I love this country. I really do - I give it a hard time, but that's only because I love it and I expect nothing but the best from it. But increasingly I am wondering what the fuck is wrong with us. I know that most, if not everyone, reading this blog has a similar world view, so in some senses this a masturbatory exercise, but I thought I'd share the following ridiculousness with you all.
First, we have a poll where CBS asked people their thoughts on Homosexuals in the military. Then they asked people how they felt about Gay Men and Lesbians in the Military. I always thought the two groups were composed of primarily the same people. Evidently America disagrees.
Moral of the story - it's okay to be gay or lesbian. It's less okay to be a homosexual. It's ridiculous that we even care what sexual preference people have. It's even more ridiculous that we somehow think that sexual preference should determine whether people can serve our country. I guess we can hang our hat on the fact that we are more tolerant than Uganda...at least we have that going for us?
Okay, number two. I hate the Republican Party - I try not to say I hate republicans, but as an organization I find the Republican party unAmerican, racist, closed-minded, selfish and interested in only serving the interests of the upper-class or corporate America. The Republican Party's refusal to vote for anything the President supports reviles me and shows that they do not understand or care about the average American or improving life in this country. Anyway, I am not a huge Rachel Maddow fan, but she recently did a story showing how the Republican party is voting against policies they support simply because the President supports them and how they refused to vote for the stimulus package, but are taking credit with constituents for project funded from the stimulus. It's pretty shocking and is just further evidence that the organization's interest is not in support good policy but in acting contrary to our President.
Thats all. I'll go back to posting about Taylor Swift soon. I promise.
why don't you like Rachel Maddow? Don't tell Meggie. PS. Thank god you're returning to T Swizzle soon.
ReplyDeleteWoods, you're missing the obvious. See, what Mike left out was that he actually was one of those surveyed, and that he fell in the "Strongly Oppose" category for both homosexuals and gays and lesbians, so of course he doesn't like Rachel Maddow and her sinful lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteMaddow is lesbian? I just went from 6 to midnight
ReplyDeleteI dont like Ms. Maddow mainly because my mother and sister think that anything on MSNBC is the gospel, so I just get sick of hearing oh, on Keth Olberman they said this or on Rachel Maddow she said this. I havent really watched a ton of her show, so maybe I'm being unfair? Maybe Meggie can convince me otherwise...though I am pretty sure next time I watch TV with her we are finishing the Lion King, since its back in the Disney vault and she is the only one I know who has it (that and I know how much she appreciated my rendition of Hakuna Matata).
ReplyDeleteAnd there will be more Tswizzle soon, I promise. Wanna go to the movies shortay so we can see her in Valentine's day and then post about how awesome she was in it?
And Chris, youre an idiot.