A wise man once looked me in the eye and said: “I think the fat one is taken. But, I’m also pretty sure we could tag team the hot one.”
That is all.
This whole rant was actually a Facebook status update that grew too large. I now have to link to this page. Now, to preface this I’d like to state that politically, I consider myself a centrist who leans to the left, particularly on social issues. So it stands to reason that most of my friends fall to the left, if not far left. When I woke up today I saw a few posts about some offensive comments Rush Limbaugh made. Big surprise, the man is a professional buffoon for a living. Round about lunch time the fire over Rushgate had reached a fevered pitch.
“Man, I gotta read what he said! He must have done something like eat a live minority baby while peeing on the Quran!!!”
So I looked it up, and he made some rather harsh and misogynistic comments about the young lady who testified in that reproductive rights hearing the other day. Disgusting and crude? Absolutely. Worth a Facebook campaign and clogging up my newsfeed? Absolutely not. This isn’t even in the top twenty of vile, bullshit comments that has issued for from this man’s mouth over the years. As a sufferer of numerous neurological disorders, I was highly offended by his comments about Michael J. Fox. Did I go all Spartacus, proclaim that we should rise as a nation and demand this jackal be placed into a pillory? No. I realized that kind of attention would only serve his goal of kicking up controversy.
Then I started noticing the petitions and half-assed boycotts. Giving lists of companies that were BELIEVED to be sponsors of Limbaugh’s show. Think about that for a second. Such was the ferver whipped up by an insult hurled at a now public figure, that boycotts were being called against companies were THOUGHT to have ANY tie to the Rush Limbaugh Show. That’s shittier fact checking than Fox News. There were companies issuing public statements that they were not now or ever associated with Limbaugh’s show. And some of the ACTUAL sponsors did actually pull their sponsorship.
Seriously, this guy is a circus clown. We should not get this upset over someone purposely saying outrageous shit to get ratings. If anything we should kick back, secure in the knowledge this jester is THE dominant voice of the republican party
So to all of you out there behind the clogging of my news feed, congratulations on your hard fought victory. Not the morally just and righteous victory for reproductive rights you won yesterday. No… the morally reprehensible and self-righteous victory against free and unpopular speech you won today. McCarthy and the PMRC would be proud.
Go private and take a look at what’s been posted!
I’m calling you out, brother! Get the weekend of July 15th off!!!!
So for any not in the loop, I’ve declared an RPG Weekend friday July 15th to Sunday July 17th. So weasel a Friday and Saturday off, Stone. Make me some of that rum punch for my birthday. I’ll make us all a bunch of “Barry Motherfuckin’ Lyndons”. Word to the motherland.
The Kubrick drinks have to have a Grape based liquor and a whiskey based liquor.
So after inventing the Barry Lyndon the other night I decided that I should start making cocktails out of whiskey products and grape based liquors. Then I should start naming them after Kubrick films. Anyone can feel free to add to this list.
Eyes Wide Shut – cheap red wine and Red Stag
The Shining – cheap brandy and corn whiskey
Full Metal Jacket – cognac and Jack Daniels
That’s all I have right now.
Had a great time at Stoneman’s in Boston the other night. Stone, your rum punch owns my soul. Then we created that second batch which wasn’t so great. And by the end of the night I was so thrashed I started drinking champagne/bourbon cocktails. I think I’m gonna name that drink the Barry Motherfuckin’ Lyndon.
no, Boston was never a serious suggestion. that said I don’t think mike is in town this weekend, but we’ll play it by ear… if nothing else you me and spo will play Dark Heresy.