I for one think that will be the death knell of conservatism in this country, the run-away fanatical, off the deep end bullshit that the people over at World Net daily and other far right wing news outlets. Fox News’ parent company obviously cannot make any money these days especially since they have gone out of their way to poison their own customers. Certainly, the right wing will be the instrument of its own explosive demise. If they way they feed their sheep with disinformation is any indication, that shouldn’t be too hard.
Disinformation is what keeps these ignorant bastards feeding off of each other. So what if President Obama’s approval rating is down to 50%. That is if you go to some obscure poll and not to Gallup which is the only one I give a shit about. Polls are bullshit anyway; they only gauge the feeling of the individual at the time of questioning and as Proposition 8 in California proved those questions can be manipulated in such ways as to get any kind of response that the surveyor desires. That is why polls are BULLSHIT. Harry Truman left the White House in January 1953 with the lowest approval rating for a President, including Bush. Truman is now and has been for many years revered as one of the top ten Presidents in U. S. History.
These Freepers and their tea-bagging parties are the in thing these days for the ignorant about government type folk. There are a lot of them too and it is sad on one hand while showing all of us once again just how sickeningly bad our schools really are when teaching the basics. It is that lack of basic knowledge that feeds the mob mentality of those town hall meetings last week where lawmakers, home from Congress, had to try and address legitimate questions about health care reform from an audience of shouting, rude, people who should have been escorted out of the place for just being assholes. There are right ways and wrong ways to get your points across and being an unruly mob aint the way to do it. < ;p>But when you are dealing with a loud minority of uneducated people who are almost all white by the way, it makes me really wonder just what is going on here. I think I found the root answer to this mess. America still cannot stomach the FACT that the MAJORITY of Americans elected a black man to run the place. Did you see ant minorities at any of those rallies? I sure as hell didn't
America may be the land of the free and the home of the brave but it is also home to some of the most hateful, bigoted people on earth. And that alone is shameful enough.
Here's a quick update on Equality Florida's conversations with Congresswoman Ros Lehtinen
Today, she issued a statement reaffirming her strong opposition to Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
She also encourages us all to focus our efforts on those who have not yet signed. Constituent messages are particularly valuable for her colleagues.
To that end Equality Florida, Progress Florida and Service Members Legal Defense Network have teamed up to get our supporters to sign on to a letter that will be delivered to Congress.
Here's the link and I've also posted the letter below: http://eqfl.org/DADT/
Below is the release her office put out today and please take a moment to sign the letter to Congress.
For Immediate Release
August 7, 2009
Ros-Lehtinen Supports Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy
(WASHINGTON) - U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said today that she will support the repeal of the U.S. Defense Department's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy which bars gays and lesbians from serving in the military. Statement of Ros-Lehtinen:
"Since the policy was announced 15 years ago, thousands of talented men and women, some with critically important skills, have been drummed out of military service. Many more continue to serve with distinction, contributing greatly to the defense of our country. But they are never free from the fear that their careers and lives could be ruined for reasons that have nothing to do with how well they do their job.
We've wasted a great deal of time and effort trying to enforce this failed policy. At a time when our armed forces are under unprecedented strain, we should welcome all those, regardless of sexual orientation, who ask nothing more than to serve their country."
Wow. It's a nice stretch of bad They bought their tix in May and hadn't heard a peep since so all was well. They packed, boarded their pets, got ready to go and then the phone rang -- the digital prerecorded voice of doom from "something special not in the air" announced that their flight was deep-sixed. They were rebooked on a flight that would get them to BHM at 10 PM the next day.
I guess the only things Mary and Hank can be thankful for is that: 1) they planned to arrive a day and a half ahead of the rehearsal dinner so they didn't miss that, and 2) they weren't staying in a hotel so they didn't get screwed out of that $, and 3) they hadn't made it to the airport for a stellar butt-numbing wait in the terminal to find out their fate.
Related:
* American Airlines sucks gargantuan donkey turds
* The massive sucktitude of American Airlines is beyond belief
* Ironic press release of the day - American Airlines
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