Yeah, I’m catching up on my Sunday Morning posts. Haven’t done a lot for awhile and this past week was a pretty good one. Here, we discuss the death of penmanship. To be fair though, I think the real problem is that we use fewer and fewer words in our language and can’t spell them for shit.
If I can not figure out what you are trying to write, who cares if I can read it or not?
I often say that the modern Republicans are being led by cruel idiots. I get called out a lot on that. I am not saying every Republican voter is a bigot or a moron. That said, they sure do elect a lot of ’em.
Case in point per the poor leadership argument. The Pima County, AZ GOP is raffling off a gun. They’ve had the gun for awhile, even tried to raffle it off before but no one picked it up.
So they are trying it again.
No big deal. Folks have raffles for stuff all the time. Plus, these kinds of folks think it is great to bring weapons into the house of God, a place to worship their so-called Prince of Peace. Not Piece. Peace. Anyways….
Problem is, Pima County is where Representative Gabrielle Giffords has her Congressional seat. You know, the elected official some jackhole tried to assassinate last year. By using a Glock. A Glock, incidentally, is the type of pistol being auctioned by the Pima County GOP.
It’s tasteless to try to profit from this. End of story. Someone can donate a howitzer for all I care but not this. Then again, these folks like money more than they do people. Or respect. Or decency.
And you wonder why I won’t vote for them. You know, aside from them wanting to deport me solely based on my genetic makeup.
Forgot to link this earlier. Classic Stewart. Thankfully someone is finally getting pissed.
Forgotten how filthy some of our fellow Americans are? First, ask yourself why this is even an issue. Seriously, why make political hay out of something like this. Then read some of the comments. Despicable creatures.
Then read some backstory on the painting itself. Just reminds me I need to read/re-read more Steinbeck. We need a modern version of him to tell the stories of folks being kicked by the powerful in this day and age.
Look, when the financial press is openly reporting that the wealthy and the corporations are sowing the seeds of destruction, it may already be too late.
Granted, I think Americans are able to put up with an intolerable amount of BS. We didn’t riot when the Supreme Court threw out our votes and the Electoral College and basically put Bush in office because they felt like it. Hell, they voted in droves to have a Panamanian and his secessionist coattail hanger run/ruin this nation. And they want either Bachmann or Traitor Rick Perry to finish the job of disuniting the union, if polls show any truth.
So, yeah, maybe we will collectively roll over and keep letting this happen to us.
Then again, if the Greeks and the Libyans can rise up against their governments, we might just have to reclaim our balls and show them how to really do it someday.
Don’t worry, I’m not part of the Paulist Love Revolution, but I *do* agree with Cafferty on this aspect: Ron Paul is the only rational thinking Republican running for president. Which is kind of like choosing between the best death-row inmate for an emergency babysitter.
A striking look at the wide variety of places where our world’s children place their heads at night.
We can do better.
A great article, from a sports writer no less.
An interesting look at China over two visits five years apart.
Check out the whole series if you can. There are things the Chinese are doing well, but at a cost most Americans wouldn’t accept.
Well, except for Tea Baggers, but they wouldn’t consciously do it to themselves.