I just won Political Duel with a Zell Miller Discipline who always chants, " National Party No More " and worships the Zell psycho.
I simply asked this Democrat turned Right Winger if he could name ONE thing Bush proposes or One Thing Bush has Done that has or will benefit the AVERAGE American. And I emphasized American! I did not want him talking about the Average Iraqi.
Naturally the first item a right winger will say could well be Tax Cuts. I pointed out the Average American does not benefit from the Gas Tax because since Bush took office. I got him to admit the Average family does not make over 200-300k per year.
- Gas Prices absorb any benefit of a Tax Cut
- Rising cost of Health insurances sucks it up.
- The skyrocketing health insurance premiums
Well this right winger went on complaining about prices and lamenting right along with me. But of course, would not lay the blame on the administration. But he did say that things are not looking good with the rising cost of living. He did get very somber and quieter when saying Bush should address the problem of outsourcing and his promises about job creation. These people vote for Bush feeling he will make good someday on these economic and job issues but time is running out, I told this guy.
He sighed.
Then , the next topic was National Security till I pointed out the Gaps in National Security and how we are not really safer. Of course, he went on to argue fighting them over there instead of here, but could not argue with how Terrorists were NOT in Iraq as the guy is well informed. I told him I agree about Afghanistan but we should have stayed there, done the job, and where is Osama Bin Laden. He even laughed at the joke about how I wonder how Bush can find his toothbrush in the holder in the bathroom because he cannot find a 6 foot Arab Man living in a Cave dragging around a dialysis machine.
Then the idea of spreading Freedom was all that was left in his arsenal and of course, that debate did not bode well for him. As I REMINDED him of my Question..what has Bush done or proposes to do that helps the AVERAGE American? He said,
" well" stammer, stammer, pause...I am not sure but you know Clinton did not care about protecting us. I said...
" Au Contraire my friend, during the Impeachment Clinton said the biggest threat to National Security is Osama Bin Laden and his followers".
But the Republicans said he was Distracting the American People from the real problem , His Impeachment.
At this point, my right wing old friend ...DINO turned Republican( thinks Newt is a God and switched during the Newt area and felt validated by Zell ) changed the subject to Sports and the Weather. He was Obviously at a loss for words.
I wrote this diary because this is an AREA that Right wingers really will struggle to give a coherent answer .You will see them stammer, hem..haw and if they are angry righties, they may holler. I was lucky, this old college fried was not angry and reasonable. .. As not all right wingers are rich or think they will be rich and some will acknowledge that. Some are actually decent people but seduced and brainwashed by Fox News , and Talk Radio.
Throw into a debate or discussion with a right winger,..what does Bush propose that will help the Average American. And be armed on the Social Security issue as that is new one they try to trump on and also be prepared for the frivolous lawsuit on..their newest..
As you know, they like to blame Clinton but this time, I did well as I would tell them..we are not talking Clinton, he has been out of office almost 5 years, we are talking Bush.
I know many of you will say I am flake but it was an interesting experience as this person has voted for Democrats in the past and is Pro Choice but also Pro Guns and Pro War so maybe he is more of a Zellout or a Rudyite.
Now the hardest ones to convince are the Arrogant or Rich or Religious right wing nuts...of course..luckily some do not fall into this category. I also discovered this person hated Kerry more than he liked Bush but still claims to be an ultra conservative right winger who used to be a Democrat. But with most people I know who are nutty right wingers, I avoid them like the Plague.
But of course,
Avoid the Mean, Angry, Volatile,
Psychotic right wingers as there is
NO Reasoning With Insanity.