Dazed and Confused

It's not whether you win or lose, but whether you won. I believe the term used a while ago was "silly season," but it's always silly season in the USA circa 2012. Soon we will hear the chants, "USA. USA. USA. USA," as our networks try to perfect their journalistic jingoism. I do not expect you to understand this expression -- journalistic jingoism-- but it's not that I am somehow thinking that I am in anyway superior. You might then accuse me of elitism. While we want our Olympians to be elite, our companies to be elite, our actors to be elite, and Lebron James to be elite, we do not want our President to be elite. He would then be a liberal elitist. We want him to be extemely average like President Bush was, a nice guy, a .200 hitter.

We are dazed and confused about so much. We HATE Obamacare so much that 30% of the American population were unaware that the Supreme Court ruled it constitutional. Who cares, right? Had they ruled it unconstitutional, they would have been wonderful. It's only whether you win or lose. Never mind that many of our fellow citizens cannot find the Iraq they supported so deeply during the war, or should I say the surge, on a map. They would recognize Joe the Plumber, however, do think of teenage mother Bristol Palin as a beacon of morality, and would certainly regard my point of view as -- what's the word they use -- vitriol.

Dazed and Confused, Fair and Balanced -- call it what you want. Tell the government to keep it's hands off your Medicare. Believe that the government wants to take your guns away. Be certain that Barack HUSSEIN Obama is a Muslim until Reverend Wright is brought up. Even then, his birth certificate is surely a forgery. Stop illegal immigration and blame President Obama for the recent rise in gas prices, but drop it when the prices fall.

It's not whether you win or lose -- it's only about derangement and winning.

Wholesale Theft

At best, it is willful ignorance with a dash of old school, inculcated racism. We cannot tolerate Obama is never justification number one, but it is always motivation number one. The rationalization ironically floats like a butterfly and stings like an AK47. On Mondays, it is Obamacare. Tuesday it is the debt ceiling. On Wednesday, the weakening of the military is the issue -- we cannot stand by and watch Iran, Russia, and Syria take over. North Korea is a threat. Yemen harbors terrorists. And so on. Come Thursday, we are talking about deficits and entitlements spiraling out of control. Every Friday, we talk about the war on marriage, or Christmas, or tradition -- THEY are ruining OUR country and WE must take it back (to the days of slavery?). Saturday is a slow day, so maybe Black Liberation theology or the birther issue takes center stage because these days are not newsworthy and the bottom dwellers (like Donald Trump (job creator for celebrities), Orly Taitz (queen of the birth certificate), Joe Arpaio (Mexican loving sheriff, Michelle Malkin, Christine (I am not a witch) O'Donnell and Sarah Palin (How's that hopey changey thing workin' out for ya?) take the bait. On Sunday mornings, all those who hate Obama are center stage on TV explaining and denying all the torrid criticism they cast a few weeks ago in Mitt Romney's direction, hoping and knowing that most voters cannot locate themselves in a mirror.

At worst, it is a simple assault on the middle class and poor -- common theft.

Citizens United

Rich people have too much time on their hands. They defend themselves, like Ann Romney whose job is raising children, though everyone suspects she has had a bit of help. Still, given the earth-shaking election about to shape the country, rich people are busy throwing hundreds of millions of dollars into the fray, hoping to influence the outcome, hoping to become richer, hoping to become stronger, hoping to become more powerful, hoping that all this is seductive and that people will flock toward such rich people and worship them. How selfish! How pathetic. How sad it is to fail to consider the good that one could do with just a smidgen of compassion.

Mitt the Player

The way Mitt Romney talks to the American people reminds me of the same way young fellows talk to their girlfriends when they are 17 and trying to cheat on them. They will say anything, make up anything, and hope that the girl likes them enough not to check. There is a stunning disconnection between what comes from his mouth and what is true.

The truth is that much of what Mitt says is a lie, but what the hell, right? Perhaps Mitt Romney doesn’t understand, having married so early; he has never courted anyone since he was a teenager. He still finds himself at some awkward, desperate stage, imagining he can just wink at them and play loose with facts.

If the American voters are as naïve and gullible as teenaged girls, Mitt might win. Then what?

The Face of a Patriot

I learned a long time ago that I should not judge a book by its cover, but this is just too obvious to pass over.

Ted Nugent wants me to believe that he knows what is good for our country, and that Barack Obama is somehow trying to destroy it. My common sense reaction: how reliable is Ted Nugent's opinion? My street reaction: WTF?

Simply, I was taught to respect my elders, to get an education, and to work. What is Ted Nugent's point? What is his objective?  “If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will be either be dead or in jail by this time next year,” he said. Why will he be dead? Why will he be in jail? What is he trying to accomplish by saying this?

I learned a long time ago that I should not judge a book by its cover. What is Ted Nugent talking about?

What has he done that inspires others to believe that he deserves more respect than the President?



Ann Romney: The New Marie Antoinette

Hilary Rosen said that Ann Romney never worked a day in her life. Ann Romney has never worked a day in her life outside of her home, and this makes her quite privileged. I assume she has been a fine mother, but when it comes to understanding what working mothers with children must endure, Mrs. Romney has no clue.

Since Mrs. Romney cares so much about motherhood, maybe she can find it in her to discuss some sort of policy with her husband which might help working mothers, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Insensitivity works that way. Let them eat cake.

Newt: What happened to the Tea Party?

This is what it adds up to: Newt Gingrich is the Republican front-runner. 


Here is the beginning of Dan Eggen's column in the Washington Post today:
After he left Congress, GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made tens of millions of dollars from corporate clients, who paid his health-care think tank up to $200,000 a year for “access to top transformational leadership across industry and government.” Gingrich also bragged about his success in pushing conservative policies and legislation in Washington during his political exile.

Yet the former House speaker insists that he has never been a lobbyist.

What happened to the Tea Party?