A Very Public Spanking
I usually keep it civil in here, but some idiocy is just so intolerably idiotic, that its author needs to be verbally slapped around.
So I need to speak bluntly now.
Jamese, exactly how stupid and self-hating are you? No, really. I’m not being facetious, or trying to use comic effect. I want to know just how shallow your brain is.
In response to my little post regarding Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah’s oil threat to the United States, you posted this in my comments area:
Just a wild guess, but that sort of belligerent bullying is probably part of the reason that billions of people in this world loathe America. Explaining to him why it’s in his best interests to remain Dubya’s loyal puppy is one thing, but outright threats should he choose any other course of action is a little pathetic.
The de facto ruler of an oil-rich theocracy threatens the jobs (and, implicitly, lives) of the people of the world’s oldest continuously-functioning democracy, should we not cut back our support for the Middle East’s only democracy.
The next day, an amateur pundit sitting in his basement, with power over no one but a cat, reminds said leader which country holds most of the trump cards.
And you think I’m the threat, Jamese? You are so lacking in thought, so reflexively anti-American, so knee-jerk deep in self-hatred for having a decent life in a decent country (Canada), that you cannot distinguish the powerful from the powerless.
You are unable or unwilling to distinguish between freedom and theocracy, between wealth borne of work and wealth borne of luck, between decency and thuggery, between the victim and the victimizer.
The US gave you Gloria Steinem and Camille Paglia.
Saudi Arabia gives you the abaya.
The US gave you the constitutional republic.
Saudi Arabia gives you sharia.
The US gave you freedom of — and from — religion.
Saudi Arabia presents never-ending jihad.
Free press/al-Jazeera. Gay civil unions (and someday marriage)/gay executions. Sexual revolution/female genital mutilation. NAFTA/OPEC. Free elections/Idle rich royalty. Democrats vs Republicans/Political parties are outlawed. Supports democracy in the Holy Land/Pays bounties for suicide bombers.
Need I go on? Do you get it yet? You can no longer make any claim of ignorance. Let’s see if you’re still as stupid tomorrow.
Your comments, should you wish to make them, will be welcome here. But you won’t be coddled; not by me. I will no longer suffer fools gladly, just because they read my work.
As Bush might tell Abdullah this afternoon — I’m sorry I had to do that, but you left me no choice.
Good grief, you can control your cat! My cat controls me. Is there a Jewish conspiracy to dominate all the pets of the world? Does the Gay Mafia have a dispensation to control the Poodles?
Correction: I can, if I so choose, control when and what my cat eats.
Of course, he can so choose to claw my eyes while I sleep.
Yes. Yes. Yes. A thousand times yes! Pure poetry.
I agree with the previous poster, but I’m biting my lip on the subject of male genital mutilation.
While looking on her site, I came across this entry:
Words Fail Me, Laughter Comes Through
“Clad in ‘a long black ballgown’ national security advisor and terrifying harpy Condoleeza Rice offered President Bush a “flawless performance of Brahms at Monday’s presentation of the National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals.
“Her piano accompaniment of famed cellist Yo Yo Ma during a performance of Brahms’ violin sonata in D minor prompted a standing ovation and a congratulatory kiss from the President. (Where’s Matt Drudge when you need him?)
“Proving that she’s not only stupid, but also coming totally unhinged, First Dingbat Laura Bush called the performance ‘a prayer for peace.’”
How much do I have to drink before I understand this? I can imagine an Aryan Nations site getting upset that a Black woman would play Brahms with an Asian, and get a buss from the POTUS, but why is this so deeply offensive to everyday American women?
Words fail me; the BACK button on the browser comes through.
Al-Jazeera!!! that needs a retraction, as that network isn’t run out of Saudi Arabia (besides some of the woman on that channel don’t actually wear Abayas. the saudis must have heart attacks when they see such an abomination
. If you’re going to attack a country’s unfree press, try to actually attack its own press. This error is particularly grievious with a perfectly good House of Saud propaganda paper waiting to be insulted.
Arab News, for those moments when you just really need a reason to despise the nation a little more.
So lemme get this straight: Entity X tries to blackmail Entity Y into refusing to support Entity z in its fight for its existance…and this makes Entity X the bad guy???
Who is this Jamese alien and what does the sky look like on the world she’s from?
Right on! I suppose the only reason we tolerate the house of Saud is because dear ol’ Osama’s family is next in line, and heaven knows what would happen then…
Wouldn’t it be great if we could politely ignore those people?
could i get you to speak to my cousin, sugar? he marched in that thing last weekend, and now he’s sending emails with “take back palestine” all over them. i don’t know whether to cry or smack the poor boy.
Tanya, the answer to an either/or question like that is usually “yes.”
Ouch! I’d offer the use of those steel-toed boots we were discussing the other day for use the next time you need to deliver a righteous ass-stomping like this one, but it’s more than plain that you don’t need ‘em…
That’s one of the finest rips I’ve ever seen. Is there a Blogger Rip Hall of Fame?
Saudi Arabia: A gas station with a flag.
Actually. it’s a gas station’s restroom with a flag!
How I wish that GWB would tell the “prince” to gallop his camel back to the desert and start digging. We do know who our friends are.It is time to call the bet.
Sorry, I still can’t get over that cat.
“Terrifying Harpy Condoleeza Rice”?? What, did Condi cut Jamese off in traffic or something?
Seems as if there are some people who would rather be burned in a fire than have their keister saved by someone Not Of Their Political Beliefs.
I’m sorry I tuned in so late. Glad to see your 33-year-old bad attitude focused at the Castro apologist and Unclear-On-The-Concept Canadian.
I’m not 33 for another hour at 12 minutes, damnit.
Leave a 32-year-old in peace, won’t you?
Mr. Green;
Your emotions clearly got the better of you with this post as you made a serious factual error within it.
You claim to control your cat? That, sir, is patently absurd. Anyone who owns a cat knows who the true master of the house is, and it ain’t the one with two legs.
All the other stuff, though – Right on!
Allen,
Please note that the second Comment here is a clarification of my position regarding the cat.
Happy Birthday!
Thanks, John. I’m drinking my way through it.
“Bills 32. He looked 32 ten years ago, he’ll look 32 ten years from now. I hate men”
- Bette Davis as Margo Channing in “All About Eve”
Mature Male Response: “Neener Neener”
P.S. Happy Birthday
I am owned by 4 cats, and I can tell you that once they take over, you will never be free again. Luckily, they love me and treat me well. As long as the food dishes are full, and the catnip is plentiful, of course.
As for Jamese, I have met her kind many times. She is of the type that so lacks any kind of self-esteem, talent, or original thought, that Jealousy rules her heart and mind. We should probably pity her, tho’, since she most likely had a horrible childhood filled with pizza, movies, soccer games and cheerleading practices, and parents that would do anything for her, except pay attention……..
Correction: the U.S. Constitution DOES NOT guarantee “freedom from religion”. Except in the wet dreams of atheists and secularists, of course.
Ben, please don’t become the Jamese’s obverse — it’s not becoming.
Freedom of association automatically presumes freedom to disassociate. Simple logic dictates, and all that.
Freedom of religion presumes you may choose no religion.
Now go peddles your snake oil elsewhere.
From jamese’s comments on the Words Fail Me, Laughter Comes Through post about Condoleeza Rice:
“No matter how competent she may be (and don’t mistake me, I fear her, but I bow to her intellegence and talents) I’ll remove my own kidney the day America elects a black woman. Maybe in 100 years.
“Posted by jamese at April 26, 2002 08:21 AM”
I’d pay to see jamese remove her own kidney — especially if I can pay by electing Ms Rice…
First of all, please don’t link me with that Jamese guy. There’s no need to hit THAT far below the belt.
Second, I am not disputing the freedom of association. What I AM disputing is the idea of “freedom from religion,” at least as it is commonly described by self-described secularists. You can associate with whomever you wish, and by no means should public schools, etc. be shoving religion down the throats of anyone against their will. But the idea that
Ben,
I have no problem whatsoever with public displays — even on government property — of the Ten Commandments, crosses, Stars of David, Nativity scenes, what have you.
If it was unfair of me to lump you (and it was), then I’ll ask not to be lumped with the ACLU on this one. Fair?
When I speak of freedom from religion, I simply mean that if I don’t want to join, then I don’t have to. And if some church doesn’t want to take me in, then they don’t have to, either.
I’m no fan of billboards or feminine product ads, either — but I know they can swing their fists right up to my face.
I wasn’t trying to link you with anyone — sorry if you got that impression.
Like “affirmative action,” “born-again Christian,” and a million other such terms, “freedom from religion” is a phrase which is commonly understood to have connotations far beyond its literal meaning. In this case, this is mainly due to the fact that it has been co-opted by groups like Americans United for the Separation of Church and State to collectively describe their anti-religious agenda. That is what I was reacting to.
Obviously, this is not what you were supporting at all; sorry about the confusion.
“spirituality is a basic element of the human experience and can not simply be done away with at will. ”
I’ve been doing fine so far.
Interesting that we’re talking about freedom of religion in a thread about a country that has no such ting.
jamese’s from Canada? And she’s complaining about the US electing a black woman to the highest office? Now, as an American, I am certainly ignorant as to who the leader of Canada is, but I can say with certainty during my brief time on this earth, the Candian leaders all looked white to me! Put up or shut up, jamese.
Jim — I would argue that your lack of religious belief is, in fact, your particular spiritual viewpoint. Who are we? Where did we come from? What happens after death? These are the questions that we all ask, and we find our answers based upon our spiritual belief system. A person who believes that we are an accident of evolution and that we entirely cease to exist after death comes to this conclusion based primarily on the fact that they believe there is no God. In other words, even total atheists have to come to certain conclusions about these core spiritual questions. So, yes, spirituality is a basic element of the human experience.
And I would argue that by that logic, I must define myself by all the ways I’m not an Eskimo.
Ben: “Bears crap in the woods.”
Jim: “By that logic, a dog is a mailbox.”
Huh?
John: Huh?
Mojo: fnord!