Comments on: Election 2008: Bishop Arts Party

By: Switzerland on the Sidelines

Switzerland on the Sidelines — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:11:41 +0000

A different nature of arseholeness, I would suggest. From my experience with our brothers and sisters on the lower end of the economic spectrum (of all races, creeds, colors, and ages), there is no dearth of arseholes in that group either (or in the middle class, for that matter).

Thankfully, decent people are spread throughout the wealth spectrum. And at the risk of provoking the Bethanys and Amandas on this blog, wealthy people with a charitable bent can make more of impact than similarly-hearted poor people. (There is a painting of Margaret Perot at Presbyterian Hospital that I mentally tip my hat to each time I walk by it)

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:20:43 +0000

You got me wrong, or I misrepresented myself, if you think that I resent or deride wealth creation. I’m fer it! The monumental self-regard of some people with money (witness More) can drive me a little crazy sometimes. Personally, I’ve lived uptown and I’ve lived downtown, so to speak — I hold no stereotypical view of the wealthy or the poor. They enjoy (suffer from?) a highly comparable ratio of decent people to arseholes, I’d say.

By: Switzerland on the Sidelines

Switzerland on the Sidelines — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:08:55 +0000

Daniel:

I don’t know. I would actually prefer to have a bit more money than I do. (You know, enough to allow me to enjoy a better brand of beer than Busch every now and then.) Hope that doesn’t make me evil.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:49:11 +0000

Swiss, your political guiding lights sound much like my own, actually.

By: Whit

Whit — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:34:30 +0000

@Daniel -freaking hilarious. way to not get all riled up over a blog commentary like More.i bet More is going to be telling ALL his “free” friends at the country club about this tonight. and they are just gonna sh*t their depends…

By: Switzerland on the Sidelines

Switzerland on the Sidelines — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:28:57 +0000

Daniel:

I tend to be more liberal on social issues and more conservative on fiscal issues (but slightly progressive, because I think it makes for a better society — and it’s too bad that Bush II made a joke of the concept of “compassionate conservatism”). I would suspect that we would disagree on a lot of things, just as I’m sure I would with The More.

To your credit, though, you’re much funnier. (Loved the rickets.)

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:17:41 +0000

Not much of an argument on either end, Swiss. To synopsize:

ME: Nah-na na-na na!

MORE: You must hate yourself.

ME: You’re old hat. Oldie.

MORE: People like you have rickets, bad teeth and mental retardation and live in a trailer swilling Bush tall-boys. And you’re a liberal elitist, too. And I bet you have no friends. And you’re bow-legged to boot, which accounts for your several failed marriages. And you have a gross birthmark.

ME: Just wow.

MORE: And it burns me up that you’re not more grateful to me.

CURTAIN.

By: jleon

jleon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:11:59 +0000

“We can generally get over it quickly enough, though, when we compare our situation with that of someone like you.)”

And WE just laugh at YOU again, you big douche.

By: Switzerland on the Sidelines

Switzerland on the Sidelines — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:07:25 +0000

Sadly, between The More and Daniel, black will always be black, and white will always be white. The more things stay the same, indeed.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:07:00 +0000

Let’s give The More a little credit here. His grouse about “the ingratitude of the plebs [sic]” is truly classic, one for the ages.