I’m writing this at work, but will post at home where WordPress isn’t blocked. Since I’m at work, I’m crankier than usual (if you can imagine). And kind of mean. And very long-winded. Just a warning.
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I don’t care about Miss California’s views on gay marriage. She has the absolute right to her views, and the right to express them publicly if given that platform. I find her irritating for other reasons. First, she talks like a barely-coherent, 15-year-old valley girl. Like, you know? (“My country”? “I think I believe”? Really?) A big part of being a representative of anything is to be able to communicate well, and she does not. Surprisingly, this doesn’t seem to bother many people. Of course, many people abuse apostrophes and aren’t even smart enough to take advantage of spellcheck, so maybe the value of any form of communication–other than big fake boobs and generic Christian terminology–is declining.
I find the fake boobs irritating. I don’t mind that they’re fake (much) and I don’t care who paid for them; I mind that they look fake. Seriously, you could drive a semi in the space between those things. Either cough up for something more realistic looking, or just let it go.
Finally, and mostly, I am aggravated by the total hypocrisy that is becoming so normal for many of those who claim to be Christians. God doesn’t mind you being topless, but hell awaits two consenting adults who want to spend their lives together? And this bullshit about how she’s a model and was looking for lingerie modeling work and sometimes models wear lingerie just annoys the hell out of me. The Bible says women should dress modestly. Do you get a pass because you’re a model? How stupid do you think Americans are? Oh, wait…it’s working for you. That’s not scary at all. Also, email has proven that you lied about when the pictures were taken. But who cares about lies? You’re pretty and blond and you’re working for Jesus by combating the gay. Free pass to Heaven, folks.
She should be removed for the pictures, period. She would not be the first, and as none of the others were being persecuted for being Biblically Correct, it wouldn’t have been the case for her either. I’m not remotely surprised by Trump’s decision to keep her, though. He has evidenced in the past his soft spot for manipulative blonds with big boobs.
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“My uncle’s cousin’s neighbor’s dog has been to Iraq, and he doesn’t have a problem with waterboarding (or other EITs).” Really? Well, perhaps you should discuss it with John McCain, who seems to think it’s torturous, not to mention unethical, immoral, and causes more harm than good. Of course, he was only a POW for five years, so his opinions should totally be taken with a grain of salt. And Dick Cheney says…
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Why the hell are we still being subjected to Dick Cheney’s insane rantings? Have you noticed how silent Bush is being about everything? Have you noticed that the one thing he has said is that he won’t criticize President Obama because Obama “deserves my silence”? That’s classy. I’d advise Cheney to take note, but he has made it abundantly clear for the past eight years that class is utterly beyond him. The world makes fun of Bush for being an uncouth cowboy, but he’s a prince compared to Cheney.
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Speaking of waterboarding, when is Sean Hannity going to let Keith Olbermann put his money where Sean’s mouth is? (And if he could put his fist where Sean’s mouth is, I wouldn’t call it a bad thing. Don’t ever let anyone tell you liberals hate all violence.) Olbermann better be planning to donate to charity on his own, because I have my doubts Hannity is going to man up.
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An Open Letter to President Obama:
Timothy Geithner. Really? After the whole Daschle debacle, you thought Timothy Geithner was the way to go? Interesting.
Otherwise, man, I’m proud of you. You’re still all kinds of awesome, just like I expected when I voted for you. I appreciate you doing so much that you said you’d do, and doing it quickly–and I know this is only the beginning. Thank you.
Timothy Geithner? Really? OK, sorry.
Sincerely,
JustThisGirl
PS I mean no disrespect, truly, but you and your wife are undoubtedly the hottest First Couple in the history of this great nation. John and Jackie were hard to beat, but by god, you did it.
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Why is it “we” when Navy SEALs save a ship from pirates, but “I didn’t know about this” when planes fly over NY for a photo shoot? I don’t know, let me think…maybe because nobody can know every single tiny thing that goes on, and while the President likely isn’t going to be informed about a photo shoot, he probably will be informed about pirates attacking a US ship. I’m sorry, let me reintroduce you. Conservative nitwits: logic. Logic: conservative nitwits. Besides, the man has already claimed more responsibility in five months than Bush did in two years. (He’s on track to beat former President Clinton, as well.) That said…
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Who the HELL thought that photo shoot was a good idea? Seriously, how did SO MANY people hear/read about flying Air Force One in and around NYC landscape and think, “Oh, this is fine, nothing wrong here”? I know an entire governmental department that should be given thorough mental health evaluations. About the only thing I’ve ever heard that’s dumber than this is a woman who filed a complaint against a gynecologist because he asked her to remove her pants for a pelvic exam. These people are wandering around unfettered, but I have to spend hundreds of dollars a month on medication. This seems unbalanced, somehow… (Get it? Unbalanced? See what I did there? :p)
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Among the arguments that were given in favor of a complete face transplant for Connie Culp are that she wanted to be able to eat normally, breathe normally, and not be called names on the street. I cannot comprehend the level of douchiness that a person would have to embody not to support the transplant, but let’s pretend that there’s some basis for that opinion and ignore it for the time being. Let’s focus on that last thing: she didn’t want to be called names on the street.
As a person who has experienced that myself (although undoubtedly to a lesser degree than has Mrs. Culp), I just have one thing to say: What is wrong with people? I think that for people who are, say, seven or over (and not mentally challenged), pointing and laughing at someone for something like that should result in sniper fire from surrounding building tops. (Those snipers can also nab people who don’t return their carts in the parking lot. I weigh 8000 pounds and am so tired from an underactive thyroid that I can’t always even manage to take off my clothes at night, and even I return my cart to the corral.)
Also, have you read much about this face transplant? This woman is freaking amazing. If my husband shot me in the face at close range, I highly doubt I would be as gracious as she is. Also, I would probably shoot his genitals at close range. Different strokes.
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Facebook, stop changing things. I’m seriously, dude.*
*This is a South Park quote; I didn’t suddenly lapse into Carrie Prejean–speak.
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Elizabeth Edwards, how dare you write a book/not hold your husband accountable/blame the other woman/let him run for President knowing what you knew (even though you’d hardly had a chance to process it yourself before he made his announcement)? Those of us who have never been terminally ill with a cheating spouse while in the national eye are very disappointed in your behavior, and we are confident we could do better, even though it’s none of our goddamn business and we should either be supportive or shut the hell up.
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I know I should be grateful that I have a job. And I am grateful for my paycheck, really. But I don’t know how much longer it will be before I snap. And even then, it might not be at work. Maybe it will be at my boyfriend’s mother. Maybe it will be at the next person in front of me at Wal-Mart or Kroger who is rude to the cashier. Maybe it will be at the bra digging into my skin even as I type. Who knows what the future holds?
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Random funny exchange:
Me: I don’t get this hoopla over Michelle’s sleeveless top in her first White House photos. Jackie O wore sleeveless for hers, too.
Kristi: Yes, JustThisGirl, but her arms were white.
And I fell silent, because how are you gonna argue with that logic?
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