falling out of love at this altitude

Oct 31, 2006 18:55

1. My seminar professor correctly identified me as a liberal today. I admitted that I'd voted a straight ticket in the midterm elections (on my absentee ballot, which, by the way, did not cost much to send) without identifying the party. Moments later, he referred to my comment and said, "When Mikaela {he pronounces it Mi-kahh-la} votes for ( Read more... )

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hgoody05 October 31 2006, 23:57:22 UTC
If a Democrat judges you by appearance and concludes that you're a Democrat, it probably means you look smart.

If a Republican judges you by appearance and concludes that you're a Democrat, it probably means you look like you're creative.

So, no matter who this guy is, I think it's a good thing.

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roflcopstress November 1 2006, 23:33:23 UTC
Helen, you are so incredibly cool. You are what I wish I'd been like in high school. (speaking of which: you're almost done! kinda.)

but yeah. the guy's a neocon. The thing is that I absolutely love him anyway. Academia is full of amazing people who just happen to be insanely conservative. He doesn't really talk about his political views in class, which I guess is a good thing. I just hope he's not judging me for being ideologically opposed to everything he stands for. I hope you're right and he thinks I'm creative.

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