Sometimes I just prefer to sit at the bar. If the restaurant tables are full, then those tall stools beautifully beckon. My wife loves it too, and we may just have our root beer and supper right there! Small talk, sports talk and political pontification ooze like melted butter from fellow “barstool-ers.”
Most “barstool-ers” choose a smiling seatmate hoping no venom from the angry Left prevails. No crazy claims that Trump will declare himself King to fire up the logs of the failed-fantasy-fears the Dems create. No, the Barstool is a welcoming place noticeably void of venom.
“Venom” you say? Well, yes. Read the editorials from the same overused writer to this worthy publication and underline just the hate. Penned with redundancy the same spittle you hear on CNN (Communist News Network), one finds ourselves sliding in the venomed enunciation endlessly spewed to poison the path.
Not so with my fellow “barstool-ers.” We edify, laugh and banter proven political truth and enjoy the camaraderie of some friendly pats on the back. Smiles and laughs, not angry frowns, clothe my crowd.
But guess what? The “barstool-ers” have gained a reputation even off the Plateau. Clearly Nov. 5 was a nationwide movement, more tidal wave than mountain stream. The term “Barstool Conservatism” was coined to conclude that those who think alike and talk about it, got out and voted, swamping the vote with a huge majority. The Joe Rogan Experience resonated especially with the male voter, pushing Trump to the Trump dance. The dissing delivered by Kamala in missing the Al Smith Catholic fundraiser was not lost on my fellow pro-life Our Lady of the Mountain root beer “stool-ers.”
On the other hand, watching Walz’s girly flat hand right-to-left-wave, and hearing his lack of knowledge that a coach can “call” a Pick Six was just too much for the “Barstool-ers!”
“But Trump dances,” the Dems argued. Yes, and even NFL standouts and golfers embraced and copied his moves to the delight of their fans. The Barstool gang are easygoing, affable folks whose conservatism arises from the business logic they learned in the trenches, and the anatomical logic they gleaned from their Bibles. They know that transgender/turned want-a-be woman, did not shed their God-given muscle strength at their doctors’ appointments! “Barstool- ers” have athletic daughters, nieces, and wives who fought for Title IX so that women-born-girls could compete in their own female league against other women-born-girls.
Reality splashes in the eye when least expected. Americans in droves laid off Bud- Lite because a man playing dress-up selling beer did not translate poetically to the rugged and natural barstool-er-beer drinkers of America.
Yep. Trump won big and as the country chose Right and red, you can bet the “barstool-ers” will still be at it: laughing, smiling, hugging and slapping backs. They will be vigorously campaigning and supporting conservative values. They understand where America fell under Biden, and they see the next years as utter heaven!
Bodie Catlin, Highlands