Coming Soon; Deep in the Heart of Darkness, Dispatches from Behind the Lines in Blue State America

The Opinionator just returned from the funeral of a remarkable woman, the grandmother of Mrs. Opinionator. It was held in what turned out to be enemy held territory, the suburbs of Philadelphia. Most of the attendees were from Philly, Manhattan and Los Angeles. Let me tell you, the bitterness and anger of the last two Presidential elections is not confined to the pages of "Screw Them" Kos and his fellow travelers. I learned what the Left really means when they say,  "I support the troops." It was revealed to me what these people think of the people serving in the military, (one step above "baby-killer"), and what they think of the military itself. Let's just say that "screw them" is not just reserved for contractors killed in Iraq.  I discovered a Leftist that would not read MilBlogs because she does not believe anything a GI would write from Iraq but considers Robert Fisk to be a credible source. The Opinionator was forced to do an in-person "Fisking! I experienced the lack of simple decency accorded those that are not part of the "I hate Bush" cabal. I was awash in the Bush and Republican hatred that Dean's democrats have for anyone who does not share their views.

I am too damn tired from the drive back to Raleigh to go on, but here is an example: Best friend of the woman who lost her mother leaves the after-reception to watch the indictment of Scooter Libby. Upon returning, friend launches into tirade against Bush, Cheney, Rove and gets into the face of Mrs Opinionator, who just buried her grandmother, to attack her for voting for Bush. It only gets worse.

Stay tuned in the coming days for more dispatches from Blue State America. Thanks to the following Blogs for opening up their pages for Track Backs. I appreciate this very much:

Big Dog Weblog
Cao’s Blog
Mudville Gazette
Don Surber
TMH’s Bacon Bits
Bloggin Out Loud
Basil’s Blog
Conservative Cat
Bright and Early
Wizbang
Jo’s Cafe
Point Five
Publius Rendezvous
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
Euphoric Reality
Blue State Conservative
Wizbang
Right on the Right
The Political Teen

Comments

[The MaryHunter]

God bless you and Mrs. Opinionator, and her Grandmother and family.

Having the consternation+glee of living in Maryland, a blue state governed by a Republican, I can at once empathize with your plight and hold out hope for Penn. At least they have one Republican senator. (RINOs don't count.)

And pleased to have allowed ye linkage. ;-)