"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
9 October 2006It's my party and I'll buy if I want to"Some businesses, things and people," says Miriam, "just seem to naturally belong to one political party or the other." A few of her examples:
Target, Democratic; Wal-Mart, Republican. Sears, Democratic; Macy's, Republican. Margarine, Democratic; butter, Republican. The miniskirt, Democratic; the little black dress with pearls, Republican. Tattoos, Democratic; Botox, Republican. Hot dogs, Democratic; knackwurst, Republican. Kraft cheddar cheese, Democratic; havarti cheese, Republican. Mustard, Democratic; mayonnaise, Republican.
Obviously none of this is graven in stone, and I expect protests on some of them — since when is mayonnaise Republican? — but there is some sense to it, perhaps. My own thinking: Democratic: Volvo, Panera Bread, TJ Maxx, Lifetime. Republican: Buick, Burger King, JCPenney, ESPN. Green: Segway, Whole Foods, Goodwill, C-SPAN. Libertarians, of course, buy what they damn well please. Posted at 9:22 AM to Political Science FictionThen I must be a Libertarian, because I buy what I damn well please. I also vote how I damn well please: Republican. Posted by: McGehee at 11:14 AM on 9 October 2006Mayonnaise is Republican because it is white, greasy, and can't take heat. ;) Posted by: Dan at 12:20 PM on 9 October 2006Botox Republican? So that outs Nancy Pelosi as an agent provocateur. Posted by: Brian J. at 1:00 PM on 9 October 2006I buy what I damn well please, but prefer pumps to Birkenstocks, if you get my drift. In other, outdated, news... Posted by: Tat at 1:21 PM on 9 October 2006In an unrelated matter, Jacqueline Passey has apparently sworn off Birks. Here in GOP Gaston County NC it's Skoal, tattoos, Bud, NASCAR, and The Comedy Channel. And yes, there are THREE Wal-Marts within ten miles. People here don't know the difference between Frank Sinatra and Barry Manilow. The only cultural advantage between here and Philadelphia is that South Carolina public radio actually has a full time jazz station that I can get, whereas in Philadelphia the jazz station (WRTI) plays classical during the day. The other advantage, of course, is that people down here don't believe Bush is Satan in a pinstriped suit. Posted by: John Salmon at 11:25 AM on 10 October 2006My comment above was a comparison between my old home of Philly and my present one of suburban Charlotte NC...should've made that explicit. Posted by: John Salmon at 11:27 AM on 10 October 2006Of course, WRTI picked up that classical programming because the the owners of the commercial station with a classical format (WFLN) decided the take would be better with something else. There isn't much jazz here on the radio: three hours (previously four, and once five) in the evenings on an NPR station. (There's a full-time classical station elsewhere on the dial, and in between there's another NPR station that programs classical music.) That's right, and some of the WFLN disk jockeys (there's an expression you don't hear much any more) went over to RTI. Did you live in Philly at some point, CGH? Posted by: John Salmon at 3:07 PM on 10 October 2006I did not. However, I used to keep a chart of all the commercial classical stations nationwide, until the number grew so depressingly tiny that I gave it up. |