Um, ok

I don't really discuss my political and religious beliefs on this blog. In fact I don't really discuss those topics in my conversations very much unless someone asks. If asked, I will give my unedited honest opinion. When I was 18 or 19, I probably used to be a pit bull about it especially when I knew someone was saying something just to get under my skin. But my opinions are just that-my opinions and frankly I don't really care if a person agrees with me or not and for the most part if I admired them before I knew, it probably wouldn't change my feelings for said hypothetical person if they had a different belief. Another reason I don't really feel the need to start conversations about those topics is because one doesn't have to spend a whole lot of time with me to figure out where I stand since I'm not the sort of person who hides their feelings. But once in a blue moon, like everyone, I encounter some poor sad soul whose mouth surprisingly spews out stupidness the magnitude of which I didn't know existed before and on behalf of people with an IQ of at least over .01, I feel like I have to say something halfway intelligent.(ok I know the correct word is stupidity, but stupidness sounds funnier) Mind you, I promise I didn't take a condescending tone in the snippets of conversation I'm about to tell you smart people about because I'm not like that-I hate people like that. I was in a really good mood and I truly liked who I was talking to so I was being , you know, regular. (Forgive me, I couldn't think of a better word.)

I don't know how talk about the war started but I'm sure this war is brought up in millions of conversations everyday:

Her: Yeah, people can say what they want to say about the war but I just think it really had to be done.

Me: A lot of people feel that way.

Her: Well, you know because after 9-11, we had to go after Osama Bin Laden. That's why the war in Iraq has continue until they find him.

Me: Um, I don't think he's in Iraq.

Her: Of course he is, why else would they be there then?

Me: Well, if we're talking about looking for him, I don't think they believe him to be in Iraq.....

Her: He is.

(she looked to the drunk person next to us and asked him: Isn't he?)

Me: I think we're talking about Afghanistan.

(I was wondering if maybe she was just innocently geographically incorrect. I was wrong)

Her: Oh-same thing.

Me: I'm pretty sure it's a completely different country.

Her: Same thing to me.

Me: oh ok


After that I just kind of put my mind on automatic pilot while waiting for the subject to change because.....well, you've read the above I don't even have to explain why. But the subject didn't change. I want to say though, before anyone thinks otherwise that at no point in my interaction with this girl did I ever get mad or irritated or mean spirited. I almost don't know why I even bothered though. I guess because she was so sweet in her manner and intelligent and interesting in the other things we talked about. Someone brought up the election:

Her: I really hate Hilary.

Me: Really?

Her: Yeah she should have left her husband, maybe then I could vote for her but I think she handled that badly.

Me: I certainly wouldn't put up with that kind of behavior from my own husband but I was 16 when he was elected and even then I knew he was chasing after anything in a skirt so I'm pretty sure she knew what she was getting into. She's no idiot.

Her: I just don't think America is ready for a woman to be president, oh am I offending you, are you for Hilary?

Me: Um, I'm not offended.....

Her: I really liked that guy McCain, I think he's Jewish.

Me: I don't think he's Jewish.

Her: Yeah.

Me: Are you talking about Joe Lieberman?

Her: I don't think so. He's a GOP member right?

Me: John McCain is, but no Joe Lieberman was a registered Democrat and now I believe he's an Independent.

Her: No McCain-the Jewish guy-the senator who was running with Gore that time, that's who I'm talking about. He's the one that was in a POW camp for a long time. I don't think he's running anymore though. Shame, I really liked him.



Ok, Do ya'll want more? Because I was listening to this for at least 20 minutes so I have more-just ask and I can give it to you but I think these 2 snippets are enough to get the idea. I couldn't make this kind of stuff up. And you want to hear a cherry on top? This girl is a Sophomore at one of the top Universities in the state ok.

yeah.