Hello Margaret. I tried calling you last night but you didn’t answer. I swear every time a squirrel goes looking for a nut up there in Maine you lose your phone service.
I just don’t understand how your Howard can listen to that Rush Limbaugh each day. I tuned into him yesterday and couldn’t believe it. I mean, I know he is a Republican mouthpiece, I just didn’t realize we were dealing with Hoof and Mouth Disease.
Ask Howard to follow the logic of his argument today if you can. He said Republicans lost because they didn’t stick to their core values. They tried to be nice and tell people that they aren’t racists, bigots and homophobes. Once the Republicans got soft and started trying to be compassionate they began to lose. That is the problem with Republicans right now according to Rush. As proof he pontificated that conservative initiatives passed on the ballots.
So let me see if I understand. If Republicans would just admit that they are racists, bigots and homophobes and stop trying to be nice, they would win more elections. And the conservative movement which stands for less government was somehow validated because California, Florida, Arizona and Arkansas just forced government even farther into people’s bedrooms? And yet all of the conservative pro-life measures (the bread and butter issue for most of that group) failed to pass. So basically the conservative movement has been reduced to Anita Bryant’s diary. My, my but how they love their aging beauty queens… and we all know that beauty queens are the brightest bulbs on the chandelier.
Wow. I guess all the drugs Limbaugh takes have finally eaten away most of the gray matter that was stored in that fat head of his.
Oh and then there was that other guy – can’t remember his name – who actually went on and on about how steep the hill was for McCain and it was amazing how well he did. Steep hill? The other guy was a black man named Barack Hussein Obama. But McCain had the steep hill. I am at a loss on that one. You know, they can’t win with grace and they can’t lose with grace. Remind me again what we like about Howard? Oh that’s right. He cooks. At least there’s that. And he tolerates me so I guess he can’t be all bad.
Harold must have heard me screaming bullshit and asshole at the radio because he surprised me with two tickets to see Dame Edna at our favorite theater in Austin for this Saturday. He said I needed a little break and remembered that you and Howard loved Dame Edna when you saw her in New York a few years ago. Isn’t that the show you told us about? I hope so.
I hope you will plan a visit soon. We really do need to visit and laugh about all this blog stuff.
[...] Blowing Off Steam at the Margaret and Helen blog (6 Nov 2008) [...]
By: Still Warm Election-Related Links « Beyond Rivalry on December 28, 2008
at 3:09 PM
Helen, darling, Rush is insane. Only listen to his show enough to remember that and don’t worry about trying to follow his logic, or lack thereof.
By: Lorax on November 11, 2008
at 11:14 PM
I smile every time I visit.
By: Adam on November 10, 2008
at 8:54 PM
I have always wondered, why do Conservatives think they have the ear to God?
I have to ask the question of TeamKlemm, is there only one God? Does it matter if I believe in Allah or Shiva? Does it make me less patriotic?
I think that’s my biggest problem with the Republican Party.
I’m a social liberal and a fiscal conservative. I’d be willing to listen to a moderate republican if they don’t preach religion at me. BUT it seems all they do is preach God.
I thought the US was suppossed to separate church and state?
By: LAL on November 10, 2008
at 4:47 PM
Brilliant response. “For 6 years I was like a kid in a candy store. I sold so many over-priced houses to people who could not afford them that I was able to live like a king. Now, I can’t sell anything, and I spend my time thinking about the good old days. Sure was nice while it lasted.”
I here this same story from heroine addicts who have finally blown all of their veins every day.
By: anne on November 9, 2008
at 11:23 PM
“I guess all the drugs Limbaugh takes have finally eaten away most of the gray matter that was stored in that fat head of his.”
Perfect. I know you won’t – but don’t let any of the idiots get to you, you know what you know what you know (heh, heh).
I hope you and Margaret can get together soon.
By: T on November 9, 2008
at 8:31 PM
To all those on the teamklemm bandwagon:
Enough, please. Combative as our dear Helen is, this is NOT what this blog is about. You are arguing the inherent differences between the parties and no diehard Republican is going to see things the way a diehard Democrat does. Giving someone the opportunity to argue their beliefs does little more than cement them in that person’s reality.
teamklemm is right–there IS opportunity, but where she is WRONG is that it’s not out there for everyone. I am certain she worked hard to get where she is. The fact is, she is not a Latina woman, or a black woman, or a gay man, or a teenager with no high school diploma because she had to leave an abusive home, or ANY of the things so many others face. However hard you have worked to get everything you have, teamklemm, you simply cannot imagine what it is to be one of those less accepted individuals. To denegrate what teamklemm WAS able to do is not fair either. Perhaps she lives in a bubble, but living in a black pit of despair is just as blinding. We must ALL, ALWAYS be able to at least consider another person’s point of view, even if, in the end, we don’t agree.
But I must say to you, teamklemm, that your bubble needs to break. Not because you are a bad person who does nothing for those in need, but because you ARE willing to help, you have the MEANS to help–but you must believe in the help you give out. You must belive that life is so much harder for some than it is for others. Just because you did it doesn’t mean everyone can. You are you and horray for that! I mean that sincerely. But the world is full of people who try their hearts out and just can’t make it work, for whatever reason.
I don’t make over $250K a year. I’m not expecting my taxes to go up; but I’ll tell you one thing–if I WERE making that kind of money, I would be the worst kind of greedy if I could not spare a few hundred dollars a year to help those having a hard time making it.
Let’s give Helen and Margret back their blog now. If this keeps up, they’re liable to shut it down and no one wants that! This is a time of hope and renewal. Spoiling it with more arguing is as pointless as it is useless.
By: Terri on November 8, 2008
at 10:15 PM
To Darlene:
Do you miss Molly Ivans as much as I do? Not to mention Ann Richards.
As for Rush….. one must be very, very careful when one is within earshot of his voice… we’ve been known to have to reach for the blood pressure medication just hearing him speak. So do be careful!
By: Keith on November 8, 2008
at 7:06 PM
[...] · Read good writing – a book, a magazine, the newspaper, blogs. I personally like Mental Floss, TED, Wired, and other sites or magazines with multiple points of entry to get me thinking in new ways. Today, I stumbled on this very entertaining blog, and there are many others out there with a unique point of view: http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/blowing-off-steam [...]
By: Divining Creativity « Creative Type on November 8, 2008
at 3:19 PM
TeamKlemm:
I’m glad you made a buttload of money while your President was busy letting the terrorists win by destroying the very freedoms he claims they hate you for, destroying the Constitution of your country, and by doing his level best to destroy your country’s standing amongst the other nations of the world (that’s right, America doesn’t exist in a vacuum!).
If making a buttload of money is all that matters to you (as it apparently is), I hope you become so flooded with the stuff that you choke on it.
By: Rob C on November 8, 2008
at 4:19 AM
hmmm…
By: Tvoyasosedka on November 8, 2008
at 1:09 AM
Flush Rush is still sounds like a good idea to me!
Since the Supreme Court may revisit “vulgar” word usage in public, etc, I’d like some attention paid to the poison that is hate radio. It’s FAR more damaging than “bad” words are.
And where has truth in advertising gone? That network claiming to be “Fair and Balanced” is anything but.
Thanks for still speaking out!
By: Barbara Anne on November 8, 2008
at 12:33 AM
Klemm, you say: our parents were the ones that struggled fighting for equal rights, not us….We now have openly gay characters on TV shows and movies.
You have displayed truckloads of intolerance, hatefulness, and hurtfulness on this blog — this blog that thousands read every day because it inspires joy and hope — but the above comments display your ignorance more than any other.
Wake up and look at the inequality and discrimination happening every day in our country. If you think no one today is fighting for equal rights, you are as uneducated, unsympathetic, and ignorant as Caribou Barbie. This is a very bittersweet election for gay Americans: the majority of American voters proved that the majority of voters are non-racists who vote for candidates based on issues and integrity, not on skin color. However, in four states, the majority of voters chose intolerance, religious bigotry, discrimination, and hate over acceptance, inclusion, equality, and love.
Millions of Americans, gay and inclusive-minded heterosexuals, continue to fight daily for equality and civil rights. Are you REALLY implying that having “openly gay characters on TV shows and movies” is inclusive ENOUGH and extends civil rights to gay Americans. You are sadly uneducated about this issue…and yes, your comments are hurtful to many.
As Helen so graciously and inclusively says, feel free to post comments here, but please try to be more considerate, more compassionate, and more inclusive…and please educate yourself without lashing out at the commentators that come here to be inspired.
By: Anonymous on November 7, 2008
at 11:33 PM
Senator McCain did have a steep hill. campaigning after President Bush was a tough battle. That’s why, out of all the Republicans, Senator McCain was the best pick because of his Veteran status (his Maverick status just added to the plus side). I honestly think that the only way Senator McCain could have won was if he was the Democrat, and Senator Obama was the Republican (and he didn’t pick Sarah Palin). You think people voted for Senator Obama because of his race, maybe true with some people, but a lot of people was just looking for Hope that was taken from them during the Bush Administration. Senator McCain is a good man and would have made a great President, but he made some bad decistions. He shouldn’t have listened to President Bush, and he shouldn’t have picked Governor Palin. But, during this time in our country, I do believe that Senator Obama was the better pick. That is why he is the next (44th) President of the United States of America.
By: Felicia in Georgia on November 7, 2008
at 10:18 PM
I never said YOU voted for him because he was black! Where do you even come up with this stuff?? Certainly you can’t deny that SOME people voted for him because he was black and SOME people didn’t vote for him because he was black, etc…..can you?
Then you go right back to name calling….I am pushy, a bully? Takes one to know one…..you can’t seem to express your thoughts or views in an intelligent manner so you resort to name calling….real mature…you are a shining star or your party…..
By: TeamKlemm on November 7, 2008
at 5:53 PM