Give Me Liberty, or Give Me a Molotov Cocktail

I am sorry to say I haven't been watching the RNC (or the DNC, for that matter) for lack of both time and attention span, but I have been keeping up at work, thanks to CNN.com.

I just read McCain's speech from yesterday, and yes yes I know, everyone's all abuzz about McCain and Palin and what idiots (most) Republicans are.

What gets me most though, is this: McCain talked about these couples and families who work hard and struggle to do good for their country. They are schoolteachers, folks who work with the disabled community, American soldiers - and most of all, WHITE PEOPLE. You know how, when you read a fortune from a fortune cookie, some sillies like to add "in bed" at the end of each life prediction to make it more interesting?

Well, to some degree, we can do the same to McCain's speech. Only add "white people" at the end of nearly every sentence - and you'll get from him what he REALLY means in his promises to the country. Here are a few examples.

We believe in a government that unleashes the creativity and initiative of Americans, government that doesn't make your choices for you, but works to make sure you have more choices to make for yourself (if you are white).


All these functions of government were designed before the rise of the global economy, the information technology revolution, and the end of the Cold War. We have to catch up to history, and we have to change the way we do business in Washington (for white people).

I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can (for white people). My opponent will raise them. I will open...

I will open new markets to our goods and services (to white people). My opponent will close them.

I will cut government spending (for white people). He will increase it.

My friends, I've been an imperfect servant of my country for many years. But I've been her servant first, last, and always. And I've never...

I've never lived a day, in good times or bad, that I didn't thank God for the privilege (of being white). --> haha if he even knew....

I know how the military works, what it can do, what it can do better, and what it shouldn't do. I know how the world works (for white people). I know the good and the evil in it.

I know how to work with leaders who share our dreams of a freer, safer and more prosperous world (for white people), and how to stand up to those who don't.

I know how to secure the peace (for white people).

Aaand I could go forever. His ending, especially, all that "fight with me" business, you could add in that caveat everywhere. (Fight with me and white people. Fight for what's right for our country and white people. Fight for justice and opportunity for all white people, etc.)

Of course, I'm perfectly aware of the fact that I mean a certain class and type of white people, but I feel very justified in generalizing in this way. (I feel inclined to qualify my statements to make sure people understand I know what I'm doing)

McCain mentions "the Latina daughter of migrant workers," but bullshit. He has no idea how to address their inequities and hardships.

DAHHH, you people.