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So tonight the wonderful Al Franken spoke at LSU...
I'll admit it, I'm about as conservative as they come... By conservative I mean I'm a Republican, (There is no shame in my game!) I knew when i went I would get a little annoyed with some of the things that he would say, but being the intelligent and open-minded person that I am I decided I would open myself up to his opinions. (how else do you we know what we believe unless we see it from another perspective)... While I disagree with him about our President and the war with Iraq and his obviously unresearched "facts" it wasn't the thing that bothered me most. He talked about how we went on the USO tour (more power to him! GO TROOPS!) he happened to mention a few country artists who are from Texas and said "so basically I was surrounded by rednecks"...
WHAT?!!?!?!?!?!!?! I'm sorry but it's not exactly smart to come go the South and call some of our own rednecks! Remember, we are war supporters and gun carriers, we'll kick your ass!
That just disturbed me... I'm sorry I might be from Texas where were talk a little bit slow and walk even slower, but I have MORE CLASS in my pinky finger than HE or any of his fellows in Hollywood and entertainment industry. Since when does making a movie ( a stupid one at that, I HATE that stuart smalls charachter!) mean that the world cares about your politics?!? Don't think it does.
Oh, which brings me to another thing...
Remember when that Dixie Chick said she was ashamed Bush was from Texas... It wasn't that she said it that bothered me, but when did she become the Texas Ambassador?? When did they do anything for Texas?! And then saying it was "unamerican" for the backlash against them. Hey, you have the right to say what you want, and I have the right not to buy or listen to your crappy selllout "music"... BUT THEN when she got an award from the Rock The Vote or whatnot she said "make sure you vote, not just vote, but vote for the RIGHT person"... Maybe that's just me but don't they want to get people to vote in general?? Or maybe I'm naive and the whole is a "vast left-wing conspriacy" Just proves that money doesn't determine class, actions do. You can have all the money in the world and still be trashy...
Woo... Feel sooooooo much better... Anyways, it just pissed me off that he called ME a redneck! OH HELL NO! If anything I'd rather be a "redneck" from Texas than the New York elite!
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