Tea with Mr. Charlie

I received the following on a local blog:

"Mr. Holian,
I've never met a true conservative that feels the way you do. If you haven't looked at this web site you should, usdebtclock.org. You will see what President Reagan was saying about Medicare, not to mention the other failed government programs. If you are OK with all of this you can not be a true conservative. There is no further discussion needed on the Constitution and interpretations, because I presented you actual proof. Thank God for the Tea Parites, because they may have stopped Obamacare and more socialism. And our Republic is in trouble, because of groups like ACORN, no proof of who is actually voting, foreign money involvement and all the money from speical interest and lobbyists. Our so called elected officials are not representing us like the founders estabilshed. When they vote they do not vote for us. 60% of Americans do not want Obamacare and they continue trying to ram it down our throats. You may be happy with all this, but I hope you do not have any children or grandchildren because they are going to pay dearly. We should have the fair tax and we will have plenty of jobs. Look at the depression of 1920 and see what Harding and Coolige did and the results. And as far as Social Security it should have been privatized many years ago before the government rob the money. A county in Texas opted out of Social Security in 1980. They will now pay their retirees 3 times what S.S. is promising with full disability, $250,000 of life insurance and when the person dies, all the money goes to the families. I'm all for help those in true need, but we have funded welfare since the early 60s and now we have a 40% dropout rate in school and a 40% out of wedlock birth rate. Personal responsibitity, only help those that are truly mentally or physically challenged not lazy baby making people. You are capable of working and don't you don't eat."

This individual actually ran for Mayor of the Town of Mooresville, NC. What's shocking is that he wasn't elected. I de-constructed his rant, pointed out that virtually everything he typed was a FOX sound byte. 10 word bits of red meat thrown at Tea Parties and by Hannity and Beck. Not an original thought in this poor man's head.

"Personal responsibitity, only help those that are truly mentally or physically challenged not lazy baby making people. You are capable of working and don't you don't eat."

And that is the solution of a 'true' conservative. Cut off social programs to 'lazy baby making people' and let the unemployed and their families starve. He would deny his code for blacks and other minorities, of course. But, he can't run from his words. Unfortunately, he neither understands his words nor the contempt they show, not just for the people he's talking about, but, for those Founders who actually cared about the people they sought to build a nation for.

We the people deserve better than this man. Better than the FOX News talking heads that toss him his daily dose of hate and vitriol and contempt for people who are so much better than he is.

This man's name doesn't matter. Nothing, in fact, could matter less than this man's name.