The only reason this and Health care reforms were turned away by the Dems was because you were afraid of the credit going to a Republican government… Go watch Al Gore’s movie...
7. Should a mass murderer ever kill 3,000 people on our soil, we will devote every single resource to tracking him down and bringing him to justice. Immediately. We will protect you.
And then you will refuse to execute him, allow him endless appeals at the tax payer’s expense, give him a private cell with cable TV and special meals, and provide the same rights to terrorists as to American criminals who haven’t declared war on us. Let’s not forget that Clinton tried to get Bin Laden throughout his administration and also failed to bring him in…
8. We will never stick our nose in your bedroom or your womb. What you do there as consenting adults is your business. We will continue to count your age from the moment you were born, not the moment you were conceived.
So you’re not changing anything then? Alright, moving on…
9. We will not take away your hunting guns. If you need an automatic weapon or a handgun to kill a bird or a deer, then you really aren't much of a hunter and you should, perhaps, pick up another sport. We will make our streets and schools as free as we can from these weapons and we will protect your children just as we would protect ours.
I believe the verbiage given by the founding fathers is “A nation armed against itselfâ€, this is a much worse form of big brother then wanting to know if you called Saudi Arabia at 3am to discuss terror plots…
10. When we raise the minimum wage, we will pay you -- and your employees -- that new wage, too.. When women are finally paid what men make, we will pay conservative women that wage, too.
Raise minimun wage and prices go up due to inflation and higher operating costs; in the end you’ve done nothing
11. We will respect your religious beliefs, even when you don't put those beliefs into practice. In fact, we will actively seek to promote your most radical religious beliefs ("Blessed are the poor," "Blessed are the peacemakers," "Love your enemies," "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God," and "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."). We will let people in other countries know that God doesn't just bless America, he blesses everyone. We will discourage religious intolerance and fanaticism -- starting with the fanaticism here at home, thus setting a good example for the rest of the world.
You just can’t talk about it in public, especially not if your Judeo/Christian. Being a successful White Christian man will continue to be the biggest social crime you can commit on American soil
12. We will not tolerate politicians who are corrupt and who are bought and paid for by the rich. We will go after any elected leader who puts him or herself ahead of the people. And we promise you we will go after the corrupt politicians on our side FIRST. If we fail to do this, we need you to call us on it. Simply because we are in power does not give us the right to turn our heads the other way when our party goes astray. Please perform this important duty as the loyal opposition.
But after you’re all out of office how do you purpose to make any of your other changes, and how will Hillary run in 2008? I’m confused…
I promise all of the above to you because this is your country, too. You are every bit as American as we are. We are all in this together. We sink or swim as one. Thank you for your years of service to this country and for giving us the opportunity to see if we can make things a bit better for our 300 million fellow Americans -- and for the rest of the world.
Signed,
Michael Moore
November 14th, 2006
To My Conservative Brothers and Sisters,
I know you are dismayed and disheartened at the results of last week's election. You're worried that the country is heading toward a very bad place you don't want it to go. Your 12-year Republican Revolution has ended with so much yet to do, so many promises left unfulfilled. You are in a funk, and I understand.
Well, cheer up, my friends! Do not despair. I have good news for you. I, and the millions of others who are now in charge with our Democratic Congress, have a pledge we would like to make to you, a list of promises that we offer you because we value you as our fellow Americans. You deserve to know what we plan to do with our newfound power -- and, to be specific, what we will do to you and for you.
Thus, here is our Liberal's Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives:
Dear Conservatives and Republicans,
I, and my fellow signatories, hereby make these promises to you:
1. We will always respect you for your conservative beliefs. We will never, ever, call you "unpatriotic" simply because you disagree with us. In fact, we encourage you to dissent and disagree with us.
Good input Michael. As the subject matter expert on name calling I’m sure you have allot of input on this…
2. We will let you marry whomever you want, even when some of us consider your behavior to be "different" or "immoral." Who you marry is none of our business. Love and be in love -- it's a wonderful gift.
Wonderful, and based on Europe’s statistical data marriage rates overall will decline to nearly a 3rd of what they are now causing citizens to pay greater taxes (which I know dems hate) and families to be raised out of wedlock.
3. We will not spend your grandchildren's money on our personal whims or to enrich our friends. It's your checkbook, too, and we will balance it for you.
No you’ll reinstate the death tax and when we die the government will spend our money…
4. When we soon bring our sons and daughters home from Iraq, we will bring your sons and daughters home, too. They deserve to live. We promise never to send your kids off to war based on either a mistake or a lie.
And then you’ll create a power vacuum in the Middle East which will lead to an even worse Iraq government then Saddam had. Worse yet Iraq will probably become an Annex of Iran. You will undoubtedly blame this on President Bush…
5. When we make America the last Western democracy to have universal health coverage, and all Americans are able to get help when they fall ill, we promise that you, too, will be able to see a doctor, regardless of your ability to pay. And when stem cell research delivers treatments and cures for diseases that affect you and your loved ones, we'll make sure those advances are available to you and your family, too.
And we will take one step closer to Socialism or all out Marxism. I lived in Europe long enough to know that health care belongs in the private sector; perhaps if we stopped paying everyone who filed a claim against their doctor 20 million dollars I wouldn’t have had to pay $500 for a tetanus shot…
6. Even though you have opposed environmental regulation, when we clean up our air and water, we, the Democratic majority, will let you, too, breathe the cleaner air and drink the purer water.
And the next time oil goes up to $76/barrel remember that we could have drilled in Alaska and still preserved the habitat. The only reason this and Health care reforms were turned away by the Dems was because you were afraid of the credit going to a Republican government… Go watch Al Gore’s movie...
7. Should a mass murderer ever kill 3,000 people on our soil, we will devote every single resource to tracking him down and bringing him to justice. Immediately. We will protect you.
And then you will refuse to execute him, allow him endless appeals at the tax payer’s expense, give him a private cell with cable TV and special meals, and provide the same rights to terrorists as to American criminals who haven’t declared war on us. Let’s not forget that Clinton tried to get Bin Laden throughout his administration and also failed to bring him in…
8. We will never stick our nose in your bedroom or your womb. What you do there as consenting adults is your business. We will continue to count your age from the moment you were born, not the moment you were conceived.
So you’re not changing anything then? Alright, moving on…
9. We will not take away your hunting guns. If you need an automatic weapon or a handgun to kill a bird or a deer, then you really aren't much of a hunter and you should, perhaps, pick up another sport. We will make our streets and schools as free as we can from these weapons and we will protect your children just as we would protect ours.
I believe the verbiage given by the founding fathers is “A nation armed against itselfâ€, this is a much worse form of big brother then wanting to know if you called Saudi Arabia at 3am to discuss terror plots…
10. When we raise the minimum wage, we will pay you -- and your employees -- that new wage, too.. When women are finally paid what men make, we will pay conservative women that wage, too.
Raise minimun wage and prices go up due to inflation and higher operating costs; in the end you’ve done nothing
11. We will respect your religious beliefs, even when you don't put those beliefs into practice. In fact, we will actively seek to promote your most radical religious beliefs ("Blessed are the poor," "Blessed are the peacemakers," "Love your enemies," "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God," and "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."). We will let people in other countries know that God doesn't just bless America, he blesses everyone. We will discourage religious intolerance and fanaticism -- starting with the fanaticism here at home, thus setting a good example for the rest of the world.
You just can’t talk about it in public, especially not if your Judeo/Christian. Being a successful White Christian man will continue to be the biggest social crime you can commit on American soil
12. We will not tolerate politicians who are corrupt and who are bought and paid for by the rich. We will go after any elected leader who puts him or herself ahead of the people. And we promise you we will go after the corrupt politicians on our side FIRST. If we fail to do this, we need you to call us on it. Simply because we are in power does not give us the right to turn our heads the other way when our party goes astray. Please perform this important duty as the loyal opposition.
But after you’re all out of office how do you purpose to make any of your other changes, and how will Hillary run in 2008? I’m confused…
I promise all of the above to you because this is your country, too. You are every bit as American as we are. We are all in this together. We sink or swim as one. Thank you for your years of service to this country and for giving us the opportunity to see if we can make things a bit better for our 300 million fellow Americans -- and for the rest of the world.
Signed,
Michael Moore