Manning Up

During the debate, Sharon Angle told Harry Reid to “Man up,” to which Reid replied, “Absolutely not, that’s why I’m a Democrat.”

That got me thinking: There are all these political woman organizations, but none for men. It would be kind of nice to have an organization that could speak up and declare, “Reid is a emasculated sissy, and he doesn’t speak for men.” An organization that could lobby for things of interest to men like:

* Bacon
* Guns
* Explosions
* Eating all the salt and transfats we want
* Violent video games
* Decreased sensitivity/awareness of PC crap
* Cigars
* Punching hippies

I guess that kind of makes me think of Al Bundy’s “No Ma’am” club from Married with Children (which would be a great name for anti-Barbara Boxer group). Still, worth considering making for real.

What issues related to manning up do you think needs to be lobbied for?

34 Comments

  1. * Trains. But not those sissy “electric” trains. 4-8-8-4 articulated steam locomotive running on tons of pure bituminous coal ripped from the bosom of Mother Earth. That kind of train.

  2. Yes, but real men don’t have meetings to whine about other people…democrats do. Perhaps the only possible way it could work would be if there were beer and a ballgame or race on in the background.

  3. * Emphasize the difference between metrosexual/guido/hipster/liberal “men” and a true gentleman.
    * Cancelling all sit-coms that depict men as overgrown children or sleazy pervs (I guess we’d have to grant an exception to Bill Clinton)
    * Some good, exciting, non-moralizing war movies!

  4. We have an organization. Its called hockey.

    Real men don’t lobby for anything, we are to busy taking responsibility for ourselves.

    The organization of ugly female homosexuals (now) seems to think harry is one of them. They are correct.

  5. I once thought NASCAR was the answer, but I was f’n wrong there too. My wife is now a bigger fan than I am…
    First baseball, the football, now NASCAR… I hope she doesn’t become a lesbian! (Well, if she does maybe her girlfriend will like to drink beer….)

  6. Real Men are honest, can be trusted and don’t give a rat’s ass what anybody else thinks of them!

    Real Men don’t watch network TV shows!

    Real Men don’t watch network or cable news shows!

    Real Men hunt, fish, camp, fart, burb, belch etc and don’t apologize for it!

    Real Men punch any of their friends that want to shop at the GAP!

    Real Men buy most of their clothes from a Hardware/Home and Garden Center!

    Real Men don’t do KMart or Target!

    Real Men drink coffee…not triple super lattes with a touch of soy milk and whipped cream. That deserves a face punch!

    Real Men drive real cars, never EVER anything that is considered Green

    Real Men have a table saw and use it frequently and the safeguard must be removed.

    Real Men don’t let their kids wear bicycle helmets or knee and elbow pads. The knee pads leads to teh ghey!

    Real Men don’t “shop” just to “shop”. We go to the store and get what we want and get out!

    Real Men don’t have bumper stickers on their cars…EVER!

  7. * Real men support our armed forces.

    * Real men put a stop to wrong-doing.

    * Real men stop to help someone in danger.

    * Real men have a sixth sense about people (like dogs).

    * Real men know bullsh!t when they see or hear it.

    * Real men hate nanny states and 90% of “governments.”

    * Real men will kick Obama’s ass.

  8. USSJC: Real Men punch any of their friends that want to shop at the GAP!

    Real men don’t have friends that would consider shopping at the gap.

    Real men shop at the military surplus store.

    Real men hold the door for a lady. Real ladies thank them for it.

  9. Not to be redundant, but lobbying for real men to once again BE real men in TV and movie comedies that currently are being portrayed as cotton candy ass sissy whiney pukes. Real men have been wiped clear off all types of shows and it MUST BE STOPPED NOW ! IMMEDIATELY ! ! ! !

  10. Beer. Fresh, American made, malty, hoppy, yummy beer, tasty beer!
    (Yes, we already have a very powerful wholesale distributors lobby, but they are evil!!)
    Plus, they will be looking to raise the tax on beer, so yay beer!

  11. Well said, Frank M. In addition, NO tax on beer. No alcohol tax. No sales tax. No income tax on breweries, at least the ones who make real beer (this excludes, for example, whoever is brewing Budweiser, Miller, and any “light” beer these days).

  12. Just agreein’ with 3 & 15. Every year when football season starts I see the ads for network shows and am once again disgusted with the presentation that any white male is either stupid, wimpy, or evil. (I will cut NCIS a little slack!)

  13. – The group would need to lobby for mandatory dodgeball in schools.
    – The group would also need to lobby against “swirlies,” “wedgies,” and “noogies” counting as bullying. Then, representatives of the group need to be present outside Congressional hearings and schoolboard meetings to administer such treatment to those who protest it.
    – We would advocate for no pink (besides cheerleaders who choose to go “commando” doing high kicks) on football fields.

    But I agree with #24, such organization, by nature, cannot happen.

  14. Ya know, BurmaShave is right. Dean Martin was a real man. I remember reading a biography about Dean Martin that basically said there was no secret Dean, no deep-thinker Dean. He was just a guy who sang and hung out.

  15. Real men are honest, upright, have integrity, are clean (body and mind), respectful, fair, and they have a belief that there is someone (thing, entity) greater then they, to whom they owe gratitude and reverence. And you are right Island Girl there aren’t many being represented, anywhere.

    We could make the same list for Real Women, but they aren’t well represented either. Hollywood considers these types of people boring and the world considers them lame doormats to be spat on and derided.

    Every week I spend time examining how I did this week and find that I have not lived up to my potential, but thankfully I get to start again (after the appropriate process) . The world doesn’t think much of that “lifestyle” choice either. Sigh.

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