Pole Dancing In The Dark

Speaking of Bueller

Ben Stein says "Get off His Back!"

Excerpt:

Why is it that the snipers who shot at emergency rescuers trying to save people in hospitals and shelters are never mentioned except in passing, and Mr. Bush, who is turning over heaven and earth to rescue the victims of the storm, is endlessly vilified?

What church does Rev. Al Sharpton belong to that believes in passing blame and singling out people by race for opprobrium and hate?

What special abilities does the media have for deciding how much blame goes to the federal government as opposed to the city government of New Orleans for the aftereffects of Katrina?

If able-bodied people refuse to obey a mandatory evacuation order for a city, have they not assumed the risk that ill effects will happen to them?

When the city government simply ignores its own sick and hospitalized and elderly people in its evacuation order, is Mr. Bush to blame for that?

Is there any problem in the world that is not Mr. Bush's fault, or have we reverted to a belief in a sort of witchcraft where we credit a mortal man with the ability to create terrifying storms and every other kind of ill wind?

Where did the idea come from that salvation comes from hatred and criticism and mockery instead of love and co-operation?

Go read the whole thing.

TOTH to : Little Green Footballs

The thing that has bothered me the most about all the reports coming out of New Orleans was how widely divergent they were. I am still trying to make sense of it.

In the meantime, check out Dan Kauffman's post on neighbors and how well you know them.

Also, I meant to post this earlier this week - I pretty much agree with Foamy on this. It's not family or work friendly... matter of fact there is a good amount of F-Bomb dropage. I felt the same way though about the stupid assed people that I saw on TV the last week. Hat tip to Owlish Mutterings and thanks for providing me with some dark humor.

Update: Politickal has issued his Fatwa on NBC for the idiotic remarks by Kayne West. Being as I believe in Freedom of Speech and the ability for someone to make a total asshat out of themselves on network TV pushing some asinine political agenda while other people are trying to concentrate on actually helping others by raising money (and Celine Dion, you are another such moron) let ‘em talk. They are making it harder and harder to take them seriously. I saw the clip, and as I mentioned in Politikal’s comments, I laughed my butt off. Mr. West came across as almost mindless when he was making his speech. Like his brain was being taken over by Michael Moore and Kayne didn’t actually have any clue what was going on. It even seemed as if Mike Myers wasn’t paying any attention until the “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” And even then it looked like it took a few seconds to sink in… It really looked like a Saturday Night Live sketch, thereby making it impossible to take seriously.

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