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Things overheard at a wedding reception
While mingling amongst the guests, I heard the following:
– “Bush is an idiot.”
– “Getting shot down in a war zone doesn’t automatically make McCain qualified to be CIC.”
– “They shouldn’t have tried to impeach Bill Clinton for lying about an affair. All guys lie about affairs when first confronted about them. Bush lied and sent our military men and women to a foreign country to die for a lie.”
– “We better pray Obama gets elected, so Republicans will start acting like Republicans again.” (When I pointed out that Obama would have an even more solid Democrat majority in Congress to work with than is there now, it had no effect.)
– “Obama’s acting like he’s already president with that speech he made in Berlin. At least he’s not a gaffe machine like Bush.” (Clearly, his World Tour is helping him.)
– “We need to improve our standing in the world.”
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Can’t people give it a freaking rest for a few hours for a wedding reception? Sheesh.
Cross-posted to Right Wing News, where I am helping guestblog for John Hawkins on Sundays.
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There’s something sacred about wedding receptions?
A wedding is supposed to be about celebrating a man and a woman making the ultimate committment to each other. It’s supposed to be a joyous occasion where we put aside differences and join together to wish them well. Comments intended to polarize undermine that atomsphere, and few topics can polarize more than politics. People with class and respect for others will avoid spoiling the ceremony and reception for others.
But there are people with class and respect for others – and then there’s the average leftist, so infected with BDS or so brainwashed by MSM spin that there’s no room for such trivialities.
At least the craziness hasn’t infected weddings as it has funerals – yet. Compare the way leftists try to turn funerals into political pep rallies (Paul Wellstone, Coretta Scott King) into the way conservatives focus on honoring the deceased and comforting the family (Ronald Reagan, Tony Snow).
But I’m sure you guys on the left have plans in mind for turning weddings into weapons-grade showcases of hate too, right, Chen?
Yeah! After all, half of all marriages end in divorce, and we all know everyone cheats on their spouses and lies about it anyway, so what Bill Clinton did was no big thing, and the republithugs shouldn’t have impeached him over it, after all Bush is Hitler, and weddings are, after all, a misogynistic throwback to caveman days (which is why republithugs like them) and are also hideously unfair that gays and lesbians aren’t allowed to participate, and after all, who in the heck thinks this is about the f’ing bride and groom, don’t they know it’s all supposed to be about meeee and how bad Chimpy McHitler is?
Nope, sanctimonious, snide, pathetic comments are expected at such occasions. Heck, I bet the Best Man’s toast had a comment about about how the Surge isn’t working. Or better yet about how John McCain isn’t qualified to be President, but Barry Obama is.
Nope nothing sacred about it, but there should be some form of decorum. Or at least you would think so. – Lorica
OK, just so I have this straight, no one got up and yelled “Bush is an idiot” into a microphone or anything, right? I assumed that this was just friends and family gathered around a table or something talking about politics. I really don’t see the big deal as long as they’re willing participants and they aren’t ruining everyone else’s good time.
Exactly Chen, but how would the average leftie suffering from BDS be aware of this fact. I have almost walked out of family Christmas parties because someome would just not shut up. If you all were able to detect that you are ruining everyone’s good times, then these types of comments wouldn’t have been made, but sad to say, it’s all about what you lefties want, and not about respecting the time or the events that are going on around them. There is an old adage that says something about religion and politics not being open discussions at these sorts of events, it might be wise to stick to it. – Lorica
And how do YOU know everyone was a willing participant? Or do you have no respect for people who were subjected to listening to this garbage?
Lorica and Sev both nailed it. A certain amount of decorum would be expected at a wedding, but to the committed self-centered leftist, it’s all about “meeeee”.
Great case and point! Talking politics at a wedding . . .well it has already been written. Talk afterwards on your way to the car or go get some coffee if you really want to talk about the subject. Remember at a wedding, graduation, etc, it is not about you it’s about the person or persons we gather together for! ! ! ! !
Make the world around you a better place because you have been there! I think that is a quote but I can’t remember who said it!
just my two cents!
I am assuming (hoping) that the wedding itself was non-political. The bride and groom cannot control what their guests talk about, but I hope that the guests at least had the sense not to get obnoxious.
I wonder why some people think that it is their “right” to bring up contentious subjects at weddings. I put them in the same category as those who get drunk and make fools of themselves. No matter how quiet they think they are, people do notice.
And don’t think that the bride and groom don’t know what is going on at their own wedding. On the contrary – they are often acutely attuned to any little disturbance anywhere in the room. I once attended a wedding reception where there was a low-level very quiet feud (a three-cornered contest) between some members of the groom’s family and two different factions of the bride’s family. The dispute started when the wedding date was set and how someone was unable to attend on that date and how feelings got hurt – never mind. It was especially hard on the bride.
ST, the timing of this post is – incredible. My wife’s sister is getting married next year (probably in January). While it would be more convenient for me if the wedding were in June rather than January (I would be able to go, whereas if it is in January only my wife and our son could make it), I would never dream of raising a fuss over it. I won’t even ask that they postpone until June – it’s not my place.
Obama makes his own gaffes, but they aren’t harped on by anyone.
Israel will remain a strong friend to Israel, 57 states, 10,000 dead in KS tornado, Barack born (1961) after the Selma march (1965), “Iran doesn’t pose a serious threat to us” follwed by “I’ve made it clear for years that the threat from Iran is real”….
He make’s ‘em, alright. He just doesn’t have the politcal enemies in the press that Bush does.