I have this completely rabid conservative friend. You know the type: subscribes to every fire breathing website and newsletter, then fills everyone's mailboxes and Facebook pages with breathless, nasty, rancid revelations. So today when she linked to this story, I was puzzled. Seemed like a liberal cause: civil rights, accessibility for persons with disabilities, violations of ADA and Fair Housing Act, cue the ACLU. Why would she link to this story?
For those who do not want to follow the link, here is the gist of the story:
A civil rights lawyer is weighing in on the handicap ramp at the center of a neighborhood squabble.
Vincent and Heidi Giesegh say their neighbors are threatening legal action if they don't remove the ramp. The Gieseghs say they need it for their 16-year-old daughter Kirsten, who has Cerebral Palsy. The couple next door, the Gieseghs say, is worried that the ramp will hurt the value of their home.
Well, in all fairness, Marsha actually linked to this story.
At a glance, it seems like the same story. But context is everything. The first link is to a local news outlet, who reported it as a news story. The second link is to a blog I had never heard of, so I missed their point. Then I began to read the comments. Before I share them, ask yourself this: would you assume someone complaining about a handicap ramp destroying property values was a liberal, a conservative, or would you think ideology would be irrelevant?
Let me guess, the neighbors are Democratic?
I doubt it, but I bet they are Democrats.
No, they are dumocraps
Democratic refugees from California, no doubt… I liken them to a plague of locusts destroying everything in their path… Is it any wonder the Northern part of Colorado wants to form their own state?
I am a 60 years old, born and raised in Ca, all but the wonderful 6 months I spent in WV . I want out of here again so bad but I see what the liberals are doing, trying to get a major foothold in all the conservative states. I am scared to death that all states are going to have a liberal majority before too long.
Libturds spread like a virus, there is no stopping them
So we see a civil rights issue. And they see? I was still puzzled until I read the blog again. How could this story be an example of "libturds" (I prefer to be called a libtard) destroying America?
The money quote(literally):
The ramp was built with private funds on private property and within the law, so it’s none of their business.
Or as my friend put it:
MMMMM... do the neighbors pay this family's bills? You have no rights where you have no responsibility.
Your are entitled to civil rights and human rights, IF YOU ARE FOOTING THE BILL. Now I got it.