Meme & Random Rant

soul_warden, who doesn't even read this blog, tagged me to do a "Random Things About Me" meme, and I decided to do a political version of it.

1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 8 things about themselves on their journal.
3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 8 people.
4. No tag-backs.

I'm not gonna tag anyone; if you wanna do the meme feel free! (Link me to your post even, I'm curious.)

Eight random political facts about me:

1. In 1999 and 2000, I genuinely liked John McCain. I thought he was a real maverick and I loved him on The Daily Show. Also, I felt really bad for how the Bush/Rove team fucked him over in the primaries. By 2004 I still kind of liked McCain, but was totally disgusted by how he was cozying up to Bush. Now in 2008, I can't fucking stand the guy.

2. I was, and am, a Hillary supporter. I voted for her in the primaries. I still love her and all the Clintons hardcore.

3. But I like Obama a lot too, and I'm proud to be voting for him in November. I think he'll make a great president.

4. I am extraordinarily proud of being a Democrat and a Liberal. I know that on some level all politicians suck and are basically evil creatures, but I genuinely believe that the Democrats are LESS EVIL than the Republicans. TRUFAX.

5. If I lived in Canada or Western Europe, I'd be a card-carrying Socialist. I think those countries have the right idea. Unfortunately in the U.S. being identified as a "socialist" seems to equal being a communist or even worse. So I call myself a Liberal and leave it at that.

6. Things I would sell my soul for: universal health care, energy independence, affordable college education for all citizens, and a guarantee that Roe v Wade won't be overturned. There are a lot of issues I care about, but those are my biggest concerns when I look at what candidate to support.

7. There's a lot of things that I can sympathize with conservatives about, or at least see their point on. Like abortion for instance - I believe that life starts at conception too, and I could never have an abortion myself. But I am pro-choice because I don't think it's fair for me to impose my beliefs onto other people. That's the difference between me and a lot of conservatives.

8. I'm never going to get over Florida 2000. NEVER EVER NEVER, DO YOU HEAR ME?!? I don't care that Bush is almost out of office; he was never supposed to have been there in the first place. Gah.

In other news, I suppose it makes me a raging anti-feminist that I fucking can't stand Sarah Palin, right? ::eyeroll:: Seriously, the conservatives are such WHINERS, I swear to God. If anyone even *dares* to criticize Palin, they're automatically against her beause she's a woman or because she has an assload of kids. (Sorry, that was probably disrespectful.) It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that she's completely inexperienced, and a total hypocrite, and wants to keep the status quo firmly in place, or a million other things that drive me crazy about her.

And I have to say, if Chelsea Clinton had gotten pregnant at 17, the conservative media vultures would have fucking CRUCIFIED her, I'm not even exaggerating in the slightest. They would have eviserated her, seriously. But because the Palin's are a republican family, they "get a pass", as Hannity and O'Reilly would say. It's so ridiculous.