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In reply to the discussion: Confession of a former Rush Limbaugh fan [View all]CrispyQ
(36,478 posts)140. A Day in the Life of Joe Conservative
A Day in the Life of Joe Conservative
Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for water-quality standards.
With his first swallow of coffee, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some commie liberal fought to insure their safety and that they work as advertised.
All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some stupid liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance -- now Joe gets it, too.
He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.
Joe enjoys reading his local newspaper as he eats his breakfast. He is able to read because some whinny liberal, who believed that the best way to help people help themselves is to educate them, fought for a free public school system.
In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with each ingredient because some crybaby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body.
Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko liberal fought for laws to stop industries and government from polluting our air.
He walks to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.
Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union.
Its noontime and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FDIC because some godless liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the Great Depression.
Joe pays his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime.
Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car safety standards.
He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers' Home Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans. The house didn't have electricity until-some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification.
Joe is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on Social Security and a union pension because some elitist liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to.
Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on a radio talk show. The radio host, whose right to free speech was fought for and is defended by wimpy liberals, keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn't mention that Joe's beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day.
Joe agrees that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. "After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have."
Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for water-quality standards.
With his first swallow of coffee, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some commie liberal fought to insure their safety and that they work as advertised.
All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some stupid liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance -- now Joe gets it, too.
He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.
Joe enjoys reading his local newspaper as he eats his breakfast. He is able to read because some whinny liberal, who believed that the best way to help people help themselves is to educate them, fought for a free public school system.
In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with each ingredient because some crybaby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body.
Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko liberal fought for laws to stop industries and government from polluting our air.
He walks to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.
Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union.
Its noontime and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FDIC because some godless liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the Great Depression.
Joe pays his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime.
Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car safety standards.
He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers' Home Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans. The house didn't have electricity until-some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification.
Joe is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on Social Security and a union pension because some elitist liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to.
Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on a radio talk show. The radio host, whose right to free speech was fought for and is defended by wimpy liberals, keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn't mention that Joe's beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day.
Joe agrees that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. "After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have."
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Yeah, as much as I hate to admit it right wing radio/internet and Fox news
SomethingFishy
Jan 2014
#20
The problem is that he had to go through so much pain to get to the point of having
bluestate10
Jan 2014
#36
I absolutely agree with these posts. Where is these people's empathy when they were riding high.
olegramps
Jan 2014
#128
go through so much pain to get to the point of having empathy for unfortunate people
AlbertCat
Jan 2014
#153
Personally, I wish you all the luck in the world and your future is much better than your recent
world wide wally
Jan 2014
#17
You would be doing a greater service to all of us if you posted this on right wing websites
Maynar
Jan 2014
#23
The poster would be attacked unmercifully if he posted that on Free Republic.
Enthusiast
Jan 2014
#100
You are one of many who has voted against their best interest. Sorry for your
Thinkingabout
Jan 2014
#22
Good. So what would have opened the window into your mind, or otherwise helped you
jtuck004
Jan 2014
#40
Best wishes and don't forget to 'pay it forward.' Let compassion flow through you now. n/t
freshwest
Jan 2014
#41
The fact is that unless the OP inherits a lot of money or wins a big lottery prize, he is of
bluestate10
Jan 2014
#66
And I also note that the OP lacks any confessions, any apologies, and any sign of contrition.
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2014
#88
Completely agreed. Want to make any bet on the likelihood of this one doing anything
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2014
#111
Actually, he said that he now realizes that he was wrong to have believed that
StevieM
Jan 2014
#158
Yes. He should wear a sack cloth and ashes, and a large "R" on his clothing!
Tommy_Carcetti
Jan 2014
#112
What is it about this country where people constantly demand repudiation and recompense?
Tommy_Carcetti
Jan 2014
#117
welcome honey. I am sorry for the hardship but love your company. You are most welcome here.
roguevalley
Jan 2014
#48
Most people can't or don't empathize with another until shit happens to them. nt
kelliekat44
Jan 2014
#54
Unfortunately you've experienced the full impact of living in a right-wing-soused society, as have
indepat
Jan 2014
#53
What's truely disturbing is the negativity and meaness that comes from the right wing.
mountain grammy
Jan 2014
#60
Gerogie, what are your thoughts on changing the minds of those who haven't been through what you hav
reformist2
Jan 2014
#68
America's new Middle Class: "One paycheck or health crisis away from living in the gutter."
philly_bob
Jan 2014
#133
some tree-hugging liberal fought for water-quality standardS, wasnt that nixon who signed the clean
leftyohiolib
Jan 2014
#152
welcome to DU--looking forward to your responses to the serious questions posed to you.
niyad
Jan 2014
#150