Catherine Vogt, 14, is an Illinois 8th grader, the daughter of a liberal mom and a conservative dad. She wanted to conduct an experiment in political tolerance and diversity of opinion at her school in the liberal suburb of Oak Park.

She noticed that fellow students at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama for president. His campaign kept preaching "inclusion," and she decided to see how included she could be.

So just before the election, Catherine consulted with her history teacher, then bravely wore a unique T-shirt to school and recorded the comments of teachers and students in her journal. The T-shirt bore the simple yet quite subversive words drawn with a red marker:

"McCain Girl."

"I was just really curious how they'd react to something that different, because a lot of people at my school wore Obama shirts and they are big Obama supporters," Catherine told us. "I just really wanted to see what their reaction would be."

Immediately, Catherine learned she was stupid for wearing a shirt with Republican John McCain's name. Not merely stupid. Very stupid.

"People were upset. But they started saying things, calling me very stupid, telling me my shirt was stupid and I shouldn't be wearing it," Catherine said.

Then it got worse.

Maybe not, until you wear an Obama shirt.


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"God does not play dice" - Albert Einstein
"God does play dice" - Stephen Hawking

Pectus Pectoris Memor

It's just a universal truth about humanity, not something that's true only about one political party and not others. And also on the hypocrisy line that I'm sure will follow. Human beings are hypocrites, universally.

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Let yourself be enchanted,
You just might break through
To ever ever after

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Tolerance often fails by those claiming to be the "most tolerant"

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And congrats on the "Blue Name".

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"God does not play dice" - Albert Einstein
"God does play dice" - Stephen Hawking

Pectus Pectoris Memor

all i can tell them now... is: dont blame me. i voted mccain.

but it's ridiculous how people are too obsessed.

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Do Not Meddle In The Affairs Of Dragons,
For You Are Crunchy and Good with Ketchup
/b/ does it for the lulz!!!

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Quote: from barnabas at 11:51 am on Nov. 14, 2008

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Tolerance often fails by those claiming to be the "most tolerant"

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Most often, it would seem...  

And congrats on the "Blue Name".

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Thanks! I am still in the portion of it all.


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Do not abandon yourselves to despair.
We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Pope John Paul II

I proclaim my republican vote with pride...

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Do Not Meddle In The Affairs Of Dragons,
For You Are Crunchy and Good with Ketchup
/b/ does it for the lulz!!!

I fail to understand your point, unless it is only to further defame Democrats by using your 'selective vision'.

Seriously, how long are you going to be bitter about the election? John McCain isn't...      so why are you?

I notice more than a few people on here with a similar attitude, myself included.

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"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."
--Napoleon

I'm a little disappointed, actually.

Post edited at 11:03 am on Nov. 14, 2008 by PrideAndJoy

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I'm surprised you neo-cons didn't kill yourselves after the anti-Christ was elected.

I'm a little disappointed, actually.

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I'm surprised you neo-cons didn't kill yourselves after the anti-Christ was elected.

I'm a little disappointed, actually.

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A news-worthy item might have been a case-controlled double-blind test involving pyschologically analysing 2 groups (Obama voters and McCain voters) that showed there was a statistically significant difference between their scores in a tolerance test.

I don't doubt this is pretty prevelant in America, but to suggest this article is actually interesting is pointless mud-slinging we could only expect from before the election.

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Massive, epic adventure, multi-coloured, multi-layered.
Sort of two/three dimensional Wizard of Oz for the future.

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Kiara Liz