Talk to me!
Your "friend" sounds like an idiot. 
Is there anything in this world worse than a Monday morning sans coffee??
Oh, and stupid friends.
fuck all. this one really hit home. i swear i'm not being a douche when i say, "Great Post!"
Great post.
Fictional is the new real.
Amen and amen. Obama 08!
Listen Whit, you just don't understand the average joe sixpack with all your uhh beer drinking ok bad example. But then there's hmmm. Are you sure you can't see Russia from your house?
Cracker Barrel should be punishment for Shoplifting. Their "gravy" tastes like Feet.
Doggonit.
You elitist!
I suppose you will want them to learn History and Economics too! If you want to hike and read why not move to a Marxist country like Canada or France? America has no room for your kind, you probably drink Microbrews and wine not Six-Packs of Bud. You may even want to vote for someone who is more intelligent than you, this is not the American way, I say.
So take your Marxist thoughts and get to work on that pile of clothes and be happy that you live in America.
P.S. Totally had the same Monday, but managed to find a Maxwell House pre-packaged thing I took from a hotel.
I'm done with folksy as well. We've all seen where it gets us. This time, I don't want folksy, I want smart.
like, someone who uses the g when pronouncing words that end in "ing"
Hard to believe how idiotic some people can be. You are a true friend if you can look past such stupidity.
Great post. I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I got over it.
Fantastic Post~ Loved it.
Sybil Law- He's a great guy. The kind you'd never think differed from you on politics based on what you have in common.
Ed- Luckily I had espresso. I made the full six shots and drank them in one cup.
Liv- I would never think praise was douchebaggery- especially from you!
Sha- Thanks!
BHJ- Are you really James Frey?
Willie G- and an amen for the road!
Bill- No, but I've had Russians in my house. Does that count?
Bridge- You've got me all figured out- except I haven't touched the clothes yet.
Papa Bradstein- Smart would be a nice change of pace.
bridge- what are you talkin' about?
James- How are the new meds?
Debs3- Thank you!
Yeah, I don't want my leader to get his or her suits at WalMart after curing beef jerky and having a big night out at the Sizzler.
I'm not an elitist either..I'm just not into folksy for president.
cIII- Mmm, feet.
Hilly- but you're blogging elite! What about moose jerky?
So - let's see...I'm an idiot, stupid, illiterate, maybe even a douche? I wouldn't mind half these comments had just one of these tolerant(?), accepting(?), non-elitist(?) - aw fuck it - one of these douchebags had even been privy (did he just type privy?) to the conversation all of us were having.
I don't mind the post, Whit - I knew to whom you were referring - and I know to what as well. This is one of those instances where context is lost, especially in 140 characters on Twitter. You wrote about leaving the conversation to talk to "real" friends - I replied, knowing how much time you spend on line blogging, tweeting, etc., that you don't have any real friends i.e. on virtual. I was not implying that because you don't do "folksy" that you're not real - hell, you spend more time at Disney that I do (that, oh brilliant commenters, is an in joke).
We may differ politically, but in the big scheme of things, that shit really doesn't matter - sometimes, passion seems to be confused with anger and that's just not the case with me. I know my views don't echo yours or Jay's or Tony's or any of these people here or at DC, but that doesn't make me not like any of you nor would it cause me to insult any of you.
I'm glad my no sequitur drove you to write such a passionate post - maybe I should not insult you more often. Yes, that's a dig - a small one, but a dig nonetheless. I kid, because I love.
Mr. Big Dubya- I'm glad you liked the post, and I'm sure it's clear that I left you anonymous for a reason. I had no intention of throwing you to the wolves (please don't shoot them from your helicopter).
In all fairness to the comments above, these are people that moreorless agree with my politics and they weren't aimed at you as Mr. Big Dubya, but rather the faceless character in my post. Their opinions were based on what I gave them and I'm sure quite a few of them consider you, regardless of politics, as a friend.
To be clear, I wasn't angry about the comment, because, as you said there is a lot left to the imagination when typing quick notes to each other, especially when the exchange is as snarky as the one we were engaged in.
It just made me think. The fact you didn't mean it in the context I took it doesn't change the fact that others have made such claims, not about me per se, but in general, and that's what I ran with, the spirit if not the intent. Call it artistic license.
I really appreciate your response, and please note that my desire was to make it very clear that our differences did not change my respect for you or the fact that we're friends. Hell, if Biden and McCain can love each other I think we'll be okay.
Besides, if we've survived three years of Red Sox/Yankees tension I think we can get through this.
Mo' bettah that moose killer comes and does the dishes... while I'm not home... and leaves before I get back... without touching anything else.
What's a Walmart?
Oh the Joys- good plan, although they could vacuum too and I wouldn't mind
Patty- Imagine if Mad Max had a Target instead of a Thunderdome. Walmart is like that but dirtier and with more censorship.
This post is straight-up perfect.
Everybody around here says "y'all" folksy and non-folksy alike. I forget it's not that way everywhere.
"Pile of work that I ignored all weekend, have you put on weight?"
Amen to that 
I'm embarrassed for our country that we have a candidate for the 2nd highest office (and potentially the highest) who says "youbetcha" on a regular basis. This is insane.
Some people are just "real" haters.
Anyways, me going through security at the airport at 5:15 on Monday morning was real too.
Maggie, dammit- Thanks, just doing how I do.
Holmes- They say it here, too. Well, Britney does.
Jeff- And the way she throws "there" in there.
VegasDad- anything at 5:15 is more real than I care to be a part of
Hey Whit,
I have been outspoken about the fact that I believe that there is no discernible difference between the two major candidates, and I have yet to hear even the smallest argument that would lead me to believe otherwise. I hate Obama and his magical thinking as much as I hate McCain and his constant quoting of the dreaded Reaganomicon.
That said, this was a great post. It summarized beautifully the condescension on display by both parties, and the average Americans limitless capacity to be seduced by it. Americans respond to this because, well, Americans are morons, and we get the government we deserve. Thanks for your honesty and introspection; were it so easy for the rest of the country to muster some.
Your friend,
Dan
PS--Fantasy football this week? I WILL OWN YOU.
Dan-
a) You're going down.
b) I get the whole not liking either candidate, that's not me this time, but it has been before. Vote for Obama and I'll buy you some whisky.
The olny thing worse than Monday mornings are Sunday nights. The weekend is over and Monday hasn't even started yet.
*poke* *poke* Hrm... seems real enough to me!
AAJoe- The feel of pending doom.
Sue- that tickles
"Sink full of dishes, how the hell are you? Have you met couch covered in 4 loads of laundry? Great."
Damn, and I thought you were all talkin' about the woes of society not recognizing stayathome parents as real. Maybe I should rethink my stance on that since I just completely glossed over the whole political context of this post and domesticated it.
Perhaps I escape reality too much?
Something to ponder.
Thanks!
DQFFS! - That's what I'm here for!
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