There’s nothing like making an ass of yourself in prime time, in front of President Obama, to catapult yourself from obscurity. Just ask Joe Wilson, and by now most of the world knows who he is. To wingnut teabaggers he’s a hero. To most liberals he’s the poster child for asshattery. To everyone who respects our traditions and the office of the presidency, regardless of the occupant, I hope he’s an embarrassment.
I also hope there are enough South Carolinians with a sense of decency who will decide in 2010 that they really don’t want this repugnant man to represent them any longer. They can do better. The country can do better. Our democracy deserves better.
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J.D. Crowe
Mobile Register Sep 11, 2009 |
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As Serena Williams found out this weekend, if you let your emotions get the better of you, you will have to face consequences.
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She found out big time! Frankly, I think she got what she deserved.
I wonder what consequences Kanye West will face.
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Probably none. I wanted to see him on Leno last night but fell asleep a few minutes before it started. Wonkette ran a good vid of the president yesterday:
http://wonkette.com/411073/barack-obama-hates-this-kanye-other-such-dumb-hip-hop
Haha, Joe the Wilson! This has been a very irritating week to read the news. And yes, along with millions of non-South Carolinans, I had not heard of this person before. And then for him to turn it around and use his “passion” for the [non] issue to raise funds! Yeeech.
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Hi, Muse…I was afraid I couldn’t do a cartoon this week because I’ve been too busy to look at them, but Wilson made it easy for me. Gallons of ink were used on his disgusting stupidity.
I’ll be glad when this move is over. I’m so swamped and exhausted. I found my angel food cake cutter during “excavation” of my stuff but I haven’t even had time to photograph it, let alone write about it. Or read other people’s blogs.
My apologies.
Passing the plunger — I love it. Happy memories of this time last year.
You bet’cha, as Sarah P might say.
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Roads, exactly! Hee! And of course that slime Wilson has been all over Murdoch’s Fox whining about having to apologize and refusing to come right out and say he was wrong — about the contents of the bill and about acting like an ass.
The incident did remind me somewhat of PM Question Time and I couldn’t help but think Nancy Pelosi is no match for Betty Boothroyd.
But there is a ray of light in all this. As I drove past the grade school on my way home from work tonight, the sign in front had been changed. Now it says,
Respect ~ Considerate, Polite and Accepting
I’m sure there are schools across the nation recognizing a “teachable moment”.
And just for you and just for fun – I was thinking about you this afternoon at work and came up with this:
A blogger was told by her crew
they knew she had too much to do
to post and respond
and then stifle a yawn
while she moved from the old to the new…..
If you need a grin, you can think about that all female moving crew in NYC called The Mother Truckers
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A slight ray, yes, but I think Jimmy Carter’s absolutely right. I only hope the kids at the grade school are hearing things at home that reinforce the easy platitude of that sign, since kids are far more influenced by what their parents (and peers) say.
Mother Truckers has been around for ages and ages. I could use them right now just to move stuff from the basement and second floor to the trash. A guy’s going to help with that tomorrow and is happy to be thanked with antiques and collectibles rather than dead presidents and it’s less to move. Good all around.
Thanks for the limerick!
Nice. And the cartoon was funny too.
I read somewhere that the House voted to admonish Wilson for his behavior, but the republicans are calling the resolution a “partisan stunt.”
Meh!
Hi, Juan! Partisan stunt, eh? Pot-kettle-black, anyone? Good to see you, my friend!