PEOPLE OF THE WORLD

People of the World, Hear me Now!

You may Either Talk on or Play with your Smartphone

Or

You may Do anything Else
Like walk
Or pay for your purchases
Or Cross the street

These are your Two Choices

You Cannot Do the First

Plus

Anything Else

Two Blog Posts

These two blog posts--found on Taegan Goddard's excellent Political Wire--made me laugh. One with delight, one with bewilderment.


"That's the dumbest thing in the world."

-- Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel, quoted by Politico and accompanied with a "gleeful Emanuel gesture -- the middle finger," on the suggestion that he might run for president in 2016.

And:

Former President George W. Bush commented publicly for the first time on getting the news Osama bin Laden was dead, ABC News reports.

The phone call from President Obama: "I was eating souffle at Rise Restaurant with Laura and two buddies. I excused myself and went home to take the call. Obama simply said 'Osama Bin Laden is dead.'"

His response: "Good call."

Hey, Mr. Important

Hey, Mr. Important Dickhead, the one who turned way after the protected left-turn-signal was over, and well into when my "WALK" sign turned on: when I started running across the street--you know, because I had a WALK sign--and you turned and almost hit me, I didn't think it was out of place for me to point to the "WALK" sign.

When you started jerking your head back and forth and your mouth likewise like some kind of crazy monstrosity (pity I couldn't hear whatever sounds were spewing forth from your piehole since your windows were not down) in response, and then gave me the finger, it got me to thinking. I concluded that the only possible reason for such a passionate response was that wherever you were going was crucial for the betterment of humankind. Perhaps you were on your way to the White House or similar, in order to give them the formula to stop the suffering in Japan or Libya?

But somehow, you jackass, I doubt it. Instead, I suspect that you treat anyone who you perceive to have less power than you in the same manner you treated me.

When you took the time to yell and flip me off, I saw your FACE, you jerk, and believe me, it's burned in my brain. I hope for a day when I see it again, and I double-hope it's in a situation where I can bitch you out properly.

Hmmm, I Wonder Why...

Three short items I just saw on Taegan Goddard's Political Wire blog (one of my favorites):

Lawmaker Suggests Shooting Illegal Immigrants

Kansas state Rep. Virgil Peck (R) said "it might be a good idea to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled -- with hunters shooting from helicopters," the Lawrence World Journal reports.

Peck later said he was "just joking."

Lawmaker Resigns After Mental Illness Remarks

New Hampshire state Rep. Martin Harty (R) has resigned "after he drew fire for remarks on mental illness and population control," the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.

Harty admitted last month that "so far I really don't know what I'm doing . The few votes I've made so far I really didn't know what I was voting for or against. Just looked at the people around me and went along with them."

Lawmaker's Wife Joins Recall Effort Against Him

Wisconsin state Sen. Randy Hopper's (R) wife has signed a recall petition against him, according to New York magazine.

She also tells the Fond du Lac Reporter Hopper doesn't even live in the district as state law requires of lawmakers. Instead, he lives with his 25-year old mistress.

And finally, the "Hmmmmm, I Wonder Why..."

Confidence in Government Falls to New Low
Only 26% of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll say they're optimistic about "our system of government and how well it works," the fewest recorded since 1974. Almost as many, 23% are pessimistic, the closest these measures ever have come. The rest, a record high, are "uncertain" about the system.