Wicked Attitude

It’s over!!  The election is over!!  Congrats Obama…but that’s not even why I’m happy.  I am SO done with the mudslinging ads, the whining on both sides, promises from both you know will never be kept, local ads digging up when a candidate picked their nose in 2003 and the friggin’ political emails.  I had to actually use filters in 2 email accounts to stop the political emails because I was losing respect for people.  I cannot believe how preachy and judgmental people can be about politics.  I have NEVER forwarded a political email to anyone that I didn’t know they specifically felt the same as I did and even then, I could probably count on both hands how many times I’ve actually forwarded them.  Out of 50 contacts have 4 people I could knowingly forward things on to but I just think it’s such a personal thing that it’s tacky to do so because people who would get their political knowledge from email forwards should be stripped of their rights to vote. 

I had someone forward a political email and say “this is why STUPID PEOPLE vote for Obama!” to a bunch of her friends.  Now she knowingly sent this to Obama supporters and is essentially calling people who are supposed to be her friends stupid to their faces.  I don’t care how you feel about a political candidate or how completely stupid you think they are, that’s just disrespectful.  America is about having freedom of speech but it should also be about having common courtesy and the filter intact to not alienate people around you because of something as stupid as your political views.  No wonder the world looks at us like we’re pond scum because we’re so arrogant about politics and our freedoms that we take for granted.  I hope that is about to change.  I hope the state that this world is in will teach people to eat a little humble pie and stop being so hateful and unite.  There is no right side or wrong side in politics because we all live in the same country so our interests should be in making this world a better, kinder place.  Let’s hope the next four years are better than the past eight.  The Republicans had their shot now let’s give the Dems their turn.

Yep, the lastest media darling for the McCain campaign Samuel “Joe the (unlicensed) Plumber” Wurzelbacher owes the state of Ohio $1,182.98 in back personal income taxes according to Lucas County Court of Common Pleas.  You’d think that before McCain went on to tout this guy as the “every man” in this country he would’ve had one of his lackeys do a little digging first.  I pay my taxes thanks and Joe here is wanting to start his own business without taking care of the personal business he’s got left with the state??  What, do state taxes not count Joe?

See, this is what you opened yourself up to by thinking you were going to corner Obama on his plan and you would get a big ol’ pat on the back from fellow right wingers.  You made your point, got the old man’s attention and now everyone wants to know who you are which means they’re going to research everything that is public record and maybe try to obtain things that aren’t.  They build ‘em up to knock ‘em down.  Welcome to showbiz Joe!

I don’t watch Dubya on his speeches because, well, I feel like I’m losing brain cells when I do.  But as I was flipping channels, I did get a whiff of one of his newly created words:

Concernations.  “They had the same concernations I have.”

That would be concerns, sir.

Brain cell lost.

I’m sitting here listening to a rumpload of double talk from Rev. Jesse Jackson on The Early Show after saying Barack Obama “talks down to blacks” and he wanted to “cut his nuts off.”  Yeah, this was overheard when he thought no one was listening during an interview.  So now that the shoe is on the other foot and HE’S the one saying something derogatory about a black man, he’s evading the question by spreading what he thinks the campaign should be about and not addressing questions like “are you sorry you said it or sorry it was overheard?” 

I’m not all into getting into the race thing but if this had been anyone other than a black man who made this comment, HE would’ve been all over this demanding apologies and the person’s head on a platter.  I haven’t heard what Al Sharpton who also jumps right on people who make derogatory comments about the black community has to say about this.  WILL he say anything or turn the other cheek because it’s Jesse Jackson that made the comment?  If so, that is the height of hypocrisy.  I hope he steps forward and shows that if he is going to hold other races accountable for the things they say against a black person that he will do the same for a black man as well.

Jesse…stop the spin.  Say you’re human, you said something stupid and own up to it.  Oh yeah and if you have a microphone on your lapel, ALWAYS assume someone can hear you!