I have been reading your blog for awhile now, and most of the time I find you to be funny and entertaining. However, your post about John McCain and his "mistress" was completely uncalled for.
You are not a political analyst, or a politician yourself, and you have no business turning your blog into a personal platform to bash Republicans, or to make up lies about Senator McCain having affairs. Shame on you. His personal life has no reflection on his ability to lead our nation.
If you want to be an Obama supporter, do it quietly. The rest of the world could care less about your opinion.
Well...let me just respond in a very public manner.
Dear Reader: (I considered putting the actual email address here, but I wasn't sure if I could get in trouble for that or not!)
Thank you for reading, it makes me happy to know that people find me entertaining and fun. I enjoy writing it, and while I obviously do not know everyone who reads my blog, I am glad that so many do.
The key words in that previous sentence are...MY BLOG. And being my blog, I can write anything I damn well please in it. You, as my reader, have the choice to walk on by. If you see a post with a title that offends you, it is my suggestion that you simply do not read it.
Everyone who knows me in real life, knows that I am quite opinionated and I have no desire to hide it. Everyone has their personal feelings about the upcoming election, and I have chosen to share mine with my readers. You do not have to agree, you do not have to read it. But make no mistake, it is my 1st Amendment right to say it.
And I will.
So I will happily turn my blog into whatever political platform I choose. Deal with it.
And as for Senator McCain, it is well documented that he cheated on his first wife (who was paralyzed fron an accident at the time, no less) with current wife Cindy, and that he has had two affairs with staffers since he's been married to her. I'm not making this stuff up just to show him in a poor light. He has done just fine without my help in that regard. And based on his track record of having relationships with staff members, who's to say that he doesn't have his wandering eye on Mrs. Palin?
I have said before, and I will say again, if a man cannot be trusted to uphold his commitment and promises to one person, how on earth can he be trusted to do so to an entire nation???? So yes, dear Reader, his personal life DOES have bearing on his ability to lead our nation, in my opinion.
So...here's what I can tell you for sure today. As we get closer to this election, my blog will have political viewpoints on it. I welcome comments from everyone who reads it...good or bad...and I will gladly publish viewpoints other than my own. (Such as my friend Penny, who is probably reading these entries about McCain/Palin and screaming at her computer "Julie!!! Have I taught you nothing in 25 years of friendship???", because she supports the Republican platform and I clearly don't).
As for the rest of the world not caring about my opinion...clearly YOU do, or you would not have emailed me in the first place.
Sincerely,
Julie
10 comments:
This is exactly why I very rarely talk politics-I am affraid those of differing opinions would just bash me-but hey your the only one to ever stalk me via email so I must be pretty damn boring!
I will say it I am a registered Republican-I do not always vote "in party" I try to be informed before I head to the polls-I don't vote for someone just because I am this or that
Also lilest bean is the biggest JM fan good grief she is only 10 and she came home from school yesterday to tell me that JM picked a woman for his running mate-of course I heard the "breaking" news around 11ish yesterday but how in the hell did she?
OKay I am rambling I agree this is your blog and you can write,post,publish anything you want-thats the beauty of our blogs-they be ours!
Oh and I still love you and i especially love your blog cuz it's funny and in.your.face!
I, like Georgie, rarely discuss politics or religion for the same reasons. I just dont like anyone telling me my views, feelings, thoughts or beliefs are "wrong" because they are not the same as theirs. It pisses me off and life's too short to live pissed off.
You handled this perfectly (although I probably would have put the email address cause I'm a bitch like that).
Oh, and I thought the 5th ammendment was the not having to testify if it would incriminate yourself...did you mean the 1st ammendment? Free speech and all that? Or did you mean the 'right to bear arms' one? cause that's my personal favorite (lol)
LOL! Yes, first amendment! Duhhhhh....clearly I wasn't awake when writing that!
You Go GIRL, Say What you feel.
Really you are not saying anything that isn't already known. McCain happens to have not only a wandering eye but a wandering penis and probably could use that Package Booster that Amelia Bedilia posted about.
"The rest of the world could care less about your opinion."
Really?!?!?
Then why do YOU, oh anonymous e-mailer, care so much that you e-mailed anonymously?!?!?
:::rollseyes:::
Rock on, Julie!
Julie, I just love your response to this pathetic anonymous emailer who must think the world revolves around them that we should all just abide by whatever they say..
Who the hell do they think they are?
http://eagleforumalaska.blogspot.com/2006/07/2006-gubernatorial-candidate.html
Here is a link to comments that Palin made when running for governer. Have fun! (I did)
my goodnees, who the hell does that commentator thing he/she is? wtf? it's your blog...all people have to do is go away.
btw, go OBAMA!
Great response, Julie!
I bet that person didn't know their beloved McCain was a skirt chaser!
Perhaps if we lived in a country that didn't impeach Presidents for getting head and did impeach them for war crimes we could say personal lives are off the table. However, that's not the case. People like that just get bent out of shape because they're embarassed to be supporting someone like that.
Good for you! And please, support Obama publicly. Let your freak flag fly! ;)
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