In election 2008, don’t forget Angry White Man

[SUBMAN1]

This article about sums things up.

-S

In election 2008, don’t forget Angry White Man

Gary Hubbell
February 9, 2008

There is a great amount of interest in this year’s presidential elections, as everybody seems to recognize that our next president has to be a lot better than George Bush. The Democrats are riding high with two groundbreaking candidates — a woman and an African-American — while the conservative Republicans are in a quandary about their party’s nod to a quasi-liberal maverick, John McCain.

Each candidate is carefully pandering to a smorgasbord of special-interest groups, ranging from gay, lesbian and transgender people to children of illegal immigrants to working mothers to evangelical Christians.

There is one group no one has recognized, and it is the group that will decide the election: the Angry White Man. The Angry White Man comes from all economic backgrounds, from dirt-poor to filthy rich. He represents all geographic areas in America, from urban sophisticate to rural redneck, deep South to mountain West, left Coast to Eastern Seaboard.

His common traits are that he isn’t looking for anything from anyone — just the promise to be able to make his own way on a level playing field. In many cases, he is an independent businessman and employs several people. He pays more than his share of taxes and works hard.

The victimhood syndrome buzzwords — “disenfranchised,” “marginalized” and “voiceless” — don’t resonate with him. “Press ‘one’ for English” is a curse-word to him. He’s used to picking up the tab, whether it’s the company Christmas party, three sets of braces, three college educations or a beautiful wedding.

He believes the Constitution is to be interpreted literally, not as a “living document” open to the whims and vagaries of a panel of judges who have never worked an honest day in their lives.

The Angry White Man owns firearms, and he’s willing to pick up a gun to defend his home and his country. He is willing to lay down his life to defend the freedom and safety of others, and the thought of killing someone who needs killing really doesn’t bother him.

The Angry White Man is not a metrosexual, a homosexual or a victim. Nobody like him drowned in Hurricane Katrina — he got his people together and got the hell out, then went back in to rescue those too helpless and stupid to help themselves, often as a police officer, a National Guard soldier or a volunteer firefighter.

His last name and religion don’t matter. His background might be Italian, English, Polish, German, Slavic, Irish, or Russian, and he might have Cherokee, Mexican, or Puerto Rican mixed in, but he considers himself a white American.

He’s a man’s man, the kind of guy who likes to play poker, watch football, hunt white-tailed deer, call turkeys, play golf, spend a few bucks at a strip club once in a blue moon, change his own oil and build things. He coaches baseball, soccer and football teams and doesn’t ask for a penny. He’s the kind of guy who can put an addition on his house with a couple of friends, drill an oil well, weld a new bumper for his truck, design a factory and publish books. He can fill a train with 100,000 tons of coal and get it to the power plant on time so that you keep the lights on and never know what it took to flip that light switch.

Women either love him or hate him, but they know he’s a man, not a dishrag. If they’re looking for someone to walk all over, they’ve got the wrong guy. He stands up straight, opens doors for women and says “Yes, sir” and “No, ma’am.”

He might be a Republican and he might be a Democrat; he might be a Libertarian or a Green. He knows that his wife is more emotional than rational, and he guides the family in a rational manner.

He’s not a racist, but he is annoyed and disappointed when people of certain backgrounds exhibit behavior that typifies the worst stereotypes of their race. He’s willing to give everybody a fair chance if they work hard, play by the rules and learn English.

Most important, the Angry White Man is pissed off. When his job site becomes flooded with illegal workers who don’t pay taxes and his wages drop like a stone, he gets righteously angry. When his job gets shipped overseas, and he has to speak to some incomprehensible idiot in India for tech support, he simmers. When Al Sharpton comes on TV, leading some rally for reparations for slavery or some such nonsense, he bites his tongue and he remembers. When a child gets charged with carrying a concealed weapon for mistakenly bringing a penknife to school, he takes note of who the local idiots are in education and law enforcement.

He also votes, and the Angry White Man loathes Hillary Clinton. Her voice reminds him of a shovel scraping a rock. He recoils at the mere sight of her on television. Her very image disgusts him, and he cannot fathom why anyone would want her as their leader. It’s not that she is a woman. It’s that she is who she is. It’s the liberal victim groups she panders to, the “poor me” attitude that she represents, her inability to give a straight answer to an honest question, his tax dollars that she wants to give to people who refuse to do anything for themselves.

There are many millions of Angry White Men. Four million Angry White Men are members of the National Rifle Association, and all of them will vote against Hillary Clinton, just as the great majority of them voted for George Bush.

He hopes that she will be the Democratic nominee for president in 2008, and he will make sure that she gets beaten like a drum.

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/2008198091324

[Tchocky]

The Angry White Man is not a metrosexual, a homosexual or a victim.

interesting juxtaposition.

He knows that his wife is more emotional than rational, and he guides the family in a rational manner.

Hilarious.

He’s not a racist, but he is annoyed and disappointed when people of certain backgrounds exhibit behavior that typifies the worst stereotypes of their race.

He also votes, and the Angry White Man loathes Hillary Clinton. Her voice reminds him of a shovel scraping a rock. He recoils at the mere sight of her on television. Her very image disgusts him, and he cannot fathom why anyone would want her as their leader. It’s not that she is a woman.

Yuh huh.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Hilarious.



Yuh huh.

It is! It was also meant to be funny, if you didn't guess, while still sending a clear message. A little creative writting. And its accurate for the most part, but I do agree with the wife part. My wife definitely doesn't work on an emotional level as much though as most women, but I find this a good thing. She is pretty damn smart when attacking things from a logic perspective.

Most women however are biologically captive to both emotion and logic at the same time since they have equal capacity from both halves of their brain. To analyze it from a scientific perspective, mens brains get hit with testosterone at birth which slightly brain damages the emotional side, resulting in the logic side being dominant.

I guess if you want to analyze it from a logical perspective, women have more brains then men! Of course its more emotional brain which I am fine to do without on a certain level.

Never discount a womans ability to use logic however - they are equally capable, though usually it will be a toss up between logic or emotion at any given moment.

Now I'm way off topic. Anyway, now you know why men are from Mars and women are from Venus - we are not built the same, even in the brain.

-S

PS. On the Homo thing - the point being made is that we are not of a 'special interest' group. That is the point.

[CCIP]

I will agree on one point - these days I often feel to be seriously disadvantaged as a single white heterosexual male with a common English name

[bradclark1]

He believes the Constitution is to be interpreted literally, not as a “living document” open to the whims and vagaries of a panel of judges who have never worked an honest day in their lives.

Now isn't the same as then. Agree with the last part.

play poker, watch football, hunt white-tailed deer, call turkeys, play golf, spend a few bucks at a strip club once in a blue moon,

Don't do any of that.

He knows that his wife is more emotional than rational, and he guides the family in a rational manner.

A little sexist I think.

Most important, the Angry White Man is pissed off.

Yes, very much so. Actually I agree with the whole paragraph.

He also votes..............her inability to give a straight answer to an honest question

Yes I do............... I don't loath Hillary, I just dislike her a lot.

There are many millions of Angry White Men. Four million Angry White Men are members of the National Rifle Association, and all of them will vote against Hillary Clinton, just as the great majority of them voted for George Bush.

I don't belong to the NRA, I will vote against Hillary and even Obama, but the reason I got angry was because of George Bush.

He hopes that she will be the Democratic nominee for president in 2008, and he will make sure that she gets beaten like a drum.

I guess but not happy about any choices really. I'm voting for who I think will do the least damage.

[Sea Demon]

It's unfortunate that the angry white man is mad as hell, but often votes against his better interests. When the angry white man votes to put obstacles in his own way, he has nobody else to blame other than the others who do the same. I'm amazed by some of the white men who complain but do nothing but complain.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by bradclark1

...I guess but not happy about any choices really. I'm voting for who I think will do the least damage.

Here here! <...raises hand...> THis is where i stand too! I'll probably vote McCain (if he wins the nomination, and it looks like he will) for the simple fact that I think he will do the least damage.

Most accurate true quote I've seen on subsim in a while.

-S

[3Jane]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

It is! It was also meant to be funny, if you didn't guess, while still sending a clear message. A little creative writting. And its accurate for the most part, but I do agree with the wife part. My wife definitely doesn't work on an emotional level as much though as most women, but I find this a good thing. She is pretty damn smart when attacking things from a logic perspective.

Most women however are biologically captive to both emotion and logic at the same time since they have equal capacity from both halves of their brain. To analyze it from a scientific perspective, mens brains get hit with testosterone at birth which slightly brain damages the emotional side, resulting in the logic side being dominant.

I guess if you want to analyze it from a logical perspective, women have more brains then men! Of course its more emotional brain which I am fine to do without on a certain level.

Never discount a womans ability to use logic however - they are equally capable, though usually it will be a toss up between logic or emotion at any given moment.

Now I'm way off topic. Anyway, now you know why men are from Mars and women are from Venus - we are not built the same, even in the brain.

-S

PS. On the Homo thing - the point being made is that we are not of a 'special interest' group. That is the point.

Actually, women are simply far more intuitive in our thinking which is the key difference. The biological captivity of emotion and logic :rotfl:, twaddle of the first water.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by 3Jane

Actually, women are simply far more intuitive in our thinking which is the key difference. The biological captivity of emotion and logic :rotfl:, twaddle of the first water.

Well now you know why men are not as 'sensitive' as women! :p

-S

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

There is one group no one has recognized, and it is the group that will decide the election: the Angry White Man. The Angry White Man comes from all economic backgrounds, from dirt-poor to filthy rich. He represents all geographic areas in America, from urban sophisticate to rural redneck, deep South to mountain West, left Coast to Eastern Seaboard.

His common traits are that he isn’t looking for anything from anyone — just the promise to be able to make his own way on a level playing field. In many cases, he is an independent businessman and employs several people. He pays more than his share of taxes and works hard.

The victimhood syndrome buzzwords — “disenfranchised,” “marginalized” and “voiceless” — don’t resonate with him. “Press ‘one’ for English” is a curse-word to him. He’s used to picking up the tab, whether it’s the company Christmas party, three sets of braces, three college educations or a beautiful wedding.

He believes the Constitution is to be interpreted literally, not as a “living document” open to the whims and vagaries of a panel of judges who have never worked an honest day in their lives.

The Angry White Man owns firearms, and he’s willing to pick up a gun to defend his home and his country. He is willing to lay down his life to defend the freedom and safety of others, and the thought of killing someone who needs killing really doesn’t bother him.

The Angry White Man is not a metrosexual, a homosexual or a victim. Nobody like him drowned in Hurricane Katrina — he got his people together and got the hell out, then went back in to rescue those too helpless and stupid to help themselves, often as a police officer, a National Guard soldier or a volunteer firefighter.

Is he the kind of man who buys the Subsim Almanac? Sometimes, but not always. And therefore, he has to relinquish any bragging rights to those other, less important qualities. He's just like any other bloke. Heck, he's just along for the ride. He probably better get off the Internets and wash the dishes before his wife smacks him on the head.

[em2nought]

There isn't anyone for an angry white man to vote for.

[bradclark1]

Originally Posted by em2nought

There isn't anyone for an angry white man to vote for.

No, but what you have to do is choose the best or who will do the least damage out of whats available. Not voting could mean that the one you really don't want could win. Myself, I lean towards Democrats but because neither of those choices thrill me I think McCain is the better choice.
Make the best of a bad situation.

[AVGWarhawk]

I agree, it is another lesser of two evils vote again. We can not afford Hillary. I do not care for her aloof stance and her/Bills thinking that the nomination is in the bag stance she took so many months ago. We can not afford a untested and less then aware young Senator. His glorfication speeches are just that, glorfication. Sometimes I listen to Obama and he is saying what the crowd wants to hear. Washington will change that in a hurry. McCain IHMO is the least of the three to worry about. I will probably swing my vote his way. Ok, he is a bit wishy-washy on some issues, but I believe we need an old warhorse who has been in the trenches. We need someone who understands local demographics as well as international demographics. What does Hillary or Obama know about the international scene? About as much as Bill, nothing. If McCain wants a good shot at this, he needs to distance himself from GW Bush. Thanks for the vote of confidence George but, lets leave it here.

[Konovalov]

Originally Posted by em2nought

There isn't anyone for an angry white man to vote for.

A Nascar Dad should stop going to Daytona race meetings and run for the office of the President. He might just be a chance.