Posted by
Bored With Hollywood on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:41:55 AM
When I was a little girl, I was a Democrat. Then I grew up. Somewhere around the age of 46 a light bulb went off in my head. It was like the commercial where the woman slaps the guy's head because he could've had a V-8. What was I thinking all those years? I guess I was thinking like my parents, life long Democrats. My friends and professors were all Democrats. And Hollywood, so influential to me in my early years, was convincingly liberal in my eyes. I used to think that good people were liberals, and bad people were conservatives.
Then something happened that changed my world view in an instant. My youngest son, a brilliant and hard working student, with phenomenal grades, test scores, and accomplishments couldn't get into an Ivy League school. I couldn't understand. Until one day, a friend said to me, "Get over it. He's not a minority, he didn't grow up in the back seat of a station wagon, or have to overcome a stint in juvenile prison. Haven't you ever heard of affirmative action?"
That's when I realized that non-discrimination, everyone being judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin, and equality, was all a myth. I guess it had never occurred to me that the principle of equality would be sacrificed in order to give others a leg up, even if their qualifications were not as good as my son's. I never wanted my son to be treated better than an equally qualified minority, I just wanted him to be treated equally. Goes to show how starry eyed I was. This one incident forced me to question all of my past assumptions. The more I read, the more I got involved in the issues, platforms, and the tenets of the Democratic party, I realized I wasn't a Democrat! Their entire premise in so many areas seemed to be that if you did well, followed the rules, practiced good judgement, accomplished great things, you were penalized. But if you were a slacker, got into trouble, came from a broken family, couldn't get a job, you were rewarded. Government handouts, tax breaks, or no taxes at all were your reward for not taking responsibility.
A conservative was born at 46 years old. And I've never looked back.
The current presidential election has brought many of the issues that concern me to the forefront. Never before has the Democratic party been so clear on the direction they want to take our country. The good thing about Obama's candidacy is that many of the issues are now out in the open. A clear thinking voter knows what kind of country Obama wants. Redistribution of wealth, unfettered abortion rights, entitlements, universal health care, radical judges, high taxes, appeasement to those who hate us, a dismantling of the military and our defense systems, and a more radical education system. Never mind that he accomplished nothing in the Illinois Senate. Never mind that he never had a real job in his life. Never mind that he voted 'Present' over and over, instead of making decisions. He wants change like we've never seen change before.
Our country is about to be hijacked, and I hope and pray that Obama can be defeated. The silent majority still exists, doesn't it? I hope so.