by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis
This is my 14th year in the Valley. I moved here as a long-time visitor, lover of outdoor life, and because I’ve always enjoyed the people and the Montana way of life. As someone who was always forced to live in blue states the bonus of a more conservative/libertarian mentality was huge.
I’ve been lucky enough to meet and get to know some of the nicest people while here. People wave at you on country roads, If you meet someone on a mountain trail, they’re always friendly, kids on bikes wave at you when you tell them to cross the street in front of you, there’s a slew of people looking to hold doors for people when they walk into a store/restaurant etc. (and they thank you for doing so). If you are in a store inquiring about how to fix something, or which item you should buy will work best for you, there is always a bunch of opinions based on experience that are offered up.
So, when a book was allowed to be written called “White Rural Rage,” I was infuriated. It was written by two dopes who should not be allowed to write above the urinal no less a book, but it does exist, and was shamelessly promoted ad nauseum on CNN and MSNBC by their merry band of race baiting dolts. They even gave airtime to these clowns to spread their hate because that is what their viewers want – division and hate.
Let me summarize it for you: Democrats hate you. They do. In their elitist opinions, we are just a bunch of dumb country folk who really don’t matter to the society they yearn for. Just pay your taxes so they can launder and redistribute it and try not to shoot yourself by accident.
Of course, the usual list of unfounded slanderous names are thrown at us like misogynistic, racist, racists etc. I’m old enough to remember when the country was told not to lump all Muslims into the same category after 9/11, but white rural people apparently do not get that courtesy.
I don’t know about you, but I am done with the name calling Democrat propaganda machine. We’re nice folks who stand for the flag, support our neighbors, contribute to society, want a nation of peace and prosperity with freedom and liberty at the forefront. Not what the other guys want which is a big, bloated money wasting elitist globalist government full of un-elected officials who want to tell you what appliances and cars you are allowed to own.
WMA says
Bill, I am unaware of any effort by Democrats to shut down FOX News. If you are so aware, please post the link. And Obama never banned any books. Republicans do that. The Dr. Seuss estate willingly pulled six or so volumes of his work because they contained deeply offensive content.
Gomez says
Exactly.
hsabin says
BILL – you hit the nail on the head. THANK YOU! I am tired of jaded people like those above who replied to you about how great life is elsewhere. IF they do NOT like the valley and its people, they should go elsewhere. WILL THEYa?. NOPE! They gripe, complain and have nothing better to do with their lives. They are boring people. IGNORE THEM and come to a Pachyderm meeting this coming FRIDAY at the Frontier cafe in Stevensville at 11:30, and hear a talk about the ROUNDABOUT on HWY 93. Then let’s talk about what to do about the MDT that is NOT listening to the people – its patriots like you that make this valley something special. Thank you for being such.
WMA says
Helen,
I DEFY you to find a single statement I have ever made that suggests I do not love the Bitterroot valley with all my heart.
Bill Cavanaugh says
So you’re not angry with the guys who wrote the book and slandered the entire rural community, you’re angry with the guy who brought it to your attention.
Got it.
WMA says
Bill, I am not angry at you for mentioning a book. I am angry that you would lie about my nonexistent hatred for a class of Americans I actually admire above all others.
WMA says
Bill Cavanaugh is a tragic creation of Donald Trump. Bill is filled with rage, hate and is sadly delusional about what America is. He believes people should be “allowed” to write books. He tells us that Democrats hate country folks. This is a damn lie. It is not possible to be a more passionate Democrat than I, but I guess he believes I hate myself since I am a child of rural America. I was born in a tiny farming community of 3,000 people. I have never willingly lived in a community with a population of more than 5,000 people. I am a college educated professional but earned half of what I would have if I had chosen to live and work in a big city. But I never did. I have always chosen to live with country folks like me and I always will. And Bill, if you drive past me when I walk my dog every morning on my quiet country road, I will wave at you.
Bill Cavanaugh says
First off. You don’t know me so keep your personal opinion to yourself.
Second. I am not passionate about any political party. I am a passionate American.
Third. I did not write the Book, but it is there in Black and White so it is most definitely not a lie., It was written by two city dwelling Democrats who slandered Rural America with the usual list of names Democrats have used ad nauseam over the past 8 years. It’s disgusting and disrespectful.
Lastly, I bow to No Politician. I do however have a PhD in Common Sense and know when a corrupt bunch of Elitist Oligarchs are pulling the strings of our government to line their pockets.
WMA says
Bill, first of all I will voice my opinion on any topic anytime I damn well please just as you did in this hate-filled letter. And, as I said, your bone-headed claim about Democrats hating rural people is, as I said, a damn lie. SOME Democrats no doubt look down on country folks , especially those who blindly support an adulterer and proven rapist like Trump. I suspect it would be easy to find many Republicans who hate city-dwelling Democrats like you apparently do. But I would never claim all Republicans share that hate.
Bill Cavanaugh says
Way to show your White Rural Rage.
Nice work.
WMA says
Yes, Bill, I am white, I am rural and when people like you lie about what I believe without having a clue about my thought process, it ticks me off.
Gomez says
“So, when a book was allowed to be written….”
Your authoritarian, anti-free speech, anti-1st Amendment streak is showing. I guess it shouldn’t come as any surprise coming from a supporter of the candidate who said the quiet part out loud when he said “I guess we can’t count on Fox News to help us anymore.” in response to them running an ad that he didn’t like. You’re big on banning books too, right?
Bill Cavanaugh says
Gomez. Didn’t the Democrats try and shut down Fox News? Also, go out and look for all of the Dr Seuss Books. Good Luck, because Obama banned some of them.
So really. Continue being a walking contradiction.