Today it's Ahnold. Or as my friend calls him: The Sperminator. A couple years ago it was John Edwards. And remember Strom Thurmonds mixed-race love child? There are even more that I can't remember right now, but it's nauseating.
What a bunch of douches Why can't these guys keep it in their pants? What is so dificult about zipping it up? Why can the women do it, but the men can't? I doubt Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton have love children out there. I'm not a fan of Sarah Palin's and I think she's done a lot of stupid things, but I'd bet anything that all her kids are Todd's (even the littlest who people like to speculate is Bristol's).
I think the women who have children with these men and keep it quiet are idiots as well. Who has a child with a married man and then agrees to keep it quiet because they don't want to hurt his political career? I realize there is the idea that if Daddy doesn't stay Governor, Mommy doesn't get her hush money, but still! Come one, these days a dog can get a book deal if his story is salacious enough. I'm sure there are a ton of publishers (not to mention the execs at Lifetime who are ready to make this into a TV movie) who would pay the mother well to tell the story of how Arnold seduced her in the linen closet (or wherever their trysts took place).
I truly think there is nothing worse than an asshole with a love child. Especially one who is a hypocrite. Yes, yes, all men with love children are hypocrites, but I feel like some are more hypocritical than others. Strom Thurmond was a racist for God's sake! He was a proponent of segregation and he had a mixed-race child love child with the family maid. John Edward's wife was DYING. She'd have chemo treatments in the morning and then stand by his side and help him campaign in the afternoon. He played the heartstrings on that one and meanwhile he was playing house with one of his staffers. Ugh.
And now there is Arnold. There have always been rumors about Arnold and his behavior towards women and he always acted so hurt and betrayed that people would make up such stories about him. He touted what a family man he was - how he and Maria had such a strong bond. Total and utter B.S.! For over 10 years (reports are now saying the kid is 14) this asshat hid his relationship and child in the OPEN! The mother worked for the family for 20 years and retired earlier this year with a nice severance package!
Poor Maria. Do you think Maria ever suspected? Do you think the kid ever once made her stop for a second and think, "Hmm...that baby looks a lot like Patrick did when he was that age. I wonder if....No. I will not go there. Arnie is faithful to me. He loves me. He would never do that to me." Ha.
Forget plane crashes and assassinations. THIS is the "Kennedy Curse"! For generations the Kennedy women have had to put up with disrespectful behavior from those power-hungry, tail chasing, pathetic excuses of men that they call husbands.
Mini Punch Monday
1. 45 degree weather in May!
2. 6 year molars on a 4 year old. This child will hit puberty at 7!
3. People who buy stuff from me on Craigslist and then want to return it. (This is not effing Nordstrom's, lady!)
4. Parents who complain that school is taking too much time from their children's extra-curricular activities. WTF? Isn't school supposed to be the priority here?
5. Me - for letting my kid sign up for baseball. Holy balls, this schedule sucks.
6. Title companies, lenders, and appraisers who screw up my closings. Of course, these are not my usual vendors and that's why my deals are getting screwed up. I have my favorites for a reason!
7. Me - for being such a control freak about stupid stuff.
8. Old bitties who won't get out of the real estate business. This economy has done a good job weeding out a lot of the losers, but the old bitties just keep hanging on and making my life miserable!!
9. People who send e-card thank you letters...for a wedding present! This is a reader-submission, so I can't speak from experience, but I can say that's pretty bad. You can tell me you're going green, you can tell me you're saving trees, blah, blah, blah. My response will be, Yeah, me too. For your wedding I planted a tree in my yard in your honor. I'll email you a picture if you'd like.
10. Shelton High Headmaster Dr. Beth Smith for reversing her decision and allowing James Tate to go to prom. Chicken.
11. James Tate and anyone else who thinks HMU (hit me up) is a romantic way to ask a girl to prom.
12. Jeff Probst. This one is for the Hubs. I'm not sure why he hates him so much. No one else rocks a safari shirt like Probst. Maybe the Hubs is jealous because he has the best job in the world. We LOVE Survivor.
2. 6 year molars on a 4 year old. This child will hit puberty at 7!
3. People who buy stuff from me on Craigslist and then want to return it. (This is not effing Nordstrom's, lady!)
4. Parents who complain that school is taking too much time from their children's extra-curricular activities. WTF? Isn't school supposed to be the priority here?
5. Me - for letting my kid sign up for baseball. Holy balls, this schedule sucks.
6. Title companies, lenders, and appraisers who screw up my closings. Of course, these are not my usual vendors and that's why my deals are getting screwed up. I have my favorites for a reason!
7. Me - for being such a control freak about stupid stuff.
8. Old bitties who won't get out of the real estate business. This economy has done a good job weeding out a lot of the losers, but the old bitties just keep hanging on and making my life miserable!!
9. People who send e-card thank you letters...for a wedding present! This is a reader-submission, so I can't speak from experience, but I can say that's pretty bad. You can tell me you're going green, you can tell me you're saving trees, blah, blah, blah. My response will be, Yeah, me too. For your wedding I planted a tree in my yard in your honor. I'll email you a picture if you'd like.
10. Shelton High Headmaster Dr. Beth Smith for reversing her decision and allowing James Tate to go to prom. Chicken.
11. James Tate and anyone else who thinks HMU (hit me up) is a romantic way to ask a girl to prom.
12. Jeff Probst. This one is for the Hubs. I'm not sure why he hates him so much. No one else rocks a safari shirt like Probst. Maybe the Hubs is jealous because he has the best job in the world. We LOVE Survivor.
James Tate
James Tate is the boy who tried to ask a girl to prom and got suspended from school and banned from the prom. He trespassed on school property and he climbed a ladder up the front of the school to tape up a huge cardboard message asking a girl in his class to prom.
The principal punished him for his actions. She suspended him for one day from school and enforced a long standing rule that any one suspended after April 1 is banned from the prom.
The way people are acting you would think she hog tied him and whipped him at a school assembly.
People are practically burning this woman's effigy. They are calling for her head on a platter - literally. They think that she has single-handedly ruined James Tate's life by not allowing him to go to prom. There is even a Connecticut legislator getting involved trying to pass legislation to stop this! WTF??? Get back to work you POS and stop worrying about stupid teenagers being banned from prom. This guy should get his own punch!!
You know what I think? Good for you, Dr. Beth Smith. I am completely on your side!
If young Mr. Tate had fallen off his ladder and broken a leg or, God forbid, been killed you KNOW that his parents and their lawyers would have been ALL OVER Dr. Smith and her school with lawsuits out the ass.
The other problem Dr. Smith faces is that James Tate is a senior. In a few more weeks, he's outta here and he ain't never coming back, but Dr. Smith isn't going anywhere. She's got hundreds of more students she has to keep in line and so she has to be tough so that some other dumb kid doesn't try this stunt next year.
I don't doubt that James is a good kid. He sounds like a real sweet kid with a big heart, but he didn't think this one through. He made a bad choice and now he has to live with the consequences, simple as that. We can't make special rules for him because it's prom. Or because it's his senior year. Or because he's just a real nice kid. Who cares?
He can start all the Facebook pages or online petitions he wants, but I hope Dr. Smith does not budge one bit.
Plus, what is the big damn deal with prom? Why does everything think it's the end all, be all of your life? It's a dance, people. It's a silly, expensive night that only lives up to the Prom Queen's expectations.
I blame Hollywood for making us all think that prom is some sort of magical evening where we're all beautiful and happy. Where Jake Ryan finally notices us and drives us home in his Porsche. I also blame Hollywood for making boys think they need to go over the top to invite a girl to a dance. Why couldn't James just ask this girl during lunch period? Why did he need to make such a big to-do?
If he wanted to be unique, here are some ideas: Why didn't he write a note on the windshield of her car before she left for school that morning? Why didn't he mail her a letter every day with one word for each day spelling out Will you go to prom with me? James Why didn't he hire a skywriter? Why didn't he ask Dr. Smith if he could hang up his sign????? Oh right, because I bet deep down, he knew she'd say NO. He didn't care. He thought he could get away with it. He thought he could charm his way out of his punishment. He thought he could pick up some trash and apologize and go rent a tux. Instead I hope he and Sonali order a pizza and rent Sixteen Candles.
I think Dr. Smith has helped prepare this boy for his future more than he may know. She's taught him that being a good, nice, well-behaved kid isn't enough to get you out of trouble when you make a poor decision. He needs to THINK about his actions and what the consequences will be. She has also helped him learn that the world is hard core and there are rules that must be followed and the world doesn't care how many friends you have on Facebook who think you shouldn't be banned from prom/fired/sent to prison/fined/etc./etc.. If you fuck up, you will be punched - err...punished.
The principal punished him for his actions. She suspended him for one day from school and enforced a long standing rule that any one suspended after April 1 is banned from the prom.
The way people are acting you would think she hog tied him and whipped him at a school assembly.
People are practically burning this woman's effigy. They are calling for her head on a platter - literally. They think that she has single-handedly ruined James Tate's life by not allowing him to go to prom. There is even a Connecticut legislator getting involved trying to pass legislation to stop this! WTF??? Get back to work you POS and stop worrying about stupid teenagers being banned from prom. This guy should get his own punch!!
You know what I think? Good for you, Dr. Beth Smith. I am completely on your side!
If young Mr. Tate had fallen off his ladder and broken a leg or, God forbid, been killed you KNOW that his parents and their lawyers would have been ALL OVER Dr. Smith and her school with lawsuits out the ass.
The other problem Dr. Smith faces is that James Tate is a senior. In a few more weeks, he's outta here and he ain't never coming back, but Dr. Smith isn't going anywhere. She's got hundreds of more students she has to keep in line and so she has to be tough so that some other dumb kid doesn't try this stunt next year.
I don't doubt that James is a good kid. He sounds like a real sweet kid with a big heart, but he didn't think this one through. He made a bad choice and now he has to live with the consequences, simple as that. We can't make special rules for him because it's prom. Or because it's his senior year. Or because he's just a real nice kid. Who cares?
He can start all the Facebook pages or online petitions he wants, but I hope Dr. Smith does not budge one bit.
Plus, what is the big damn deal with prom? Why does everything think it's the end all, be all of your life? It's a dance, people. It's a silly, expensive night that only lives up to the Prom Queen's expectations.
I blame Hollywood for making us all think that prom is some sort of magical evening where we're all beautiful and happy. Where Jake Ryan finally notices us and drives us home in his Porsche. I also blame Hollywood for making boys think they need to go over the top to invite a girl to a dance. Why couldn't James just ask this girl during lunch period? Why did he need to make such a big to-do?
If he wanted to be unique, here are some ideas: Why didn't he write a note on the windshield of her car before she left for school that morning? Why didn't he mail her a letter every day with one word for each day spelling out Will you go to prom with me? James Why didn't he hire a skywriter? Why didn't he ask Dr. Smith if he could hang up his sign????? Oh right, because I bet deep down, he knew she'd say NO. He didn't care. He thought he could get away with it. He thought he could charm his way out of his punishment. He thought he could pick up some trash and apologize and go rent a tux. Instead I hope he and Sonali order a pizza and rent Sixteen Candles.
I think Dr. Smith has helped prepare this boy for his future more than he may know. She's taught him that being a good, nice, well-behaved kid isn't enough to get you out of trouble when you make a poor decision. He needs to THINK about his actions and what the consequences will be. She has also helped him learn that the world is hard core and there are rules that must be followed and the world doesn't care how many friends you have on Facebook who think you shouldn't be banned from prom/fired/sent to prison/fined/etc./etc.. If you fuck up, you will be punched - err...punished.
Kerry Campbell AKA "Mom of the Year"
By now you've probably heard all about Kerry Campbell, the mom who gives Botox to her 8 year old daughter because she has "wrinkles" and needs to stay ultra competitive in the high stakes world of children's beauty pageants. WTF is wrong with this woman?
You know how I feel about the pageant kids and parents who name their kids Britney and parents who let their kids call all the shots, so it's probably no surprise this dumbass is getting the punch today.
So let's break this down. Britney is competing in beauty pageants and realizes that she isn't winning because she has wrinkles? (BTW, those are called dimples, sweetie, and you're supposed to have them.) She complains to Kerry and tells her she doesn't look pretty with all these wrinkles. Does Kerry tell her she's beautiful and she shouldn't worry so much about her looks and rather should focus on being a kind person who BEHAVES beautifully? Does Kerry tell her that obviously the pageant world is affecting Britney's self esteem and maybe she should take a break and focus on being a little girl where her biggest worry should be if she should play with Rainbow Dash or her dollhouse today?
Nope. Not at all.
Instead, Kerry laments to the other moms that she needs a secret weapon of some kind and the more seasoned pageant moms suggest Botox. Kerry thinks to herself, Of course! Botox! Why didn't I think of that? It's perfect for an 8 year old with borderline low self esteem who is already demanding a boob job and a nose job! Let's do it! And while we're at it, let's put hot wax on her body and rip all that unsightly hair out by its roots - it's so unladylike!
I don't know who is more to blame here - Kerry or Britney.
Kerry is SUPPOSED to be the parent. She is SUPPOSED to be voice of reason. She turns around and blames it all on Britney. "Well, Britney, wanted to do it." Blah, blah, blah. Of course Britney wanted to do it! She's a spoiled rotten brat who obviously gets whatever she wants.
Kids want to do (and own) all kinds of asinine things and it's the parent's job to say NOOOOOO, over my dead body will you inject botulism into your face. NOOOO, a four year old girl does not need Sketchers Shape Ups that tone and firm your butt and thighs! (Yup, my kid wants those.) NOOOO, a six year old boy does not need his own ITouch. (Yup, the other one wants that.)
My other question is where the hell does Kerry get her stash of Botox and is she legally able to administer it?? I always thought you had to be doctor or a nurse supervised by a doctor to inject someone. Who is supplying her and who trained her? This stuff is dangerous if done improperly and for some reason I don't think Kerry is qualified to inject a monkey, let alone a human being.
Do you remember growing up when your mother would say "If so and so jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?" Now I feel like asking PARENTS "Hey Mom, if Amaryllis jumps off a bridge, does that mean Jaxon should too? It sounds a bit dangerous don't you think?"
People like this should not be allowed to reproduce. You have to jump through more hoops to adopt a damn dog than you do to have a kid. There should be some kind of idiot test you must take before you're allowed to get pregnant. Kerry would have failed.
It's Botox and body waxing now. What will it be when my daughter is eight? Clitoris and nipple piercings? A skull tattoo inked on my son's scrawny bicep? You think I'm joking, but just you wait. The Shape Ups and iTouch will seem quaint.
You know how I feel about the pageant kids and parents who name their kids Britney and parents who let their kids call all the shots, so it's probably no surprise this dumbass is getting the punch today.
So let's break this down. Britney is competing in beauty pageants and realizes that she isn't winning because she has wrinkles? (BTW, those are called dimples, sweetie, and you're supposed to have them.) She complains to Kerry and tells her she doesn't look pretty with all these wrinkles. Does Kerry tell her she's beautiful and she shouldn't worry so much about her looks and rather should focus on being a kind person who BEHAVES beautifully? Does Kerry tell her that obviously the pageant world is affecting Britney's self esteem and maybe she should take a break and focus on being a little girl where her biggest worry should be if she should play with Rainbow Dash or her dollhouse today?
Nope. Not at all.
Instead, Kerry laments to the other moms that she needs a secret weapon of some kind and the more seasoned pageant moms suggest Botox. Kerry thinks to herself, Of course! Botox! Why didn't I think of that? It's perfect for an 8 year old with borderline low self esteem who is already demanding a boob job and a nose job! Let's do it! And while we're at it, let's put hot wax on her body and rip all that unsightly hair out by its roots - it's so unladylike!
I don't know who is more to blame here - Kerry or Britney.
Kerry is SUPPOSED to be the parent. She is SUPPOSED to be voice of reason. She turns around and blames it all on Britney. "Well, Britney, wanted to do it." Blah, blah, blah. Of course Britney wanted to do it! She's a spoiled rotten brat who obviously gets whatever she wants.
Kids want to do (and own) all kinds of asinine things and it's the parent's job to say NOOOOOO, over my dead body will you inject botulism into your face. NOOOO, a four year old girl does not need Sketchers Shape Ups that tone and firm your butt and thighs! (Yup, my kid wants those.) NOOOO, a six year old boy does not need his own ITouch. (Yup, the other one wants that.)
My other question is where the hell does Kerry get her stash of Botox and is she legally able to administer it?? I always thought you had to be doctor or a nurse supervised by a doctor to inject someone. Who is supplying her and who trained her? This stuff is dangerous if done improperly and for some reason I don't think Kerry is qualified to inject a monkey, let alone a human being.
Do you remember growing up when your mother would say "If so and so jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?" Now I feel like asking PARENTS "Hey Mom, if Amaryllis jumps off a bridge, does that mean Jaxon should too? It sounds a bit dangerous don't you think?"
People like this should not be allowed to reproduce. You have to jump through more hoops to adopt a damn dog than you do to have a kid. There should be some kind of idiot test you must take before you're allowed to get pregnant. Kerry would have failed.
It's Botox and body waxing now. What will it be when my daughter is eight? Clitoris and nipple piercings? A skull tattoo inked on my son's scrawny bicep? You think I'm joking, but just you wait. The Shape Ups and iTouch will seem quaint.
Birthers
Let's just start with the name. WTF?? Who ever thought that was a good name for this group? What a stupid name. What does it even mean?
You know how women are accused of having penis envy? I think this might be birthing envy. It must just piss those men off that they can send a man to the moon, they can tame wild animals, they can wage war on three continents at once, they can stand to pee, they can cause world economies to rise and fall, but they can't squeeze an 8 pound bowling ball out of their hooha so they called themselves Birthers.
I take offense to that name. If anyone's a "Birther" it's all of us women who have the stretch marks, the episiotomy scars, the c-section scars, the memories of hours of painful labor (medicated and non-medicated), and finally the sensation of bringing life into the world. The hell YOU'RE a birther, Donald - you pompous, douchebag.
If it were up to me, I'd just name them: Racists.
Because that's what they are.
Plain and simple.
A bunch of sheet-wearing, cross-burning, lynch-mob-lovin' racists.
Barack Obama is the President of the United States. He won the election fair and square (he didn't even have to have his brother down in Florida help him steal it) so show some fucking respect and stop being such bigots.
He is an American citizen. He was born in Hawaii. I realize we're dealing with seriously ignorant people, so maybe they didn't realize that while Hawaii is not a part of the mainland - it is still a part of the United States.
He is not a secret Muslim. (And BTW, why do we care if he's Christian or not? The world is changing, people. There will be a day when we don't have a Christian President so you'd better pull on your big boy pants and get ready because it's gonna rock your world.)
These Birthers hide their racism behind code words and I'm so sick and tired of them speaking in code.
That's why I was glad to hear about Marilyn Davenport.
Finally, a Birther who proves they're a bunch of racists. When Obama was first elected President, Davenport sent an email showing a picture of the White House lawn planted with watermelons and now she's sent out a "family picture" showing President Obama as a monkey. Davenport claimed she didn't realize these pictures were racist or offensive - she thought they were funny and that's why she sent them to a few of her friends who would get the joke and never intended for her emails to be made public (she's forming a mob as we speak to smoke out the "coward" who outed her). Why don't you just burn a cross on the front lawn and call him the N word, Marilyn?
I can't believe she's a former Christian publisher! Hey Marilyn, did you ever read anything you published? Do you remember learning about Jesus and the way he treated people who were different than him? Do you remember learning the little (albeit, annoying) saying: What Would Jesus Do???? 'Cause this ain't it!
I am embarrassed to be an American these days. We are 1930s Germany! We have political groups forming that are openly (and privately) hostile to people of color, to people who are non-Christian, to people who are immigrants, to people who are homosexual and to people who are poor.
The rest of us stand by and say, "Yeah, but those guys like Trump, Palin, Bachman, Beck - they're all crazy - surely, no one takes them seriously." Oh yes they do. Unfortunately they do and it's up to us - the sane ones - to rein in the cuckoos and put them back in the clock before they do real harm.
Let me tell you about an anonymous text I saw on the day President Obama was sworn into office. The text read: "There's a coon in the White House, everyone get your gun!" That is a racist death threat against the President of the United States.
Davenport's email may not incite violence, but who knows what other emails she's sent out that haven't been made public? I think she is the tip of the racist, homophobic, xenophobic iceberg that call themselves the Birthers and I want to punch them in the throat.
You know how women are accused of having penis envy? I think this might be birthing envy. It must just piss those men off that they can send a man to the moon, they can tame wild animals, they can wage war on three continents at once, they can stand to pee, they can cause world economies to rise and fall, but they can't squeeze an 8 pound bowling ball out of their hooha so they called themselves Birthers.
I take offense to that name. If anyone's a "Birther" it's all of us women who have the stretch marks, the episiotomy scars, the c-section scars, the memories of hours of painful labor (medicated and non-medicated), and finally the sensation of bringing life into the world. The hell YOU'RE a birther, Donald - you pompous, douchebag.
If it were up to me, I'd just name them: Racists.
Because that's what they are.
Plain and simple.
A bunch of sheet-wearing, cross-burning, lynch-mob-lovin' racists.
Barack Obama is the President of the United States. He won the election fair and square (he didn't even have to have his brother down in Florida help him steal it) so show some fucking respect and stop being such bigots.
He is an American citizen. He was born in Hawaii. I realize we're dealing with seriously ignorant people, so maybe they didn't realize that while Hawaii is not a part of the mainland - it is still a part of the United States.
He is not a secret Muslim. (And BTW, why do we care if he's Christian or not? The world is changing, people. There will be a day when we don't have a Christian President so you'd better pull on your big boy pants and get ready because it's gonna rock your world.)
These Birthers hide their racism behind code words and I'm so sick and tired of them speaking in code.
That's why I was glad to hear about Marilyn Davenport.
Finally, a Birther who proves they're a bunch of racists. When Obama was first elected President, Davenport sent an email showing a picture of the White House lawn planted with watermelons and now she's sent out a "family picture" showing President Obama as a monkey. Davenport claimed she didn't realize these pictures were racist or offensive - she thought they were funny and that's why she sent them to a few of her friends who would get the joke and never intended for her emails to be made public (she's forming a mob as we speak to smoke out the "coward" who outed her). Why don't you just burn a cross on the front lawn and call him the N word, Marilyn?
I can't believe she's a former Christian publisher! Hey Marilyn, did you ever read anything you published? Do you remember learning about Jesus and the way he treated people who were different than him? Do you remember learning the little (albeit, annoying) saying: What Would Jesus Do???? 'Cause this ain't it!
I am embarrassed to be an American these days. We are 1930s Germany! We have political groups forming that are openly (and privately) hostile to people of color, to people who are non-Christian, to people who are immigrants, to people who are homosexual and to people who are poor.
The rest of us stand by and say, "Yeah, but those guys like Trump, Palin, Bachman, Beck - they're all crazy - surely, no one takes them seriously." Oh yes they do. Unfortunately they do and it's up to us - the sane ones - to rein in the cuckoos and put them back in the clock before they do real harm.
Let me tell you about an anonymous text I saw on the day President Obama was sworn into office. The text read: "There's a coon in the White House, everyone get your gun!" That is a racist death threat against the President of the United States.
Davenport's email may not incite violence, but who knows what other emails she's sent out that haven't been made public? I think she is the tip of the racist, homophobic, xenophobic iceberg that call themselves the Birthers and I want to punch them in the throat.
A-Hole Politicians & Their Rabid Followers
I've never been a fan of politicians. I pretty much think they're all crooks and liars - just some more than others. Lately, though, my opinion of politicians has gone about as low as it can go. You know by now that I'm fairly liberal, but even the guys I voted for are pissing me off - mostly because they don't have any balls and they've seemed to have lost their voices.
I've read a lot of articles lately about how both sides are being total dicks when it comes to screwing the elderly, the poor, etc., but this article really took the cake. Nothing makes me angrier than when politicians start screwing kids.
Michigan State Senator Bruce Casswell made a budget proposal that Michigan's foster children can only get clothes from secondhand stores like Goodwill and Salvation Army. If you read the article, it's pretty offensive, but it's when you get down to the comments section where the good people of Michigan weigh in on the idea that really shows you what douchebags people can be. I'll get to the douchebags in the minute, let's start with Senator Casswell.
Senator Casswell's argument is that he never had anything but secondhand clothes growing up and it was good enough for him so it should be good enough for the foster kids. OK, but I would bet Senator Casswell wore his secondhand clothes in a home that was a safe and loving environment where he had two parents that cared for him. Where he was treated with respect and dignity and where he was supported in his pursuits. A lot of foster kids don't have that sort of safety net. I'm not saying that new clothes are going to give them any of that, but it will at least give them dignity and help them blend in with their peers. I didn't see where anyone was asking the state to buy these kids Juicy Couture or Polo. You can find perfectly nice NEW clothes for good prices at stores like Wal-Mart, Target and even Macy's or The Children's Place if you watch sales. Senator Casswell can talk all he wants about wearing secondhand clothes, but I bet her NEVER wore someone else's underwear! Can you imagine the humiliation of having to wear USED underwear, bras and socks??
I wonder, when was the last time Senator Casswell was even IN a Salvation Army or a Goodwill store? Probably not recently. Well, let me tell you, I was in a Goodwill store not two weeks ago and it was a horrific experience. First, I was SHOCKED at how expensive all of the clothes were. T-shirts that someone got free from a casino were selling for $3. Just what I'd want to wear: Binion's Has the Loosest Slots! Second, I was DISGUSTED by the condition of the clothes. NOTHING was clean. There were dresses with lunch still clinging to the front of them, a jumper with a used lollipop in the pocket, men's pants with God knows what on them - OK, I knew what was on them and let's just say the stains reminded me of Bill Clinton. Shoes that were caked with dried mud and all of them looked like you'd catch a foot fungus just getting too close to them. Third, I was APPALLED by the quality of the clothes I found there. I live in an affluent area and this Goodwill is right in the middle of it. I went there expecting to find some nice choices and instead I found clothes that were fashionable 25 years ago. I found clothes with visible defects - missing buttons, stains, rips, etc. Do you know how much buttons cost? By the time I spent $5 on the dress and then another $3 on buttons, I might as well have gone to Macy's with my coupon and bought a new dress for the same price!
Once again, this shows me how out of touch our effing politicians are. Big effing surprise there. I'll give you a hint as to how we can solve a lot of the debt and budgeting problems: tax the rich. People like Warren Buffett and my former boss, Peter G. Peterson, are BEGGING to be held to a higher standard. They know they have more than the rest of us and they're willing to share it, but they must be TOLD to share it. WTF is Washington waiting for?
Like most politicians, Senator Casswell obviously lives in a gilded cage and doesn't have a clue as to what's going on in our country these days, but what about his constituents? What is their excuse for being dickheads?
Did you read any of the comments that people posted? What a bunch of ignorant, uncaring, selfish pricks. One person commented: "These kids have already lost life's lottery, good to teach them that if they want to move up in society, they must work harder, they must overcome."
Well hell, if they've already lost life's lottery then is Goodwill even too good for them?? Let's not waste another dime! Maybe we should just make them walk around naked and hope the elements claim them so we don't have support their hungry and cold little asses any longer! I mean, after all, what's the point in keeping them around? We're just raising a bunch of losers who don't have a chance of EVER being contributing members of society!
If the person who wrote that comment was standing here, I would ACTUALLY punch him/her in the throat. What a complete and total asshat. I hope that guy never needs unemployment or assistance of any kind.
You know how everyone's afraid the government is monitoring the Internet and keeping track of us a la Big Brother? I wish they were. I wish that if you made a comment like that, it would get filed under your name and then three years from now when the shit hits the fan in your life and you go to sign up for welfare or unemployment your name would be flagged. You'd go in to get your check and it would be, "Ooops, sorry, I can't help you today. Looks like on April 26, 2011 you commented that Michigan's foster children had lost life's lottery and you wanted to deny them basic human needs. Yeah.....looks like you just lost the lottery too, jackass. Welcome to hell. You'll need to leave the building in the next 30 seconds before we throw you out on your poor, needy ass and delouse you. You can pick up a Will Work For Food sign at the door - Jen has paid for that for you, she felt it was the least she could do."
I've read a lot of articles lately about how both sides are being total dicks when it comes to screwing the elderly, the poor, etc., but this article really took the cake. Nothing makes me angrier than when politicians start screwing kids.
Michigan State Senator Bruce Casswell made a budget proposal that Michigan's foster children can only get clothes from secondhand stores like Goodwill and Salvation Army. If you read the article, it's pretty offensive, but it's when you get down to the comments section where the good people of Michigan weigh in on the idea that really shows you what douchebags people can be. I'll get to the douchebags in the minute, let's start with Senator Casswell.
Senator Casswell's argument is that he never had anything but secondhand clothes growing up and it was good enough for him so it should be good enough for the foster kids. OK, but I would bet Senator Casswell wore his secondhand clothes in a home that was a safe and loving environment where he had two parents that cared for him. Where he was treated with respect and dignity and where he was supported in his pursuits. A lot of foster kids don't have that sort of safety net. I'm not saying that new clothes are going to give them any of that, but it will at least give them dignity and help them blend in with their peers. I didn't see where anyone was asking the state to buy these kids Juicy Couture or Polo. You can find perfectly nice NEW clothes for good prices at stores like Wal-Mart, Target and even Macy's or The Children's Place if you watch sales. Senator Casswell can talk all he wants about wearing secondhand clothes, but I bet her NEVER wore someone else's underwear! Can you imagine the humiliation of having to wear USED underwear, bras and socks??
I wonder, when was the last time Senator Casswell was even IN a Salvation Army or a Goodwill store? Probably not recently. Well, let me tell you, I was in a Goodwill store not two weeks ago and it was a horrific experience. First, I was SHOCKED at how expensive all of the clothes were. T-shirts that someone got free from a casino were selling for $3. Just what I'd want to wear: Binion's Has the Loosest Slots! Second, I was DISGUSTED by the condition of the clothes. NOTHING was clean. There were dresses with lunch still clinging to the front of them, a jumper with a used lollipop in the pocket, men's pants with God knows what on them - OK, I knew what was on them and let's just say the stains reminded me of Bill Clinton. Shoes that were caked with dried mud and all of them looked like you'd catch a foot fungus just getting too close to them. Third, I was APPALLED by the quality of the clothes I found there. I live in an affluent area and this Goodwill is right in the middle of it. I went there expecting to find some nice choices and instead I found clothes that were fashionable 25 years ago. I found clothes with visible defects - missing buttons, stains, rips, etc. Do you know how much buttons cost? By the time I spent $5 on the dress and then another $3 on buttons, I might as well have gone to Macy's with my coupon and bought a new dress for the same price!
Once again, this shows me how out of touch our effing politicians are. Big effing surprise there. I'll give you a hint as to how we can solve a lot of the debt and budgeting problems: tax the rich. People like Warren Buffett and my former boss, Peter G. Peterson, are BEGGING to be held to a higher standard. They know they have more than the rest of us and they're willing to share it, but they must be TOLD to share it. WTF is Washington waiting for?
Like most politicians, Senator Casswell obviously lives in a gilded cage and doesn't have a clue as to what's going on in our country these days, but what about his constituents? What is their excuse for being dickheads?
Did you read any of the comments that people posted? What a bunch of ignorant, uncaring, selfish pricks. One person commented: "These kids have already lost life's lottery, good to teach them that if they want to move up in society, they must work harder, they must overcome."
Well hell, if they've already lost life's lottery then is Goodwill even too good for them?? Let's not waste another dime! Maybe we should just make them walk around naked and hope the elements claim them so we don't have support their hungry and cold little asses any longer! I mean, after all, what's the point in keeping them around? We're just raising a bunch of losers who don't have a chance of EVER being contributing members of society!
If the person who wrote that comment was standing here, I would ACTUALLY punch him/her in the throat. What a complete and total asshat. I hope that guy never needs unemployment or assistance of any kind.
You know how everyone's afraid the government is monitoring the Internet and keeping track of us a la Big Brother? I wish they were. I wish that if you made a comment like that, it would get filed under your name and then three years from now when the shit hits the fan in your life and you go to sign up for welfare or unemployment your name would be flagged. You'd go in to get your check and it would be, "Ooops, sorry, I can't help you today. Looks like on April 26, 2011 you commented that Michigan's foster children had lost life's lottery and you wanted to deny them basic human needs. Yeah.....looks like you just lost the lottery too, jackass. Welcome to hell. You'll need to leave the building in the next 30 seconds before we throw you out on your poor, needy ass and delouse you. You can pick up a Will Work For Food sign at the door - Jen has paid for that for you, she felt it was the least she could do."
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