I was dreading the end of the Olympics because I knew that that meant I would be able to find nothing but Political coverage on TV, aside from my few shows that I watch regularly, and the few that creep in there to avoid politics like, yes, I cannot lie, the new 90210, although to be fair, it was just that once, really, I can stop anytime I want (but I can't stop watching my other steadily growing list of shows, Fringe anyone? Like a fish hook). And still, every morning when I wake up and every night as I fall asleep politics is all I can find. From Jay Leno's "jokes" to Meredith Viera (another topic for another time, friends) on Today I feel inundated. At work I'll get on Facebook and I'll see obnoxious political based status updates (I'm not saying all political updates are obnoxious, just some, and a few in particular that make me want to ram my car into a tree just to be away from it), updates that use "Dems" in an actual sentence. Ok, I don't make sense so here is an example:
"just got back from the McCain/Palin rally in Northern Virginia - note to Dems, give up, its over :)"
OK? right? And believe me when I tell you, there a tons of these. They change not only daily but sometimes hourly. I try to ignore them but I just can't, there are too many, and he (or she, to maintain anonymity, but, yes, he), is an old friend. I think he thinks that people will change their votes based on his status update. "oh, man, since it's over, wow, thanks for the note. I wasn't sure what to do but now I understand that giving up, something, whatever it is I should give up, is my logical solution." Honestly, I am not a fan of politics or politicians to begin with and I'm not sure that anyone running really cares about me, a little old Jew from NC living in the big city, but I am at the end of my patience stick with all of this. Think I am over reacting? Here is another gem:
"watching Sarah Palins speech from the RNC again on YouTube - still AMAZING."
I watched two minutes of her speech and I threw up in my mouth and curled up on the couch and cried like a baby, how could anyone watch it twice? Oh, after those two minutes I spent watching the speech, and after I threw up, I watched something awesome on TV, but I can't remember what, just that it was awesome at the time. Because it was not politics. So it was good. Oh, you get it!
Corn-like Plant With Red Top
2 years ago
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Anyone who thinks that Sarah Pallin is "amazing," is obviously delusional. Also, given the recent scandal (i.e. "allegations of financial self-dealing, accepting gifts from energy companies, cocaine use and sexual misconduct"), Republicans don't have a leg to stand on:
"In three reports delivered to Congress on Wednesday, the department’s inspector general, Earl E. Devaney, found wrongdoing by a dozen current and former employees of the Minerals Management Service, which collects about $10 billion in royalties annually and is one of the government’s largest sources of revenue other than taxes.
“A culture of ethical failure” pervades the agency, Mr. Devaney wrote in a cover memo.
The reports portray a dysfunctional organization that has been riddled with conflicts of interest, unprofessional behavior and a free-for-all atmosphere for much of the Bush administration’s watch." (taken from NY Times)
So yeah, note to "Repubs": give up, it's over.
But I hear you, Stephanie. While I am on the other side of the spectrum (yes, I enjoy politics), I totally understand what you mean with the obnoxious postings and people shoving their personal political agenda down everyone's throat. You should kick him ("or her, to maintain anonymity, but yes, him") in the crotch next time you see them. Nice job on the anonymity, by the way---that gave me a good laugh.
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