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IRAQ AS A METAPHOR

As the last vestiges of American bullyism are swept out of Iraq, we would do well to reflect on our future as a nation. We are no longer the most democratic, the most free, the most literate, the most compassionate or the healthiest nation on earth. We are no longer a beacon for the moral high ground. Our hypocrisy is on daily global display as Christian extremism continues to move Congress and the Supreme Court away from the secular and humanist principles of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. And other than a golden age of gay rights which is mostly centered in individual regions and states, it's time to start facing the historical evidence of a failed, ineffective and embarrassing Obama presidency. We are just a few more stumbles away from having a Christian extremist in the White House and a Christian extremist majority in the Senate setting an unchecked fascist course in a post-2016 world. The current situation in Iraq is clearly a metaphor for the state and future of American democracy. The only question that matters at this point is whether or not we are capable as a nation of accepting non-partisan blame for this mess--both in Iraq and in the U.S. and then working together as a once again unified people to reboot an America that once again can stand as a beacon for human rights. Our future depends on a responsible, informed and compassionate majority that votes.

AMERICAN "JOURNALISM"

Everytime I  conclude American journalism can't sink any lower, I'm proven wrong.  Even the revered New York Times has been occasionally stomping on facts in favor of sensationalism.  But this morning, The New York Daily News has forayed into a brave new world of poor taste suggesting that Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as part of a calculated public relations campaign to improve her image and commercial marketability.  Perhaps Ms. Jolie's public relations consultant can next convince Donald Trump to have his testicles removed. Jennifer Aniston was quoted as saying, "That bitch will do anything to keep Brad from coming back to me."

THAT WAS FAST

I've been fascinated by what would Ryan Lochte do.  What would he do?  Would it be consistently and inventively stupid? Would he ever do it  naked?  Would he show us his tight little tush sans the spandex?  The interviews on YouTube and the news introduced me to a whole new brand of dumb jock humor that I kept finding very very funny.  I expected more of that.  So I watched--or started to watch--the first episode and discovered that after ten minutes I stopped caring what Ryan Loche would do.  I either fell asleep or slipped into a coma.  Hard to be sure.  But it only took ten uninterrupted  minutes of Ryan Loche doing stuff to make me no longer care about whatever he would ever do.  Even remotely.

CHRISTIAN TERRORISM

Having arrested yet another white Christian terrorist, the FBI and the NSA are asking all Americans to report any suspicious looking white Christian males carry packages or firearms.  Please call your local authorities immediately if you see one of these pale-skinned, blue eyed persons on a bus, subway, train or driving a pickup truck with rifles sticking out of the rear.  God Bless America!  Keep us safe! #goyim

I BELIEVE

I hate you.  I hate your children.  I want to see you burn in hell.  I will dedicate my life to denying you and your kind civil and human rights.  This is my country; leave it. You are not welcome.  Your future, your rights, your liberty, your happiness is for me to judge and decide.  I am right about all things; unless you agree with me with you are wrong.  How do I know these things?  Why am I right?  Why am I entitled to trivialize, diminish and delegitimize your life?  I believe in Jesus.  I believe in Allah.  I believe in God.  And you don't.

MEMO TO HOMOPHOBES

Memo to Republicans, Evangelicals, the Catholic hierarchy and homophobes in general:  Cruel and abusive parents don't make kids gay; cruel and abusive parents make gay kids miserable.

IF

I would never exercise my Second Amendment rights and go on a rampage with a semi-automatic weapon.  But if I were to...I mean what could possibly push me over the edge, compel me to cross that line....it would be adult men wearing spirit hats purchased off street carts.  Not that I ever would.

Christie undecided on ban of controversial 'gay conversion therapy' | NJ.com

A man who thinks donut holes are a major food group also believes that gay men hugging each other in the name of Jesus can cure homosexuality. And New Jersey wonders why New York looks across the Hudson and gags.

MANHATTAN HALF-WIT MARATHON

If you're running (or bystanding) through densely populated residential neighborhoods screaming your lungs out on an early Sunday morning, you are not a hero of fitness or any cause.   You are a rude, sociopathic, narcissitic asshole.

Mar 17, 2013

If I can smell you from 20 feet away, you might want to reconsider your "cologning" habits.