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We get it.  Politics is a polarizing topic that is sure to make some come to blows with friends and family alike.  I have many friends that I would never entertain the thought of having a political debate with.  Not because these people are dumb or sophomoric but because one’s views, however they came into being are a myriad of experience, belief and false assumptions.  Many of the friends I have would never entertain having a political debate with me either.  I know I frustrate them because I think for most people, political arguments become a debate of ideology; a debate of passion.  I have no interest in this.  I am the person who plays devil’s advocate.  I am the guy who asks the tough questions and more often then not is left having character attacks flung my way because my questions raise doubts.  Too common sensey for most people I think.

I think this is part of the reason I so love the idea of America.  America itself, she and I are on rocky turf right now.  The idea of America though is something I can get behind.  The Constitution, our fore fathers, struggles and tribulations; they all fire up my passion, a passion for the idea of America. That passion helps me empathize with those people who are passionate about political topics.  Sadly, passion can only help you get your foot in the door as the “BECAUSE!!!” retort does not carry as much weight as some people think.  Lately this has been happening more often than not and I am here to say KNOCK IT OFF.  You want to persuade people to get behind your point of view, make sure you can back up your view.  It doesn’t hurt to take some time to understand the oppositions view either.

First up on the chopping block:  Advocates for Gay Marriage in California.   However, not for the reason people might think.  Advocating for gay marriage is not a bad thing.  On the contrary this is a worthwhile endeavor and if it is a cause important to you, you have my respect.  Unfortunately, 98% of what I heard today had to do with justice not being fulfilled, racism, sexism, equality…so on and so forth.  This is whining.  Same sex marriage is an issue for the state level and the state of California, the majority anyway, voted that they do not feel the two are equal.  I am not offering that this is right or wrong, but the way that the majority voted.  The state judiciary upheld this vote.  Again, doesn’t make it right or wrong just the way it is.  If you feel strongly about it, don’t piss and moan about equality.  Use the process setup to do something about it.  Persuade the people with dialogue, don’t condemn them for having a majority opinion.  The system worked.  Also, definitely do pad your belief with “facts” because when people check those facts, you will look the fool.
California gay Marriage Advocates, consider your chops busted!

Next up, the Republican Party Advocates.  Wow, what to say here.  You lost.  Your party lost it’s way and y’all did some dumb things the last eight years.  Might be time to look up the term fiscal conservative.  No whining about the new president and how he says he wants to be bi-partisan and then isn’t.  Duh.  Use your brains, he doesn’t need you around, you can’t block what he wants to do, and he doesn’t give two craps about being bi-partisan…at least only as much as it takes to get re-elected.
Republican Party Advocates, consider your chops busted!

Ahhh, now for the Advocates for Sonia Sotomayor.  Big news here.  The president, whose base is large parts of female and Hispanics voters, picked a candidate who fit his major criteria: namely that she is a female and that she is a Hispanic.  Embrace it, reverse discrimination works, weee!  This doesn’t mean that she is not qualified for the job or won’t succeed at doing what Obama hopes she will do in the position.  Honestly though, if resume were a leading criteria for public office, we would have many different people in public office.  In an ideal world, someone who says this  “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,” would not be placed in a position where the mascot is blind lady justice.  Be reasonable about why she was chosen and move on.
Advocated for Sonia Sotomayor, consider your chops busted!

Finally, and I take no pleasure in this, Ann Coulter.  This is an extremely electrifying political advocate who is intelligent and resourceful.  This is a woman who went on the view and got attacked by four angry ladies and held her own.  I like reading her blog, not because I agree with everything she has to say, but because she is passionate and fights for what she believes.  I don’t think this is the best way to discuss politics but I respect her for it and it fits the part she wants to play.  Her current blog post, “Notre Dame Holds First Alan Keyes Fundraiser” is an amazing example of political advocacy gone awry.  Ann, you sound ridiculous.  This sentence, “According to liberals, the right to kill babies was enshrined by the Founding Fathers in our Constitution..” wipes away any credibility you hoped to have on the topic.  The question of life before birth is still a question, clearly not for you, but for many people it is.  You can’t treat that idea as fact.  Not to mention you hold yourself up as a republican.  Why would you ever want a question like that handled on the Federal level.  If you so desperately want to see change in the law.  There’s a process to do so.  Use it.
Ann Coulter, consider your chops busted!