April 23, 2007
Amalgam
Its been a timultuous month, personally, work, and otherwise. Another visit with the skin doctor today, followed by court tomorrow. Work has been hectic, with a bomb threat lock-down on campus happening late last week sending everyone home. The world is going all freaky.
Spent most of Sunday watching the recap of the Attorney General's testimony before the Senate. erm, yeah. I don't have a lot of confidence for the highest level attorney in the land when he doesn't have a strong grasp on what is going on in his department and fails to look behind the recommendations he is handed. When you find yourself answering a lot of questions with "I don't recall" there is a severe problem, especially when you are an attorney/past judge. And they wonder why confidence is shaken with the Justice Department... hmmm wonder why. This administration is messed up, everyone works for the White House rather than the country. I am over all of them.
As for the whole Imus thing, I personally think he deserved to be fired for his choice of words. Yes there is freedom of speech, however there are repercussions for saying the wrong things... you can't yell "fire" unless its true, you can't incite riot, you can't speak anything untrue about another... without a consequence. The man is a radio talk show host... he is there to make statements that are edgy and controversial, this time it slapped him in the face. He chose to make disparaging comments about a specific group of women. These were not celebrities, nor professional athletes, that are used to opinions and rag articles being made about them. These are college students... come on already. It's not okay to excuse something done by one person just because some other group gets away with it. Wrong is wrong on both counts.
If I see one more "news" story about Anna Nicole Smith I am going to blow a vessel. This stuff isn't news, its crap. Hello people out there in journalism land... there are wars going on out there... i want to know what the hell is going on with that every day, not this schlock crap. The whole problem with this country is that its the armed forces that are at war and not the country... we haven't dedicated or geared our public system to wartime (like they did in WWII)... we aren't making any personal sacrifices (conserving gas, collecting metal, bandages, care-packaging, wartime industrials, war bonds to fund)... its almost beneath and beyond our notice... and inconvenience to our everyday run of the mill lives. We allowed our government to send them to these places and don't expect answers on what is happening to them everyday... what they are going through... we want to see the latest bit about paternity of an unfortunate baby.
Going to be heading to Florida for a couple of weeks in the May to take care of my cousin while my Uncle is away in the Phillipines. Last time he went, he left his brother in charge and things worked out badly. Did I mention that I hate Florida? Too hot, bugs, breathing like you're underwater with all the humidity... bleck
I think my car is starting to get on its last legs. Its a marathon now to see how long it lasts.
Posted by Ravennacht at April 23, 2007 12:59 PM Posted to Daily Trivialities