Monday, October 13, 2008
Joe Six-Pack
And I'm not talking about abs here. I've heard that Palin considers herself to be a Joe Six-Pack kind of person. One of us she thinks. According to her, it's about time us fellow six-packers were represented in the Oval office. Look around you. Think about the fellow six-packers you know. Do you really want of those Bud swilling, pick up driving, Copenhagen chewing folks to be leading the county?
Newsweek: On the phone from McCain's retreat in Sedona, Palin replied: "I think they're just not used to someone coming in from the outside saying, 'You know what? It's time that normal Joe Six-Pack American is finally represented in the position of vice presidency.'
In some ways, I consider myself an elitist snob. I'll drink a six-pack, but it's more often Becks than Bud. My choice of radio station tends to play Celtic and Classical more than Top 40. I don't have cable and would rather spend time in a library or museum than at a NASCAR track. I did make it through high school and college and can actually find my home state and England and Italy on a map. OK, I know finding Michigan on a map is cheating compared to finding West Virginia or Arkansas, but you get the idea.
However, my roots are definitely Joe Six-Pack. My dad drank Pfeiffer or PBR. I grew up on a farm with two dogs, a cat and a John Deere tractor. My childhood hero was John Wayne and I still love to shoot guns and make knives.
However, given that background, I assure I don't want a Joe Six-Pack kind of guy (or gal) running my country. I'd much rather have a well-educated, well-traveled individual who realizes that close proximity to the Bering Straits doesn't make them a Russian expert. And I really don't want someone who figures it's god's will to go to war because the other side's god doesn't like our god.
Labels: government, michigan
